Introduction

Denise Pope, Ph.D., Co-founder, Challenge/Success/SOS, Stanford University School of Education Lecturer, and author of "Doing School": How we are creating a generation of stressed-out, materialistic, and miseducated students.

Keynote Speakers

David Elkind, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Child Development at Tufts University and the author of several books, including: The Hurried Child, Ties that Stress, and The Power of Play. Dr. Elkind is one of the country's most esteemed researchers on child development and has published over 400 articles on this topic. He is a visionary who has spent over 25 years advocating for the health and well-being of young children.

Ken Ginsburg, M.D., Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and Adolescent Medicine specialist at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Ginsburg has written several books, including, A Parent's Guide to Building Resilience in Children and Teens, and co-authored Less Stress and More Success, Dr. Ginsburg also wrote the definitive memorandum for the American Academy of Pediatrics, The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent-Child Bonds.

Panelists

Madeline Levine, Ph.D., Co-founder, Challenge Success, and clinical psychologist and best-selling author of The Price of Privilege.

Three Students will offer their perspectives on primary stressors and coping strategies in middle school and high school.

8:30 – 9:00

9:00 – 9:10

10:30 – 11:50

 Workshop Session 1:

1A.  Building Resilience in Your Students

        Presenter:  Ken Ginsburg, M.D.
        Associate Professor, Pediatrics,
        University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

        Suggested audience: Administrators, teachers, school staff

        Presenter:  Menager-Beeley, Ed.D.
        Professor, Foothill College and co-author of Understanding Plagiarism

        Suggested audience: All

        Presenter: Steve Seely, M.A.
        Social Studies Teacher and Curriculum Developer,
        Teachers' Curriculum Institute

        Suggested audience: Students

1D.  A Parent’s Guide to Reducing Academic Stress

        Presenter: Jim Lobdell, M.A.
        Co-founder, Challenge Success

        Suggested audience: Parents

        Suggested audience: Administrators, teachers, school staff

11:55 – 12:45

Workshop Session 2:

        Presenter:  Denise Pope, Ph.D.
        Stanford University School of Education Lecturer
        Co-Founder, Challenge Success

        Suggested audience: Administrators, teachers, school staff

2B.   How To Be An Effective Facilitator for School Reform

        Presenter:  Jim Lobdell, M.A.
        Co-Founder, Challenge Success

        Suggested audience: Team members from new teams this year who will play key leadership roles

2C.  Healthy Schools, Healthy Students: How You Can Help

       Presenter: Mollie Galloway, Ph.D.
       Director of Research
       Graduate School of Education and Counseling, Lewis and Clark College

       Suggested audience:  All

2D.  College Admissions: What Really Matters

        Presenters:  Panel of college admission officers and college counselors

        Suggested audience: All

2E. This Works!  Sharing Best Practices in SOS/Challenge Success Schools       
       (reserved for returning team members only)

       Facilitator:  Steve Seely, M.A.
       Social Studies Teacher and Curriculum Developer
       Teachers’ Curriculum Institute

       Suggested audience: Returning team members