From Chaos to Calm - Held Virtually

2023-24

From Chaos to Calm

Held Virtually

One Workshop over three meeting dates from

5:00 PM - 8:45 PM:

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

$25 for Support Staff Personnel (non-licensed)

$45 for NASA Members

$65 for Non-NASA Members

Due to Washoe County School District (WCSD) salary advancement requirements, WCSD participants will be asked to submit a brief written summation of how this professional learning event will transfer learning into practice before a certificate is issued. WCSD participants: please use the link provided on the Guidance/Link sheet for each event to submit. Lastly, when completing events that are (1) or more credits, please submit your tracker to the PGS Department in Washoe and to ahendersonnasa@gmail.com

Dr. Anne E. (Annie) Weisman

Director of Well-Being & Integrative Medicine

Associate Professor Medical Education

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Dr. Anne Weisman is the Director of Well-Being & Integrative Medicine with Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV and an Associate Professor of Medical Education. She developed a well-being and integrative medicine curriculum and workshops for the medical students, faculty and residents. Dr. Weisman earned her B.A., M.P.H. and Ph.D. degrees from University of Nevada Las Vegas. She spent 13 years caring for people living with HIV/AIDS, as well as volunteering and working in hospice. Dr. Weisman trained, certified and is also on faculty with the Center for Mind Body Medicine and uses many of these modalities and approaches in her work & throughout the community. She has taught Mind Body Medicine in the coroner’s office, with police, fire, first responders, medical students, residents, high school, elementary school students and throughout the community.

Workshop Description

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the definition of mind-body medicine and how it directly impacts teaching and learning and concentration, no matter the profession
• Understand the nervous system
• Explain how mind-body medicine techniques feel in your body
• Discuss opportunities throughout your day to implement these techniques for yourself and those you interact with so that you can be at your best for the students you serve and be your best for a positive climate and culture in your school

Introduction to Mind-Body Medicine

• Soft Belly experiential
• How Mind-Body Medicine works
• Why we use these techniques to bring calming to our bodies
• Expressive Meditation to concentrate on learning
• How do we implement this into our daily lives so that we function and optimal levels for our students, staffs and parents

Closing & thank you

ALL are welcome, including anyone in a non-administrative position! NASA IS NOT A UNION. NASA is Nevada's PreK-12 Professional Development Organization for ALL Nevada Educators!

This workshop counts for salary advancement in Clark, Washoe and most Nevada School Districts!

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In CCSD, those in non-administrative licensed positions may count this workshop for license renewal AND ALSO CU accrual - THOSE IN NON-ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS EARN BOTH!

In CCSD, administrators and professional-technical administrators may count this workshop for license renewal OR hour accrual toward step-advancement - not both for administrators.

Washoe County participants will be required to also register for this course in "MyPGS" in order to receive in-service credit toward salary advancement.