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EQuip to Achieve

Emotional Intelligence and Remote Learning & Development Summit
Business Professionals, Educators, Community Members, and EQ/ SEL Practitioners
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The EQuip to Achieve Summit will equip Business Professionals, Educators, Community Members, and EQ/ SEL Practitioners with the skills and practices they need to develop a growth mindset and agility while overcoming stress and anxiety and to help foster these skills in others. We focus on Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Social-Emotional Learning (SEL), Mindfulness, Technology, and blended and remote learning & development.

Benefits of Attendance

According to Education Week’s Research Center, social-emotional learning (SEL) is the most important area of focus for K-12 education. However, EQ/SEL is no longer just relevant for academic success; it has become a “must-have” for Business Professionals, Educators, and Community Members. This is especially true in the aftermath of the pandemic, as 52% of young people are now extremely concerned about their families’ emotional health.

 

Emotional intelligence is a critical skill for professionals in any industry. It enables individuals to understand and manage their emotions, communicate effectively, build strong relationships, and make better decisions. To build higher emotional intelligence, professionals need to socialize with people, read and respond to their emotions, observe non-verbal cues, and more. While social media can be useful for networking, it cannot provide these experiences.

 

Research has shown that EQ/SEL not only improves academic grades but also enhances professional success. Business professionals who have higher EQ/SEL are better equipped to handle workplace stress, communicate effectively, build stronger teams, and make better decisions. In short, EQ/SEL can help professionals thrive in their careers and personal lives. So, let’s use EQ/SEL to enhance our lives and work together to create a more emotionally intelligent world.

ON DEMAND

  • • Over 100+ on-demand, 60 min sessions with experts and practitioners
  • • Ability to access content for extended viewing
  • • Ability to download speaker resources, contact info, etc.
  • • Certificate of Completion available for each completed session

LIVE EVENTS

  • • Live interactive sessions with professionals
  • • Live Speaker Panels with discussions on EQ/ SEL and mental health’s most pressing topics
  • • Live Networking Events to connect parents, teachers, specialists, and technologists

RESOURCES

  • • Free access to digital EQ360 assessments and tools during and after summit
  • • Multiple digital communities to exchange ideas during and after the summit
  • • ISBE CEU professional learning credits available

Check Out Our Previous Live Panels

Panel 2: Parent and Educator SEL, and Choice in Your Response

Panel 3: Growth Mindset and Community

CoHosts

Our CoHosts are excited to bring this Summit to every Business Professional’s, Educator’s, Community Member’s, & EQ/ SEL Practitioner’s homes very soon! With the increase in remote learning & development, we are adapting and listening to the growing needs of our community. We need to provide better ways to internalize the information that is taught remotely while maintaining and even growing our Emotional Intelligence during these times. We are happy to provide a Summit that finds solutions to all of these and more!

Our Speakers

All of our speakers are experts in Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and Social-emotional learning (SEL), passionate about empowering others, and excited to help our audience achieve their full potential. They want to share their expertise with the rest of the world. Join us to hear their practical advice and how they are navigating this new reality and what you can do to improve your own EQ and that of those you lead or with whom you work.

Aleasa Word

Aleasa Word

Position: Emotional Intelligence Practitioner & DEI Consultant

Aleasa Word is a certified emotional intelligence practitioner, EQ assessor, diversity strategist & speaker. Her authentic, deep dive thinkable moments style seeks to reframe limiting beliefs and empower others. She uses education and life experience to help with authentic transformation .

Session: Emotional Intelligence-The Signs Are Everywhere

Aleasa Word

Emotional Intelligence Practitioner & DEI Consultant

Aleasa Word is a certified emotional intelligence practitioner, EQ assessor,...

Alyssa Poggioli

Alyssa Poggioli

Position: Life, Leadership, Connection Coach

I help people confidently create connections & increase their emotional intelligence so they can lead with impact & love with intention | EQ Coach | Speaker | Corporate Health & Wellness Consultant | Facilitator | Author.

Session: Improve your boundaries to create a connection

Alyssa Poggioli

Life, Leadership, Connection Coach

I help people confidently create connections & increase their emotional...

Amanda Ann Gregory

Amanda Ann Gregory

Position: Child Psychotherapist

Amanda Ann Gregory, a child psychotherapist, specializes in trauma and attachment treatment. She has worked with children for over 13 years in outpatient, residential, and community settings. She’s a published author and clinical trainer. Learn more at www.amandaanngregory.com

Session: Learn Attachment Interventions to Calm Traumatized Children

Amanda Ann Gregory

Child Psychotherapist

Amanda Ann Gregory, a child psychotherapist, specializes in trauma and...

Ana Lorena Carrasco

Ana Lorena Carrasco

Position: Program Director, AVANCE

Ana Lorena Carrasco is the Program Director in AVANCE-North Texas. She is in charge of planning the delivery of the overall program and its activities. Ana Lorena is a dynamic and motivated professional with a proven record of generating and building relationships, managing projects from concept to completion, designing educational strategies, and coaching individuals to success. Ana Lorena began her relationship with AVANCE by participating in the program then as a volunteer for a year when she was hired by the agency in which she performed different functions for more than 11 years.

Session: Involucrando a los Padres y Utilizando sus Fortaleza para Apoyar el Aprendizaje en Casa (Also in English)

Ana Lorena Carrasco

Program Director, AVANCE

Ana Lorena Carrasco is the Program Director in AVANCE-North Texas....

Angelique Pierce

Angelique Pierce

Position: Business Coach, Entrepreneur

Angelique is an entrepreneur whose passion is to help others overcome gravity and climb to success. From basketball training organizations and landscaping companies to indoor playgrounds and private elementary schools, Angelique has coached many entrepreneurs and helped them start and/or grow their dream companies. Angelique has created business plans, strategic growth plans, speeches, and executive presentations for startups and existing businesses across various industries.
In addition to her career as a business coach and entrepreneur, Angelique Pierce has over 19 years of combined experience in management/leadership, process improvement, business strategy, marketing, etc. She has devoted the last 17 years to the automotive and trucking industries working for the Daimler brand of companies. Today, Angelique is a continuous improvement and change management coach, supporting the dealer network of Daimler Trucks North America (Freightliner Trucks), the #1 heavy-duty truck manufacturer in North America. She conducts trainings and workshops and provides other business support in order to help those dealerships streamline processes, increase profitability, and improve company culture. Angelique is a member of Women in Trucking and was the first African-American woman to serve as a board member of the national Used Truck Association. She has also been a keynote speaker, presenter, facilitator, panel member, and high-stakes moderator for various trucking industry conferences and events.
She earned both an MBA (Marketing) and a MS (Integrated Marketing Communications) from Loyola University Chicago in 2007, as well as a BA Advertising/Public Relations from Penn State University in 2000. Angelique is the proud mommy of her seven-year old, sassy, smart princess.

Session: Welcome to Space: Creating Balance to Overcome the Challenges of Remote Learning

Angelique Pierce

Business Coach, Entrepreneur

Angelique is an entrepreneur whose passion is to help others...

Anthony Peterson

Anthony Peterson

Position: DEI Senior Consultant

Since 2004, Anthony has designed and facilitated diversity conversation in corporate and academic settings, including clients such as Harvard, Nike, and the ADA. His TEDx talk about race discussion with children has 3.5 million views. He holds an EdS in Culture, Cognition & the Learning Process.

Session: Listening to Children: Talk about Race

Anthony Peterson

DEI Senior Consultant

Since 2004, Anthony has designed and facilitated diversity conversation in...

Areia-Cobb

Areia Cobb

Position: Educator / Speaker / Author

I am a Published Author, Speaker and Special Education Teacher who takes pride in building relationships with my students. I believe that if I make an effort to connect with students and show that I care about them and not just a paycheck, they will be more apt to listen to and work for me.

Session: Social Emotional Learning Through Literacy

Areia Cobb

Educator / Speaker / Author

I am a Published Author, Speaker and Special Education Teacher...

Audrey Wyatt

Audrey Wyatt

Position: Chief Culture Coach

As the Founder and Chief Culture Coach of Leaders and Lifters, Audrey Wyatt partners with leaders to build cultures of psychological safety, breakthrough performance, and innovation. Audrey has traveled nationally and facilitated over 100 workshops for a Fortune 100 Social Media Tech Company.

Session: Learning Verve: Supporting SEL with a Culture of Energy

Audrey Wyatt

Chief Culture Coach

As the Founder and Chief Culture Coach of Leaders and...

Benjamin Smith

Benjamin Smith

Position: Founder, Executive Director, and Writer Mentor, Southern Word

Benjamin Smith is founder, executive director, and writer mentor with Southern Word, which has grown over the past thirteen years into one of the largest resources of its kind in the Southeast. He worked for six years in various youth development organizations including the YMCA, Conservations Corps, and Summerbridge. This experience included designing programs, developing lesson plans, and teaching creative writing in various forms. He subsequently worked for six years at Levi Strauss & Co. planning sizable events and managing Dockers® licensed businesses. He is a singer-songwriter who has played in country, jazz, rock and americana bands. He has been on the Tennessee State Arts Commission roster of approved teaching artists. Benjamin graduated from Brown University in 1994 with a degree in English and American Literature.

Session: Exploration of Writer Mentor Role in Classrooms

Benjamin Smith

Founder, Executive Director, and Writer Mentor, Southern Word

Benjamin Smith is founder, executive director, and writer mentor with...

Bevin Reinen

Bevin Reinen

Position: Educator, Writer, Speaker, and Consultant

Dr. Bevin K. Reinen is an educator, writer, speaker, and consultant who comes with 15+ years of experience in education. She has taught elementary, secondary, and adult learners through her roles as a classroom teacher, instructional coach, and professional learning specialist. Dr. Reinen is National Board Certified as an Early Childhood Generalist and holds a B.A. in English, a M.S.Ed. in Early Childhood Education, and an Ed.D. in K-12 School Leadership. In 2015, she was named the Virginia Beach City Public Schools and Virginia Region II Teacher of the Year. She was also recognized as an Emerging Leader in the field by NAEYC, ASCD, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Dr. Reinen is the proud founder of TeachTrainLove.com, a collaborative community that engages thousands of educators who are committed to professional learning and passionate about the social, emotional, and academic growth of all students. She aspires to help educators create connections, strengthen their craft, love their “work”, and dream BIG!

Session: Leveraging Social-Emotional Learning in the Covid-Era Classroom

Bevin Reinen

Educator, Writer, Speaker, and Consultant

Dr. Bevin K. Reinen is an educator, writer, speaker, and...

Bobi Seredich

Bobi Seredich

Position: Co-Founder, Speaker, Master Certified Trainer on EI

Bobi Seredich is a recognized speaker, author, trainer, and successful entrepreneur specializing in leadership development. She is the co-founder of the Southwest Institute for Emotional Intelligence (SWIEI), and President of EQ Inspirations.

Session: How to Use Emotional Intelligence to Navigate Change

Bobi Seredich

Co-Founder, Speaker, Master Certified Trainer on EI

Bobi Seredich is a recognized speaker, author, trainer, and successful...

Brandon Johnson

Brandon Johnson

Position: Pro Athlete, Impact Speaker & Youth Advocate

A foot in the door to the NBA to suddenly going to Prison, I share my journey of how I rebuilt my life within my adversity while using my knowledge gained through my experiences to educate my audiences on various topics of Social and Emotional Learning at all levels.

Session: AWAKE

Brandon Johnson

Pro Athlete, Impact Speaker & Youth Advocate

A foot in the door to the NBA to suddenly...

Brian-Anderson

Brian Anderson

Position: Personal Development Coach and Speaker

Brian Anderson is a personal development coach, speaker, and author. He worked for Tony Robbins’ personal development company before travelling to all 50 states with an uplifting story about the contribution that he often shared in the classrooms. His travels were featured on the CBS Evening News and CNN.

Session: Purposefully Activating the Uplifting Chemicals of the Body

Brian Anderson

Personal Development Coach and Speaker

Brian Anderson is a personal development coach, speaker, and author....

Carmen Carter

Carmen Carter

Position: Parent Advocate

I am a mom, disaster survivor and a coach, teacher, speaker and trainer with over 20 years of experience that spans academia, faith-based, nonprofit, and government organizations; as well as has having held HR and Diversity leadership roles in the oil and gas industry.

Session:Wired2Win – Neurodiversity & Gifted Girls in STEM

Carmen Carter

Parent Advocate

I am a mom, disaster survivor and a coach, teacher,...

Carrie Rogers

Carrie Rogers-Whitehead

Position: Founder

Carrie Rogers-Whitehead is the founder of Digital Respons-Ability, a mission-based company that works with educators, parents and students to teach digital citizenship. Her company provides training to tens of thousands of students, parents, and educators across her state of Utah and beyond.

Session: The most important SEL skills for being a digital citizen

Carrie Rogers-Whitehead

Founder

Carrie Rogers-Whitehead is the founder of Digital Respons-Ability, a mission-based...

Carylynn Larson

Carylynn Larson

Position: Psychologist & Leadership Coach

Dr. Larson is an ICF Professional Certified Coach with nearly 2000 hours of leadership coaching experience. She holds a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and is the author both “The Coaching Companion: Get the Most from Your Coaching Experience”, and “Leverage Your Leader-Coach.”

Session: Secrets of Success from an Executive Coach

Carylynn Larson

Psychologist & Leadership Coach

Dr. Larson is an ICF Professional Certified Coach with nearly...

Casey O Brien Martin

Casey O’Brien Martin

Position: LMHC, REAT, RN, School Adjustment Counselor

Casey O’Brien Martin is the author of Skills for Big Feelings: A Guide for Teaching Kids Relaxation, Regulation, and Coping Techniques. She is a School Adjustment Counselor, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Registered Expressive Arts Therapist, and Registered Nurse with a passion for helping children grow into balanced and confident individuals. Casey draws on her unique skillsets to create mind-body programs designed to promote holistic wellbeing and emotional regulation in children, helping them to achieve their highest potential. She believes that teaching kids how to understand and cope with their feelings is an essential part of their personal growth, and she’s honored to be a part of this invaluable process. Casey graduated from Lesley University, where she currently serves as an Adjunct Faculty member in the Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences. For more information,
visit www.wholechildcounseling.com.

Session: Teaching Coping Skills to Kids

Casey O’Brien Martin

LMHC, REAT, RN, School Adjustment Counselor

Casey O’Brien Martin is the author of Skills for Big...

Charles Williams

Charles Williams

Position: Founder, CW Consulting

Charles Williams has been an urban educator for more than 15 years serving as a teacher, a mentor/lead teacher, an assistant principal, and a principal for students in grades K-12. He also serves as an equity advocate, an author, a podcast host, and the co-host of a web series.

Session: The Problem With Color Blindness

Charles Williams

Founder, CW Consulting

Charles Williams has been an urban educator for more than...

Christopher Willard

Christopher Willard

Position: Psychologist, Author, Faculty at Harvard Medical School

Dr. Christopher Willard, (Psy. D.) is a clinical psychologist, author and consultant based in Massachusetts. He has spoken in thirty countries, and has presented at two TEDx events. He is the author of twenty books and teaches at Harvard Medical School.

Session: Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace

Christopher Willard

Psychologist, Author, Faculty at Harvard Medical School

Dr. Christopher Willard, (Psy. D.) is a clinical psychologist, author...

Christy Jones

Christy Jones

Position: Holistic Health and Wellness Coach

Christy Jones loves to laugh and have fun while working. She adores seeing people feel comfortable and being themselves. She loves understanding people’s needs so she asks a lot of questions. She has found that is it through asking the right questions is that the root cause of what someone is experiencing will appear.
As an experienced Certified Wholistic Health and Mindfulness Coach she runs a fun and unique private practice working individually with adults, teens and families teaching them how to listen to their internal body wisdom create a healthy mind and body with simple health, mindfulness and spiritual tools.
She loves seeing people’s lives change with these tools. She also provides essential mindfulness and health trainings in schools for teachers, administers and students to raise their awareness into their identity as love. When adults and children understand this simple truth that they are love, whole and complete negative behaviors drastically diminish.
She believes the key to health is understanding how your body, mind and heart work together to create optimal mental, emotional and physical health.
Clients tell her they just can’t believe how much better they feel after working with her and that no one told them these simple mindfulness and spiritual tools before. Many of her clients initially came to her because of struggling with digestive issues, high stress, anxiety, depression exacerbated by experiencing demanding work and home environments. She is passionate about teaching people to build a healthy gut since all health is dependent on the health of the gut.

Session: Becoming Inspired: Practical Mindfulness and Self-Care Strategies to Leave Overwhelm Behind You

Christy Jones

Holistic Health and Wellness Coach

Christy Jones loves to laugh and have fun while working....

Miss-Connie

Connie Morris

Position: Educational Instructor, Speaker, Writer, Consultant

Connie founded Budding Yoga, offering professional development, materials and inclusive SEL and wellness lessons through breath, movement, and mindfulness. She holds a B.Ed. Elementary Education, M.Ed. Special Education (Autism), and is also a 200hr RYT and Certified Children’s Yoga Teacher.

Session: A DOSE of Happy: Chaos to a Calm Classroom

Connie Morris

Educational Instructor, Speaker, Writer, Consultant

Connie founded Budding Yoga, offering professional development, materials and inclusive...

Constance Bynum

Constance Bynum

Position: Hair Braider, Speaker

Constance Bynum is a hair braider who was born and raised in Nashville. She had her first taste of spoken word with Southern Word in the summer after her 6th grade year. She went on to perform with the Southern Word teen slam team and feature at major Nashville platforms such as TEDxNashville, Leadership Nashville, Schermerhorn Symphony Center, and the unveiling of Nashville’s Witness Walls. She has a passion for raising awareness around mental health topics with her poetry. She enjoys spending time with her dog Vegas who is still kicking and sassy.

Session: Exploration of Writer Mentor Role in Classrooms

Constance Bynum

Hair Braider, Speaker

Constance Bynum is a hair braider who was born and...

Courtney Orr

Courtney Orr

Position: Owner/Teacher

PhD student and owner of Tico LLC, a company that sells socks to support the financial needs of students with intellectual disabilities. Currently seeking her PhD at Indiana University improving learning outcomes for students with intellectual disabilities by combining brain science and technology.

Session: Navigating Special Education

Courtney Orr

Owner/Teacher

PhD student and owner of Tico LLC, a company that...

DeAnna-Bond

De`Anna Bond

Position: Social Emotional Doctor Research Psychologist

Dr De’Anna Bond holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Psychology from Capella University. For the past 20+ years, she has worked in the public sector providing counseling services, SEL program development, quality assurance, and leadership development training.

Session: Leaders using Emotional Intelligence

De`Anna Bond

Social Emotional Doctor Research Psychologist

Dr De’Anna Bond holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree...

Deepak Sharma

Deepak Sharma

Position: Professional Coach and Founder of Volition Academy

Deepak Sharma is a professional coach and will speak about Overcoming Anxiety. Deepak was a senior operations executive driving rapid change to improve business profitability. Throughout his corporate career, Deepak stepped into challenging roles and assessed operational performance, developed process improvements, created teams, and implemented the action plans to attain the needed business results. Whether at a small or large company, or in any aspect of life, driving people to their best comes down to understanding who they are at the core and how to influence this so that they can become who they need to be. This is the key that allows people to accomplish everything required to create success and their dream life. On his journey to realize his own true capabilities, Deepak found clarity in his passion, which is to coach and mentor young adults so that they transition to become adults powerfully and achieve their dreams without the needless suffering and struggles that he experienced at their age.

Session: Overcoming Anxiety

Deepak Sharma

Professional Coach and Founder of Volition Academy

Deepak Sharma is a professional coach and will speak about...

Deirdre Harrison

Deirdre Harrison

Position: Teaching Artist

Deirdre grew up in Puerto Rico, Canada and across the USA. Her dad was a great storyteller and her mom encouraged art and free range play. She received a double BA in English and Theater from Yale University and was the only American in her three year cohort at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. A dual national of USA/Eire, Deirdre lived and worked as an actress and ESL teacher in the UK and Italy for many years before settling in Chicago two decades ago. She has served in leadership roles in development, community engagement, admissions, financial assistance at Snow City Arts, Eighth Blackbird, Creative Partners, Music Institute of Chicago, Global Citizenship Experience Lab School, and Baker Demonstration School. Her consulting business Big Dipper Projects, Inc. serves cultural and educational clients with collaborative development of strategy, audiences, funding and fully engaged boards.
Deirdre integrated creative storytelling back into her life in 2014 when, with Kyle Gregory Price, she co-founded The Lucky Trikes, a literacy chamber band that performs with Chicago’s top free jazz and new music artists. She is the proud mother of a dual-cultural daughter who is a visual artist and her greatest teacher. They have begun creating their first picture book together.

Session: Embracing Your Inner Storyteller Child: Intergenerational Connection and Confidence through Playful Story times

Deirdre Harrison

Teaching Artist

Deirdre grew up in Puerto Rico, Canada and across the...

Douglas Yau

Dr. Douglas Yau

Position: EQ Tech Entrepreneur

Douglas Yau, Ph.D, MBA, is a trained Emotional Intelligence instructor and EQ technology entrepreneur. He is also a co-founder and the chairman of the Board at STRUT Learning. In his prior academic research career, he published 25 abstracts and 11 peer reviewed manuscripts. He is also an experienced accredited Angel investor and has reviewed and advised on the investability of over 60 startups. Doug earned his PhD from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and MBA in Leadership and Change Management from DePaul University-Kellstadt Graduate School of Business. He also holds graduate certificates in Emotional Intelligence from The University of Illinois in Chicago and The Liautaud Institute. Having seen the positive effects of increasing his own EQ, Doug has made it a life goal of enhancing the emotional intelligence of our kids, so that they may enjoy academic and career success and in turn enhance society as a whole.

Session: How to Raise Your Child with High EQ

Dr. Douglas Yau

EQ Tech Entrepreneur

Douglas Yau, Ph.D, MBA, is a trained Emotional Intelligence instructor...

Chris lee

Dr. Chris Lee

Position: Founder and CEO of Elemental Shift Consulting

Dr. Chris Lee is founder and CEO of Elemental Shift Consulting, a neuroscience based consulting company educating on brain-based creativity, motivation, productivity and research-based strategy for a healthier mindset. Dr. Chris has consulted with 8 figure stock brokers on Wall Street to technology companies in
California on using custom biometric and neurofeedback data to build more resilient companies from the inside out. He has proudly served over 1,500 individuals and is currently working to get his neuroscience backed mindfulness
technique into the United States prison systems. Dr. Chris uses the latest research and personal case studies to personalize specific brain training strategies based on each individual and company’s needs so they can become anti-fragile to external changes and activate more neurologically sound problem-solving ability’s at will. Extremely proud father to his extraordinary daughter Phoenix who is the greatest thing that has ever been gifted into his life.

Session: Technology and Emotional Intelligence: How Technology Is Rewiring Our Brain’s Ability to Focus

Dr. Chris Lee

Founder and CEO of Elemental Shift Consulting

Dr. Chris Lee is founder and CEO of Elemental Shift...

Marcella Chiromo

Dr. Marcella Chiromo

Position: Psychologist

Dr. Chiromo, an international psychologist, works with youth in multiple school settings. She has a decade of experience working in the field of mental health. Dr. Chiromo focuses on improving students’ mental health to increase participation and learning in the classroom. She equips and engages with teachers to develop best practices for connecting with students from diverse backgrounds with diverse experiences. Dr. Chiromo has also worked with youth and their families in mental health clinics in and outside of the USA. More on her work can be found at https://www.friendzy.co/ and https://www.marcellachiromo.com/

Session: Culturally Responsive Classrooms

Dr. Marcella Chiromo

Psychologist

Dr. Chiromo, an international psychologist, works with youth in multiple...

Dr. Quintella

Dr. Quintella Childs

Position: Personal & Business SEL Strategist

Promoting Self Image Intelligence, Social and Emotional Learning Development and Economic Success in our community and aboard.

Session: Self Image Intelligence

Dr. Quintella Childs

Personal & Business SEL Strategist

Promoting Self Image Intelligence, Social and Emotional Learning Development and...

Teresa Granillo

Dr. Teresa Granillo

Position: CEO, AVANCE

Dr. Teresa Granillo is the CEO of AVANCE, Inc., a non-profit that breaks the cycle of inter-generational poverty through innovative, two-generation education and support for families with young children. Dr. Granillo was a first-generation college graduate of The University of Arizona earning a BA in Psychology and graduating Magna Cum Laude. She then went on to earn a Master’s of Social Work, a Master’s of Science in Psychology, and a Dual Ph.D. in Social Work and Psychology from the University of Michigan. Prior to AVANCE, Inc. Dr. Granillo spent nearly six years serving as the Executive Director of Con Mi MADRE, a two-generation non-profit that focuses on helping young Latinas to pursue higher education and engages mothers in their daughters’ education process. Under her leadership the organization expanded across the state of Texas.
Dr. Granillo served as a Tenure-Track Professor at UT Austin in the School of Social Work. She taught clinical skills to social work students focusing on evidence-based and culturally responsive practices for children and families. She also led a successful line of research in the area of Latina/o mental health and help seeking with a particular emphasis on Latina youth.
Dr. Granillo has also served the community through various volunteer positions. She currently serves on the National Advisory Council for the Hogg Mental Health Foundation and is a board member for Workforce Solutions Capital Area and Unidos US (formerly the National Council of La Raza). She has served as Education Chair on the Board of the Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas, board member for a women’s empowerment non-profit, HERdacity, and member of the Education Committee of the Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. She has received several awards and recognitions including the Austin Under 40 Award in Non-profit/Community Service, The Lora Lee Peterson Teaching Excellence Award, the Women of Distinction Award from the Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce, and the Estrella Award from the Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas.
Dr. Granillo has spent over two decades working to ensure that Latinx children and families have all the mental, physical, social, and economic resources to thrive. She is particularly passionate about the power of education. As a first-generation college graduate, she knows firsthand how an education can end the cycle of poverty.

Session: Engaging Parents and Utilizing their Strengths to Support Learning at Home (Also in Spanish)

Dr. Teresa Granillo

CEO, AVANCE

Dr. Teresa Granillo is the CEO of AVANCE, Inc., a...

Duane Jourdeans

Duane Jourdeans

Position: Educator, Speaker, Author, Coach, Consultant, Genos Certified Ei Practitioner

During Duane’s 27-year career in education, he has served as a speaker, teacher, championship coach, counselor, and consultant. Throughout, he has embraced a unique mission to create, apply, and share impactful research-based strategies in the areas of emotional intelligence and positive psychology.

Session: Leading with Strengths

Duane Jourdeans

Educator, Speaker, Author, Coach, Consultant, Genos Certified Ei Practitioner

During Duane’s 27-year career in education, he has served as...

Elaine Harper

Dr. Elaine Harper

Position: Speaker ~ Author ~ Mentor

Dr. Elaine Harper is an experienced teacher, counselor and leader in the arenas of education and mental health.  Dr. Harper integrates education, mental health and social emotional learning. Through roles as parent, teacher, assistant principal, and non-profit leader, she brings uniqueness, including trauma informed care for teaching and leading. Dr. Harper is passionate about bringing out the best in people.

Session: SEL thruLIT: Bibliotherapy for the Classroom

Dr. Elaine Harper

Speaker ~ Author ~ Mentor

Dr. Elaine Harper is an experienced teacher, counselor and leader...

Elena Grant

Elena Grant

Position: Educator

Elena Grant is a vivacious, excitable, and experienced 1st grade teacher and Clinical Mental Health counselor. She is a proud graduate of Oakwood University where she obtained her B.S. in Elementary Education. She started her teaching career five years ago in Benton Harbor, MI at a Title 1 school. As the computer specialist, she handled any technology issues or concerns. In addition, she administered tests. A year later, she decided to move to Florida to pursue a teaching position in middle school. The experience in Florida was challenging, but she was able to find success in her students’ achievement.
Soon after, she was married to her wonderful husband, David Grant and moved to Atlanta, Ga where she taught at an inner city elementary school. Currently, she has been teaching at Shadow Rock Elementary school for five years and has been a grade chair for 4 of the 5 years. In addition, She is the author of the book, ” A New First Day.” This book addresses the current approach to education in regards to COVID-19. As an elementary school teacher, she felt it was important to address the many challenges students will and have faced entering the classroom after the effects of COVID-19. Cindy, the main character is faced with her new reality. Although Cindy is presented with new challenges and disappointments, she eventually finds joy in the midst of this global pandemic. So, come journey with Cindy as she navigates through her first day of her new normal. Lastly, she lives day by day with the motto, “Your limitation is only your imagination…”

Session: Brain Development in Children and Teens

Elena Grant

Educator

Elena Grant is a vivacious, excitable, and experienced 1st grade...

Ella Gozie-Iwudoh

Ella Gozie-Iwudoh

Position: EdTech Enthusiast

Ella Gozie-Iwudoh is an advocate of Social Emotional Learning, a Microsoft Innovative Educator, and an associate with Digital Citizenship Institute, U.S.A. Ella’s philosophy is that quality of education is the right of every child, irrespective of the parents’ economic strength.

Session: Empathy in The Classroom: Connecting the Dots

Ella Gozie-Iwudoh

EdTech Enthusiast

Ella Gozie-Iwudoh is an advocate of Social Emotional Learning, a...

Emily Dills

Emily Dills

Position: Educational Consultant, SEL Coach

Emily is currently a Social Emotional Learning coach for schools in Indianapolis, IN supporting leaders, staff, students and families in mindfulness, educational neuroscience and SEL curriculum and Educational Consultant collaborating with communities, families and schools through SEL partnerships.

Session: Slow Starts-Morning Routines that Prime the Brain

Emily Dills

Educational Consultant, SEL Coach

Emily is currently a Social Emotional Learning coach for schools...

Genein Letford

Genein Letford, M.Ed

Position: Intercultural Creativity ® Keynote Speaker, Neuro Somatic Creativity® Speaker

Genein Letford is an award-winning speaker, best-selling author and corporate trainer on creative thinking and Intercultural Creativity TM. She is the founder of CAFFE Strategies, and has inspired and led many to reconnect to their creative abilities in order to produce innovative ideas for an inclusive workspace. Her unique training intersects creative thinking development with building a culture of inclusion and belonging. She believes creative literacy is a critical skill and she is often called ‘America’s Creativity Coach’ for her work in reigniting creativity in our workforce.

Session: Catalyzing Creativity Through Observation

Genein Letford, M.Ed

Intercultural Creativity ® Keynote Speaker, Neuro Somatic Creativity® Speaker

Genein Letford is an award-winning speaker, best-selling author and corporate...

George Donald Miller

George Donald Miller

Position: Speaker, Mentor & Certified Life Coach

George Donald helps professionals develop themselves to become the strongest, most attractive force in their lives. With over 8 years of full-time coaching experience & group facilitation, he empowers others to live their vision in the service of their potential & sustainability on the planet.

Session: Avoiding the Drama Triangle Trap

George Donald Miller

Speaker, Mentor & Certified Life Coach

George Donald helps professionals develop themselves to become the strongest,...

Gerard Vargas

Gerard Vargas

Position: Co-founder

Gerard Vargas is an expert in curriculum design, instructional coaching, and Socio-Emotional Learning (SEL). He is a professor at Loyola Marymount University and develops SEL curriculum and training for both students and teachers that transforms thinking habits, beliefs, and behaviours.

Session: The 5:1 Mindset: Creating powerful SEL habits in 5 minutes!

Gerard Vargas

Co-founder

Gerard Vargas is an expert in curriculum design, instructional coaching,...

Hal Schwartz

Hal Schwartz

Position: Co-founder

Hal’s a former educator & co-founder of SchoolStack, a company that guides educators in creating student-centered classrooms. He’s learned that children thrive when they feel valued and have choice in their learning. He’s passionate about helping educators create these environments for students.

Session: Student-Centered Learning:4 Strategies for Powerful Pedagogy

Hal Schwartz

Co-founder

Hal’s a former educator & co-founder of SchoolStack, a company...

Haseena-Shaheed-Jackson

Haseena Shaheed-Jackson

Position: Author, Speaker, Coach & Trainer

Mrs Haseena Shaheed-Jackson is an Author, Speaker, Trainer and Coach. She is the author of Created to Soar, Reflections Within and Messages from the Spirit. Ms. Jackson’s mission is to help others to see with new eyes, overcoming the paralysis in their thinking. One must use the power of thinking.

Session: 3 Secrets to Remembering Your Vision

Haseena Shaheed-Jackson

Author, Speaker, Coach & Trainer

Mrs Haseena Shaheed-Jackson is an Author, Speaker, Trainer and Coach....

Heather Marshall

Heather Marshall

Position: Mindfulness, Creative Writing, and Yoga Teacher and Coach; Author; Speaker

Heather Marshall is an author, speaker and coach who helps people connect to their authentic selves. She has worked in K-12 education for the past 24 years, as a classroom teacher, mentor and coach. She is a Certified Mindfulness Instructor. You can find out more about her at heathergmarshall.com.

Session: Mindful Writing to Deepen Connections to Self and Curriculum

Heather Marshall

Mindfulness, Creative Writing, and Yoga Teacher and Coach; Author; Speaker

Heather Marshall is an author, speaker and coach who helps...

Jamie Johnson

Jamie Johnson

Position: Teacher |Author | Well-Being Support Coach

Teacher, author, and well-being support coach, Jamie Johnson, has spent her life exploring and learning how to excel at one of the most high pressure jobs in the US without sacrificing a high quality of life. Named one of the 30 Life Coaches to watch for in 2022, Jamie’s mission is happy teachers!

Session: Teach and Still Have Time to Pee

Jamie Johnson

Teacher |Author | Well-Being Support Coach

Teacher, author, and well-being support coach, Jamie Johnson, has spent...

Janis Modeste

Janis Modeste

Position: Chief Strategy Officer/Behavior Interventionist

Dr. Janis Modeste is a Speaker/Academic Behavioral And Emotional Interventions Strategist. She trains and consults with educators across the nation. As an advocate for inclusion, she also specializes in providing professional development on DEI/SEL/ and other Special Education Topics

Session: Interventions 2 Empower 4

Janis Modeste

Chief Strategy Officer/Behavior Interventionist

Dr. Janis Modeste is a Speaker/Academic Behavioral And Emotional Interventions...

Jennifer Watson

Jennifer Watson

Position: Leadership Coach, Breakthrough &Inspirational Speaker and Entrepreneur

Jennifer Watson, MPT, I.M.T.,C will be speaking on the topic of Emotional Intelligence Mastery: Amplifying your child’s unique Emotional Intelligence. Owner of Jennifer Watson Leadership, Jennifer is a dynamic speaker with a gift for intuitive and visionary coaching. She is an expert in wellness & leadership development, identity & mental edge enhancement, post-trauma growth, and movement & change adaptation. Incorporating her expertise along with her athletic gifts as a former collegiate athlete and All-American, she has had the honor to share here message on the TEDx stage, NBC, Fox Radio and top Podcasts. With 20 years experience in business and leadership management and health & wellness advocacy, she inspires those to unleash their potential and performance in all areas of their life.

Session: Emotional Intelligence Mastery: Amplifying Your Child’s Unique Emotional Intelligence

Jennifer Watson

Leadership Coach, Breakthrough &Inspirational Speaker and Entrepreneur

Jennifer Watson, MPT, I.M.T.,C will be speaking on the topic...

Jerry Hanson

Jerry Hanson

Position: Certified Trainer (Jon Gordon; John Maxwell; NAESP Mentor)

Jerry Hanson, Trainer and Speaker, uses his 44 years of education experience to create teacher and leadership professional development that hits the mark. Certified Trainer (John Maxwell Team) in DISC Personality Behavior and (Jon Gordon) Power of Positive Leadership and Power of Positive Team.

Session: Communication That Hits the Mark

Jerry Hanson

Certified Trainer (Jon Gordon; John Maxwell; NAESP Mentor)

Jerry Hanson, Trainer and Speaker, uses his 44 years of...

Jerry Jones

Jerry Jones

Position: Principal, K-6

15 years as an elementary school principal (2020 ACSA Elementary Principal of the Year for San Diego & Imperial Counties). A servant leader who is passionate about preparing students to be future ready. He feels that the EQ is just as, if not more, important as the IQ.

Session:  Fostering SEL As A School Leader

Jerry Jones

Principal, K-6

15 years as an elementary school principal (2020 ACSA Elementary...

Jill Stansbury

Jill Stansbury

Position: Social and Emotional Learning Consultant

Jill Stansbury is a social and emotional learning consultant based out of Blaine, Washington. She is a certified Positive Discipline parent educator and holds a master’s degree in educational leadership from DePaul University with over 25 years of classroom and administrative experience.

Session: Prismatic Parenting and Teaching: Self-connection Strategies
Session: Mindful Baby – Mindful Preschooler: Embodied Caretaking

Jill Stansbury

Social and Emotional Learning Consultant

Jill Stansbury is a social and emotional learning consultant based...

Jillian Joyce Kaufmann

Jillian Joyce Kaufmann

Position: Lecturer, School of Communication, Illinois State University

Jillian Joyce Kaufmann is a lecturer at Illinois State University, Her course focuses on communication and critical thinking, using public speaking as a vehicle to explore these concepts. Her research centers on training university teachers how to accommodate and support students with disabilities.

Session: Student Accommodations: Mental Health and Education

Jillian Joyce Kaufmann

Lecturer, School of Communication, Illinois State University

Jillian Joyce Kaufmann is a lecturer at Illinois State University,...

Jon M Corippo

Jon M Corippo

Position: Educator

Jon Corippo and Roni Habib will be sharing easy to adopt and employ techniques for teachers and parents who desire a positive, creative 4Cs oriented classroom. We’ve been doing school without good results for over 50 years – Jon and Roni have great examples to use for the way forward.

Session: Eduprotocols & EQ Schools: SEL + Academic Success

Jon M Corippo

Educator

Jon Corippo and Roni Habib will be sharing easy to...

Joyce-Marter

Joyce Marter

Position: Licensed Psychotherapist, National Speaker, Author & Mental Health Thought Leader

Joyce Marter is a licensed psychotherapist, entrepreneur, national public speaker, and mental health thought leader. She is the founder of Urban Balance (a national outpatient mental health company) and the author of The Financial Mindset Fix: A Mental Fitness Program for an Abundant Life.

Session: Mental Wealth: How to Promote Mental & Financial Health

Joyce Marter

Licensed Psychotherapist, National Speaker, Author & Mental Health Thought Leader

Joyce Marter is a licensed psychotherapist, entrepreneur, national public speaker,...

Julia Cook

Julia Cook

Position: National Level Speaker, Award-winning Author, Educator, and Former School Counselor

Julia Cook, M.S. is a national award-winning children’s author, counselor, and parenting expert. She has presented in thousands of schools nationally and internationally, regularly speaks at education and counseling conferences, and has published children’s books on a wide range of character and social development topics. The goal behind Cook’s work is to actively involve young people in fun, memorable stories and teach them to become lifelong problem solvers. Inspiration for her books comes from working with children and carefully listening to counselors, parents, and teachers, in order to stay on top of needs in the classroom and at home. Cook has the innate ability to enter the worldview of a child through storybooks, giving children both the “what to say” and the “how to say it.”

Session: Joy: It’s an Inside Job

Julia Cook

National Level Speaker, Award-winning Author, Educator, and Former School Counselor

Julia Cook, M.S. is a national award-winning children’s author, counselor,...

Julie Frizzi

Julie Frizzi

Position: School Counselor

Julie Frizzi, MS, is deeply committed to developing emotional wellness in children and equipping educators and leaders to support this growth. Her 34 years of experience in education was transformed in 2008 when she discovered during her first yoga class the magical too that was missing to help children: The Power of Breath. Adding yoga to her comprehensive guidance program has fueled her to an unstoppable journey that excites her daily. She is the author of several social-emotional books that include yoga for children that are being used across the nation in schools and homes. You might find Julie practicing yoga on her paddleboard or sailboat where she can hear and feel nature’s power. In her quiet time, she enjoys cooking, painting, and spending time with her family.

Session: Breathe More…Stress Less Through Yoga SEL Lessons

Julie Frizzi

School Counselor

Julie Frizzi, MS, is deeply committed to developing emotional wellness...

Kathy Magnusson M.Ed.

Kathy Magnusson

Position: Owner of Wildewood Learning

Kathy Magnusson, M.Ed. has over 25 years working in education. As a trainer, coach, and speaker, she shows educators and youth service professionals what is needed to create safe and effective learning environments that draw upon the strengths of both adults and youth.

Session: Seeing Beyond Behaviors: Behavior Management Strategies

Kathy Magnusson

Owner of Wildewood Learning

Kathy Magnusson, M.Ed. has over 25 years working in education....

Katie Ross

Katie Ross

Position: Director of Programming, YODJ: Youth Online Discussing Justice

Katie Ross is the Director of Programming at EYEJ. EYEJ: Empowering Youth, Exploring Justice, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that drives social justice reform by empowering young people to advocate for change. She oversees the management and operations of all programming for Youth Online Discussing Justice (YODJ). Youth Online Discussing Justice (YODJ) is a trauma-informed discussion that connects students in grades 6th through 12th with the necessary resources for day-to-day life social-emotional needs specifically with today’s very relevant isolation, mental health, anxiety, and healing issues desperately needed. In addition, Katie Ross is a graduate candidate at Case Western Reserve pursuing a Masters in Social Work and Nonprofit Management with a concentration in Adolescent Mental Health and a Certificate in Trauma-Informed Practice.

Session: Trauma-Informed SEL in Remote Learning

Katie Ross

Director of Programming, YODJ: Youth Online Discussing Justice

Katie Ross is the Director of Programming at EYEJ. EYEJ:...

Kelsey Low

Kelsey Low

Position: Self-Love Coach & Empowerment Coach

Kelsey Low is an Empowerment and Self-Love Coach. She is a TEDx Speaker, Online Coach and Mindset Mentor. She supports people in achieving their goals through personal alignment with tools like mindfulness, sound healing and meditation. Kelsey has a podcast called Joyfully You and a group-coaching program called G.L.O.W. Self Love Mastermind.

Session: Creating Emotional Intelligence & Setting Intentions to Lead Yourself & Others

Kelsey Low

Self-Love Coach & Empowerment Coach

Kelsey Low is an Empowerment and Self-Love Coach. She is...

Kevin Karschnik

Kevin Karschnik

Position: Keynote Speaker

Kevin Karschnik is a keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and author who is recognized around the globe as an expert in leadership and communication. Kevin delivers high-energy, high-impact keynote presentations with strategies and practices they need to succeed in today’s business climate.

Session: Positivity Under Pressure

Kevin Karschnik

Keynote Speaker

Kevin Karschnik is a keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and author who...

Dr.-Keyaunoosh

Keyaunoosh Kassauei

Position: Founder, Physician and Leadership coach

Dr Keyuanoosh is an International Medical Graduate, with a Post-doctoral Research fellowship from Johns Hopkins Hospital. She is a Leadership and Physician coach, Founder and Creative Director at My conscious Coaching Group which is a 501C3 charitable coaching nonprofit and an Author and Speaker.

Session: Emotional and Spiritual Intelligence in Education

Keyaunoosh Kassauei

Founder, Physician and Leadership coach

Dr Keyuanoosh is an International Medical Graduate, with a Post-doctoral...

Kristin Calabria

Kristin Calabria

Position: Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT) and Founder of BRIDGE

Kristin Calabria is an AMFT based in California. She graduated from Pepperdine University with an MA in Clinical Psychology with a focus on Marriage and Family Therapy. In her clinical practice, Kristin works with children, adolescents, and their support systems. As a yoga and meditation teacher, Kristin also incorporates the knowledge of the body into her clinical work. In 2018, Kristin founded The B.R.I.D.G.E., a non-profit that works to end systemic oppression in education through the lens of mental health.

Session: Building Emotional Resilience through Knowledge of the Body

Kristin Calabria

Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT) and Founder of BRIDGE

Kristin Calabria is an AMFT based in California. She graduated...

Kyle Gregory Price

Kyle Gregory Price

Position: Teaching Artist

Kyle Gregory Price is a critically acclaimed, genre-fluid composer, percussionist, turntablist, and stop-motion animator raised in a one stop-light town in upstate New York. Following college and a decade in the punk, noise, and new music scenes on the east coast, he moved to Chicago to expand his collaborative community and opportunities for composing, performing and creating. He has collaborated with numerous local artists such as Ben Lamar Gay, Mabel Kwan, and Sara Zalek and organizations including Third Coast Percussion, the Merce Cunningham Dance Troupe, NON:op Opera, and Theater Y among others. Kyle has recently performed at the MCA, Art Institute of Chicago, The Newberry, Thirsty Ears Festival and in Experimental Sound Studio’s Oscillations and Florasonic Series. In 2014 Kyle co-founded, with Deirdre Harrison, the intergenerational literacy chamber band The Lucky Trikes, who have recorded two albums of his original songs. A new score by Kyle will be featured in the Sound of Silence Film Festival in April 30 – May 8, 2021.

Session: Embracing Your Inner Storyteller Child: Intergenerational Connection and Confidence through Playful Story times

Kyle Gregory Price

Teaching Artist

Kyle Gregory Price is a critically acclaimed, genre-fluid composer, percussionist,...

Laura Haver

Laura Haver

Position: Mom, Author, Coach, Speaker & Beach Lover

Laura Haver is a play, communication and happiness expert. She is obsessed with uncovering the secrets of how to live an unstoppable life and is passionate about leading and teaching through play. Laura is a mom, author, coach, speaker and athlete. She has helped hundreds of people and families to experience more play, growth and inspiration in their lives. Laura holds a master’s degree in International Communication and has been coaching for over 25 years in tennis, leadership and life design (for both children and adults). Check out her #WeWriteTheStory Challenge for over 65 fun screen free games and activities you can play with your kids to boost their EQ, mindfulness, and creativity (plus your overall family connection). Also read along in her parenting and #momlife adventures full of stories, tips and tricks on her blog www.laurahaver.com. Look for her books, Whirlwind Parenting and Play Together coming in 2021.

Session: Screen Free Family Games & Activities to Boost Creativity, EQ, Connection, and Fun!

Laura Haver

Mom, Author, Coach, Speaker & Beach Lover

Laura Haver is a play, communication and happiness expert. She...

Lawanda Innocent

Lawanda Innocent

Position: School Social Worker

Lawanda Innocent currently works in the position of School Social Worker with the NYC Department of Education. For over 15 years, Lawanda has worked continuously to engage children and families in topics such as social-emotional wellness and mindfulness.

Session: The Benefits of Teaching Social Emotional Learning through Mindfulness

Lawanda Innocent

School Social Worker

Lawanda Innocent currently works in the position of School Social...

Lorena Seidel

Lorena Seidel

Position: Author of "The Purposeful Child:

Lorena Seidel M.Ed. is a Social-Emotional Learning specialist, a Montessori educator, a Positive Discipline facilitator, a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction teacher, and a mother of three. She empowers adults (parents and educators) to become social-emotional coaches for their children or students.

Session: Stop Surviving Parenting & Start Thriving at It- In 4 Steps!

Lorena Seidel

Author of "The Purposeful Child:

Lorena Seidel M.Ed. is a Social-Emotional Learning specialist, a Montessori...

Lorena Seidel

Lorena Seidel

Position: Author of "The Purposeful Child"

Lorena Seidel M.Ed. is a Social-Emotional Learning specialist, a Montessori educator, a Positive Discipline facilitator, a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction teacher, and a mother of three. She helps educational leaders to support the social and emotional well-being of students (and their families!)

Session: “Helping Families Raise Emotionally Intelligent Children”

Lorena Seidel

Author of "The Purposeful Child"

Lorena Seidel M.Ed. is a Social-Emotional Learning specialist, a Montessori...

L’Tanya Johnson

L’Tanya Johnson

Position: Founder, HCI Consulting-VA, LLC

L’Tanya Johnson-Coombs aka CPT Johnson is a U.S. Army Veteran. Founder of HCI Consulting-VA, LLC. Certified: SPHR, MGSCC, MBTI, and EQ/EI. BA-Pre-Law; MS-HR MGT, and ABD-BUS MGT/ORG DEV. Member: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. Leading HR roles: GE, Raytheon, VPG & national retail company.

Session: Do you know the impact of your EQ? Emotional Intelligence

L’Tanya Johnson

Founder, HCI Consulting-VA, LLC

L’Tanya Johnson-Coombs aka CPT Johnson is a U.S. Army Veteran....

Matt Hiefield

Matt Hiefield

Position: Teacher on Special Assignment: Social Science, Digital Equity

Matt Hiefield (MAT) is a district Social Science and Digital Equity specialist. He facilitates the District’s Digital Equity Team and co-facilitates Latino Parent Technology Nights in an effort to address the digital use divide. He is passionate about working to eliminate opportunity gaps.

Session: Beyond Devices: Fostering Human Networks for Digital Equity

Matt Hiefield

Teacher on Special Assignment: Social Science, Digital Equity

Matt Hiefield (MAT) is a district Social Science and Digital...

Matt Riback

Matt Riback

Position: Founder & CEO

Matt is the founder of Dreamfully, a casual wellness app that makes practicing mindfulness as easy as scrolling TikTok. A proven leader who is dedicated to using his diverse skillset for the betterment of society, Matt’s goal is to help others gently heal and empower themselves and others.

Session: A Gentle Approach to Applied Mindfulness

Matt Riback

Founder & CEO

Matt is the founder of Dreamfully, a casual wellness app...

Matthew Lippincott

Matthew Lippincott

Position: Dr. Matthew Lippincott

Dr. Lippincott is an award winning, peer reviewed researcher with Goleman EI. He continues to produce book sections, articles, and video interviews focused on EI, mindfulness and organizational performance. His client work includes Bank of America, Google, Amazon, Gilead Sciences, UVA and UPenn.

Session: Working with SEL in the post-pandemic world

Matthew Lippincott

Dr. Matthew Lippincott

Dr. Lippincott is an award winning, peer reviewed researcher with...

McKenna Reitz

McKenna Reitz

Position: Mom, AP Psychology Teacher, Coach, and Speaker

McKenna Reitz is an inspirational speaker and a Challenge Coach who works with men and women to reframe life’s challenges into gifts and opportunities so they can pursue their purpose with clarity and confidence. After losing all her hair due to Alopecia, McKenna uses her journey of having this autoimmune disease to help others overcome the loss in their life by resetting the mindset of their “loss” into growth and opportunities. Teaching AP Psychology and coaching varsity volleyball for the past 16 years, McKenna resides in Toledo, OH with her husband Greg, and two beautiful daughters Karsen (9) and Maddox (5). McKenna has been featured on The Dr. Oz Show, theList, Cheddar, ABC, CBS, NBC, and featured in the Global Woman Magazine, Healthy Women, Medium, Authority, Thrive Global, and Love What Matters.

Session: The Impact of Classroom Management on Social-Emotional Learning

McKenna Reitz

Mom, AP Psychology Teacher, Coach, and Speaker

McKenna Reitz is an inspirational speaker and a Challenge Coach...

Melanie Larkins

Melanie Larkins

Position: High Performance Coach

Melanie Larkins is a High Performance Coach with over 30 years of experience in wellness for people through sports (Former Division I Athlete, coach, referee), yoga and meditation, and other modalities. She works with professional athletes, business executives, and young high performers.

Session: How to Succeed in High Pressure Environments

 

 

Melanie Larkins

High Performance Coach

Melanie Larkins is a High Performance Coach with over 30...

Meredith Herrera

Meredith Herrera

Position: Educator and Young Adult Coach

Meredith is passionate about helping students realize his/her/their potential, independence, and authentic self. She brings nearly 20 years of diverse experience working with young people and adults, and has a Masters of Education in Human Development focused in School Counseling. She is skilled in strategic planning, personal coaching, communication management, and professional development, and has served as a senior administrator in several schools. Meredith was most recently the Dean of Student Life at The Branson School, where she oversaw all aspects of student social emotional health and wellness. She also oversaw the diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts for the school for many years as the Dean of Inclusion. Now with Village Coaches, Meredith continues her work with students, encouraging them to be intrepid, courageously discover new things, author their own experience, and to serve a purpose in life larger than themselves. Meredith also regularly presents to groups of parents and educators on a range of social emotional learning topics. Having attended many ‘enjoyable but not very useful’ conferences herself, Meredith understands the importance of going beyond the theoretical. With a bias towards action and a goal of helping her audience feel greater confidence in their own capacity, her professional development presentations are designed to build skills and knowledge that can be put into practice right away.

Session: Building Educator Resilience and Trauma Informed Self-Care

Meredith Herrera

Educator and Young Adult Coach

Meredith is passionate about helping students realize his/her/their potential, independence,...

Milly Chacko

Milly Chacko

Position: Social Emotional Learning and Mindfulness Teacher

Milly Chacko is a former Special Education teacher with 15 years of experience working with children of all ages and all abilities. She passionately believes that children are more than a diagnosis or a numerical measure based on standardized tests. While teaching, Milly pursued a course of study in yoga and mindfulness. She developed programs in mindfulness for teachers and other adults, ran a nonprofit program bringing yoga to women in need, applied trauma informed mindfulness practices to middle school students, and is currently piloting a new class in her elementary school focusing on social emotional skills and mindfulness for students in grades Pre-K through 5th. Milly believes that we are all capable of anything regardless of our backgrounds, abilities, or what tests tell us. When all the parts of us are healthy and cared for, it leads to success- and more importantly, happiness within that success.

Session: The Savvy Social & Emotionally Intelligent Student

Milly Chacko

Social Emotional Learning and Mindfulness Teacher

Milly Chacko is a former Special Education teacher with 15...

Mitch Schneider

Mitch Schneider

Position: Educator, Technologist, Strategist, Entrepreneur

Mitch Schneider enjoys fostering innovation, learning, and social change through collaboration. He has developed multiple multi-million dollar social-benefit organizations and has a history of success in strategy, fundraising, social ROI, program implementation, and leadership development. His lifelong pursuit to promote individual empowerment and reduce multi-generational poverty has recently led him to the education sector. Mitch has master degrees in international management (MIM), entrepreneurial management (MBA), and elementary education (MAT). . He is pursuing a doctoral degree (EDD) ) with a focus on social-emotional learning technology, healthy engagement strategies, and instructional design and technology for social change. He has an 11-year-old son that he adores. Together they actively explore learning, sports, cooking, and – outrageous laughter. He currently serves as the founder and CEO of STRUT Learning with cofounder and Board Chair Douglas Yau. Together they are proud to help lead a passionate team of educators, SEL Specialists, technologists, and entrepreneurs.

Session: Building Emotional Intelligence Through Instructional Design and Technology

Mitch Schneider

Educator, Technologist, Strategist, Entrepreneur

Mitch Schneider enjoys fostering innovation, learning, and social change through...

Niki Spears

Niki Spears

Position: Motivational Speaker and Author

Niki Spears is Author, Motivational Speaker, and Founder of Culture Cre8ion. She is currently touring the country sharing a message of accelerating P.E.A.C.E throughout the organization- Psychological Safety, Engagement, Alignment, Commitment, and Empowerment.

Session: BELIEVE! BE Awesome! BE YOU!

Niki Spears

Motivational Speaker and Author

Niki Spears is Author, Motivational Speaker, and Founder of Culture...

Norma Vargas

Norma Vargas

Position: Program Specialist, AVANCE

Norma Vargas is the Program Specialist at AVANCE, INC. She provides guidance and supports sites across the AVANCE network with training and coaching on curriculum and program implementation based on best practices in early childhood, parenting, and adult education. She also supports the sites with program fidelity and effective implementation of programming and services. Before joining AVANCE, Inc., Norma worked at the AVANCE North Texas site for 11 years. She was most recently a Parent Educator, but also served as a Lead Teacher, a Home Visitor and an Early Childhood Teacher during her tenure at the North Texas Chapter. Norma has an Associate Degree in Child Growth and Development, a Child Development Associate credential, she is School Readiness Certified and she is currently enrolled in an Infant-Toddler Certification program.

Session: Padres Como Socios y Co-Creadores en el Aprendizaje Remoto (Esta Sesión También está Siendo Presentada en Inglés por Sonia Dominguez)

Norma Vargas

Program Specialist, AVANCE

Norma Vargas is the Program Specialist at AVANCE, INC. She...

Paul Sanbar

Paul Sanbar

Position: PCC – Executive + Creativity Coach | Facilitator

As a Creativity + Executive Coach, certified coach supervisor, workshop facilitator, and performance poet, Paul’s life and career has been dedicated to the field of self-development, and to affecting positive change through play, storytelling, and powerful conversations, initially as a psychotherapist and now as a Professional Certified Coach accredited by the International Coaching Federation. As a certified LEGO® Serious Play® methods coach, Paul supports his clients, young and the young at heart, to think with their hands and create LEGO® ARTifacts that, with reflective question prompts, allows them to make meaning of old self-limiting stories or create new resourceful ones. Paul holds a Master’s in Psychology – Marriage & Family Therapy from Phillips Graduate University and a Bachelor’s in Business Administration, with an emphasis in Marketing from the University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business. He is also the Principal/Head Launch Coach for super9solutions, llc., an Erickson Certified Professional Coach with Erickson Coaching International. In addition to his certification in Coaching Supervision with the Goldvarg Consulting Group, he is a Certified DRiV/DRiV360 Consultant, a Certified Values Coach, and a Certified Team Prelude facilitator.

Session: Hands-On Social-Emotional Learning with LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®

Paul Sanbar

PCC – Executive + Creativity Coach | Facilitator

As a Creativity + Executive Coach, certified coach supervisor, workshop...

Pierce Delahunt

Pierce Delahunt

Position: Social Emotional Leftist

Pierce Delahunt holds an MEd from the Institute for Humane Education. They have worked with CISV, YEA Camp, SMASH Academy, Healthy School Food, + more. They teach SEL + Socialism: Individualist SEL is insufficient – Our fulfilling lives + ​relationships cannot come at the expense of others.

Session: Social Emotional Learning for Social Justice

Pierce Delahunt

Social Emotional Leftist

Pierce Delahunt holds an MEd from the Institute for Humane...

Rebecca Wu

Rebecca Wu

Position: Author, Educator, Mom, and Chief Hen at Rooster & Hen Press

Rebecca is an author, educator, and mom who serves as Chief Hen at Rooster & Hen Press. There, she nurtures ideas, stories, and concepts and combines them with her creative juices, teacher-mom abilities, and education background to create and manage book projects, resources, and learning experiences for all. Rebecca was born and raised in Chicago. She loves art, storytelling, and seeing children learn more about themselves and those around them. She has educated children most of her life from tutoring and classroom teaching, to designing curriculum and developing teachers both in the U.S. and Asia. Reflecting her deep passion for using stories to connect with people, Rebecca authored Rooster & Hen’s debut children’s book, Moving In Forever. The book is based on personal experience and offers a tender perspective on hospice care. She takes her work with her at workshops and seminars as she continues to educate children, families, and teachers on how to process emotions, be authentic in their storytelling, and approach to life’s twists and turns with empathy and bravery. Her latest and greatest role in education has been raising her two very curious and joyful boys. She is often found side-by-side with them reading stories, crafting cardboard inventions, and baking delicious chocolate chip cookies. Rebecca holds a Master’s degree in Teaching from Trinity International University and is also licensed elementary school teacher. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago.

Session: Process Over Prescription: Practical Ways To Help Children Cope With Loss

Rebecca Wu

Author, Educator, Mom, and Chief Hen at Rooster & Hen Press

Rebecca is an author, educator, and mom who serves as...

Renee Dineen

Renee Dineen

Position: Founder

Renée Dineen is a best-selling author, TEDx & motivational speaker, and founder of the Deep Tissue Living Institute, a coaching and consulting platform dedicated to doing the deepest work with those who never thought they could.

Session: Authentic Inaction: Undoing the Doing in a Do Crazy World

Renee Dineen

Founder

Renée Dineen is a best-selling author, TEDx & motivational speaker,...

Rheon D. Gibson

Rheon D. Gibson

Position: Author and Creator of "The Dizz Wizz Series"

Rheon Gibson is the Author & Creator of “The Dizz Wizz Series”; which is an African-American motivational children’s book series and a school principal in the Midwest. ; Bachelors of Science degree in Sociology, Masters’s degree in School Counseling, and a Masters’s degree in Educational Administration

Session: How much of “You” do you have left?

Rheon D. Gibson

Author and Creator of "The Dizz Wizz Series"

Rheon Gibson is the Author & Creator of “The Dizz...

Cheree-Williams

Cheree Williams

Position: Speaker, SEL Advocate, Wife, Mom, Teacher

I am a wife, mother, grandmother, Educator of the Humanities, singer, and student of life. My superpower is love!

Session: All You Need is Love and to “Keep it Real”

Cheree Williams

Speaker, SEL Advocate, Wife, Mom, Teacher

I am a wife, mother, grandmother, Educator of the Humanities,...

Riccardo Codevilla

Riccardo Codevilla

Position: Emotional Intelligence Expert

Riccardo Codevilla is a Sociologist, Emotional Intelligence and Behavioral Analysis expert. He is specialized in many different emotional intelligence approaches. He works with schools, associations and public institutions. His goal is to build an emotionally intelligence Society.

Session: Social Skills: the only way to survive

Riccardo Codevilla

Emotional Intelligence Expert

Riccardo Codevilla is a Sociologist, Emotional Intelligence and Behavioral Analysis...

Richard Hughes

Richard Hughes

Position: Education Champion

Dr. Richard Hughes served as a Superintendent for over 10 years. In recognition of his achievements, he was named 2017 Superintendent of the Year by NYSCATE and selected as a LELA Fellow in 2015. Currently he is Education Champion working to improve the lives of those entering our schools.

Session: SEL in Everything We Do

Richard Hughes

Education Champion

Dr. Richard Hughes served as a Superintendent for over 10...

Rob Beltz

Robert Beltz

Position: Advanced Trauma and Resilience Practitioner

Robert Beltz is a 21 year educator specializing in ELD, trauma and resilience, DEI, and applied educational neuroscience. Mr. Beltz has been a speaker at numerous conferences, including the Leader in Me Symposium, the ESEA National Conference, and the Trauma Informed Educator Network Conference.

Session: Isolation, Identity, and EQ: The Science of Belonging

Robert Beltz

Advanced Trauma and Resilience Practitioner

Robert Beltz is a 21 year educator specializing in ELD,...

Sarah Schwartz

Sarah Schwartz

Position: Co-founder

Sarah’s a former teacher & co-founder of SchoolStack, a company that guides educators in creating student-centered classrooms. After working in project-based learning schools, she’s passionate about helping students be the drivers of their learning, and she’s grateful to do this on a larger scale.

Session: Student-Centered Learning:4 Strategies for Powerful Pedagogy

Sarah Schwartz

Co-founder

Sarah’s a former teacher & co-founder of SchoolStack, a company...

Scarlett Lewis

Scarlett Lewis

Position: Founder, Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement

Scarlett Lewis founded the nonprofit Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement after her son was murdered during the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy in December 2012. After his death, Scarlett became part of the solution to the issues that we’re seeing in our society—and that also caused the tragedy. She created the Movement and became an advocate for social and emotional learning (SEL) and character development that teaches children how to manage their emotions, feel connected, and have healthy relationships. Speaking across the US and internationally to diverse audiences, Scarlett urges everyone to become part of the solution. Scarlett created the Choose Love for Schools Program, a no-cost, comprehensive, lifespan, next generation SEL and character development program that teaches children and adults how to thoughtfully respond with love in any situation, handle adversity, and have courageous conversations by using the Choose Love Formula of: Courage + Gratitude + Forgiveness + Compassion-in-Action = Choosing Love. Choose Love has been extended into homes, communities, athletics, and the workplace. The programs have been accessed in all 50 states and 110 countries, reaching more than 2 million children.

Session: How to Build a Culture of Connection and Compassion Through Choosing Love

Scarlett Lewis

Founder, Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement

Scarlett Lewis founded the nonprofit Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement...

Shannon Schoenebeck

Shannon Schoenebeck

Position: Social-Emotional Learning Coach, Speaker

Shannon Schoenebeck has over a decade of teaching experience and believes every child deserves the skills to succeed in the classroom and throughout life. She puts her beliefs into action as an SEL coach and the executive director of the K-8 SEL program and curriculum, Made to Be Me.

Session: 3 Steps to Less Stress: SEL for the Modern Classroom

Shannon Schoenebeck

Social-Emotional Learning Coach, Speaker

Shannon Schoenebeck has over a decade of teaching experience and...

Shantel Scott

Shantel Scott, Ed. D

Position: Educator and Consultant

While social emotional learning is often not considered core content, it is the core of all content! Educators often find it difficult to balance teaching curricular content and teaching what really is important: teaching students how to truly love the person that is in all of those selfie photos!

Session: #MySelfieLab: Classroom Makeover

Shantel Scott, Ed. D

Educator and Consultant

While social emotional learning is often not considered core content,...

Shawn P Neal

Shawn P Neal

Position: Founder, Saxus LLC / SwitchPoint Development
Shawn challenges you to dive deep into your relationship to the most important aspect of your professional and personal life – your emotions. Audiences quickly tune into a state of positivity and self-awareness, opening a new paradigm that creates opportunities for happiness and fulfillment. From senior executives to entrepreneurial leaders to aspiring recent graduates – they all share a common life-changing experience when challenged by Shawn. He is the founder of Saxus Leadership Development, SwitchPoint Events, SwitchPoint Development, and the OEQ Development process.  He began his career as an audio engineer, mixing sound for over 200 national and international recording artists, 25 professional theatre productions, and corporate clients such as the Brickyard 400 (Indianapolis), Hyatt Regency, and Daimler-Chrysler. In 2004, he left the world of audio to pursue his career in consulting. Shawn’s objective is to get his audience focused on the awareness and behaviors that will lead them to profoundly better business and life outcomes.  He has learned that through active listening and empathy, he can quickly assess a situation, identify behavior patterns and barriers, develop a strategy, and affect positive change. He uses his theatre production background to build an engaging, entertaining, and immersive experience for his speaking audiences. If practiced and applied, these skills are also impactful in each individual’s personal relationships and happiness. The side effects just happen to be things that every business wants: employee engagement, job satisfaction, great customer experiences, and a culture of diversity and inclusion. From banking to healthcare, Shawn has worked with clients in a myriad of industries. You can find him speaking, training, and developing people in the areas of emotional intelligence , happiness, and leadership. When not actively with a client, he spends time as a volunteer speaking to students in the JAG Program (Jobs for America’s Graduates) and mentoring students participating in the Young Entrepreneurs’ Academy. He also is a musician, nerd and an explorer who practices daily gratitude and mindfulness.

Session: Education and Emotional Health: Starting Within

Shawn P Neal

Founder, Saxus LLC / SwitchPoint Development

Shawn challenges you to dive deep into your relationship to...

Shawn Whitsell

Shawn Whitsell

Position: Father, Activist, Poet, Teaching Artist, and Mentor

Shawn Whitsell is a father, activist, poet, teaching artist, and mentor with Southern Word for the past 12 years. He is also an actor, playwright, director, producer and founder of the Destiny Theatre Experience. His one-man show “23/1” was named “Best Blend of Theater and Activism” by the Nashville Scene, for its message about solitary confinement and mass incarceration. When he isn’t on stage, he visits schools and community spaces, teaching spoken word for Southern Word and drama for a number of arts institutions. He also serves as a volunteer teacher/facilitator for the School for Alternative Learning & Transformation (SALT) at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. Shawn was a 2020 Nashville New Leaders Council fellow and is currently a member of the NLC board. He also serves on the boards of Street Theatre Company and Rooftop Nashville. He is a member of the Metro Nashville Community Oversight Board, the Jail Data Special Committee and the Co-Chair of the Criminal Justice Task Force for Nashville Organized For Action and Hope (NOAH).

Session: Exploration of Writer Mentor Role in Classrooms

Shawn Whitsell

Father, Activist, Poet, Teaching Artist, and Mentor

Shawn Whitsell is a father, activist, poet, teaching artist, and...

Shivangi Maniar

Shivangi Maniar

Position: EdTech Enthusiast

I am an Emotions Coach and a Life coach to children, teens and parents. The name of my company is OTLO, a family centric platform geared to recreate meaningful lines of communication towards behavioral transformation family cohesion 🙂

Session: Emotional Intelligence in the Corporate World

Shivangi Maniar

EdTech Enthusiast

I am an Emotions Coach and a Life coach to...

Shreya-Prakash

Shreya Prakash

Position: Early Childhood and SEL Researcher and Consultant

Shreya is an early childhood and SEL researcher with extensive experience in designing education programs, conducting SEL sessions, and facilitating professional development workshops. A Harvard alumnus, she has worked closely with schools, communities, and shelter homes across global contexts.

Session: Supporting Emotional Development in Early Childhood

Shreya Prakash

Early Childhood and SEL Researcher and Consultant

Shreya is an early childhood and SEL researcher with extensive...

Silvana Favaretto

Silvana Favaretto

Position: Life Coach, Empowering women to live a bold life

Silvana Favaretto is a life coach dedicated to helping women discover their natural vibrance, without watering down their true selves. With over a decade of study around emotional intelligence, Silvana founded the women’s empowerment group The Bold Bombshell Club, speaks to women from all walks of life, and offers courses on harnessing your own bold femininity. She initially graduated as a Visual Designer and built a successful career in that field, but her greatest masterpieces are the personal canvases on which she’s imprinted her boldness. Born in Brazil, Silvana moved to Chicago 16 years ago and started cutting away the superfluous things in her life that held her back: false narratives fueled by society’s expectations of what she, as a woman, should be. Instead, she focused on being her truest, most extraordinary self. Today, Silvana inspires other women by embracing a childlike enthusiasm and zest for life as a woman. Her optimism and clarity about her own true self empower other women to chip away at their own timidity about who they are. She thrives in building other women up, and her broad strokes of bold have touched women across the country and been featured in the Chicago Tribune, Thrive Global, Chicago-Woman.com, Chicago Now, lifeUPlift, CS Magazine, and the One-of-a-Kind Show. The Bold Bombshell Club (former TulleTribe) is a network of female trailblazers from all walks of life—entrepreneurs, influencers, students, artists, mothers, and more—all working to lift and learn from one another on the way. These are women who are willing to do the inner work to be a bombshell for themselves and everyone around them, who live their values, serve others, bring their best everywhere!

Session: EQ Gives You Superpowers

Silvana Favaretto

Life Coach, Empowering women to live a bold life

Silvana Favaretto is a life coach dedicated to helping women...

Sonia Dominguez

Sonia Dominguez

Position: Chief Program Officer, AVANCE

Sonia Dominguez is the Chief Program Officer at AVANCE, Inc., where she provides leadership and strategy for programming across the AVANCE network. Before joining AVANCE, Sonia served as the senior director of learning networks for E3 Alliance, a collective impact organization based in Austin, Texas, where she led systems-change efforts in education to improve student outcomes from cradle-to-career. A Head Start graduate, Sonia draws upon her lived experience and passion to improve opportunities for underserved communities through education. Her work in education spans working with parents and children under 5 to teaching education courses at the University. Sonia’s experience includes serving as a public school teacher, instructional coach, mathematics coordinator, director of curriculum, and adjunct faculty. She earned a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in education from the University of Texas at El Paso.

Session: Parents as Partners and Co-Creators in Remote Learning (This Session is also Being Presented in Spanish by Norma Vargas)

Sonia Dominguez

Chief Program Officer, AVANCE

Sonia Dominguez is the Chief Program Officer at AVANCE, Inc.,...

Sue Beers

Sue Beers

Position: Director of MISIC

Sue Z. Beers is currently the Director of MISIC, a non-profit consortium of over seventy school districts working together to improve teaching and learning. Over four decades in education, Sue has been a teacher, coach, Director of Curriculum, author of six books for ASCD and independent consultant in the areas of literacy across the curriculum, assessment, leadership and school improvement.

Session: Developing as a Professional: Learning as a Pathway for Self and Professional Renewal

Sue Beers

Director of MISIC

Sue Z. Beers is currently the Director of MISIC, a...

Susan McVea

Susan McVea

Position: Business Development (Sales) & Wealth Strategist

Susan has helped experts sell more than $600M with aligned relationship strategies to build trust. Founder of When She Conquers and host of Master the Sales Game podcast, her mission is to help create more female millionaire entrepreneurs and spread a mentality of wealth and abundance in the world.

Session: Creating connections that turn into paying clients

Susan McVea

Business Development (Sales) & Wealth Strategist

Susan has helped experts sell more than $600M with aligned...

Tamesha Allen

Tamesha Allen

Position: Inspirational Speaker, Educator, and Scholarship Strategist

Tamesha is an inspirational speaker, co-author, educator, and scholarship strategist. She is the owner of Tamesha Speaks, LLC where she focuses on; youth and young adults, education, and inspiring women. She has been featured in local magazines and Chip Baker – The Success Chronicles podcasts.

Session: Mental Health Matters Now and Forever More

Tamesha Allen

Inspirational Speaker, Educator, and Scholarship Strategist

Tamesha is an inspirational speaker, co-author, educator, and scholarship strategist....

Tara O’Brien

Tara O’Brien

Position: Mindset Coach, Partner, BTS Spark

Tara O’Brien brings her nearly 20 years of experience in a wide range of schools across several states, including independent and faith-based institutions. Well respected by colleagues for her inspirational leadership, she has led successful schools in both Arizona and New Mexico. With a strong passion for lifelong learning, Tara has gained double Master’s Degrees in Educational Leadership and Curriculum & Instruction. Believing that her mentors were critical to her own development, Tara has a strong interest in the contribution that coaching and positive psychology can make to educational leadership. Tara is a popular presenter at educational leadership conferences.

Session: Escaping Your MindTraps™

Tara O’Brien

Mindset Coach, Partner, BTS Spark

Tara O’Brien brings her nearly 20 years of experience in...

Todd Nesloney

Todd Nesloney

Position: Director of Culture and Strategic Leadership, Educator, Author, and Speaker

Todd Nesloney is the Director of Culture and Strategic Leadership for the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA). He has also served as an award-winning principal of a PreK-5th Grade campus of over 775 students in a rural town in Texas. He has been recognized by the White House, John C Maxwell, the Center for Digital Education, National School Board Association, the BAMMYS, and more for his work in education and with children. Todd has written four books, including Kids Deserve It, Stories From Webb, Sparks in the Dark, and his brand new book When Kids Lead. He also recently released his first children’s book Spruce And Lucy. He hosts the podcast “Tell Your Story” and is very active on social media under the moniker Tech Ninja Todd.

Session: Building a Powerful Classroom Culture

Todd Nesloney

Director of Culture and Strategic Leadership, Educator, Author, and Speaker

Todd Nesloney is the Director of Culture and Strategic Leadership...

Travis Allen

Travis Allen

Position: Motivational Speaker, President and Founder of iSchool Initiative

Travis Allen is a young visionary promoting technology and culture readiness within the learning environment. Before graduating from high school, Travis created a viral YouTube video on revolutionizing America’s education through the use of mobile technology. While in college, he started a company, iSchool Initiative, which focuses on empowering students with a voice. With the support of his team, Travis has presented in over 45 states and 11 countries, allowing him to reach an audience of over 300,000 people! He has been featured on CNN, Huffington Post and Forbes. In 2011, he was the winner of Google Young Minds competition; in 2012, he was invited to the White House for Education Datapalooza; and in 2015 he won the GA Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Travis is quickly becoming one of the most influential leaders of the emerging digital learning movement.

Session: SEL’s Role in the Workforce by 2030

Travis Allen

Motivational Speaker, President and Founder of iSchool Initiative

Travis Allen is a young visionary promoting technology and culture...

TRISH KEILLER

Trish Keiller

Position: Founder, Roots Education; Master Trainer, Coach and Speaker

Trish Keiller is a master trainer, coach, and speaker who works with educators and parents to empower them from the inside out. As an educator, certified health counselor, yoga and mindfulness instructor, and certified coach, Trish enthuses the integration of mind-body wellness through the integration of mindset management, mindful movement and yoga.

She’s most passionate about empowering schools with the successful adoption of the skills, behaviors, mindsets, and attitudes that empower them to thrive. She knows when we feel well, we do well!
Trish earned a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education, a Master’s in Educating Students with Learning Disabilities, and a Master’s in Educational Leadership & Administration. She’s also a graduate of Heartcore Leadership’s Transformational Leadership Program.

Session: Cultivating Cultures of Well-Being

Trish Keiller

Founder, Roots Education; Master Trainer, Coach and Speaker

Trish Keiller is a master trainer, coach, and speaker who...

Trish-Keiller

Trish Keiller

Position: Founder, Roots Education

Trish Keiller, M.S. Ed is a master trainer, coach, and speaker who works with educators and parents to empower them to cultivate well-being. Trish enthuses the integration of mind-body wellness through teaching essential skills of stress regulation, emotional regulation, and mindset management.

Session:  Magical Mindsets to Manage Crisis & Evoke JOY

Trish Keiller

Founder, Roots Education

Trish Keiller, M.S. Ed is a master trainer, coach, and...

Valarie Pearce

Valarie Pearce, MEd

Position: Author and Educator

Valarie Pearce is an author and an educator. She is committed to the elevation and empowerment of burgeoning leaders, through teaching social-emotional competencies. She earned her M.Ed. in curriculum development and oversees the creation of the Friendzy print and digital curriculum content, scope and sequence, and has oversight on the Friendzy Professional Development series. Valarie is an author of four children’s books and is currently working on a young adult fiction novel. As a leader Valarie believes in spreading a message of faith, hope, love, and transformation. More on her work can be found at https://www.friendzy.co/ and https://www.imarapublishing.com/

Session: Culturally Responsive Classrooms

Valarie Pearce, MEd

Author and Educator

Valarie Pearce is an author and an educator. She is...

Valerie M. Sargent

Valerie M. Sargent

Position: Emotional Intelligence Strategist

Valerie M. Sargent is a highly regarded Emotional Intelligence Strategist. As a national speaker, trainer, consultant, and EQ executive coach, she takes teamwork, resilience, and communication to inspiring new levels. This expert delights in bringing vitality to all whom she encounters!

Session: Train Your Brain for EQ and Resilience During Change

Valerie M. Sargent

Emotional Intelligence Strategist

Valerie M. Sargent is a highly regarded Emotional Intelligence Strategist....

Vera Thomas

Vera Thomas

Position: International Speaker, 14x Best Selling Author, Trainer, Certified Coach

Vera Thomas is a 14x bestselling author, an international speaker, certified transformational coach. She works with companies who want to transform their teams. The most valuable company asset is its human resources. Leadership defines and drives the attitudes and behaviors of their employees.

Session: The Reflection from Within

Vera Thomas

International Speaker, 14x Best Selling Author, Trainer, Certified Coach

Vera Thomas is a 14x bestselling author, an international speaker,...

Walter Taylor

Walter Taylor

Position: Director of Professional Development

Walter Taylor, NBCT (National Board Certified Teacher) is the Director of Professional Development (PD) for the Chicago Teachers Union Foundation (CTUF) Quest Center and is responsible for the strategic planning, development, and implementation of professional learning opportunities for educators. Walter brings over 13 years of teaching science, language arts and special education in Chicago Public Schools (CPS), over 11 years of facilitating PD for public education teachers through the CTUF’s Quest Center and the Golden Apple Foundation (GAF) and over 24 years of curriculum development experience with CPS, CTUF and the GAF. Mr. Taylor is also a mentor for the GAF and a professor at National Louis University in their Education Department. In addition to designing and teaching curricula to pre-service teachers and classroom teachers for the GAF and the CTUF, Walter provides graduate-level PD to teachers. His signature PD offerings and programs include Restorative Practices, Differentiated Instruction, Questioning and Discussion Techniques, Cultural Competency, Culturally Responsive Pedagogy, Critical Race Theory, Classroom Management, Managing and Monitoring Student Learning, and Student Engagement. Mr. Taylor has done extensive work with restorative practices. He works with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the AFT Congressional Black Caucus in many capacities (esp., restorative practices) which has led him to travel many places both domestically and internationally. Walter has done restorative practices PD in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Trinidad and Tobago, and Mexico City – to name a few.

Session: Culturally Responsive Teaching: Understanding and Incorporating the New ISBE Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading Standards and connection to EQ/SEL

Walter Taylor

Director of Professional Development

Walter Taylor, NBCT (National Board Certified Teacher) is the Director...

Zachary Blakeney

Zachary Blakeney

Position: Consciousness and Performance Coach

Zack Blakeney is a Performance and Consciousness Coach who helps leaders and founders liberate self-imposed limitations to maximize their potential and profits. His unique blend of emotional intelligence with consciousness rapidly shifts limiting perceptions and alignment into peak performance.

Session: How to Turn Regret into Gratitude

Zachary Blakeney

Consciousness and Performance Coach

Zack Blakeney is a Performance and Consciousness Coach who helps leaders...

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Testimonials

Vera Thomas

Vera T

This summit will provide leaders and management tools that will not only impact the work environment; it will impact their lives and the lives of their significant others.

This summit will provide leaders and management tools that will...

Tahira Yasmeen

Tahira Y

I believe SEL is very important and in order for students to learn and feel comfortable in the classroom SEL is a key component.

I believe SEL is very important and in order for...

Susan McVea

Susan M

The work the EQ Summit is doing is exactly what the world needs more of. When we have healthier, better adjusted children we have fewer broken adults who need fixing. As someone who has gone through a broken phase, being given these skills earlier in life is a lifeline I think all of us can use. EQ/ SEL is what will make the biggest difference in the future. Thank you for giving us these amazing resources!

The work the EQ Summit is doing is exactly what...

Shreya-Prakash

Shreya P

This summit is an exciting opportunity for educators, parents & practitioners, researchers and professionals from varied walks of life, with diverse experiences, to come together to learn, share, and grow together as individuals.

This summit is an exciting opportunity for educators, parents &...

Shivangi-Maniar

Shivangi M

It was a marvelous experience to be in the company of such well spoken genuine and knowledgeable trainers. The team at the summit ensured a seamless process for me!

It was a marvelous experience to be in the company...

Travis-Allen

Travis A

The presenters were very informative. They definitely seem like experts.

The presenters were very informative. They definitely seem like experts.

Riccardo-Codevilla

Riccardo C

It was amazing to learn about techniques I can implement to make my students feel they belong in my program, I will be implementing many ideas like checking on my own biases, opening a space where students can share about their family traditions, and promoting curiosity and collaboration.-Friendzy’s session

It was amazing to learn about techniques I can implement...

Bevin-Reinen

Bevin R

It reminded me that I’m not going through this alone. Mostly all parents are encountering the same issues and feelings and is good to be reminded to stay positive and diligent. -Elena Grant’s session

It reminded me that I’m not going through this alone....

Matt-Riback

Matt R

I learned how to become more culturally aware of my students and ways in which I can do so to make it easier. I learned the importance of social awareness and being respectful and listening to what a student has to say also show understanding and model of the type of behaviour that I expect in return.- Friendzy’s session

I learned how to become more culturally aware of my...

Mukram

Mukram A

I believe it is vital for kids and clients to be successful both in and out of classrooms. 

I believe it is vital for kids and clients to...

Matter Wester

Matter W

I appreciated the wealth of information in using SEL to affect kids lives outside the classroom, which is ultimately where the majority of their lives will be.” Mckenna Reitz’s session – 

I appreciated the wealth of information in using SEL to...

Lyndsey Walker

Lyndsey W

EQuip to Achieve summit was very helpful in improving relationships with my students and their parents.” Mckenna Reitz’s session

EQuip to Achieve summit was very helpful in improving relationships...

Lorena Seidel

Lorena S

I love impacting more people! This has been an amazing opportunity for me to help parents and children get along better and become more emotionally intelligent together. So that they can experience more joy, connection, and harmony at home. It is a pleasure and honor to be part of this Summit. I worked with Tahira who was wonderful in assisting me throughout this process. It is a lot of work to create, structure, and record these presentations and resources, but the organizers made it doable. I appreciate all the work they put behind the scenes to make this Summit happen. Lots of love and gratitude. -Lorena Seidel

I love impacting more people! This has been an amazing...

Kevin-Skiles

Kevin S

The overall quality of the conference was/is amazing. The presenters and presentations were packed full of information that clearly overlapped in all the right places. As best I can tell, I worked through all the sessions to completion, and am starting to go back through all the notes I took, to better organize them for use. You must be proud of the work you set in motion and are doing, and I hope you are seeing the benefit of it. I am looking forward to seeing and learning more, and would love to be a part of it somehow. What a game-changer this is and will be.

The overall quality of the conference was/is amazing. The presenters...

Lee-Kathy-

Kathy L

The EQ Summit was an invaluable experience and I enjoyed all the live sessions. I’ve been a K-12 educator at a community music school for almost twenty years, and the summit gave me an opportunity to learn from subject matter experts who are equally passionate about emotional intelligence and am grateful to have gained some different techniques in combatting the negative effects brought on by the pandemic. The speaker panels were extremely engaging, and I appreciated the takeaways that they provided. I highly recommend all parents, EQ lovers, and fellow educators to attend!

The EQ Summit was an invaluable experience and I enjoyed...

Jay-Marotzke

Joyce M

The EQ2A platform is a great way to share your teachings with others and be part of a ripple effect of goodness and transformative change in the lives of parents, educators and the children they love and support. What an honour!

The EQ2A platform is a great way to share your...

Jon-M-Corippo-1

Jon M

There’s never been a better time to think about student mental health and how teachers can create a POSITIVE learning environment than NOW. Join Roni Habib and me to learn how to improve the climate in your classroom or the school, without making SEL an add-on or extra.

There’s never been a better time to think about student...

Jerry Hanson

Jerry H

A recent Gallup Poll reveals that employee personal and professional development are two of the biggest desires from employee surveys. The flexibility and the vast array of session choices in this Summit make it a leading choice for today’s workers.

A recent Gallup Poll reveals that employee personal and professional...

Haseena Shaheed-Jackson

Haseena J

Allows and empowers people to be authentic. The summit is an environment filled with like-minded individuals who have similarities in purpose. Promotes brainstorming and masterminding to identify opportunities and develop actions to effect change.

Allows and empowers people to be authentic. The summit is...

Brandon-Johnson

Brandon J

I think it was great. I liked that it was self-paced.

I think it was great. I liked that it was...

Joelle-Hadley

Joelle H

I appreciated learning more about the classroom management part as well as meeting student’s needs individually. -McKenna Reitz’s session

I appreciated learning more about the classroom management part as...

Emily-Hu

Emily H

I really enjoyed attending the EQuip to Achieve Summit. The speakers provided great knowledge about remote learning, classroom management, etc and every session I’ve watched I’ve enjoyed! Overall a really fun experience, I highly recommend it to all my educator friends

I really enjoyed attending the EQuip to Achieve Summit. The...

Richard-Hughes

Richard H

This was really good! It made me more aware of the little things I need to focus on within my classroom to be more culturally responsive to my students’ needs. It also made me realize how important it is to understand what a culturally responsive classroom should look like & feel like. -Friendzy’s session

This was really good! It made me more aware of...

Duane-Jourdeans-1

Duane J

The summit houses a wealth of knowledge that can be applied in both professional and personal settings. It is an outstanding vault of actionable EQ resources!

The summit houses a wealth of knowledge that can be...

Emily-Dills

Emily D

I like the research Travis Allen had, his creative ability, and bringing real-world experiences to the class, to actually promote better collaboration, goal-setting, achieving, rewards, all of which apply to life after school.” -Travis Allen’s session

I like the research Travis Allen had, his creative ability,...

DeAnna-Bond

De`Anna B

The EQuip2 Achieve Summit continues to make SEL and EQ a priority and educational platform to support our education leaders, school staff and communities, students, and parents. Providing the opportunity to show and teach the benefits of creating and maintaining some of the best SEL and EQ environments.

The EQuip2 Achieve Summit continues to make SEL and EQ...

Chris Willard

Christopher W

I’m so excited about this latest eQUIP to achieve summit!

I’m so excited about this latest eQUIP to achieve summit!

Christina Patter

Christina P

The overall quality of the conference was/is amazing. The presenters and presentations were packed full of information that clearly overlapped in all the right places. As best I can tell, I worked through all the sessions to completion, and am starting to go back through all the notes I took, to better organize them for use. You must be proud of the work  you set in motion and are doing, and I hope you are seeing the benefit of it. I am looking forward to seeing and learning more and would love to be a part of it somehow. What a game-changer this is and will be.

The overall quality of the conference was/is amazing. The presenters...

Walter-Taylor

Walter T

All great presentations and material for now and future reference.

All great presentations and material for now and future reference.

Brian-A

Brian A

By integrating SEL and EQ skills offered at the EQ Summit into the lives of students, particularly skills like self-awareness, students can learn to overcome difficulties much more quickly. Not only will this lead to a more enjoyable schooling experience, but students will then be in a better state of mind more consistently, so they will be able to learn more in school and will be more likely to develop positive habits. The early development of these skills will lead to a lifetime of greater self-worth, and thus a lifetime of increased happiness and fulfillment.

By integrating SEL and EQ skills offered at the EQ...

Areia Cobb

Areia C

The EQ Summit is a one-stop shop for parents and educators to learn various strategies and techniques they can incorporate into their everyday lives that will make them more effective.

The EQ Summit is a one-stop shop for parents and...

Kyle-Gregory-Price

Kyle G

There is nothing to compare this to. I enjoyed every aspect of it.

There is nothing to compare this to. I enjoyed every...

Alicia

Alicia M

I loved the EQuip to Achieve Virtual Summit! The speakers were interesting, engaging, and positive about the current remote learning situation. I had the opportunity to have a conversation with some of the speakers during the live session, and I’m very glad to say that I have a new perspective on education as a whole! Thank you, EQuip to Achieve!

I loved the EQuip to Achieve Virtual Summit! The speakers...

Jamie-Johnson

Jamie J

I enjoyed being able to take some minutes for myself, not having to worry about anything but feeling my body.”-Christy Jone’s session

I enjoyed being able to take some minutes for myself,...

Summit Schedule

* Sessions subject to change

The EQuip to Achieve Summit will give attendees the opportunity to gain substantive and practical information about how to navigate our new world of remote learning and social isolation. We believe that cultivating our emotional intelligence and looking at problems through this emotional lens is critical in such a disruptive time. Browse our diverse selection of topics and find the ones that interest you!

Bobi Seredich
Bobi Seredich
Co-Founder, Speaker, Master Certified Trainer on EI

Today, parents and educators are forced to address increasingly complex challenges as well as grow with uncertainty. It is a good time to have a healthy dose of optimism whether you are struggling with an overall feeling that life is not turning out the way you thought it would.

Chris Willard
Christopher Willard
Psychologist, Author at Harvard Medical School

As we return to school again so many children, teens and professionals are looking for more skills to self-regulate challenging emotion emerging from recent traumatic events. In this workshop, you’ll discover ways to use body based mind-body practices that can immediately engage struggling students.

Rheon
Rheon Gibson
Author and Creator of ``The Dizz Wizz Series``

Education and parenting during the COVID-19 Pandemic has come with an abundance of obstacles and challenges. In this presentation, we will not only recognize those challenges, but we will focus on the strengths you've developed in the process.

Niki Spears
Niki Spears
Motivational Speaker and Author

It wasn’t just students who braved a new way of learning when the coronavirus pandemic shut down schools across the nation, but school leaders, teachers, and parents were challenged to create a new blueprint for providing valuable instruction and learning.
Let’s face it, we can’t pour from an empty cup. In order to serve and commit to the needs of others during these times of uncertainty, our educators and parents will need time to reflect on where we’ve been and where we’re going as we recharge our minds and refresh our spirits so that we can be there for others.
Niki Spears, author of the new children’s book The Hand Hug and The Beauty Underneath the Struggle: Creating Your BUS Story will help you reflect, recharge and recommit to the journey ahead!
Grab your pencils and get ready to create your BEST B.U.S Story as you discover the beauty underneath the struggle.

Haseena Shaheed-Jackson
Haseena Shaheed-Jackson
Author, Speaker, Coach & Trainer

Vision is purpose, believing and using the power of thinking. Vision moves you forward to being courageous, consistent and impactful. Vision provides direction and focus. Use the secrets revealed in this workshop to keep your vision alive and active.

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Deepak Sharma
Deepak Sharma
Professional Coach and Founder of Volition Academy

Childhood anxiety increases over time if not managed and can keep children from living up to their potential. Only when anxiety is understood and addressed can children take control of all areas of their life so they can live in their joy and happiness.

Alyssa Poggioli
Alyssa Poggioli
Life, Leadership & Connection coach

Enhance your life & leadership with Emotional intelligence

Scarlett Lewis
Scarlett Lewis
Founder, Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is an essential part of the educational experience for children. Teaching children essential skills, tools, and attitudes, beyond academics, will help them thrive socially, physically, emotionally, and mentally. They will develop healthy relationships, manage their emotions, and be resilient. SEL teaches children life skills that result in emotional intelligence, moral awareness and personal responsibility and is the single most powerful proactive mental health initiative there is. Scarlett Lewis will share the riveting story of how she lost her six-year-old son, Jesse, in the Sandy Hook tragedy and explain how the three words he left on their kitchen chalkboard, “Nurturing Healing Love” led her to create a worldwide movement that focuses on social and emotional learning and character education and is based on the Choose Love Formula (Courage + Gratitude + Forgiveness + Compassion-in-Action = Choosing Love). She will explain what the Formula comprises and demonstrate engaging yet simple activities that parents and educators can share with their children and students that they can then practice and apply at home and in the classroom. By learning and practicing the simple, but powerful Choose Love Formula, and understanding how choosing love over fear can empower and change a person’s thoughts, parents, educators, and children can choose love in every situation, circumstance, or interaction and work together to create a safer, more peaceful world.

George Donald Miller
George Donald Miller
Speaker, Mentor & Certified Life Coach

Having the tools to stay out of the Drama Triangle is exciting. When you begin to take responsibility for your own happiness and satisfaction, you find creative solutions that are 100% authentic to who you are and the life you dream of living.

Trish Keiller
Trish Keiller
Founder, Roots Education

During this session, we will explore the subconscious mind and the impact on our daily experiences. We will then key in on and practice the 4 mindset management techniques that open up possibility, decrease stress and anxiety, evoke joy and happiness, and transform the way we engage with the world!

Melanie Larkins
Melanie Larkins
High Performance Coach

This session gives tips and tools to succeed in high pressure environments. These are techniques that teachers, parents, and students can put into practice immediately for results. The session is especially helpful for those in testing, sports, and high stress situations.

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Kevin Karschnik
Kevin Karschnik
Keynote Speaker

The ability to stay positive, manage our emotions, and work under pressure are key to success. In this presentation, Kevin will share stories and you will walk away with information and strategies you can apply immediately so we can be more productive and less stressed at school, work, and home.

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Kelsey Low
Kelsey Low
Self-Love Coach & Empowerment Coach

Learning how to lead our self in our day to day life requires EQ and Intention. In this conversation for parents, we will be discussing practical and tangible ways to bring EQ and Mindfulness into the home and actionable ways to feel empowered no matter what life circumstances you are experiencing.

Joyce Marter
Joyce Marter
Licensed Psychotherapist, National Speaker, Author & Mental Health Thought Leader

Learn the intrinsic relationship between mental health and financial health. Receive practical tools and proven strategies from psychology to promote positive mental health and financial health and resilience in yourselves and your children/students. Resources and exercises will be shared.

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Matthew Lippincott
Dr. Matthew Lippincott

Sharing pandemic era, field-tested tools and techniques for leveraging SEL

Carylynn Larson
Carylynn Larson
Psychologist & Leadership Coach

Success depends less on what you can accomplish on your own and more on the quality of results you can produce by working with and through others. This presentation provides a powerful set of tools for the relational, emotional, and conversational elements of professional success.

Aleasa Word
Aleasa Word
Emotional Intelligence Practitioner & DEI Consultant

In this informative and cheeky talk the concept of emotional intelligence, its existence and the need to grow the skillset will be brought to you in a real world fashion. Aleasa Word will engage a chuckle, apply knowledge and spark both curiosity and motivation to lean in a little deeper.

Chris Willard
Christopher Willard
Psychologist, Author, Faculty at Harvard Medical School

Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace

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Vera Thomas
Vera Thomas
International Speaker, 14x Best Selling Author, Trainer, Certified Coach

An examination of the attitudes and behaviors that determine the atmosphere within an organization

Susan McVea
Susan McVea
Sales & Wealth Strategist

There is one superpower that we can all tap into that improves communication and connection. When we harness this gift we all have, we increase our ability to be seen, heard and understood.
Find out:
• why we are all selling
• what are we all buying
• how to use this superpower for good

Alyssa Poggioli
Alyssa Poggioli
Life, Leadership, Connection Coach

Learn the effects of stress and apply tools to not allow physical stress to impact your emotional wellbeing and relationships negatively.

Mitch Schneider
Mitch Schneider
Educator, Technologist, Strategist, Entrepreneur

Mitch Schneider enjoys fostering innovation, learning, and social change through collaboration. He has developed multiple multi-million dollar social-benefit organizations and has a history of success in strategy, fundraising, social ROI, program implementation, and leadership development. His lifelong pursuit to promote individual empowerment and reduce multi-generational poverty has recently led him to the education sector. Mitch has master degrees in international management (MIM), entrepreneurial management (MBA), and elementary education (MAT). . He is pursuing a doctoral degree (EDD) ) with a focus on social-emotional learning technology, healthy engagement strategies, and instructional design and technology for social change. He has an 11-year-old son that he adores. Together they actively explore learning, sports, cooking, and – outrageous laughter. He currently serves as the founder and CEO of STRUT Learning with cofounder and Board Chair Douglas Yau. Together they are proud to help lead a passionate team of educators, SEL Specialists, technologists, and entrepreneurs.

Trish v Keiller
Trish Keiller
Founder, Roots Education; Master Trainer, Coach and Speaker

Critical to our success upon the fall 2021 return will be our attention to cultivating the optimal conditions for learning and teaching! Focusing on the well-being of both students and staff - physically, mentally, emotionally and socially – can expand our capacity to learn and teach and our ability to come back better so everyone thrives!
Don’t miss this session packed full of practical strategies you can use to foster learning ready states, decrease stress and anxiety, and increase feelings of calm, confidence, and well-being!

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Travis Allen
Travis Allen
Motivational Speaker, President and Founder of iSchool Initiative

By the year 2030 our world will look very different, and so will the jobs that exist. How do we look to the future to prepare students for the workforce they will go into? In this session we will explore the biggest trends predicted to shape our world by 2030, discuss what challenges schools currently face to adapt to the changes, and finally, practical solutions we can implement today to overcome those challenges. Spoiler alert, Social and Emotional Learning will be more critical than ever!

Todd Nesloney
Todd Nesloney
Director of Culture and Strategic Leadership, Educator, Author, and Speaker

As Nicholas Ferroni says, “Kids who are loved at home come to school to learn, but kids who aren’t, come to school to be loved”. Todd has watched first hand in his own classroom and now on his campus how empowering students and adults has transformed not only the culture of the campus but has transformed lives as well. Todd shares many different strategies that you can implement immediately that will positively affect those around you and build stronger relationships.

Tamesha Allen
Tamesha Allen
Inspirational Speaker, Educator, and Scholarship Strategist

Sharing with educators and parents on the importance of mental health and self-care.

Sue Beers
Sue Beers
Director of MISIC

Gaining new skills and being recognized for demonstrating mastery of skills are important elements in one’s overall emotional health. When we feel better equipped to manage and perform our professional duties, we develop a sense of pride and accomplishment that boosts our overall sense of well-being. Traditional professional development programs often do not provide the synergy that leads to lasting change in classroom practices or a boost in professional efficacy. Micro-credentials are a new pathway to professional learning that focuses on individual needs. Micro-credentials are job-embedded, just-in-time, personalized, skill-based tasks and resources that are
focused on the specific areas important to the learner.

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Trish Keiller – Founder, Roots Education; Master Trainer, Coach and Speaker
Jill Stansbury – Social and Emotional Learning Consultant and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Facilitator
Alyssa Poggioli – Life, Leadership & Connection coach
Dr.Janíce T Samuels – Educational Technology Leader, Writer, Activist
Rheon Gibson – The Creator and Owner of The Dizz Wizz Series

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Sue Beers – Director of MISIC
Valarie Pearce – Author and Educator
Scarlett Lewis – Founder of Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement
Katie Ross – Director of Programming of EYEJ

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Sonia Dominguez
Sonia Dominguez
Chief Program Officer, AVANCE

The pandemic has disrupted student learning and has exposed the inequities in education that disproportionately impact underserved communities. Families were suddenly at the center of student learning without any warning or dedicated resources for how to support their children’s education and well-being at home. AVANCE’s two-generation approach capitalizes on parents’ inner strength and innate love for their children to help them become the best teachers and stewards of their children’s growth and success. This session will feature lessons learned as we pivoted to remote learning with parents and their children; the co-creation of activities for personalized instruction; the training provided to parents and educators; and the collaboration between parents and teachers to ensure their children’s success.

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Silvana Favaretto
Silvana Favaretto
Life Coach, Empowering women to live a bold life

3 Tools to Expand your Emotional Intelligence and Become a Superhero (or Shero)

Emotional Intelligence makes you so aware, you’ll feel like you have super powers that “normal” people don’t realize. In this presentation I’m teaching you three powerful tools.

Shawn P Neal
Shawn P Neal
Founder, Saxus LLC / SwitchPoint Development

The pandemic has drastically exacerbated and changed the stressors faced by educators and parents alike. Take a deep dive into those changes and how each of us can positively develop our own Social Emotional Health in order to be a positive influence for future generations.

Shantel Scott
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Educator and Consultant

Dr. Shantel Scott has been an educator for 18 years. Her mission is to inspire, educate, empower, and build confidence in learners of all ages through the design of personalized, authentic, and impactful learning experiences.

Shannon Schoenebeck
Shannon Schoenebeck
Social-Emotional Learning Coach, Speaker

Take 3 simple steps to support your well-being in the classroom. Learn how to use SEL to manage the difficulties of teaching and classroom management. Lessen your stress and leave school with more energy. Find balance happiness in and out of your classroom with SEL. Join me and learn how!

Sarah Schwartz
Sarah Schwartz
Co-founder

We’ll discuss 4 ways educators can provide students with choice/autonomy in their learning. We’ll provide a checklist & examples teachers can use when designing lessons. Educators will leave the session better equipped to create student-centered, personalized, equitable, and engaging learning.

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Richard Hughes
Richard Hughes
Education Champion

Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is much more than something to add to the to do list. SEL is a lens that can help us alter current practices to better support those entering our schools each day. This session focuses on educational practices that support SEL and well-being.

Sarah Schwartz
Sarah Schwartz
Co-founder

We’ll discuss 4 ways educators can provide students with choice/autonomy in their learning. We’ll provide a checklist & examples teachers can use when designing lessons. Educators will leave the session better equipped to create student-centered, personalized, equitable, and engaging learning.

Pierce
Pierce Delahunt
Social Emotional Leftist

An expansion of individualist Social Emotional Learning to a group analysis, and how that gets us social justice

Valerie M. Sargent
Emotional Intelligence Strategist

When you are an educator returning from a distanced world of the pandemic, proper perspective and self-management techniques can help you better control potential states of overwhelm, creating a more balanced brain. Join Valerie to discover the anatomy of EQ and how to enhance your performance.

Norma Vargas
Norma Vargas
Program Specialist, AVANCE

La pandemia ha perturbado el aprendizaje de los estudiantes y ha puesto al descubierto las desigualdades en la educación que afectan desproporcionadamente a las comunidades desatendidas. De repente, las familias se convirtieron en el centro del aprendizaje de los estudiantes sin ninguna advertencia ni recursos sobre cómo apoyar la educación y el bienestar de sus hijos en el hogar. El enfoque de dos generaciones de AVANCE realza la fortaleza interior de los padres y el amor innato por sus hijos para ayudarlos a convertirse en los mejores maestros y administradores de su crecimiento y su éxito. Esta sesión presentará las lecciones aprendidas a medida que pasamos al aprendizaje remoto con los padres y sus hijos; la co-creación de actividades para la instrucción personalizada; la capacitación proporcionada a los padres y educadores; y la colaboración entre padres y maestros para asegurar el éxito de sus hijos.

Milly Chacko
Milly Chacko
Social Emotional Learning and Mindfulness Teacher

Have you heard the term social emotional learning and are unsure of what it is or why it is important? Well, this presentation describes the important components of social emotional learning, or the WHO. The What focuses the different means of teaching children these skills. The WHY is the research based overall benefits of making it an integral part of school & life in general. The HOW provides simple to use tools, tips, and techniques for everyday life. The best part is it is adult friendly as well!!

Melanie Larkins
Melanie Larkins
High Performance Coach

This session gives tips and tools to succeed in high pressure environments. These are techniques that teachers, parents, and students can put into practice immediately for results. The session is especially helpful for those in testing, sports, and high stress situations.

Laura Haver
Laura Haver
Mom, Author, Coach, Speaker & Beach Lover

Do you ever feel like the whirlwind of life is taking over? You know you want to connect with your kids and equip them with all the SEL and EQ skills. Yet, when push comes to shove, it seems a little overwhelming- especially in light of everything else that is looming on your never-ending to do list. If this resonates or you’re just looking for more fun and easy ways to teach your kids EQ/SEL, then this session is for you. I’ll share simple, fast and engaging ways to use play to stealthily teach your kids these skills. My session will be lively and light. You’ll leave empowered with games and activities that you can play to effortlessly create a more loving, creative and emotionally regulated home environment for yourself and your family. Let’s play!

L'Tanya Johnson
L'Tanya Johnson
Founder, HCI Consulting-VA, LLC

Emotional Intelligence: Defined, the impact on children, strategies to develop it.

Katie Ross
Katie Ross
Director of Programming, YODJ: Youth Online Discussing Justice

EYEJ: Empowering Youth Exploring Justice drives social justice reform by empowering young people to advocate for change. Our YODJ: Youth Online Discussing justice implements a trauma-informed approach to SEL to meet our students where they are while utilizing a strength-based perspective to build resilience in our youth. Come and learn about the 7 approaches to trauma-informed practice in SEL and how to implement these in a remote space!

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Julie Frizzi
School Counselor

Do your students need a personal toolkit to help them navigate through life’s ups and downs? Together we will build a life-skill lesson plan, learn new breathing techniques, practice mindful games, integrate core content, and learn relaxation tips. Come away with a digital resource bundle to equip students with skills to improve self-regulation, self-awareness, social awareness, problem-solving, and self-management.

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Julia Cook
Julia Cook
National Level Speaker, Award-winning Author, Educator, and Former School Counselor

Are you a Friday educator or a Monday educator? Friday educators can’t wait to get out of the building at the end of the week, while Monday educators can’t wait to get back to school after the weekend. Joy may be one of the biggest differentiating factors. The demands on educators often feels overwhelming. Each day we are confronted with behavioral issues, inequity, suicidal ideation, and diversity challenges...and that’s on top of working with students on future career options and post-secondary education, and keeping track of all the data and documentation. Meanwhile, student mental health issues are on the rise. It can be an easy recipe for discouragement and overload. When the education tidal wave begins to swell, how do you stand strong and continue to pour out the encouragement, wisdom, and support your students need? In this heartfelt, engaging talk, Julia Cook shares what it’s taken her years to figure out. Happiness is momentary, but Joy is a constant state of contentment that is not shifted by the chaos around us. Through stories and practical steps, Julia teaches us how to shift our thinking and actions so that we can:
• Move from looking for temporary happiness to finding long-term joy
• Develop a process for self-care that inhibits burnout and compassion fatigue
• Inspire others to find their own inner joy
• Be a school counselor who looks forward to Mondays
Joy is the magic that shifts perspectives and helps us maintain passion and purpose, even in the hard seasons. Joy is the gift that keeps on giving...to you and everyone around you. In this special talk from Julia, you’ll laugh, you’ll cry... and you’ll leave with a plan for growing in joy, finding fresh meaning in your work, and supporting those who need you most.

Jon Corippo
Jon M Corippo
Educator

Eduprotocol Field Guide Co-Author Jon Corippo will be welcoming you to his virtual classroom, where he will model culture building, creative learning opportunities, and differentiation just like he does with the kids in his classroom.

Jillian Joyce H
Jillian Joyce Kaufmann
Lecturer, School of Communication, Illinois State University

This presentation will explore student accommodations in higher education, specifically focusing on the rising number of students who experience mental health concerns and how instructors can support this population.

Jerry Jones
Jerry Jones
Principal, K-6

As a school leader, there are many ways that you can influence your students, staff and community. Jerry's presentation will provide practical ways for any leader to support students, maximize their potential and help students be future ready.

Jennifer Watson
Jennifer Watson
Leadership Coach, Breakthrough &Inspirational Speaker and Entrepreneur

This powerful presentation will tap into what true Emotional Intelligence (E.I) is at ALL ages (it’s not what you think or what they have been telling you). Going even deeper we will take the attendee through three components of E.I. unique to K-8. And deeper yet giving 3 powerful tools to amplify these components of E.I. no matter the environment. “Sealing the deal” with a powerful integration activity! You will walk away feeling extraordinarily confident in connecting your E.I. to the child/young adult and creating a powerful environment of connection, growth and learning.

Gerard Vargas
Gerard Vargas
Co-founder

Did you know that having five or more positive emotions for every negative strengthens resilience, self-discipline, and emotion regulation? Experience 5-minute routines that generate this magic ratio instantly in students and adults! Designed for busy educators. Free materials and curriculum!

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Friendzy Team

It’s so easy to think we know who are students are based on those who came before them. Yet our students are like a snowflake, each unlike any other. Knowing and respecting our student’s culture and stories will improve success and outcomes for our students of color.
Join Dr. Chiromo and Valarie Pearce as they identify what a culturally responsive classroom looks like and offer tangible techniques for schools and teachers to implement. You will unpack how social-emotional learning techniques support diverse classrooms by creating a safe learning environment where all students can grow, learn and thrive.

Emily Dills
Emily Dills
Educational Consultant, SEL Coach

What can we change about our morning routines that supports Social Emotional Regulation so our kids and our students are READY to learn and be their best at home at school? This session will provide tangible strategies for teachers and parents.

Ella G
Ella Gozie-Iwudoh
EdTech Enthusiast

This presentation will focus on Social EMotional Learning as a crtical success factor in today educational landscape. It will also highlight how educators can use empathy to help students in the classroom.

Elena Grant
Elena Grant
Educator

In this workshop, you will understand how childrens’ brains develop, the effects of violence and stress on a child’s brain, how to promote healthy brain development and recognize teenage brain development, and how to develope coping skills for children during COVID19 and the appearance of disruptive behaviors with early learners.

Douglas Yau
Dr. Douglas Yau
EQ Coach, EQ Tech Entrepreneur

Raising a child with high EQ is an important goal for parents. Benefits can be seen immediately as the child learns to control their temper, play with others, and make friends. You may notice a shift in your child’s outlook towards positivity, improvement in grades, and perseverance. There are also long term benefits that can be seen years later as they grow up to be successful leaders who are authentic, compassionate, and resilient.

Dr. Chris Lee
Dr. Chris Lee
Founder and CEO of Elemental Shift Consulting

In 2018, the average amount of screen time was around 3.5 hours every day; new estimates are showing that we may have doubled that number into 2020 and the pandemic. Technology isn't going away, and with the increase in at-home education, it's important now more than ever to understand how screen time impacts our adult brains and those of our students or children. During this presentation, I'll explain developmental neuroscience to providing practical and easy-to-use strategies to help create healthy technology usage and simple EQ exercises to help our children thrive in this new world.

DeAnna Bond
De`Anna Bond
Social Emotional Doctor Research Psychologist

This presentation is geared towards leaders/educators on how to leverage emotional intelligence in the work environment. The goal is to help them become self-aware, maintain emotional regulation, socially aware of the needs of others, build positive work relationships, and make effective decisions.

Courtney Orr
Courtney Orr
Owner/Teacher

The presentation will consist of tips and information to help build a cohesive learning environment for parents, teachers and students

Miss Connie
Connie Morris
Educational Instructor, Speaker, Writer, Consultant

Break the cycle of stress, moving from chaos to calm through breath, movement, mindfulness, nature, and music. Learn the neuroscience behind emotions, what activities can create a DOSE of Happy, and how a PAUSE can improve focus, connections and school wellbeing!

Aleasa Word
Aleasa Word
Emotional Intelligence Practitioner & DEI Consultant

In this informative and cheeky talk the concept of emotional intelligence, its existence and the need to grow the skillset will be brought to you in a real world fashion. Aleasa Word will engage a chuckle, apply knowledge and spark both curiosity and motivation to lean in a little deeper.

Bevin Reinen
Bevin Reinen
Educator, Writer, Speaker, and Consultant

The Covid-19 crisis has turned children's worlds upside down, and we as educators must do our part to keep them physically and emotionally safe. Let's help them navigate these uncertain times by placing a premium on social-emotional learning. This session shares a teacher's toolkit of SEL activities for immediate implementation centered around CASEL's Five Core Competencies: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making.

Audrey Wyatt
Audrey Wyatt
Chief Culture Coach

In this presentation, you will learn how to help your students dialogue to create the right agreements and norms that produces a culture of Verve or Energy. Ultimately, a culture of Energy helps revitalize students so they can experience meaning, shared purpose, and deeper connections.

Areia Cobb
Areia Cobb
Educator / Speaker / Author

This presentation will use the children's book My Kind of Me as an aide to demonstrate how to explore the concepts of Bullying, Self-efficacy and Peer Advocacy in the classroom.

Angelique Pierce
Angelique Pierce
Business Coach, Entrepreneur

The option of a virtual education for your children was a safe solution in a world made uncertain by COVID-19. However, with the swift adoption of remote learning also came many unintended consequences for parents. Did you fully anticipate the interaction overload you are experiencing with your kids? Are you still searching for the lines that distinguish work vs. home vs. “assistant teacher” vs. parent? At times, do you feel like you are collapsing under the weight of the expectation that you can and should be able to do it all? Then please register for Welcome to Space: Creating Balance to Overcome the Challenges of Remote Learning. This insightful and engaging session will reset your thinking and give you the tools to create the personal space you need so you can parent with excellence.

Ana Lorena Carrasco
Ana Lorena Carrasco
Program Director, AVANCE

Este taller proporcionará a los educadores las prácticas mas efectivas para lograr la participation de los padres y desafiará a los educadores a utilizar los principios de Intelligence Emocional para replantear la forma en que involucran, utilizan y empoderan a los padres. Los asistentes se irán con una nueva perspectiva y algunos consejos y herramientas útiles para involucrar a los padres de diversos orígenes.

Lawanda Innocent
Lawanda Innocent
School Social Worker

Throughout this presentation I will discuss the undeniable benefits to teaching children Social Emotional Learning (SEL) skills utilizing mindful practices.

Mitch Schneider
Mitch Schneider
Educator, Technologist, Strategist, Entrepreneur

Mitch Schneider enjoys fostering innovation, learning, and social change through collaboration. He has developed multiple multi-million dollar social-benefit organizations and has a history of success in strategy, fundraising, social ROI, program implementation, and leadership development. His lifelong pursuit to promote individual empowerment and reduce multi-generational poverty has recently led him to the education sector. Mitch has master degrees in international management (MIM), entrepreneurial management (MBA), and elementary education (MAT). . He is pursuing a doctoral degree (EDD) ) with a focus on social-emotional learning technology, healthy engagement strategies, and instructional design and technology for social change. He has an 11-year-old son that he adores. Together they actively explore learning, sports, cooking, and – outrageous laughter. He currently serves as the founder and CEO of STRUT Learning with cofounder and Board Chair Douglas Yau. Together they are proud to help lead a passionate team of educators, SEL Specialists, technologists, and entrepreneurs.

Kelsey Low
Kelsey Low
Self-Love Coach & Empowerment Coach

Learning how to lead our self in our day to day life requires EQ and Intention. In this conversation for parents, we will be discussing practical and tangible ways to bring EQ and Mindfulness into the home and actionable ways to feel empowered no matter what life circumstances you are experiencing.

Joyce Marter
Joyce Marter
Licensed Psychotherapist, National Speaker, Author & Mental Health Thought Leader

Learn the intrinsic relationship between mental health and financial health. Receive practical tools and proven strategies from psychology to promote positive mental health and financial health and resilience in yourselves and your children/students. Resources and exercises will be shared.

Matthew Lippincott H
Matthew Lippincott
Dr. Matthew Lippincott

Sharing pandemic era, field-tested tools and techniques for leveraging SEL

Carylynn Larson
Carylynn Larson
Psychologist & Leadership Coach

Success depends less on what you can accomplish on your own and more on the quality of results you can produce by working with and through others. This presentation provides a powerful set of tools for the relational, emotional, and conversational elements of professional success.

Alyssa Poggioli
Alyssa Poggioli
Life, Leadership & Connection coach

Learn the effects of stress and apply tools to not allow physical stress to impact your emotional wellbeing and relationships negatively.

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Various Speakers

Sue Beers – Director of MISIC
Valarie Pearce – Author and Educator
Scarlett Lewis – Founder of Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement
Katie Ross – Director of Programming of EYEJ

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Robert Beltz
Robert Beltz
Advanced Trauma and Resilience Practitioner

The developing brain struggles with isolation and unpredictability, as they wreak havoc on identity and EQ. The pandemic has left many students dissociated and looking for ways to retreat. It is up to educators and caregivers to shape systems of connectivity where students feel safe and valued.

Rebecca Wu
Rebecca Wu
Author, Educator, Mom, and Chief Hen at Rooster & Hen Press

Children everywhere has experienced some type of loss since the global pandemic of COVID-19. Perhaps it is a loss of routine or friendships. Perhaps it is a loss of loved ones or a stable homelife. Whatever the loss may be, children are experiencing grief and their grownups can help by processing those emotions together in safe, positive ways. Rebecca will guide participants through three practical, meaningful activities to do right away at home or in the classroom that include the arts, literacy, and memory making.

Paul Sanbar
Paul Sanbar
Executive + Creativity Coach | Facilitator

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Jill Stansbury
Jill Stansbury
Social and Emotional Learning Consultant

Prismatic Parenting and Teaching: Self-connection Strategies for Optimal Youth Outcomes
Learn ways that parents and teachers can heal internalized cultural stress that may impact their families and classrooms as a result of living in a culture that sends negative messages about LGBTQ+ people.

Jamie Johnson
Teacher |Author | Well-Being Support Coach

This presentation aims to help hard working educators trade frustration and overwhelm for clarity and joy.

Find out:
The most important mindset you need to quickly get your weekends back.
How to practice well-being that saves time,
The most important strategy to maintain these shifts.

Heather Marshall
Heather Marshall
Mindfulness, Creative Writing, and Yoga Teacher and Coach; Author; Speaker

Combining basic mindfulness techniques and simple creative writing tools, teachers and students can deepen their connections to, and understanding of, themselves, their curriculum, and each other.

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Duane Jourdeans
Duane Jourdeans
Educator, Speaker, Author, Coach, Consultant, Genos Certified Ei Practitioner

Character strengths are integral parts of our personality that impact how we think, feel & behave. Experts have identified 24 strengths we all have the capacity to express. During my workshop, you will discover & apply your own character strengths, & learn how to do the same for staff & students.

Chris Willard
Christopher willard
Christopher willard, psyd

In this interactive talk, you’ll discover ways to share powerful mindfulness and play based mind-body practices that can immediately engage kids who are struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, and more.

Casey O'Brien Martin
Casey O'Brien Martin
LMHC, REAT, RN, School Adjustment Counselor

Participants will learn how to create digital and printable breathing boards, how to apply trauma-sensitive language when using guided relaxations scripts, and will come away with some fun and easy-to-implement coping techniques and tips.

Amanda Gregory
Amanda Ann Gregory
Child Psychotherapist

Traumatized children often struggle with emotional regulation. Cognitive and behavioral interventions can be ineffective when a child's attachment needs are unmet. This presentation will explore the benefits of attachment interventions and provide specific interventions for the classroom and home.

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Janis Modeste
Janis Modeste
Chief Strategy Officer/Behavior Interventionist

Participants will understand the need to able to help students develop the social, emotional and self-regulations skills they need to be successful. Participants will receive teaching strategies to create a learning environment where students feel safe and empowered.

Rheon
Rheon Gibson
Author and Creator of ``The Dizz Wizz Series``

Education and parenting during the COVID-19 Pandemic has come with an abundance of obstacles and challenges. In this presentation, we will not only recognize those challenges, but we will focus on the strengths you've developed in the process.

Niki Spears
Niki Spears
Motivational Speaker and Author

It wasn’t just students who braved a new way of learning when the coronavirus pandemic shut down schools across the nation, but school leaders, teachers, and parents were challenged to create a new blueprint for providing valuable instruction and learning.
Let’s face it, we can’t pour from an empty cup. In order to serve and commit to the needs of others during these times of uncertainty, our educators and parents will need time to reflect on where we’ve been and where we’re going as we recharge our minds and refresh our spirits so that we can be there for others.
Niki Spears, author of the new children’s book The Hand Hug and The Beauty Underneath the Struggle: Creating Your BUS Story will help you reflect, recharge and recommit to the journey ahead!
Grab your pencils and get ready to create your BEST B.U.S Story as you discover the beauty underneath the struggle.

Haseena Shaheed-Jackson
Haseena Shaheed-Jackson
Author, Speaker, Coach & Trainer

Vision is purpose, believing and using the power of thinking. Vision moves you forward to being courageous, consistent and impactful. Vision provides direction and focus. Use the secrets revealed in this workshop to keep your vision alive and active.

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Deepak Sharma
Deepak Sharma
Professional Coach and Founder of Volition Academy

Childhood anxiety increases over time if not managed and can keep children from living up to their potential. Only when anxiety is understood and addressed can children take control of all areas of their life so they can live in their joy and happiness.

Alyssa Poggioli
Alyssa Poggioli
Life, Leadership & Connection coach

Enhance your life & leadership with Emotional intelligence

Jill Stansbury
Jill Stansbury
Social and Emotional Learning Consultant and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Facilitator

Mindfulness is paying attention to the present moment in a kind, non-judgmental way. This presentation will provide information about stress reactivity and how mindfulness aides individuals and schools in becoming skillful at responding to stress in ways that reduce it.

Anthony Peterson
Anthony Peterson
DEI Senior Consultant

Children need guidance understanding race, but many adults cannot find tools to provide guidance. This presentation demonstrates an approach to race dialogue that begins with storytelling and listening. This approach is born out of listening to children as a catalyst for those conversations.

Shivangi Maniar
Shivangi Maniar
Emotions Coach

We are the first generation of digital parents. And Social Media is a new , dynamic - almost infinite concept.
This session will help you understand
- The brain psychology of a teen
- The benefits and pitfalls of Social media
- What a parent of a teen needs to know before their teen enters the world of social media.
- Signs of social media addiction

Chris Willard
Christopher Willard
Psychologist, Author at Harvard Medical School

As we return to school again so many children, teens and professionals are looking for more skills to self-regulate challenging emotion emerging from recent traumatic events. In this workshop, you’ll discover ways to use body based mind-body practices that can immediately engage struggling students.

Bobi Seredich
Bobi Seredich
Co-Founder, Speaker, Master Certified Trainer on EI

Today, parents and educators are forced to address increasingly complex challenges as well as grow with uncertainty. It is a good time to have a healthy dose of optimism whether you are struggling with an overall feeling that life is not turning out the way you thought it would.

Lucky Trikes Team
Lucky Trikes Team

Interactive, Practical Workshop
3 x 15 minute sessions, each with a set of links and labs. Each session will include one actual storytime of 3-5 minutes.
1) Storytime & Somatics - Language and Listening with Our Whole Selves
a) The Rabbit Listened, by Corri Doerrfeld
2) Storytime & Improvisation - Play-based Approach to Read Aloud
a) Carmela Full of Wishes, by Matt de la Peña, illustrated by Chritian Robinson
3) An Actual Storytime! Modeling Bravery, Curiosity & Joy
a) Sometimes I’m Bambaloo, by Rachel Vail, illustrated by Yumi Heo
Participants will be encouraged to upload a storytime with improvised sound/music before the end of the summit.

Southern Word
Southern Word Team

Session leaders will explore how Southern Word’s
practice as writers in classrooms impacts racial and
social emotional dynamics for students.

Dizz Wizz
Rheon D. Gibson
The Creator and Owner of The Dizz Wizz Series

This presentation utilizes experiences in a social/emotional context to allow the audience to develop a holistic understanding of how utilizing certain approaches and techniques (i.e. 1- Down, Curiosity vs Judgment, Cameraman) will assist them with building positive relationships in schools/homes.

Matthew Hiefield
Matt Hiefield
Teacher on Special Assignment: Social Science, Digital Equity

The pandemic had profound impacts on schools everywhere. Although much has been lost, opportunities for growth and change have emerged. This presentation will look at unexpected lessons in building a stronger school community students, parents, and educators.

Dr. Teresa Granillo
Dr. Teresa Granillo
CEO, AVANCE

This workshop will provide educators with effective parent engagement best practices and will challenge educators to utilize EQ principles to rethink how they engage, utilize, and empower parents. Attendees will leave with a new perspective and some useful tips and tools to engage parents from diverse backgrounds.

Charles Williams
Charles Williams
Educational Consultant

Relationships are key to success. We know this to be true in both our homes and in schools. How then, can we actively work to build and maintain strong, positive relationships? Circles. Join me and explore the structures of Circles, the various types and uses or Circles, and how this simple, yet effective, approach can be implemented both at schools and at home. Learn today. Build tomorrow.

Riccardo Codevilla
Riccardo Codevilla
Emotional Intelligence Expert

In these three videos I'll explain how deeply related are the social and digital world, examining the meaning and the characteristics of SEL and DEL (first video); the impact of Social media on Empathy (second video) and the Best skills of Leadership for parenting and teaching (last one).

Vera Thomas
Vera Thomas
12x Amazon Best Selling Author, Certified Life Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Poet

An examination of parental styles, attitudes and behaviors that impact on children. Tools for immediate consideration.

Lorena Seidel
Lorena Seidel
Author of ``The Purposeful Child``

Research shows that 80% of our children's future success depends on their mindset. Let's learn how to best support our children's social and emotional well-being - in and out of the classroom. So that they grow with an invincible mindset and an unshakable sense of self.

Scarlett Lewis
Scarlett Lewis
Founder, Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is an essential part of the educational experience for children. Teaching children essential skills, tools, and attitudes, beyond academics, will help them thrive socially, physically, emotionally, and mentally. They will develop healthy relationships, manage their emotions, and be resilient. SEL teaches children life skills that result in emotional intelligence, moral awareness and personal responsibility and is the single most powerful proactive mental health initiative there is. Scarlett Lewis will share the riveting story of how she lost her six-year-old son, Jesse, in the Sandy Hook tragedy and explain how the three words he left on their kitchen chalkboard, “Nurturing Healing Love” led her to create a worldwide movement that focuses on social and emotional learning and character education and is based on the Choose Love Formula (Courage + Gratitude + Forgiveness + Compassion-in-Action = Choosing Love). She will explain what the Formula comprises and demonstrate engaging yet simple activities that parents and educators can share with their children and students that they can then practice and apply at home and in the classroom. By learning and practicing the simple, but powerful Choose Love Formula, and understanding how choosing love over fear can empower and change a person’s thoughts, parents, educators, and children can choose love in every situation, circumstance, or interaction and work together to create a safer, more peaceful world.

George Donald Miller
George Donald Miller
Speaker, Mentor & Certified Life Coach

Having the tools to stay out of the Drama Triangle is exciting. When you begin to take responsibility for your own happiness and satisfaction, you find creative solutions that are 100% authentic to who you are and the life you dream of living.

Valerie M. Sargent
Emotional Intelligence Strategist

When you are an educator returning from a distanced world of the pandemic, proper perspective and self-management techniques can help you better control potential states of overwhelm, creating a more balanced brain. Join Valerie to discover the anatomy of EQ and how to enhance your performance.

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Various Speakers

Jennifer Watson – Wellness + Leadership Coach, Breakthrough Speaker, Integrative Physical Therapist
Kristin Calabria – Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT) and Founder of BRIDGE
Laura Haver – Mom, Author, Coach, Speaker & Beach Lover
Melanie Larkins – High Performance Coach for Elite Athletes
Niki Spears – Motivational Speaker and Author

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Meredith Herrera
Meredith Herrera
Educator and Young Adult Coach

For the last year, educators across the country have grappled with an unprecedented set of circumstances, bravely facing the layered impact of COVID19, economic crisis, and persistent, pernicious racial inequities and violence. Oh, and there’s also your regular job and life responsibilities! We’ve all been affected in some kind of way by these multiple, extraordinary, intertwined events. And yet, as educators we do what we’ve always done; we soldier on, shouldering a tremendous responsibility to help young people learn, process, and understand. It can be exhausting stuff. And, frankly, we cannot effectively support students unless we are creating an equally robust infrastructure of support for ourselves. In this webinar, we’ll begin to build that architecture, taking time to learn, connect, and heal. In particular, we will discuss and explore concrete strategies to help educators:
● Critically assess and enhance their self-care routine by utilizing a self-care planning tool
● Create the right working conditions for holistic well-being (read: set and sustain realistic boundaries!)
● Find affinity and solidarity in your institutional space
● Name and acknowledge the disparate experience for educators of color and utilize constructivist listening practices to build authentic, culturally responsive allyship

McKenna Reitz
McKenna Reitz
Mom, AP Psychology Teacher, Coach, and Speaker

It is our responsibility as educators to create an environment for students to not only learn effectively but to grow as human beings mentally, socially, and emotionally. We need to stop putting so much energy into curriculum rather we should be focusing on improving our own Emotional Intelligence to better understand the bigger picture of our students. When we put more attention on the social and emotional needs of our students they are provided with a foundation for a safe and positive learning environment that will enhance the students' ability to succeed in school, careers, and life.

Kristin Calabria
Kristin Calabria
Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT) and Founder of BRIDGE

Throughout our lives, our emotional and traumatic experiences store themselves in the physical body. Particularly when working with children and adolescents, one of the best ways to access and process their emotional experience is through somatic work. We’ll practice this together by utilizing the framework of polyvagal theory in conjunction with top-down and bottom-up regulation. Many young people are experiencing heightened instances of stress, anxiety, and depression due to isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our journey through movement, psychoeducation, skill-building, and processing will equip educators, caregivers, and other stakeholders to begin healing work in their own communities.

Christy Jones
Christy Jones
Holistic Health and Wellness Coach

This fun presentation will empower parents and teachers with simple mindfulness brain breaks that leave them feeling relaxed, refreshed and energized. Be ready to move along and experience these mindful movements in your own body. These same brain breaks are meant to be incorporated throughout the days with students. I will also share tips to understand the connection of our 3 brains ( head, heart and gut) and how understanding these 3 brains support our physical and emotional well-being. Along with some joyful self-care tips that will leave you feeling inspired to incorporate them in your daily life. Knowing that caring for ourselves is the best way to care for the children in our lives.

Trish Keiller
Trish Keiller
Founder, Roots Education

During this session, we will explore the subconscious mind and the impact on our daily experiences. We will then key in on and practice the 4 mindset management techniques that open up possibility, decrease stress and anxiety, evoke joy and happiness, and transform the way we engage with the world!

Melanie Larkins
Melanie Larkins
High Performance Coach

This session gives tips and tools to succeed in high pressure environments. These are techniques that teachers, parents, and students can put into practice immediately for results. The session is especially helpful for those in testing, sports, and high stress situations.

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Kevin Karschnik
Kevin Karschnik
Keynote Speaker

The ability to stay positive, manage our emotions, and work under pressure are key to success. In this presentation, Kevin will share stories and you will walk away with information and strategies you can apply immediately so we can be more productive and less stressed at school, work, and home.

Click on the button below and View Kevin Karschnik promo video Positivity Under Pressure EQuip 2 Achieve Aug2021

Genein Letford
Genein Letford, M.Ed
Intercultural Creativity ® Keynote Speaker, Neuro Somatic Creativity® Speaker

Learn how observational skills and perspective shifting supports creative thinking for students.

Zachary Blakeney
Zachary Blakeney
Consciousness and Performance Coach

In my presentation, I will discuss the 3 steps for turning an experience that stimulates feeling of regret, to feeling a deep sense of gratitude. The steps are Acceptance, Understanding, and Forgiveness.

Walter Taylor
Walter Taylor
Director of Professional Development for Chicago Teachers Union Foundation

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Tara OBrien
Tara O'Brien
Mindset Coach, Partner, BTS Spark

At our best, we can be effective school leaders –we can set a clear direction, communicate well, engage others, and achieve change. But how do we respond when under pressure or when faced with setbacks? How well do we cope with change? How can we stay at our best regardless of the challenges of the role?
In this session, we will help you to become more aware of your state, how you respond to everyday stresses and the types of triggers that typically derail you. We will explore six ‘Mindtraps’™ that may catch you and we will explain the impact that your Mindtraps™ have on your leadership effectiveness. Finally, we will introduce you to a three-step process to help you to deliberately manage your state by unhooking yourself from your Mindtraps™ and find a more positive way of responding. As you start to build your own skillset around personal resilience, you will also find that you can naturally use the same strategies to help colleagues (and students) stay resourceful in stressful situations.

Matt Riback
Matt Riback
Founder & CEO

This presentation will discuss mindfulness as a vehicle for profound wellness, self-optimization, and enhanced organizational outcomes. I argue that by applying a humble approach for beginners learning mindfulness, it is easier to increase adoption, build momentum, and sustainably help others.

Kathy Magnusson
Kathy Magnusson
Owner of Wildewood Learning

Have you ever found yourself shaking your head and asking, “What’s wrong with this child? What if we instead asked, “What has happened to this child?” Explore the effects of trauma on learning. Learn strategies to stay centered and address behaviors to create safety.

Charles Williams
Charles Williams
Founder, CW Consulting

With so many conversations around race and ethnicity in our educational spaces, we must understand that some of the best intentions have unintended consequences. Join me as I share how this approach to equity and inclusion shaped my perceptions and experiences both in and out of school.

Carrie Rogers-Whitehead
Carrie Rogers-Whitehead
Founder

Our digital behavior can have as much or even more impact on our lives than our behavior in real life. How can we encourage and teach better digital behavior? One answer is through SEL. Learn about the top SEL skills for digital citizenship through working with thousands of students.

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