In this year's conference we will explore the
connections between the stress and trauma from structural inequity (social, political and financial), its impact on brain and behavior, and implications for policy and system change.
Who Should Attend
Educators, behavioral health professionals, violence prevention officials, child and youth development workers, youth advocates, and agents for system change.
- Stay up to date on the latest research related to trauma, learning, and education excellence.
- Hear from experts who are bringing mindfulness based skills and restorative practices to schools and community organizations.
- Learn mindfulness skills and practices that you can use in any setting.
- Connect with like-minded educators, mental health professionals, researchers, parents, and community members.
Featured Speakers
Adele Diamond
Professor of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Why Youth Act the Way They Do - The Impacts of Stress and Trauma on Child and Youth Brain Development and Behavior
Professor of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Why Youth Act the Way They Do - The Impacts of Stress and Trauma on Child and Youth Brain Development and Behavior
Itoco Garcia-Davenport
Administrator, Hayward Unified School District
Healing and Transforming Ourselves, Our Schools & Our Communities
Administrator, Hayward Unified School District
Healing and Transforming Ourselves, Our Schools & Our Communities
Conrad Tiu
Administrative Coordinator, Professional Learning and Leadership Development, Los Angeles Unified School District
Developing Inner Leadership for Transformative Education
Administrative Coordinator, Professional Learning and Leadership Development, Los Angeles Unified School District
Developing Inner Leadership for Transformative Education
Marc Philpart
Senior Policy Director, PolicyLink
Impact of Inequity on Boys and Young Men of Color (BYMOC)
Senior Policy Director, PolicyLink
Impact of Inequity on Boys and Young Men of Color (BYMOC)
Arnold Chandler
Principal, Forward Change Consulting
Stress Inequity and the Life Course: Addressing the Need for Programs and Policy Change
Principal, Forward Change Consulting
Stress Inequity and the Life Course: Addressing the Need for Programs and Policy Change
Bidyut Bose
Founder and Executive Director, Niroga Institute
Stress Inequity and the Life Course: Addressing the Need for Programs and Policy Change
Founder and Executive Director, Niroga Institute
Stress Inequity and the Life Course: Addressing the Need for Programs and Policy Change
Conference Agenda
| 8:30 am | Registration |
| 9:00 | Welcome and Dynamic Mindfulness practice |
| 9:15 | Why Youth Act the Way They Do: The Impacts of Stress and Trauma on Child and Youth Brain Development and Behavior Adele Diamond Professor of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada |
| 10:00 | Q & A |
| 10:15 | Break |
| 10:30 | Healing and Transforming Ourselves, Our Schools & Our Communities Itoco Garcia, Principal, Cherryland Elementary School, Hayward Unified School District |
| 11:15 | Q & A |
| 11:30 | Education Excellence and Equity Award A national panel of judges selects a recipient who has demonstrated exceptional leadership in the areas of education excellence and equity |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch on your own Check out a Bay Area Bites piece on Chinatown lunch spots or the East Bay Express Restaurant list for downtown Oakland. |
| 1:30 | Developing Inner Leadership for Transformative Education Conrad Tiu, Administrator, LAUSD Los Angeles New Administrators Leadership Program |
| 2:15 | Q & A |
| 2:30 | Jonathan Relucio: The Power of Presence |
| 2:45 | Impact of Inequity on Boys and Young Men of Color (BYMOC) Marc Philpart, Senior Policy Director, PolicyLink |
| 3:30 | Q & A |
| 3:45 | Break |
| 4:00 | Stress Inequity and the Life Course: Addressing the Need for Programs and Policy Change Arnold Chandler, Principal, Forward Change Consulting Bidyut Bose, Founder and Executive Director, Niroga Institute |
| 4:45 | Q & A |
| 5:00 pm | Closing |
Education Excellence and Equity Award
Awards Committee
Lynda Tredway
Senior Associate, Institute for Educational Leadership, Washington DC
Rebecca Cheung
Program Director, Principal Leadership Institute, Graduate School of Education, UC Berkeley
Kofi-Charu Nat Turner
Associate Professor, College of Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
CEU Information
Course meets the qualifications for 6 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Provider Number: 128478.
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