DISCIPLINETHAT

WORKS!

REGISTRATION:$299–2DayWorkshop

FEB8-9,2018

12CEhoursTeachers,Psychologists,

Counselors,SocialWorkers

CONTACT:LivesInTheBalance

liz@livesinthebalance.org

Come join the experts and discover brain savvy, empirically validated ways to create calm, dynamic, and collaborative classrooms

... where teaching feels good!

• Learnhowdevelopmentandresearchintheneurosciencesshouldinfluenceone'sapproachtodiscipline

• Understandtherangeoffactorsthatcaninterferewithstudents'meetingtheexpectationsofaclassroom

• Learnseveralnon-punitive,non-adversarialmodelsofinterventionforhelpingchildrenwhohavedifficultymanagingrelationships

• Describehowtodifferentiateinstructionanddisciplinetomeettheneedsofdiverselearners

Educatorsareincreasinglychallengedtoeffectivelymeetthesocial,emotional,andbehavioralneedsofallstudents.Inthisconferenceleadingexpertssynthesizeyearsofbraindevelopmentresearchandpracticalexperienceonprovendisciplinestrategiestopromotesuccessfulstudentsandclassrooms.Comelearnpracticalandsustainablewaystosupportthevariousneedsofyourstudentsandclassroom.

TinaBryson,PhDPsychologist&NewYork

Timesbestsellingco-authorofTheWholeBrainChildand

No-DramaDiscipline.

RossGreene,PhDPsychologist,Bestselling

authorofTheExplosiveChildandFounderofCollaboraKve

andProacKveSoluKons.

Be2naLove,PhDEducator,author&creatorofHipHopcurriculum,helpingeducatorsbuildequitable

classrooms.

VickiCorwin,MEd&DavidCorwin,MD

Leadersinintrauma-informedcareandeducaKon,andchild

abuseprevenKon.

KeynoteSpeakers

RegisteronEventbrite:

Friday–February9

Trauma-andResiliency-InformedSchools:TheImpactofACEsonSchoolDisciplinaryPracticesDr.Corwin&VickiCorwinwillprovideanoverviewoftheAdverseChildhoodExperiences(ACEs)Studyfindingsonthelong-termeffectsoftraumainchildhood,andwilldiscusstheimplicationsofthisknowledgeforhealthandeducationwhatschoolscandotobecometraumaandresiliencyinformed.

DavidCorwin,MD&VickiCorwin,MEdMovingBeyondSurvive:APedagogyofMatteringAllstudentshavepotentialthateducatorsmustnourish,protect,andgrowforabetterworld.Dr.Love’stalkwillfocusonhowinnovativeciviceducation,students’knowledgeproductionandmultipleidentities,andHipHopculturecanbecultivatedtoengagestudentsintheworkoffightingforvisibility,inclusion,andjustice.

BettinaLove,PhD

BreakoutSessions

StickersDon'tSolveProblems...andDetentionsandSuspensionsDon'tEitherSolveproblemscollaborativelyusingthethreestepsof“PlanB”andseewhatitlookslikeinschools.

RossW.Greene,PhDGetFree:Creativity,HipHopCivicsEd,Intersectionality,&JoyDiscoveracivicscurriculumforyouth,entitledGETFREE,inspiredbytheexuberance,ingenuity,politicalenergy,resistance,love,andDIYmodelofundergroundHipHop.

Dr.BettinaLoveSelf-Regulation:ABrainSavvyApproachforRespondingtoChallengingStudentsThroughtheArtofCo-RegulationLearnaboutthecontinuumofarousalandwaysinwhichtorespondtoandpreventdysregulation(i.e.defiance,ignoringdirections,distractingothers,goingoff-task,ortantrums)

RobbynPetersBennett,LPC,CMHS&GeorgeDavis,MD

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Thursday–February8

TenBrain-BasedStrategiesforHelpingChildrenHandlingTheirEmotions:BridgingtheGapBetweenWhatExpertsKnowandWhatHappensatSchoolUsingstories,caseexamples,andplentyofhumor,Dr.Brysonexplainstensimple,scientificallygroundedstrategiesthathelpchildrenhandletheiremotionsbetterandmakebetterdecisions,eveninhigh-stressmoments.

TinaPayneBryson,PhDCollaborative&ProactiveSolutions:ShiftingFromModifyingBehaviortoSolvingProblemsCollaborative&ProactiveSolutions(CPS)istheevidence-basedmodelthathasbeenassociatedwithdramaticreductionsinadult-childconflict,challengingbehaviors,disciplinaryreferrals,detentions,suspensions,seclusions,andphysical,chemical,andmechanicalrestraints

RossW.Greene,PhD

BreakoutSessions

TeachingtheDevelopingBrainUsingstories,examples,andalotofhumor,Dr.Brysonencouragesteacherstokeeptheirowndevelopingbrainsinmindastheynurturetheirstudents’growingminds

TinaPayneBryson,PhDGettheBallRolling:IdentifyingLaggingSkillsandUnsolvedProblemsMastertheuseoftheAssessmentofLaggingSkillsandUnsolvedProblems(ALSUP),aninstrumentdevelopedtohelpcaregiversfocustheirinterventionefforts.

RossW.Greene,PhDDifferentiatedInstruction:PuttingGoodIntentionsintoActionLearnanapproachtoteachingthatadvocatesactiveplanningforstudentdifferencesinclassrooms.

CarolAnnTomlinson,EdDKidsDoWellifTheyCan(Move)!Learnthelanguageofsensoryprocessingandhowitimpactsastudent'sbehaviorandlearning.

GregSantucci,MSOTR