At the heart of education is a simple truth: students thrive when they feel seen, valued, and connected. Yet in today’s climate, pressures of performance, compliance, and unfairness too often overshadow this truth. Teaching with Dignity invites us back to what matters most: creating conditions where every learner’s humanity is honored. In this keynote, John Krownapple shares insights from his new book, stories from the field, and a vision for how dignity-centered teaching can transform classrooms and communities. The keynote inspires educators to imagine what becomes possible when belonging is not an afterthought but the root of how we teach, lead, and learn.
The number one mitigating factor to combat the negative impact of adversity is positive relationships. This session will explore how to balance nurture and structure in a healthy and positive relationship with a student, and how to provide them voice with strategies such as Collaborative Problem Solving.
This session will focus on the common link between special education and increased levels of stress. We will explore some of the ways that special education students have an increased likelihood of exposure to trauma, as well as the ways in which that can be exacerbated and mitigated within the school setting.
This presentation is designed for educators setting up or newly working as a teacher or support staff within an autistic support classroom. The presentation focuses primarily on how to support the sensory needs and communication needs of students in the autistic support classroom, regardless of where they are developmentally.
Auditory processing challenges are co-morbid with many of the common conditions we see in the classroom including ADHD, ASD, and anxiety. This presentation is designed to review the neurobiology of auditory processing, discuss signs a student may have auditory processing challenges, and determine ways we can support students with auditory processing challenges in our classrooms.
