The Choosing Love Mindset: Thriving, not just surviving – Former Character.org keynote speaker, Scarlett Lewis will empower you to thrive physically, mentally, and emotionally. Participants will discover the importance of essential life skills taught through the Choose Love Movement’s no cost, comprehensive, lifespan, next generation Character Social Emotional Development programs.

IMPROVING STAFF MORALE AND RETENTION through the ABCs of Character Education – Schools nationwide are experiencing a teacher shortage and a decline in staff morale. While there are factors outside your control, there are still many things that a school leader can do to contribute to teacher satisfaction and retention! This interactive session will show you the evidence behind how building a sense of Autonomy, Belonging, and Competence for the adults in your building could be the key, as well as equip you with low-burden, high-impact tools for success.

JUST LOOK UP: 5 Life-Saving Phrases Every Human Needs to Hear – Combining humor, authenticity, heart, and soul, international speaker Joe Beckman shares five specific phrases he believes all humans need to hear…especially today. The result is a refreshing, authentic, and down-to-earth approach to finding self-worth (Love YOU), resilience (Push Through), confidence (Fail On), joy (Yeah Toast!), and maybe most importantly, human connection (Just Look Up).

VIRTUES: The Key to Scaling Transformation and Wellbeing – Join us for a highly engaging workshop where you will experience how the largest school in the world, India’s City Montessori School, infuses character into every fiber of their community, bringing out the best in their students, staff, and families. You will experience firsthand the healing power of a virtues well-being connection circle and leave inspired with a library full of free resources.

USING CORE VALUES TO ADDRESS RACE, ETHNIC, AND CULTURAL GAPS IN SCHOOL CLIMATE – Any difficulty addressing cultural differences in your building? Any problems connecting with diverse backgrounds? Does your data show misalignments within your populations? If so, what is your plan to help navigate these issues? These questions, and more, will be addressed during this session that gives educators tips and strategies to address race, ethnic, and cultural gaps among students and staff. Participants will leave with a blueprint for leading difficult conversations and move forward together.

PRIMED FOR CHARACTER EDUCATION: Six Design Principles for Effective School Improvement – For character education to work, it needs to be both comprehensive and designed according to research evidence about what works in schools. PRIMED is based on 25 years of reviewing the research on effective implementation strategies and programs and distills it into six essential design principles. In this session, participants learn about PRIMED’s history, an overview of the six design principles along with examples of evidence-based practices for each.

GOOD NEWS, KIND WORDS, and FUNNY THINGS – Join an award-winning teacher and author for a fun discussion on how to build a caring community in your classroom. Learn proven win-win strategies for creating a classroom environment that kids WANT to be in, and walk away with a plan to interact with your students more strategically and more successfully.