Today’s students face an unprecedented combination of challenges and issues that can interfere with their well-being and disrupt their learning, but there are also new opportunities to provide districtwide support for their mental health while helping individual students learn to help themselves.
Presented by Stedman Graham, Chairman and CEO, S. Graham & Associates; and ShaKenya Edison, M.Ed., PPS, Director of Student Support Services, Menifee Union School District (CA)
Moderated by Jessica Berlinski, Director of K-12, Ripple Effects
Presented by Deborah Farmer Kris, Child Development Expert, PBS Parenting Columnist, and Author of the All the Time picture book series
Students are grappling with greater complexity these days. Their struggles often become apparent in school and in the form of trauma. It’s hard for them to cope, and it’s difficult for teachers, who are typically not trauma informed, to help them.
Presented by Nathaniel von der Embse, Ph.D., NCSP, Associate Professor, University of South Florida; and Stephen Kilgus, Ph.D., Associate Professor of School Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Presented by Dr. Elizabeth Englander, Executive Director, Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center at Bridgewater State University
Presented by Harrison Orpe, Canadian Paralympic Hopeful in Track and Field; Laurie Nociar, Grade 7 Teacher, Bear Creek Elementary School (B.C., Canada); and Janet Ilko, Ed.D., Instructional Coach and Administrator, Howard Gardner Community School (CA)
Moderated by Anjoli Santiago, Manager of Awesomeness, Classroom Champions
Presented by Dr. Jessica Hannigan, PBIS Behavioral Consultant and Professor of Educational Leadership, California State University, Fresno; Michael Murphy, Dean of Discipline, Harold L. Richards High School, Community High School District 218 (IL); and Tina Tyler Smith, Director of Student Services and Dropout Prevention Specialist, Delano Union School District (CA)
Moderated by Jessica Berlinski, Director of K-12, Ripple Effects
Presented by Vicki Robinson, Counselor and Social Worker, Oquirrh Elementary School (UT); and McKinley Withers, Ed.D., Health and Wellness Specialist, Jordan School District (UT)
Moderated by Jessica Altounian, Director of Marketing, Move This World
Presented by Ward Eames, Chief Executive Officer, Livestream Learning Studio; and Frank Maciel, Creative Director, Livestream Learning Studio