Inner Explorer

 I wanted to get this blog out sooner to help ready us all for the Mindfulness challenge....but, it's been a busy four days.

I have received some questions about using Inner Explorer verses a mindfulness on YouTube.

I want to start off by saying I too use YouTube mindfulness. There are some great things offered that students enjoy.

We use Inner Explorer for a few reasons. 

It is CASEL (Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning) approved. 

We can use scientific research based evidence on the effectiveness of the program. Inner Explorer offers a section of printable information. The information includes the science behind the program.

Inner Explorer offers apps for your phone that families can use for free. We can also connect families to our school account. 

Inner Explorer tracks trends of use. We can use this to monitor effectiveness and see how classes are thriving and growing. 

Inner Explorer reports regular use helps decrease teacher stress and increase student grades. This again is information that we can send home to families who would like to know more about the program.

The program has printable teacher guides, posters that follow the program such as Shark Fin breathing poster, The Exploring song poster, Do Not Disturb posters, and Spanish information available as well. 

There are three different types of practices: Daily, Transition, and Sound. Some are shorter and can be used to help students enter class, calm after a high energy times, and prepare for testing.

You can choose a variety of age levels. If you feel your students need a younger feel or if you feel your middle school students are ready to try the high school level.

I encourage you to give it a try for the next 21days. See if there is a difference. If you'd like me to come help introduce I am always happy to help.