Mindfulness Habits for Healthier Children & Classrooms

Presented by Dr. Patty O' Grady | May 6, 2026 7PM EST

1 HOUR | LIVE ONLINE via ZOOM | INTERACTIVE

Camera and Audio REQUIRED
There is no free access option ($19 to join)

Would you like a map that enables you to introduce mindfulness in your classroom? The workshop guides educators through the science and art of mindfulness that supports more calm, confident, creative, focused, reflective, and thoughtful learners in the classroom. The workshop empowers educators, and others, to nurture the developmental assets associated with the practice of mindfulness. The goal of this dynamic and interactive workshop is to enable educators to master facilitation of mindful practice.

Teachers, therapists, social workers, and other early childhood professionals working with young children will benefit from this webinar.

Objectives

1. Introduce the concept and practice of mindfulness.

2. Discuss the positive effect of mindfulness practice to engage students intellectually, cognitively, physically, psychologically, and emotionally in focused ways that engender the flow of learning.

3. Explain the construct of mindfulness as a co-curricular education resource.

4. Identify the 8 mindful habits that are correlated with happiness, productivity and well-being.

5. Identify the benefits and value of mindful practice as evidence-based strategy consistent with neuroscience findings and positive outcomes.

6. Identify strategies to integrate mindfulness practice in the classroom as a vital emotional learning tool and a pre-requisite for optimal development and success.

How to Obtain Your CE Certificate/Credits:

You MUST attend the workshop from start to finish
You MUST submit the evaluation form after the workshop (will be sent via email.

You will receive your certificate/credits within 48 hours after fulfilling the above requirements via email.

This Workshop Offers The Following CE Certificate/Credits

You will select your Certificate or Credit Type after you pay the registration fee. After that, you'll be redirected to a form where you’ll be prompted to choose the Certificate/Credit Type you wish to receive.

1.0 CTLE CONTACT HOURS

New York State Education Department, Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE)

Provider Code #23394

Approval Period: 3/29/22 - 3/29/2027

Young Child Learning is recognized by the New York State Education Department's Office of Teaching Initiatives as an approved sponsor of CTLE for Professional Classroom Teachers, School Leaders and Level III Teaching Assistants.

1.0 NYSED SW CONTACT HOURS

New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work (NYSED SW)

Provider Code #0365

Approval Period: 8/31/25 - 8/31/28

Young Child Learning is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers. Young Child Learning maintains responsibility for the program. Social work professionals should contact their regulatory board to confirm course approval for continuing education credits.

1.0 ASWB CE CREDITS (BEGINNER LEVEL)

Association of Social Work Boards
(ASWB)

Provider Code #1366
Approval Period: 3/30/25-3/30/28

Young Child Learning, #1366, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 3/30/22-3/30/25. Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 General continuing education credits.

Cancellation Policy

If you cancel within 30 days before the event, the registration fee is not refundable. However, you will receive a credit for the registration fee which can be applied to another Young Child Learning event within the following 12 months. The processing fee is non-refundable.

Speaker's Biography

With a dual Ph.D. in developmental psychology/special education from University of Maryland College Park, Dr. Patty O’Grady brings 50 years of experience as educator, psychologist, administrator, and researcher. The author of the foundational work, Positive Psychology in the Elementary Classroom (W. W. Norton & Co., 2013), as well as numerous journal articles, Dr. O’Grady is also an invited, regular contributor to Psychology Today (blog). Her international/national presentations are popular and include prior talks/keynotes at the Learning and Brain Conference, American Psychological Association (APA) Annual Convention, Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Annual Conference, International Positive Psychology (IPPA) World Congress, Young Child Expo, and many more. Dr. O’Grady’s expertise is in the neuroscience of positive psychology and how to integrate positive psychology principles into educational practice with special attention to whole child development. She is available for training and consultation with individuals, schools, districts, state agencies, and non-profit agencies, and research projects.

Host's Biography

Dr. Scott Mesh is the Director of Young Child Learning and the CEO and Co-Founder of Los Niños Services which serves 2,000 young children with special needs each year through homecare and center services. He is a Clinical Psychologist with over 25 years of experience working with young children and their families and is an expert on assessing young children for developmental disabilities and autism. He has helped thousands of parents over the years make the transition to gaining help for their children through early childhood special education services. He is a leader in early childhood development and working effectively with parents.

System Requirements

You can access this webinar from various devices and platforms, on both PC and Mac desktops/laptops, as well as Android and iOS mobile devices. Our system requirements for these follow below.

Minimum system requirements

Browser: The latest Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, or Opera for desktop/laptop
A broadband connection with a minimum speed of 5 Mbps

PC specific requirements

Platform: Windows 8.1 or higher with the latest updates installed
RAM: 4GB or more
Video: Graphics output capability
Sound: Sound output capability

Mac specific requirement

Platform: Mac OS X 10.12 or higher with the latest updates installed
RAM: 4GB or more
Video: Graphics output capability
Sound: Sound output capability

Mobile specific requirements

iOS 15.0 and above
Android 7.0 and above

Grievance Policy & Procedure

Young Child Learning will comply with all legal and ethical responsibilities to be non-discriminatory in promotional activities, program content and in the treatment of program participants.

The monitoring and assessment of compliance with these standards will be the responsibility of Young Child Learning. All grievances must be submitted in writing (via e-mail or mail) within 7 days after purchase of the webinar. Any supporting documents must be included with the submitted complaint.

For all grievances, contact information (name, phone number, and email) must be provided in the case that the Young Child Learning team may need clarification.

Submit complaints in writing to Young Child Learning, 505 8th Avenue, Floor 12A Room 02, New York, NY 10018 or via email at [email protected].

Special Accommodations or Requests

Individuals in need of special accommodations should contact the Admin, Cari Laroza at (212) 787-9700 ext. 3330 to make a request. Include name, contact info, webinar details, and accommodation needs. Our team will review requests and respond within 7-12 business days. Confidentiality is maintained. Compliance with ADA is assured.

Requests for special accommodations must be made prior to purchasing the webinar.

Individuals will be informed if the request can be accommodated. Once the individual confirms, the special accommodations will be secured. If the individual finds that they no longer need of the accommodations, they must inform the Admin.