Reaching the Amygdala of the Traumatized Brain: Jessica Sinarski
Jessica Sinarski is a certified adoption therapist, clinical supervisor, author and educator who brings important insights to the realm of attachment issues and early trauma
Held both virtually and in-person June 22-26, 2021, the Innovative School Summit Atlanta will feature a great lineup of award-winning and nationally recognized speakers. This expert lineup of presenters draws upon their years of experience and research to provide proven strategies that work.
The Atlanta Summit features access to 4 National Education Conferences for the Price of One, including:
Summit Attendees are able to attend sessions from all of the follwing Conferences (on a space-available basis).
This conference focuses on evidence-based programs and strategies that educators can use to prevent dropouts and to help students experience success in school. More than 1.2 million students in the United States and Canada…
Recent education research has focused much more on the learning, social outcomes and schooling experiences of boys. Boys are more likely to be held back, suspended or expelled — or to drop out of school altogether. This conference helps educators understand and support the unique…
This 3-day conference will provide an opportunity for teachers, administrators and other educators to learn about new insights and strategies for reaching and teaching students (PreK-12). It will emphasize evidence-based and novel instructional practices from…
This conference will offer a wide array of critical insights and best practices for reaching and teaching students with a variety of emotional and behavioral challenges – especially trauma, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), PTSD…
Held both virtually and in-person June 24-26, 2021, the Innovative School Summit Atlanta will feature a lineup of award-winning and nationally recognized speakers. This expert lineup of presenters will draw upon their years of experience…
Jessica Sinarski is a certified adoption therapist, clinical supervisor, author and educator who brings important insights to the realm of attachment issues and early trauma
The Adverse Childhood Experiences study has shown that the impact of family trauma can be a heavy burden on the physical, mental and social health
“If HipHop can grab them like that, and if science is a piece of who they are, and if there’s so much science in HipHop,
If students with behavioral and learning challenges (Autism, ADHD, Asperger’s, Bi-Polar Disorder, ODD, etc.) were self-aware and could verbalize their needs, what would they say?
Discounted Summit Hotel room rates will be posted as they become available.
Please Note: Pre-Conference Sessions for the Innovative Schools Summit Atlanta will held June 19 & 20. The main Conference will begin at 8:30 am on June 21.
What Past Attendees Have to Say…
Who Should Attend?
– School Counselors (PK-12)
– Principals
– Classroom Teachers
– Special Education Personnel
– School Administrators
– Deans
– Psychologists
– Teachers
– Social Workers
– School Resource Officers
– Behaviorists
– Therapists
– Community & Faith-Based Youth Workers
– After-School Program Coordinators
Innovative Schools Summit Atlanta
Breakout Sessions
Eric Clark, M.E.d: Defiant, Manipulative & Attention-Seeking Students: How to Unlock Their Potential & Survive The Process - Part 1*
Marquita S. Blades, Ed.D.: POWARRful Teaching Strategies for Increasing Student Engagement & Decreasing Disciplinary Issues*
Richard Guerry: Exploitation, Identify Theft, Cyberbullying & Sextortion: Motivate Responsible Use of Technology*
Carolyn Strong: The QUEEN Model of Conflict Resolution*
*Please note: An additional fee is charged for each pre-conference session.
Eric Clark, M.Ed.: Defiant, Manipulative & Attention-Seeking Students: How to Unlock Their Potential & Surive the Process - Part 2*
Steph Jensen, M.S., LPC: Mean Girls Behind the Screen: Addressing & Preventing Bullying, Cyberbullying & Relational Aggression*
Tom Maglisceau, Ph.D.: Distraction, Disruption, Motivation & Grit: Our Brains on Adolescence*
*Please note: An additional fee is charged for each pre-conference session.
Tracie Berry-McGhee, M.Ed., LPC: Girl Drama is Real!*
Robert Jackson: Salvaging Our Sons: Helping Educators Reach, Teach & Empower Young Men*
Allyson Bowen, LISW-CP, CHN: Food, Mood & Behavior*
Damiso Josey, Ed.D., Kareem Spence, M.A., Jamey Roberts, M.A.: Hip Hop 101: How to Connect to & Teach this Hip-Hop Generation*
*Please note: An additional fee is charged for each pre-conference session.
Greg Richards, Ph.D.: Applications from Adolescent Brain Biology to Improve Behavior & Culture*
Hotep Benzo, MBA: The NEW PBIS: Behavior is a Sympton...NOt the Problem
Steph Jensen, M.S., LPC: SEL - Moving from the Philosophical to Practical: Integrating Social Emotional Learning & Academics*
Candice Cox, MSW, LCSW: From CHAOS to KHAOS: Creating a Mindset to Understand & Address Toxic and Traumatic Stress within Self and the Classroom*
*Please note: An additional fee is charged for each pre-conference session.
Plenary Speaker: Gerry Brooks
Plenary Speaker: Ron Clark
The Innovative Schools Podcast features conversations with authors, researchers, consultants and nationally-recognized speakers & educators who will be presenting at upcoming Innovative Schools Summits.
These conversations also include discussions on student mental and behavioral health, classroom behavior, school climate & culture, innovative teaching methods, student safety and more.
Find Answers to Our Most Frequently Asked Questions Below.
If You Have a Question that is not listed below, Please Email Us at pd@accutrain.com
or Give Us a Call at (800) 251-6805.
Yes! We offer discounted hotel room rates at each of our conference host hotels. Please see individual conference websites for more information.
Yes! By registering for an individual conference you are eligible to attend all other conferences that are a part of the Summit at that location (on a space available basis).
At this time, Developmental Resources is unable to offer student discounts or scholarships for this three-day event.
Please consider the following other avenues for possible funding:
· Your Local PTA
· Donors Choose http://www.donorschoose.org/ (This is a website through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for Education)
· GoFundMe http://www.gofundme.com/ (This is a personalized crowdfunding site)
· Title 1 funding in your area
Yes!
Developmental Resources is an approved provider for Continuing Education by:
We do not currently offer a one-day or two-day partial registration fee.
Any registrant unable to attend the Summit has the option to send a substitute, transfer to another AccuTrain Event, or receive a 3-year Summit Voucher.
The 3-year Voucher is transferrable to another attendee and may be applied at face value toward a future event or to access eLearning via our AccuTrain Connect platform.
Should you be unable to attend, please email us at pd@accutrain.com – at least one week prior to the event – and let us know whether you wish to substitute another attendee, transfer to a different event or receive a Voucher.
Should you have any concerns, call us at 1-800-251-6805. If you require special accommodations due to a disability, please fax us at 888-372-6061 or email us at pd@accutrain.com at least 1 month prior to the conference and note your request on your registration form.
At-Risk & Struggling Students Conference
The At-Risk & Struggling Students Conference focuses on evidence-based programs and strategies that educators can use to prevent dropouts and to help students experience success in school. More than 1.2 million students in the United States and Canada drop out of high school each year (with the percentages skewed toward males, low-income and minority students). Millions more are considered at-risk because they exhibit ongoing disciplinary problems, impulsive behavior, truancy issues and have become frustrated or disengaged. The long-term cost of failing to engage these students is tremendous, since they are much less likely to transition successfully into adulthood and to achieve economic self-sufficiency. Attend and gain valuable insights and to explore practical ways to help this critical portion of your school’s population.
Boy Brains & Engagement Conference
Recent education research has focused much more on the learning, social outcomes and schooling experiences of boys. Boys are more likely to be held back, suspended or expelled — or to drop out of school altogether. This conference helps educators understand and support the unique neurochemistry of the male brain, increase engagement, improve academic outcomes and encourage a post-secondary educational mindset.
Innovative Teaching Strategies Conference
This event will assemble internationally recognized innovators together with practicing educators and consultants who are currently finding success with promising fresh approaches and research-based methodologies.
This 3-day conference will provide an opportunity for teachers, administrators and other educators to learn about new insights and strategies for reaching and teaching students (PreK-12). It will emphasize evidence-based and novel instructional practices from national-exemplary programs currently being used in schools.
This forum will provide a unique opportunity to learn key insights from experts and colleagues from around the country.
Featured Topics Include:
Wired Differently: Trauma-Informed Schools Conference
About 1 million students served under the U.S. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act have been diagnosed with autism or other behavioral disorders. About 60 percent of these students spend the majority of their time in an inclusive classroom setting. Yet the Centers for Disease Control estimates that 1 in 5 students (upwards of 13 million) are, in fact, diagnosable for mental or behavioral challenges. Some parents choose not to reveal a diagnosis, while many students remain undiagnosed – which means that, even if not by design, every classroom in North America is inclusive by default.
Now in its eighth year, the Wired Differently: Trauma-Informed Schools Conference will offer a wide array of critical insights and best practices for reaching and teaching students with a variety of emotional and behavioral challenges – especially trauma, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), PTSD and related issues. Principals, other administrators, general ed teachers, special needs teachers, resource teachers and paraprofessionals attending the Wired Differently Conference will benefit from tools, recommendations and strategies for working with this often high-potential portion of the student population. The Wired Differently Conference: Trauma Informed Schools will be part of the Innovative Schools Summit in Las Vegas (July 6-10, 2020).
Innovative Schools Summit
The Innovative Schools Summit assembles internationally recognized innovators together with practicing educators and consultants who are currently finding success with cutting-edge best practices and research-based methodologies in education. These multi-day events provide an opportunity for counselors, teachers, administrators and other educators to learn about new insights and strategies for reaching and teaching students PK-12. In 2020, the Summit will be hosted in four great locations (Atlanta, Las Vegas , Orlando & San Antonio), each covering 5 topic-specific National Conferences – providing a unique opportunity for attendees to learn key insights from a broad spectrum of experts and colleagues from around the country.