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2024
Sunday, March 3rd
10:15 AM

Black Girl Magic: Understanding Our Misunderstood Black Girls Through Therapeutic Relationship Building

Phylicia Anderson, Gateway Community Service Board

Session One - Feature Presentation

10:15 AM

Creating a Culture of Care:A Guide for School Leaders to Develop Systems and Structures That Support Educator Well-Being

LaMar Darnell Shields Ph.D, The Cambio Group

Session One - Feature Presentation

10:15 AM

Meeting Mental Health Needs School-Wide

Francie Livingston, Pine Log Elementary

10:15 AM

Teaching CONTENT vs. teaching CHILDREN: There’s a BIG Difference

HOTEP

10:15 AM

The Green Devils Closet: How 54 Square Feet Changes Lives

Tracey Keim, St. Petersburn Highschool

Session One - Feature Presentation

10:15 AM

1:00 PM

Breaking through Brokenness 4 Breakthroughs in Learning

Joe Hendershott, Hope 4 The Wounded, LLC

Session Two - Featured Session

1:00 PM

Hip Hop, African American History and Mindfulness Tools for Successful Facilitator Engagement

Kelvin Walston, Wholistic Stress Control Institute
Tarita Johnson, Wholistic Stress Control Inst.

Session Two - Featured Session

1:00 PM

Lead Like Lasso: Science-based Leadership Skills from America’s Favorite Coach

Joelle Hood, Thriving YOUniversity

Session Two - Featured Session

1:00 PM

Nurturing Hope: Fostering Empathy, Compassion, and Proactive Support for Youth Impacted by Incarceration

Bettye Blaize
Terrence White

Session Two - Featured Session

1:00 PM

Sticky Situations for Understanding Law and Life

Krystal Banks, Banks Services

Session Two - Featured Session

1:00 PM

Strategically removing barriers to success using three key questions: What? Why? & How?

Tammy Pawloski, Francis Marion University

Session Two - Featured Session

1:00 PM

UPLIFT: Empowering Youth for Tomorrow’s Future

Kerri Ashurst, University of Kentucky
Kenneth Jones

Session Two - Featured Session

1:00 PM

What's In My Thrival Kit and How Can I Use It?: Eliminating Distractions, Barriers, Low Self Esteem, and Fear from Personal and Professional Spaces

Marion Pugh, Georgia Southern University

Session Two - Featured Session

1:00 PM

Monday, March 4th
9:45 AM

Art for Nourishing & Flourishing: Neuroaesthetics at Work

Gina H. Moore, ARTreach 180

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

Cobb Horizon: Bumps not Barriers

Chris Jakson, Cobb County School District
Sherri Gilliam, Cobb County School District
Tammy MacLean, Cobb County School District
Courtney Johns, Cobb County School District
Andra Cole, Cobb County School District
jennifer Pritt, Cobb County School District
Ed Wagner, Cobb County School District

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

Presentation Materials Available

Collaborating with Families for Student Success: Strategies and Tools for Building Strong Partnerships

Tiffany Eudy

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

Equity Chop It Up Scholars • “When people stop being polite…and start getting real!”

Peter Ferguson

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

How T/RIC (Trauma/Restorative Informed Coaching) was infused into an Elementary Education Program

Kathy J. Piechura-Couture, Stetson University
Mercedes Tichenor, Stetson University
Elizabeth D. Heins, Stetson University

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

How to Keep Youth Out of Trafficking

Taylor Baierlein, Child Advocates of Placer County

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

Presentation Materials Available

Identifying Protective Factors that Promote Better School-Related Outcomes Among Children Who Experienced ACEs

Kevin Keane, University of Alabama, Birmingham
Retta R. Evans, University of Alabama, Birmingham
Larrell Wilkinson, University of Alabama, Birmingham
Dione Moultrie King, University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa
Lindsay Leban, University of Alabama, Birmingham
David Macrina, University of Alabama, Birmingham

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

Igniting the Spirit of Hope and Discovery in our Youth

Thomas Peterson, University of West Georgia
Stephanie Love, Department of Justice
Travis Thomaston, Carrollton High School
Sung Park, University of West Georgia
Ali Clark, University of West Georgia

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

Presentation Materials Available

IMPROVing Social Emotional Skills through Therapeutic Improvisation

sara newman, RISE Youth & Family Services

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

Supporting Sick Students: Understanding the Social and Emotional Impacts of Illness and Injury

Elizabeth Marston, Eleos Counseling

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

11:30 AM

Creating a Positive Environment for a Better Tomorrow: Culture and Climate

Kiawana Kennedy, Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB)

Session Two

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Presentation Materials Available

Defusing Escalating Situations

Louis Lamont Fletcher PhD, School District 49 (Colorado)
David Allen Watson

Session Two

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Presentation Materials Available

Engaging Teacher-Student Relationships with All Students

Jess Teal

Session Two

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Presentation Materials Available

Multicultural Instructional Practices: Preparing All Students for 21st Century Thinking

Jacob Isom, Rutherford County Schools

Session Two

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Practical Strategies for Regulating Brains

Kathy J. Van Horn, Lakeside

Session Two

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Shifting Focus on Bullying Behavior: A Wholistic Approach

David Pavish, Brightways Learning

Session Two

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

The Missing Link: Substance Use Intervention For Youth Offenders

Viola S. May, Florida State University
Sarah Fucillo, Husson University
Patrick Murphy, University of Memphis

Session Two

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

The Power of Team Sports and one caring Adult

Don Poole, Muskegon Public Schools

Session Two

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Presentation Materials Available

What Does It Take to Be a Trusted Adult?

Eric Landers, Georgia Southern University
Meredith Rausch, Augusta State University
Kristen Dickens, Georgia Southern University
Angela Landers, Georgia Southern University

Session Two

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

2:15 PM

Addressing Social Emotional Needs of Students through Equitable Practices to Foster Welcoming & Supportive Learning Environments

Lauren Bauer, Howard County Public School System

Session Three

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Big T’s and Little t’s: Utilizing Trauma-Focused CBT Strategies with Trauma of All Kinds

Sarah Flint, Auburn University

Session Three

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Bringing Alternative Ideas to Traditional Schools: Re-engaging Students Who Have Fallen Behind

Laura B. Buckelew, Duluth High School, GCPS

Session Three

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Classroom & Building Wide Calming Spaces: A Safe Place to Learn Self-Regulation.

nathan swanson, Lakeside

Session Three

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Presentation Materials Available

Considerations for Individualizing an Individualized Education Plan

Sam Marion
Elizabeth Marston, Eleos Counseling

Session Three

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Image to Influence: Leading with Class

Candice Washington, Hustle University

Session Three

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

It’s Time to Challenge Misconceptions and Embrace the Power of Restorative Conferences in Schools

Derrick C. Bailey
Derrick C. Bailey, Lovinggood Middle School

Session Three

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Mindfulness: The Missing Link in Education

Ashley L. Baer

Session Three

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Presentation Materials Available

Providing successful after school programming for BIPOC immigrant students

Emily Loder, Intercultural Community Center

Session Three

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

TEAM STUDENT: Putting Families and Students First

Gabrielle S. Brundidge

Session Three

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Presentation Materials Available

The Children Are Our Future…But Which Ones? Equity in STEM and Community

Philip-Michael Conner, Chicago Zoological Society

Session Three

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Using the SNAP Challenge to Engage Pre-Service Teachers

Eric Hogan, Georgia Southern University
Sean Forbes, Auburn University Main Campus
Carey Andrzejewski, Auburn University Main Campus

Session Three

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Tuesday, March 5th
8:30 AM

Balancing the Books: Mastering Work-Life Harmony for Educators

Jewelisa Blanks, Gifts of Joy

Session Four

8:30 AM

Black Girl Magic: Understanding Our Misunderstood Black Girls Through Therapeutic Relationship Building

Phylicia Anderson, Gateway Community Service Board

Session Four - Featured Sessions

8:30 AM

Brave Schools: Exploring Student Rights & Inclusive Anti-Bullying School Spaces through Transgender & Queer liberation practices

Miruna Ouatu-Lascar

Session Four

8:30 AM

Presentation Materials Available

Come, Examine, and Discuss Exciting Research Explaining What To Do So Environments Are Positive

John Hobe, Georgia Southern University

Session Four

8:30 AM

Presentation Materials Available

Developing and Operating a School Threat Assessment Program to Promote School Safety

Summer Pannell, Stephen F. Austin State University
Juliann McBrayer, Georgia Southern University
Brian Uriegas, Stephen F Austin State University

Session Four

8:30 AM

Growing Young Men - Transitioning and Transforming

Will Smith Mr., Laurens County School District

Session Four

8:30 AM

Presentation Materials Available

Helping All Herons - A School Based Mental Health Team Initiative

Kiersten H. Morgan, Brantley County Schools
Erin Thrift, Brantley County Schools
Teri Hendrix, Brantley County Schools
Shannon Murray, Brantley County Schools

Session Four

8:30 AM

Presentation Materials Available

Include Me Before You Lose Me: Breaking Barriers to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Lorenza Pharrams, LJP Educational Consulting LLC

Session Four - Featured Sessions

8:30 AM

Rethinking the mentor/mentee relationship: the critical mentoring approach in a North Carolina middle school

Kendra P. Alexander, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Brianna McCullough, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Nikaizha Davis, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Patrick Clifford, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Session Four

8:30 AM

Presentation Materials Available

Understanding How Resilience Frameworks Build Resilience Against Mental Health Issues Among Children Who Experienced ACEs

Kevin Keane, University of Alabama, Birmingham
Retta R. Evans, University of Alabama, Birmingham
Larrell Wilkinson, University of Alabama, Birmingham
Dione Moultrie King, University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa
Lindsay Leban, University of Alabama, Birmingham
David Macrina, University of Alabama, Birmingham

Session Four

8:30 AM

Using Learning Target Reflections to Expand Achievement in the Classroom

Skyla Sale

Session Four

8:30 AM

Presentation Materials Available

Using The Problem Analysis Triangle to Prevent Bullying

Eric Landers, Georgia Southern University

Session Four

8:30 AM

What is Neurodiversity? Why does it matter? What do I do with it?

Sam Marion

Session Four

8:30 AM

You Ready to Laugh, Have Fun, And Learn New Skills To Help Kids, Staff, and Families? Then Attend This Session.

Jeff Rader, Henry County Schools

Session Four - Featured Sessions

8:30 AM

10:15 AM

Amplify: Elevating Student Voice of Youth Experiencing Homelessness Through Podcasting

Kimberley A. Silva

Session Five

10:15 AM

Presentation Materials Available

Calming Corners How to Create and use a Peaceful Classroom Space and Promote Self-Regulation in Students

SARAH ANNE CARPENTER, LaVergne Middle School

Session Five

10:15 AM

Presentation Materials Available

Enhancing School Climate: Fostering Success with a Balanced Discipline Approach

Summer Pannell, Stephen F. Austin State University
Juliann Sergi McBrayer, Georgia Southern University
Brian Uriegas, Stephen F Austin State University

Session Five

10:15 AM

Helping Children of Trauma Feel and Experience a Sense of Hope in Their Lives

Jamie Like, University of Kentucky

Session Five - Featured Sessions

10:15 AM

Presentation Materials Available

Mike Tyson vs Serena and Venus: CONNECT NOW To Play A.C.E.S. and Save Lives!

Victoria G. Brackins, Trauma Training University

Session Five

10:15 AM

Presentation Materials Available

Strategies to Increase Graduation Rate: Utilizing a Multi-Tiered System of Student Support. #WIN

Chasha N. Colbert-Williams, Purpose Built Schools Atlanta
Lashawna Thomas, Purpose Built Schools Atlanta
Katoya Bledsoe, Purpose Built Schools Atlanta
Tamika Banks, Purpose Built Schools Atlanta
Rochelle Tate, Purpose Built Schools Atlanta

Session Five

10:15 AM

Teaching Students about Trauma, Stress and Brain Regulation

Kathy J. Van Horn, Lakeside

Session Five

10:15 AM

Presentation Materials Available

The Art of Giving a $#!T: Leading & Loving the Whole Child

Queinnise Miller, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Session Five - Featured Sessions

10:15 AM

The Five Foundational Factors to Building Resilience in Young People

Taylor Teichman

Session Five

10:15 AM

Presentation Materials Available

The New PBIS: Treating Behavior as a Symptom…NOT the Problem

NA HOTEP

Session Five - Featured Sessions

10:15 AM

Trauma, Trauma Everywhere, But What Do We Do?

Frank Kros, Kros Learning Group

Session Five - Featured Sessions

10:15 AM

UnCrippling Alternative Education

Patricia L. Jackson, A Fresh Start Solution
Kendra Huff, A Fresh Start Solution
Travis Lockhart, A Fresh Start Solution

Session Five

10:15 AM

What is the Autism Spectrum? Explaining Autism from a Neurodiversity-Affirming Perspective

Sam Marion

Session Five

10:15 AM

When They Know That You Care, They Care What You Know

Crystal Middleton, McBean Elementary School

Session Five

10:15 AM

Presentation Materials Available

11:30 AM

Arts as Community & Connection: Creative Pathways to Engagement, Equity, & Empowerment

Alexandra J. Reyes, Georgia Southern University

Session Six

11:30 AM

Caring for Your Mind: Self-Care Practices for Mental Wellness and Suicide Prevention

Kanessa Miller Doss, TU

Session Six

11:30 AM

Connection Matters! Strengthen Resilience with Full-Color Webs of Support

David Pavish, Brightways Learning

Session Six

11:30 AM

Living Beyond Our Scars

Loren Michaels Harris Dr.

Session Six

11:30 AM

Presentation Materials Available

Radical Youth Work: A Community Based Approach to Working with Youth, Young Adults and Families

Weston J. Robins

Session Six

11:30 AM

Presentation Materials Available

Supporting Sensory Differences in Neurodivergent Students

Sam Marion

Session Six

11:30 AM

The Real Experts: Understanding Autism and ADHD Through the Lens of the Individual

Mary Little, Courageous Intentions, LLC

Session Six

11:30 AM

Presentation Materials Available

Using Student Voice to Build Trauma-Informed Schools

Allyson Baptiste

Session Six

11:30 AM

Presentation Materials Available

1:00 PM

Bending the Arc Toward Justice: Poverty, Homelessness, and Education

Rajni Shankar-Brown, Stetson University

Session Six - Featured Sessions

1:00 PM

It’s Okay Not to Be Okay Strategies for Managing Classroom Behavior When You Are Not Okay

Beatrice Lewis, South Carolina State University

Session Six - Featured Sessions

1:00 PM

Presentation Materials Available

Pursue Your Purpose Not Your Dreams: You didnt learn this in traditional education but you should have.

Joe Johnson, Joe Johnson Group

Session Six - Featured Sessions

1:00 PM

Transition Plans to Area Partnerships: Making Students Successful at School and Within the Community

Cassie Crowder, The Central Academy
Ryan Maher
Lindsay Thompson

Session Six - Featured Sessions

1:00 PM

2:15 PM

A Revolution in School Counselor-Administration Collaboration

Kimberly Farley-smith, Wright State University - Main Campus
Jill Minor, Wright State University - Main Campus
Neil E. Duchac, Kennesaw State University

Session Seven

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Presentation Materials Available

Changing the Learning Trajectory through Academic Coaching

Tashana Howse, Stellar Diverse Student Achievement Center
Angela Williams, Stellar Diverse Student Achievement Center

Session Seven

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Fostering Cultural Humility in Addressing Sexual Violence and Sex Trafficking among Youth

Stephanie Olson

Session Seven

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Presentation Materials Available

From Trauma to Treatment to Triumph: A Mother’s Story of Childhood Mental Illness

Meg C. Killingsworth, Forsyth County Schools
Kim Sarfaty, Forsyth County Schools

Session Seven

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Presentation Materials Available

Increasing Executive Functioning Successes by Focusing on Emotion Regulation

Sam Marion

Session Seven

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Mentoring Matters! Designing Mentoring Programs for Misbehaving Black Boys

Tina D. Nelson-Jackson, Houston County School District

Session Seven

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Presentation Materials Available

Perspectives of Overage Students: Issues that Affected their Schooling and Implications for Student Success

Dione Thomas Webber, University of North Florida
Latoya Council, Duval County Public Schools

Session Seven

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Pornography: Social, Emotional and Mental Implications Among Adolescents

William K. Canady, Dublin City Schools

Session Seven

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Presentation Materials Available

Practical Benefits of The Glasser Quality School Model Approach

Jane V. Hale, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Session Seven

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Restoring the Emotional Health of Teachers and Students

Jewelisa Blanks, Jewelisa Blanks

Session Seven

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Students’ Perceptions of Crisis Intervention: Using a Trauma Informed Approach Versus Restraint

Mary Triana, Millcreek Township School District
Eric Bieniek, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Session Seven

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Presentation Materials Available

Thank You a Novel Concept to Build Relationships with BIPOC Scholars

Peter Ferguson

Session Seven

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

2:45 PM

A Culture of C.A.R.E. and Learning

David Zimbler, Westbury UFSD
Deadra Faulkner

Session Seven - Featured Session

2:45 PM

Presentation Materials Available

Wednesday, March 6th
9:15 AM

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: 24/7 Emotional Support for Youth

George Barker, Vibrant Emotional Health
McKenzie Curtis, Vibrant Emotional Health

Session Eight

9:15 AM - 9:45 AM

A Trauma Responsive Approach to Fostering Resilience, Addressing Equity Issues and Improving Student Wellness and Academic Success

Mark Harrington, Fairfax County Public Schools
Joe Thompson, FCPS
Catherine Stone, FCPS
Kim Witeck, FCPS

Session Eight

9:15 AM - 9:45 AM

Presentation Materials Available

All lives matter: A Look into the Often Overlooked Student Population.

Tammyria D. Jennings

Session Eight

9:15 AM - 9:45 AM

Confined: PreK- Jail. Are We(Educators) Detaining Student Potential and Success ?

Jamie T. McCord

Session Eight

9:15 AM - 9:45 AM

Presentation Materials Available

"Cultivating STEM Resilience: The Power of STEM Mentoring Clubs on the Future STEM Workforce"

Wesley Fondal Jr., STARBASE ROBINS
Andrew Dennis Jr, STARBASE ROBINS

Session Eight

9:15 AM - 9:45 AM

Disruptive Leadership: Challenging the Status Quo to Become an Inclusive Leader and a Disruptor of Inequity

Summer Pannell, Stephen F. Austin State University
Juliann McBrayer, Georgia Southern University
Brian Uriegas, Stephen F Austin State University

Session Eight

9:15 AM - 9:45 AM

Getting to the H.E.A.R.T. of the Matter: Lessons Learned by Trauma Informed Specialists Hired in the Midst of a Pandemic

Mary Catherine Hawks, Clarke County Schools
Caron Hope, Clarke County Schools

Session Eight

9:15 AM - 9:45 AM

Prison Walls to College Halls- How to WIN with the most challenging students

Floyd D. Lyles, South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice

Session Eight

9:15 AM - 9:45 AM

Presentation Materials Available

Put Your Oxygen Mask on First: Addressing Burnout-- a Retired RN’s Perspective

Candice Washington, Hustle University

Session Eight

9:15 AM - 9:45 AM

"Success Is the Only Option"

Sherene A. Carpenter PhD, Birmingham City Schools

Session Eight

9:15 AM - 9:45 AM

Presentation Materials Available

The Ultimate Calming Corners & Fidgets Bootcamp: Creating an Inclusive Classroom

Jewelisa Blanks, Jewelisa Blanks

Session Eight

9:15 AM - 9:45 AM

Why Do So Many Students Have Reading Problems? The "Science" Is Wrong!

Dee R. Tadlock, Central Washington University

Session Eight

9:15 AM - 9:45 AM

9:45 AM

5 Common Diagnosed Disorders in Children

Gwendolyn Martin

Session Seven - Featured Session

9:45 AM

Reimagining Youth At-Risk: Lessons from the Unbroken

Brooke Wheeldon-Reece, The SPARK Initiative
Ashley Hunt

Session Eight - Featured Session

9:45 AM

11:15 AM

Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in Schools: A model for school counselors

TeShaunda Hannor-Walker, Liberty University/ Walker & Hannor-Walker, LLC
Sarah Kitchens, Liberty University
Lacey Ricks, Liberty University

Session Nine - Featured Session

11:15 AM

Exploring Brain Breaks

nathan swanson, Lakeside

Session Nine

11:15 AM

Presentation Materials Available

Getting Out and Getting In: Assets and Barriers to Transitioning from Foster Care to Higher Education

Stacie K. Pettit, Augusta University
Ann DiGirolamo, Georgia State University

Session Nine

11:15 AM

Presentation Materials Available

Inclusive Post-Secondary Education: Careers Matter

Neil Duchac, Kennesaw State University
Jill Minor, Wright State University - Main Campus
Celia Scragg, Kennesaw State University

Session Nine

11:15 AM

Innovative Strategies to Motivate and Build Resilience in Every Student

Christian Moore

Session Nine

11:15 AM

Organizing your Teacher Life for Maximize Management and Instruction

Mark Gibson, Rutherford County Schools

Session Nine

11:15 AM

Presentation Materials Available

Overcoming Language Barriers in Our Schools through Technology

Louis L. Louis L. Warren, East Carolina University

Session Nine

11:15 AM

Reignite Your Spark: Combatting Teacher Burnout

Jewelisa Blanks, Gifts of Joy

Session Nine

11:15 AM

Stick and Stones May Break My Bones and Words Still Hurt Me

April Torres, Ray of Hope Girls, Inc.

Session Nine

11:15 AM

Swing for the Fence: Executing Creative, Effective Methods to Help Youth Tell Their Story

Jo Crosby, Five Stones Counseling

Session Nine - Featured Session

11:15 AM

The Students Need More Than I am Trained to Give!

Angela S. Coaxum-young, Favor Academy of Excellence, Inc.

Session Nine

11:15 AM

Understanding Non-Suicidal Self-Injury and Practical Interventions from a Brain-Based Perspective

Kathryn J. deVries PhD, Neurologic by Lakeside

11:15 AM

Youth Unveiled: Decoding the Stages of Growth and of Thriving Futures

Tycee Prevatt, University of Florida
Kristie Popa, University of Florida

Session Nine

11:15 AM

Presentation Materials Available

11:30 AM

Feelings Center Stage: Using Playback Theatre to Process Emotions

Gina H. Moore, ARTreach 180

Session Six

11:30 AM

"The Confidence Castle ™" Enhancing Academic Achievement, Leadership, and Holistic Child Well-being.

Shaun Banks, You Can Have It All Kids Movtivational Mag

Session Six

11:30 AM

Tik Tok, Gambling, and our Developing Brain: Potential Risks in our Digital World

John H. Schmidt, Delaware Council on Gambling Problems, Inc

Session Six

11:30 AM