Mindfulness as a Strategy for Promoting ATLs in the PYP

Karen Myrick

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Overview:

In this introspective session with mindfulness coach and educator, Karen Myrick, deepen your understanding of mindfulness and what it could do for your classroom and students. Dive into how it can foster the ATL skill of self-management and promote opportunities for reflection and self-assessment.

Key objectives

Deepen your understanding of mindfulness as a practice
Foster ATL skills connected to mindfulness
Get concrete ideas to practice mindfulness in your classroom

Speaker

Karen Myrick

PYP teacher and mindfulness coach at Myrick Mindfulness

Disclaimer - This event is organised independently of and not endorsed by the IB. Toddle’s events and webinars are organised to enable an exchange of practices and ideas within the educator community and are not a replacement for official IB workshops. Views and opinions expressed by the speakers are their personal views and should not be construed as official guidance by the IB. Please seek assistance from your school’s IB coordinator and/or refer to official IB documents before implementing shared ideas and strategies in your classroom.

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Karen Myrick

Karen is an IB PYP teacher with over 15 years of classroom experience. She is also a certified mindfulness instructor in MBSR with additional training in Mindfulness in Schools through the Mindfulness Center AB. She offers courses to teachers, Professional Development for Schools and resources for the classroom. Karen also holds a Head of Department position at the International School of the Gothenburg Region, where she is helping develop the understanding of the role of the ATL skills, as well as promote strategies for teaching and utilizing the ATL skills in practice.

Approaches to Learning Skills, Social Emotional Learning

Mindfulness as a Strategy for Promoting ATLs in the PYP