3-Credits • UMass Global • Mindfulness for You and Me: Implementing Mindfulness to Improve Outcomes Overall
Registration Fee ($165) + UMass Global Fee ($210) = Total Fee ($375)
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3-PD Credits: Just like our other courses in partnership with UMass Global and CSU Pueblo, this course also results in 3-PD credits towards HIDOE salary step movement/reclassification.
To register for this course, please complete the following two steps:
Step One: Complete the $165 registration fee payment using the link above and you'll gain instant access to your new online classroom.
Step Two: If you would like to earn 3 graduate level PD credits from UMass Global upon course completion, please complete the $210 PD credit fee payment at UMass Global's online portal by clicking here and purchasing course EDDU 9903. After you add the course to your cart, click "checkout" and proceed to confirmation, you'll be prompted to create an account with UMass Global. You are welcome to wait until you've finished the course to complete this payment.
This course is open to participants nationwide!
✶ Hawaii State DOE participants: If you are a Hawaii State DOE participant, please be sure to receive signed principal approval for any university coursework that will be applied towards reclassification by using the 200-005 Form (click here). Also, every year in January, HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union typically begins providing PD support stipends to reimburse Hawaii State DOE educators for their professional development fees accrued throughout the year. For more information about this fantastic opportunity, click the following link: The HawaiiUSA Professional Support Stipend.
For Teachers By Teachers is excited to offer this PD course in partnership with the University of Massachusetts Global and Chanelle Walker. Chanelle, the creator of this course, is currently pursuing her Doctorate in Education from Walden University, specializing in Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment. She holds a Master of Education as a Reading Specialist from Notre Dame and is a faculty member at Ashland University's College of Education. Chanelle also designs professional development for the Euclid Council of the Ohio Literacy Association and has over a decade of experience in public school teaching. As the founder and CEO of Professional Inspiration, an organization focused on teacher wellness, she has delivered a TEDx talk on burnout prevention, addressing what she calls "The Elephant in the Classroom." Watch Chanelle’s presentation on burnout prevention at Case Western Reserve University at the following link: [click here].
Course Description
The landscape of education is constantly evolving, and with it comes increased levels of stress and anxiety for both teachers and students. Whether in face-to-face, hybrid, or fully virtual settings, educators face the challenge of adapting to new environments while maintaining student engagement and well-being. Leading experts in social-emotional learning, such as the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) and the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, highlight the importance of prioritizing social-emotional wellness in today’s classrooms (Cipriano & Brackett, 2020).
In the course Mindfulness for You and Me: Implementing Mindfulness to Improve Outcomes Overall, participants will explore mindfulness as a research-based strategy to enhance social and emotional wellness for both themselves and their students. They will also learn how mindfulness positively affects concentration, focus, and organization—key areas that are often challenged by the demands of the modern educational environment. This course equips educators with a deeper understanding of mindfulness and provides practical strategies to integrate it into their classrooms, fostering improved student achievement, social-emotional learning (SEL), and stronger teacher-student relationships. By implementing mindfulness, educators can empower students to develop self-awareness and self-regulation, promoting a more equitable and supportive learning experience.
Self-Paced, Self-Guided and Online:
This course has no start date and no due dates, so you can begin and complete the course whenever it is convenient for you. You do not need to be working with students to complete this course. Because it is entirely self-paced, self-guided and online, there are no scheduled meetings, so you are free to work on the content whenever and wherever it is most convenient for you.
3 Graduate Level PD Credits:
Upon completion of this course, participants will receive 3 graduate-level PD credits from University of Massachusetts Global (formerly Brandman University), which can be used for professional advancement such as salary increment steps and licensing requirements.
Information about PD-Credits for Hawaii State DOE participants:
Hawaii State DOE educators can use these graduate level PD credits in place of PDE3 credits for salary step movement in the HIDOE's Teacher Reclassification system. Please note that this graduate level PD course is not located in the PDE3 system. Graduate level PD-credits instead of PDE3-credits means that coursework will only be reviewed by UMass course instructors and will not need to be submitted to PDE3 for further review. 3-PD credits will be issued to you directly from UMass Global. For more information about using university/college credits towards salary reclassification, please see the following Hawaii State DOE "Guidelines for Reclassification" memo: click here.
If you are a Hawaii State DOE educator, please download and print the 200-005 Form for university credits, and have it signed by your school's Principal. To apply your 3 graduate level PD-credits to salary step movement, you can simply submit your 200-005 form to the DOE's Reclassification Unit along with your UMass transcript once you complete the course. We have completed the course information for you on this form and it can be downloaded and printed at the following link: click here.
Your Course Instructor
We are a highly dedicated team of full-time educators with professional licenses covering grades PK-12 in diverse areas, including Special Education, Childhood Education, Art Education, and Reading Specialists. Our course authors and instructors collectively boast over two decades of experience in the education field, actively contributing to the growth and development of school communities in New York, Vermont, Ohio, and Hawai'i. Don't hesitate to reach out with any inquiries; we're here to assist you!
If you have any questions or need support, please reach out to us at [email protected].