1. Remix My Mind
Online Meditation and Mindfulness
Intervention Course Learning
Development Supplement.

2. Remix My Mind is an online
meditation based intervention
course, designed for 10-12 year
old students in underserved
communities.

3. The purpose of meditation is to
become peaceful, clear, and more
focused, attributes desperately
needed for the many unique
challenges facing today’s youth.

4. There are studies that demonstrate the positive
(prosocial) impact of mindfulness based
activities for stress reduction and promotion of
positive emotional, behavioral, and educational
development for at risk students (Dariotis, 2010).

5. Course activities organized and
structured, necessary components
of an asynchronous learning
environment. (EDU 2.0 Learning
Management System).

6. Vygotsky Metacognition
Meditation and Mental Awareness Activities
allows students to become aware of their own
thinking, and create strategies to help
them improve it (Crain, 2005).

7. Discussion
of thoughts

8. A Narrative for Self-Affirmation
Taken from Storytime Yoga: The Treasure in Your Heart
by Sydney Solis.

9. Piaget Cognitive Development
Children in Operational Stage (6-11)
are calm, self-composed, and intellectually
motivated to build new structures (Crain, 2005).

10. Da
Daily hints for relaxation
activities.
Daily Mediation used from Jaganath Carrera of Yoga Life Society.

11. Use of fun, self-directed
activities for visualization
and introspection.
Taken from http://www.coloringcastle.com/mandala_coloring_pages.html

12. Vygotsky Scaffolding
Meditation Mentors will provide a good
amount of initial assistance, for students to
understand technique and maintain a
meditation practice(Crain, 2005).

13. Guided practice
through video
Screenshot taken from inner Kids mindful awareness class YouTube clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWVkEVirYUg

14. Live interactive
chat to solicit personal
experiences and discuss
distracting thoughts.

15. Meditation can mitigate the transition of students from
Erikson’s Latency to Puberty Stages (Crain, 2005).
Latency Puberty
Ego-Growth Establishment of
Danger of Identity in
Inadequacy higher order

16. Mediation/Mindful Awareness Activities Facilitate
Kohlberg Stage 4 of Moral Development
Concern for society as a whole
• Obeying Laws
• Respecting Authority
• Performing duties so social order is maintained
(Crain, 2005)

17. Use of narratives for anger management.
Taken from Storytime Yoga: The Treasure in Your Heart
by Sidney Solis.

18. Using video to reinforce good citizenship.
Screenshot taken from Community Mediation Center, Kansas City – Stop Bullying
YouTube clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f1OBpqQeVc

19. Vygotsky Zone of Proximinal Development
Assess each child’s potential for learning.
Instructors and Meditation Mentors offer
guidance and assistance to help students solve
problems (Crain, 2005).

20. Open-ended quiz questions to assess students
various learning styles and proficiencies.

21. Reciprocal Teaching
Meditation Mentors begin facilitating
the shifting of responsibilities
to the students (Crain, 2005).

22. Self-organized group activities

23. Instructors, meditation mentors, and students
can track individual progress.

24. References
Crain, W. C. (2005). Theories of development: concepts and applications - 5th ed. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education
Inc.
Dariotis, J. K., et al. (2010). Feasibility and Preliminary Outcomes of a School-Based Mindfulness Intervention for Urban
Youth. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 985–994.
Notes
Note: This power point is presented as an academic project only. Some of the images used without rights are for
illustration purposes only, and are not intended to reflect any original content of Remix My Mind.
Slide 1 images used from iStickphoto and Meditation Music YouTube Clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIOFmhMJEy0&playnext=1&list=PL2988267089008036

25. The End
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