This webinar explores the growing evidence that shows the most effective way to improve school safety is by building supportive school communities that proactively protect against the perpetration of school violence.
Safe Schools, Thriving Students: Fostering Restorative Practices and Safe Communities Read More »
This webinar delves into implicit biases—the subconscious biases we all have that influence how we respond to others. To create equitable classrooms, educators must acknowledge their own biases and take steps to confront them. Better understand what implicit bias is and how it affects school climate as well as ways to confront implicit bias within ourselves and help students to do likewise.
America’s youth are under more pressure than ever before. This presentation discusses some of those stressors in detail, including recent results from a national survey on youth violence and substance abuse. Also discussed in this presentation are typical developmental milestones and differentiating factors between “teenage angst” and youth struggling with worsening depression or suicidal thoughts, and the webinar also reviews strategies for assessing risk factors for suicide and strategies to improve access to proper care. The speaker also reviews tips for communicating with youth and assessing internet/technology use, including assessing for cyberbullying and suicidal thoughts/actions. This webinar is intended for psychologists, social workers, counselors and other mental health professionals.
This webinar explores why people fear multicultural children’s books, emphasizing the importance of decolonizing imaginations to provide diverse narratives and counteract systemic racism. He highlights historical and contemporary examples of censorship and book banning, underscoring the critical need for inclusive literature in fostering empathy and understanding among young readers.
Why Are People Afraid of Multicultural Children’s Books? Read More »
This presentation explores the need for using multi-cultural books with young people, which increases students’ sense of self, belonging, and inclusion. The presentation was recorded on February 23, 2023, at Kansas State University and
Why Are People Afraid of Multicultural Children’s Books? Read More »
This webinar explores the importance of educators practicing self-care, and help educators understand the science and psychology of self-care, including how educator self-care affects students. Explore a variety of practices and tools and identify practices that work best for you so that you can thrive and really show up every day in your school community.
Hear how district and school leaders work to center student voice in order to uncover and address systemic inequities.
Reflections on the state of education today and what it means to support social justice and be an anti-racist educator. Conversation with Dr. Pedro Noguera, national educational leader and Dean of the University of Southern California’s Rossier School of Education.
Race, Equity, and the State of Education: A Conversation with Dr. Pedro Noguera Read More »
A look at the trauma-responsive strategies that can help both students and adults — and can an effective trauma response lead to better, more just schools
This module provides an overview of the IDEA Partnership blueprint on Leading by Convening. It outlines the essential habits that leaders need to cultivate authentic engagment and build allied relationship across groups. The tools and learning activities help groups identify their values and shared interests, and work together to improve practice.
Leading by Convening: A Blueprint for Authentic Engagment Read More »
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