FREE PD - Mindful Movement

An inspiring 1-hour PD webinar (via Zoom) for teachers and educators who want to help their students feel calmer through mindful movement, brain breaks and progressive muscle relaxation.

Please check the start time for where you live (only available live - recordings not available):

WA - 3:45pm WST
QLD - 5:45pm EST
VIC/NSW/ACT/TAS - 6:45pm EDT
SA - 6:15pm CDT
NT - 5:15pm CST
NZ - 8:45pm NZST
UK - 7:45am GMT

You'll learn:

• What the research says regarding mindful movement
• A variety of evidence-backed mindful movement strategies to helps students feel more calm and focused
• How to teach 2-minute mindful movement 'brain breaks'
• How to reduce anxiety and increase calmness through progressive muscle relaxation (PMR)
  

Who is it for?
This professional development webinar is for classroom teachers, educators, physical education teachers, school leaders and pre-service teachers/educators, Foundation to Year 6. Secondary teachers/educators are also welcome.

Register to receive (via email) access to the Zoom event, a certificate (PDF), 2 free printable mindful movement 'brain break' cards (PDF), 1 free mindfulness lesson plan (PDF), session slides (PDF) and future MPS event details.

Testimonials

"Thank you very much, Michael. I definitely recommend it." - Amy-Ruth, Educator

"I'm a semi-retired teacher in a TRT role. I used the Progressive muscle relaxation today with a Year 2/3 class. They responded well! Thanks!" - Linda, Educator

"Thank you for a great inspiring and relaxing session." - Riham, Educator

"Thank you for the PD - it was very helpful with lots of ideas to incorporate mindful movement - I particularly like the suggestion to incorporate an emphasis on the senses when the children have a run around the oval." - Jennifer, Educator

"Thank you. Some great tools to use, even active ones for those kids that struggle to just be present" - Rebecca, Educator

"Thanks very much again Michael, I will recommend your PD to other teachers. It was an awesome PD." - Vanessa, Educator

Prices & Inclusions

There are 3 ticket options:

Free Ticket

Includes access to the Zoom event, a certificate (PDF), 2 free printable mindful movement 'brain break' cards (PDF), 1 free mindfulness lesson plan (PDF) and session slides (PDF). 

Ticket + Educator Mindfulness Pack

Includes access to the event, a certificate, plus digital versions of the following:

• 32 lesson plans per year level for ONE primary year level (Foundation to Year 6 - mention which year level you work with on registration - if it is a split class, pick the higher year level)(PDF)
• 10 printable mindful movement 'brain break' cards (PDF)
• mindfulness and gratitude printable journals (PDF and Word Doc)
• 3 printable posters to use in the classroom/school (PDF)
• access to 10 audio meditations from MPS Founder Michael Batskos
• session slides (PDF)

And it's only $30!

Ticket + Whole-School Mindfulness Pack

Includes access to the event, a certificate, plus digital versions of the following (which can be shared with all educators in your school):

• 32 lesson plans per year level for ALL primary year levels (Foundation to Year 6, PDF)
• 30 printable mindful movement 'brain break' cards (PDF)
• mindfulness and gratitude printable journals (PDF and Word Doc)
• 3 printable posters to use in the classroom/school (PDF)
• access to 10 audio meditations from MPS Founder Michael Batskos
• session slides (PDF)

Please note - there are limited tickets available due to Zoom restrictions, and the webinar may sell out.

Important - only those who register here, then attend the live webinar on Zoom (with their first and last name visible on Zoom) will receive the inclusions above via email.

Please check your Zoom account has your full name visible, otherwise we can't check you have attended the session, and you won't receive the above unfortunately. If you're not sure how to change your Zoom name, click here - https://support.zoom.com/hc/en/article?id=zm_kb&sysparm_article=KB0061891

Watching at a school meeting, or with more than 1 educator watching the same screen?

Make sure all participants are registered here separately before the webinar (include full name and email address for all staff members). After watching the webinar, email the full names of those in attendance to mike@mindfulprimaryschools.com.au . Please also mention which Zoom account name you used to watch it.

Lesson plans and certificate

Attendees (who have their full name visible on Zoom, and have watched more than 30 mins) will receive an email within 24 hours after the event- this email has the link and instructions to download your lesson plans/resources and certificate. Note - successful completion of a 6 question multiple choice quiz (based on the webinar) is needed to access the resources and certificate.

Lesson plans link with the new Australian Curriculum. International participants also welcome.

This PD/PL covers the following AITSL standards:

4.3 - Maintain student safety (support student wellbeing)

4.4 - Manage challenging behaviour

Cancellations / No-shows

If you purchase a ticket + mindfulness pack and do not attend the event, please email mike@mindfulprimaryschools.com.au to receive credit for a future 'Mindful Movement' ticket + mindfulness pack. Please note - resources are only accessible AFTER you have attended the webinar (with 24 hours after the event).

If you do wish to cancel, email mike@mindfulprimaryschools.com.au at least 24 hours before the event for a full refund or credit for a future 'Mindful Movement' ticket + mindfulness pack. Credit for a future 'Mindful Movement' ticket + mindfulness pack will also be available for those that cancel within 24 hours of the event.

This evidence-based, non-religious PD is presented by Michael Batskos. Michael is a primary school teacher, certified mindfulness facilitator, yoga teacher and founder of Mindful Primary Schools. He is currently completing a Graduate Diploma in Psychology.

Registered and can't find your confirmation email with the Zoom link?

You should receive your confirmation email within 5 minutes of registering. If you don't receive it, please check your junk/spam folder, as occasionally our emails go their. If you still can't find it, register again (if you registered for a free ticket), checking that your email address is correct. If you registered for a pack and can't find the confirmation email (in your inbox/junk mail) please email mike@mindfulprimaryschools.com.au

Hope to see you there!