2018 Children & Authenticity Conference

PUTTING AUTHENTICITY INTO PRACTICE

October 27th and 28th, Borough of Manhattan Community College

The theme of this year's conference is "Putting Authenticity into Practice."  The centrepiece is hands-on professional development to help educators bring authenticity-focused social emotional learning (SEL) into their classrooms, schools, and communities. 

The conference also features plenaries, networking events, poster sessions, presentations, and a screening and discussion of the documentary Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Conference Speakers:

Keynote: Carla Shalaby, Author of Troublemakers: Lessons in Freedom from Young Children at School

Mary Abrams, Director of Moving Body Resources

Margaret Blatchley, Psycho-educational specialist at the Center for Emotional Responsive Practice at Bank Street College

Jim Handlin, Founding Member & Educational Consultant to the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Center for NJ

Alison Hazut, Principal of Murray Avenue School

Lesley Koplow, Director of the Center for Emotionally Responsive Practice at Bank Street College

Howard Moody, Trainer for the Nurtured Heart Approach

Maya Projansky, Teacher at The Earth School

Take a look at  last year's conference.