It has been priceless. I need this in my life constantly.

I have changed while taking this class… This has made me a more relaxed and happier person…

I have never experienced this in all my years of teaching. The kids are really calm.

I am getting a lot more than I bargained for. I am softer and kinder to the world.

I now approach my day… with greater confidence

  The program, an eight-week teacher renewal program, is designed specifically for (K-12) educators and administrators to:
  • Understand and regulate your emotions to manage stress
  • Reclaim wholeness and happiness
  • Revitalize your purpose to teach
  • Improve your mental and physical health
  • Allow you to earn graduate credit

    • The program involves experiential practices in emotional awareness, meditation, movement exercises, discussions and at-home exercises that focus on:
    Concentration, Attention and Mindfulness
  • Develop inward-outward attention and mindfulness of body and feelings
  • Practice movement exercises to enhance relaxation and awareness
  • Learn at-home meditation exercises
    • Awareness and Understanding of Emotions
  • Recognize the unique characteristics of specific emotions
  • Train in the recognition of facial expressions using the Micro Expression Training Tool (METT) developed by Paul Ekman, Ph.D.
    • Empathy Training
  • Apply mindfulness training to interactions with students/peers and others
  • Develop awareness and understanding of your emotions and those of others
  • Develop self-acceptance and acceptance of others
    • Compassion Training
  • Develop compassion and kindness toward oneself and others
  • Cultivate kindness, compassion, empathy and equanimity

    • By the conclusion of the program, you will have assembled a "SMART-Tool Box" of research-based components to:
  • Effect positive change in the classroom
  • Develop greater awareness of emotions in self and others
  • Share techniques for developing emotional balance
  • Create more effective strategies for relating to difficult situations
  • Cultivate emotional responses that can be beneficial to self and others
  • Improve health and well-being

    • Seminar Fee: Seminar Fee: $185.00. Payable to .

    Need-based scholarships are available for all or part of the program fee. Please contact THE IMPACT FOUNDATION at 303.317.5767, for more information.
    Accreditation: 2.5 semester hours of Graduate Level Credit. Available through Adams State College for $45/hour.
    Sponsors: Colorado Education Association
    Office of Character and School Culture, DPS
    The Impact Foundation
    37 DPS inservice contact hours

    For More Info:
    E-mail: SMART-IN-EDUCATION@THEIMPACTFOUNDATION.ORG
    PHONE: 1-970-513-7210