Teach Out Project Proposal

 TOPIC: Mindfulness in Schools

CHOOSE A TEXT:

Locating Yourself for Your Students by Priya Parmar and Shirley Steinberg

I like how this article discusses the importance of normalizing conversations about who we are as people. While my project is not focused on race, it is focused on mental health. Mental health is the missing vital sign, in my opinion. It impacts everything we do and also needs to be a topic that needs to be normalized. My intent is to create a resource on mindfulness that describes its benefit, strategies to practice it in schools, and how all individuals in a school community can benefit from self awareness practices.

2 ARTICLES:

Garro A, Janal M, Kondroski K, Stillo G, Vega V. Mindfulness Initiatives for Students, Teachers, and Parents: a Review of Literature and Implications for Practice During COVID-19 and Beyond. Contemp Sch Psychol. 2023;27(1):152-169. doi: 10.1007/s40688-022-00446-0. Epub 2023 Jan 30. PMID: 36741424; PMCID: PMC9885932.

Jessica Mettler, Bassam Khoury, Stephanie Zito, Isabel Sadowski, Nancy L. Heath,

Mindfulness-based programs and school adjustment: A systematic review and meta-analysis,

Journal of School Psychology,

Volume 97,

2023,

Pages 43-62,

ISSN 0022-4405,

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsp.2022.10.007.

WHO DO YOU WANT TO SHARE WITH?

Mindfulness benefits everyone! I'd like to create a resource about how the simple act of mindfulness can improve student outcomes, teaching satisfaction, and helps families. I'd like to make a pamphlet that I have available in the nursing office. As a school nurse I often uncover symptoms of anxiety and would love to have a resource that provides a guide to managing these symptoms with mindfulness. This is also a topic I believe would help teachers be more patient with their students. 

WHAT FORMAT MIGHT WORK FOR YOU?

I'd like to start with making a pamphlet, but I think a padlet would also work well as a digital resource I could share.