Mindful Practices & Class Catalyst: An Integrated SEL Approach, offered by Mindful Practices LLC, provides a lesson-based approach to SEL. It includes programming for grades Pre-K-12 and demonstrated evidence of effectiveness at grades Pre-K-2. Translations of all materials are available in Spanish.
Strategies supporting educational equity
Mindful Practices & Class Catalyst features strategies for customizing for context. This includes opportunities throughout training and curriculum for teachers to reflect on the context and the needs of their students.
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- SEL lessons
- Instructional practices
- Relationship building
- Positive classroom management
- Shared agreements
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- Student supports
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- Service-learning
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- Activities and Resources for Home
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- Onsite in-person training
- Virtual training
- Offsite training
- Train the trainer model
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- Administrator support
- Coaching
- Technical assistance
- Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
- Online resource library
- Self-report tools for monitoring implementation
- Observational tools
- Tools for measuring student success
Evidence of effectiveness
Results from a quasi-experimental evaluation conducted in the 2020-2021 academic year (unpublished report written in 2021) supported the effectiveness of Mindful Practices & Class Catalyst for elementary students. This evaluation included 185 prekindergarten through grade 2 students in a suburban school district in the U.S. Midwest region (white = 65%; Black/African American = 18%; 57% of student body eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (FRPL) at participating schools). This evaluation found that students receiving instruction using Mindful Practices & Class Catalyst showed significantly greater growth in teacher-report school engagement and positive social behaviors compared to students in the control group (outcomes reported approximately 16 weeks after baseline, while controlling for outcome pre-test).
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Evidence shown in grades Pre-K, K, 1, 2School characteristics -
- Suburban
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- Midwest
Student characteristics - Black / African American
- White
- Low income
Percentage Low Income - Eligible for FRPL: 57%
Study design type - QE
Greater than 350 students included in study design type - No
Multiple school districts included at study design type - No
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- Improved academic performance
- Reduced emotional distress
- Improved identity development and agency
- Reduced problem behaviors
- Improved school climate
- Improved school connectedness
- Improved social behaviors
- Improved teaching practices
- Improved other SEL skills and attitudes
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