Thursday, Nov 13th, 3:00-4:30 PM (ET)

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Daily intentions, special words of kindness and empathy, that can be visualized and physicalized, form the foundation of this social/emotional framework developed by Karen Levenberg and Annabelle Baylin. As an extension of a daily mindfulness routine, teachers select special words (intentions) based on observations and values that they want to cultivate in the classroom, establishing a classroom culture with a shared set of moral principles: generosity, integrity, persistence, gratitude. Each word is defined, modeled, discussed during morning meeting, and put into action over a two-week period. Throughout the school year, this set of words creates the container for children to take action to make their world a kinder and fairer place.

In this workshop, Karen and Annabelle will share video footage of their PreK classroom conversations, videos of children speaking about the intentions, and lead the group through their mindfulness practice and intention conversations. They will also share how they incorporate this language and values throughout the school day and reflect with participants on what intentions they might incorporate into their own classrooms. Lastly, they will speak about how they shared this work with families and how they supported parents to also use the language of the intentions at home. 

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