Presented by Marc Zimmerman, CEO, The Social Express; Carrie Rogers-Whitehead, CEO, Digital Respons-Ability; and Karen Allen, National Education Coordinator, The Social Express
Moderated by Joyce Whitby, President, Innovations4Education
social-emotional learning
Combining Writing and Social-Emotional Learning to Help Students Express Themselves
Presented by Patty McGee, M.Ed., Author and Literacy Consultant, Benchmark Education Company; and Leah Mermelstein, Author and Literacy Consultant, Read-Write-Connect, INC.
5 Steps for Building and Strengthening Students’ Relationships
Presented by Kent Pekel, Ed.D., President and CEO, Search Institute; Julia Freeland Fisher, Director, Education Research, The Christensen Institute; and Mahnaz Charania, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow, Education, The Christensen Institute
Bridging the Opportunity Gap: What Culturally Relevant Educators Do
Presented by Sara Peters, Partner Engagement Manager, AVID Center; Patrick Briggs, Area Director, Eastern Region, AVID Center; and Dr. Sandy Husk, Chief Executive Officer, AVID Center
Helping Schools Build Their Schoolwide SEL Plans
Presented by Ami Shah, CEO and Co-Founder, Peekapak; and Dr. Nicole Trainor, Student Advisor, Long Branch Public Schools, Morris Avenue School (NJ)
Leadership for Equity Through Positive Relationships
Presented by Venola Mason, Associate Partner, International Center for Leadership in Education; and Meaghan Pavlovich, Ed.D., Director, Product Management & Strategy, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Preparing for Success: Leveraging Social-Emotional Behavior Data to Plan for Next Year
Presented by Nathaniel von der Embse, Ph.D., NCSP, Associate Professor of School Psychology, University of South Florida; and Stephen Kilgus, Ph.D., Associate Professor of School Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Improving Social-Emotional Learning by Teaching Executive Function
While teaching students about social skills and emotions has become widespread and proven especially helpful during the pandemic, less attention has been paid to the ability to adjust emotions, thoughts, and actions in response to changing environments and challenging times, which is known as “executive function.”
Reading and Writing for Their Lives: An Integrated Approach
Presented by Carol Jago, Reading and Literature Project, UCLA, and Past President, National Council of Teachers of English
Moderated by Sara Buren, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Surviving the Social & Emotional Side of Coronavirus: Practical Resilience and SEL Wellness for Every Educator
Presented by Dr. William Blake, CEO, Meducos Health Institute; and Shantell Berrett Blake, M.A., Director of Training and Presenting, Reading Horizons