This workshop helps teach students that emotions and learning cannot be separated and provides students the skills and strategies to self-regulate their behavior. In this workshop, teachers will learn how to integrate mindfulness in the classroom by teaching students to regulate behavior and focus on learning though arts integration. Teachers will also learn to facilitate concentration circles and cooperation challenges with their students that can then lead to one minute challenges (tableau). The tableau strategy is the same for all grade levels, however, it is where teachers can bring in grade level specific content.Focus 5 teaches students that emotions and learning cannot be separated. However, students will be given skills and strategies to self-regulate their behavior.
