Renee Fields

Renee is a National Board Certified Teacher with over 30 years of experience as a special education teacher in New York State. She has worked with students having a wide variety of handicapping conditions and a range of medical and mental health diagnoses. She has facilitated the Social Emotional Learning Professional Learning Community (SEL PLC) at her elementary school since the 2012-2013 school year and has given presentations and led workshops on mindfulness, mindful parenting, and social emotional learning. She is a founding member of the Mindfulness Educators of the Capital Region. She is passionate about supporting students, their families, and her colleagues through practicing and teaching mindfulness strategies.