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Join us this fall to learn research-based, equity-centered strategies to increase well-being, enhance belonging, and deepen engagement for students in your community. Don’t miss this professional development conference for K-12 educators and school partner teams. You will connect with fellow educators, experts, and thought leaders who are transforming the student experience in K-12 schools across the country, deepen your professional learning and leave inspired and empowered with concrete strategies for your K-12 school community.

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Friday, September 13
 

4:00pm PDT

Students Connect: Elevating Youth Voices for Change ⭐
Friday September 13, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Room 108 (CERAS)
At Challenge Success, we believe student voice is an essential component to improving the school experience. In this student-only session, learn how to leverage your voice to advocate for change in your school community. Engage with other students to gain practical strategies to improve student outcomes in well-being, belonging, and engagement.
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avatar for Zoë Randall

Zoë Randall

School Partnership Coach, Challenge Success
Friday September 13, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Room 108 (CERAS)
 
Saturday, September 14
 

9:30am PDT

“Not Another Initiative!” – 3 Ways to Embed SEL in School Culture and Make It Stick ⭐
Saturday September 14, 2024 9:30am - 10:45am PDT
Room 108 (CERAS)
This experiential session will focus on strategies to build an equity-rooted, whole-community approach to well-being and social and emotional learning (SEL) that sticks over time. We will explore the principles of high-impact, low-prep SEL curriculum resources and approaches that cultivate teacher and student engagement for this work. The session will also focus on the critical importance of adult, parent and caregiver SEL and well-being to supercharge a collective vision for SEL.
Presenters
avatar for Joe Tchen

Joe Tchen

Program Manager, The Institute For Social and Emotional Learning
Joe is an accomplished educator and facilitator with expertise in integrating Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) into myriad educational contexts.With a Master of Arts in Teaching, he's taught in a variety of schools and communities from a High School in Central Florida to an Independent... Read More →
Saturday September 14, 2024 9:30am - 10:45am PDT
Room 108 (CERAS)

11:15am PDT

Reimagining Wellness in Schools ⭐
Saturday September 14, 2024 11:15am - 12:30pm PDT
Room 108 (CERAS)
How can a school-based Wellness Center give students access to the tools, resources and support they need for healthy development, social emotional wellness, and academic success? In this workshop, we’ll explore the steps schools can take to prepare for, implement, and evaluate effective Wellness Centers on campus. Come learn about how Wellness Centers align with the 3-tiered model of support (MTSS) and work to elevate youth voice, expand community partnerships, and promote health and wellness on campus.
Presenters
avatar for Jessica Colvin, MSW, MPH, PPSC

Jessica Colvin, MSW, MPH, PPSC

Founder, SWELL - Schools Well
With 20 years of leadership in the school wellness movement, Jessica helped grow the San Francisco Wellness Initiative into a nationally recognized model, and pioneered the development of Wellness Centers in TUHSD. Through the founding of SWELL- Schools Well, she has now supported... Read More →
Saturday September 14, 2024 11:15am - 12:30pm PDT
Room 108 (CERAS)

1:30pm PDT

Get a C.L.U.E.! The Inner Game of Engagement, Belonging and Well-Being ⭐
Saturday September 14, 2024 1:30pm - 2:05pm PDT
Room 108 (CERAS)
How often do we – due to busyness or stress – react impulsively or lose composure? ! In this interactive workshop, we’ll learn how to Get a C.L.U.E. (Center, Line Up, Engage), through practices from mindfulness, aikido, SEL, and somatics to cultivate a sense of embodied presence. These practices are foundational for mastering our inner game so we can work together to design and implement systemic, sustainable school change.
Presenters
avatar for Lily Pan

Lily Pan

Mindfulness Teacher & Coach, Belmont-Redwood Shores School District
Lily Pan is a Mindfulness Teacher & Coach certified by the UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center. She has been training in mindfulness practices for over a decade, and discovered the power of integrating mindfulness into her family and school community to cultivate more joy and emotional resilience. She currently teaches mindfulness workshops, classes, and retreats to parents... Read More →
avatar for Alan Vann Gardner, Ed.D.

Alan Vann Gardner, Ed.D.

Leadership Coach, Apple Blossom School
Alan is a recently retired principal with over 40 years leadership experience in public and independent school settings.He is a certified mindfulness meditation teacher, a senior Aïkido teacher at Two Rock Dojo, a lead facilitator with TEL (Transformative Educational Leadership—an... Read More →
Saturday September 14, 2024 1:30pm - 2:05pm PDT
Room 108 (CERAS)

2:10pm PDT

Get a C.L.U.E.! The Inner Game of Engagement, Belonging and Well-Being ⭐
Saturday September 14, 2024 2:10pm - 2:45pm PDT
Room 108 (CERAS)
How often do we – due to busyness or stress – react impulsively or lose composure? ! In this interactive workshop, we’ll learn how to Get a C.L.U.E. (Center, Line Up, Engage), through practices from mindfulness, aikido, SEL, and somatics to cultivate a sense of embodied presence. These practices are foundational for mastering our inner game so we can work together to design and implement systemic, sustainable school change.
Presenters
avatar for Lily Pan

Lily Pan

Mindfulness Teacher & Coach, Belmont-Redwood Shores School District
Lily Pan is a Mindfulness Teacher & Coach certified by the UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center. She has been training in mindfulness practices for over a decade, and discovered the power of integrating mindfulness into her family and school community to cultivate more joy and emotional resilience. She currently teaches mindfulness workshops, classes, and retreats to parents... Read More →
avatar for Alan Vann Gardner, Ed.D.

Alan Vann Gardner, Ed.D.

Leadership Coach, Apple Blossom School
Alan is a recently retired principal with over 40 years leadership experience in public and independent school settings.He is a certified mindfulness meditation teacher, a senior Aïkido teacher at Two Rock Dojo, a lead facilitator with TEL (Transformative Educational Leadership—an... Read More →
Saturday September 14, 2024 2:10pm - 2:45pm PDT
Room 108 (CERAS)
 
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