Conflict is a natural part of school life. Students, families, teachers, administrators, and community members all bring strong emotions and perspectives - and when stress is high, even small concerns can quickly intensify. The difference between effective teachers and staff and those who feel overwhelmed isn’t the absence of conflict - it’s the ability to navigate it with skill, confidence, and consistency. This engaging, practical session is designed for school counselors and social workers who want to address conflict directly - without avoiding it, escalating it, or carrying it home at the end of the day. Participants will learn a clear, repeatable framework for handling difficult conversations in ways that preserve relationships, maintain professional boundaries, and keep the focus on what matters most: student well-being and success.
Many of us have thought about it: what if I brought my dog to school? So...let's talk about it. If you have the luxury of endless free time, patience, and a liquid income, congratulations. You're magical. But for most educators, bringing a dog to school requires balancing our hearts with logistics. Come join the discussion about the benefits and challenges of bringing dogs into our school community.
Children’s socioemotional well-being is the foundation of their school success, and attachment is at the core of that foundation. This workshop will explore how early attachment experiences create a “blueprint” for relationships and how those patterns show up in the classroom. Educators will also consider how their own attachment style interacts with students’ styles - and how this awareness can lead to more effective, compassionate, and empowering responses to challenging behavior.
Helping students who have experienced adversity starts with understanding how trauma and chronic stress shape the developing brain. This session explores the science of brain development and examine how trauma influences memory, emotional growth, behavior, and readiness to learn. Educators will also discover high-impact strategies to support regulation, connection, and learning.
Children’s socioemotional well-being is the foundation of their school success, and attachment is at the core of that foundation. This workshop will explore how early attachment experiences create a “blueprint” for relationships and how those patterns show up in the classroom. Educators will also consider how their own attachment style interacts with students’ styles - and how this awareness can lead to more effective, compassionate, and empowering responses to challenging behavior.
Many educators are familiar with traditional self-care recommendations such as taking a bubble bath, scheduling a massage, or planning a relaxing weekend. While these activities may be enjoyable, they often feel unrealistic for busy school staff who are balancing demanding workloads, family responsibilities, and limited time and resources.
This training takes a different approach. Rather than focusing on self-care as an activity, it focuses on understanding the body's physiological response to stress. Participants learn about the stress response cycle, how emotions are processed in the brain and body, and why stress can remain "stuck" even after a stressful event has ended.
Grounded in neuroscience and practical application, this training provides simple, evidence-informed strategies that can be used in real time throughout the school day. Participants will learn brief interventions that can be completed in as little as 20 seconds between classes, during planning periods, or throughout the workday to help regulate the nervous system, reduce stress, and improve overall well-being.
The goal is not to add another task to educators' already full plates. Instead, it is to equip staff with practical tools that work with the realities of school life, helping them better understand their stress responses and develop sustainable habits that support both personal wellness and professional effectiveness.
True classroom success starts long before the first lesson plan is delivered. For students - especially those from histories of trauma or chronic stress - feeling safe, regulated, and connected is the essential prerequisite for academic engagement. Based on Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI®), this interactive one-hour session shifts the focus from reacting to challenging behaviors to proactively setting students up for success. Participants will explore how to intentionally prime the Heart (relational needs), Body (physiological needs), and Mind (social and emotional needs) for a thriving school day through practical, trauma-informed strategies.
Even with solid proactive practices and consistent responses to misbehavior, some challenges require a deeper dive. This practical, hands-on session offers a clear behavior problem-solving model, equipping educators with a streamlined protocol they can take back to their MTSS/RTI teams to make meetings more focused, efficient, and effective. In this session, participants will apply a comprehensive 7-step problem-solving model for a real student, working through the model to end with a better understanding of student behavior, a plan for intervention and a practical process for holding student problem solving meetings.
Many educators are familiar with traditional self-care recommendations such as taking a bubble bath, scheduling a massage, or planning a relaxing weekend. While these activities may be enjoyable, they often feel unrealistic for busy school staff who are balancing demanding workloads, family responsibilities, and limited time and resources.
This training takes a different approach. Rather than focusing on self-care as an activity, it focuses on understanding the body's physiological response to stress. Participants learn about the stress response cycle, how emotions are processed in the brain and body, and why stress can remain "stuck" even after a stressful event has ended.
Grounded in neuroscience and practical application, this training provides simple, evidence-informed strategies that can be used in real time throughout the school day. Participants will learn brief interventions that can be completed in as little as 20 seconds between classes, during planning periods, or throughout the workday to help regulate the nervous system, reduce stress, and improve overall well-being.
The goal is not to add another task to educators' already full plates. Instead, it is to equip staff with practical tools that work with the realities of school life, helping them better understand their stress responses and develop sustainable habits that support both personal wellness and professional effectiveness.
Even with solid proactive practices and consistent responses to misbehavior, some challenges require a deeper dive. This practical, hands-on session offers a clear behavior problem-solving model, equipping educators with a streamlined protocol they can take back to their MTSS/RTI teams to make meetings more focused, efficient, and effective. In this session, participants will apply a comprehensive 7-step problem-solving model for a real student, working through the model to end with a better understanding of student behavior, a plan for intervention and a practical process for holding student problem solving meetings.
