CONFERENCE KEYNOTES, INSTITUTES,

WORKSHOPS, AND PANELS

2023

July 2023: incorporating SEL into Financial Education, CO-Presentation with Dr. Melody bell, Higher EDuCAtion Financial Wellness Alliance Summit, University of Oregon, or

March 2023: Unlimited Potential by Design, Pilot Rock SD, Pendleton, OR

March 2023: Unlimited Potential by Design Leadership Retreat, Catholic Charities Early Childhood Leadership Team, Hood River, OR

January 2023: GEM Workshop, Yamhill Community Care, McMinnville, OR

2022

November 2022: Unlimited Potential by Design: Unlearning, Douglas ESD, roseburg, OR

August 2022: Unlimited Potential by Design workshop series, Sault Area Public Schools, Sault Ste. Marie, MI

August 2022: Unlimited Potential by Design, Junction City SD, Eugene, OR

August 2022: Unlimited Potential by Design, Freedom Classical Academy, Las Vegas, NV

July 2022: Growing Early Mindsets (GEM) Workshop, UCAN Head Start, Roseburg, OR

May 2022: Keynote: Why Am I/Are We Still Doing That? The Untapped Potential of Unlearning and Subtracting, Douglas ESD Spring Fling, Roseburg, OR

August 2021-March 2022: Unlimited Potential by Design Workshop Series, PUC Triumph Charter School, Sylmar, CA

2021

May 2021: I Just Grew a Neuron! Neuroscience, Growth Mindset, and SEL for our Youngest Learners and their Teachers Today, Builds our Equitable Tomorrow, Center for the Promotion of Social and Emotional Learning (CPSEL) Annual Conference (virtual)

April 2021: How Parents Can Recognize our Children’s Unlimited Potential and Not Put Them in Boxes, Freddie Mac Working Parents BRG (virtual)

February, 2021: The Power and Potential of a Growth Mindset, Delaware County Intermediate Unit, PA (virtual)

2020

October/November 2020: The Power and Potential of a Growth Mindset (two-part series), Indiana University Faculty, Columbus, IN (virtual)

August 2020: From the Beginning: Grow Early Mindsets and SEL, COSA SEL and Equity Conference (virtual)

August 2020: The Power and Potential of a Growth Mindset, Lincoln Elementary School, Casper, WY (virtual)

May 2020: Pandemics Don’t Stop Us From Growing Early Mindsets (GEM), Virtual Young Child Expo (virtual)

February 2020: Growing Early Mindsets (GEM) Institute, Douglas ESD, Roseburg, OR

2019

November 2019: The Power and Potential of a Growth Mindset and Social and Emotional Learning in our Quest for Quality keynote, Oregon Afterschool Conference, Salem, OR

October 2019: From Growing Early Mindsets (GEM) to Brene Brown: Supporting the Whole Child and Whole Educator, COSA Early Learning Conference, OR

June 2019: It’s Never too Early to Grow Early Mindsets and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), ODE Early Childhood Summer Institute, OR

April 2019: It’s Never too Early to Grow Early Mindsets and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), COC-OAEYC Early Learning Conference, OR

April 2019: Say Goodbye to Being a “Good” Parent to Become a Better Parent, Oregon Head Start Association (OHSA) Specialist Conference, OR

March 2019: The Power of a Growth Mindset, Oregon Small Schools Association Conference, OR

March 2019: The Power of a Growth Mindset, Washington School Public Relations Association, WA

February 2019: The Power of a Growth Mindset, Make-a-Wish Illinois, IL

2018

November 2018: Celebrating Our Unlimited Potential by Growing Early Mindsets (GEM), COSA Early Learning Conference, OR

October 2018: Brave Leadership Edtalk, COSA Principals Conference, OR

October 2018: SEL panel discussion, Early Childhood Summit, Portland State University, OR

October 2018: Celebrating Our Unlimited Potential by Growing Early Mindsets (GEM) keynote, Early Childhood Care and Education Conference, Umpqua Community College, OR

August 2018: Growing Early Mindsets (GEM), Innovative Teaching and Learning Conference, Bend-La Pine SD, OR

August 2018: P3rd SEL panel discussion, COSA Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Institute, OR

April 2018: Our Oxygen Masks on First: Mindsets and Mindfulness for Us, COC-OAEYC Early Learning Conference, OR

April 2018: How Did Humpty Dumpty Get Back Up Again? Growth Mindset and SEL for PreK-3rd, PBIS Conference, OR

February 2018: The Power of Growth Mindset and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), Marion and Polk Early Learning Hub, OR

2017

November 2017: Working the Clay While It’s Soft: Growing Early Mindsets™ (GEM™), COSA Early Learning Conference, OR

November 2017: Working the Clay While It’s Soft: Growing Early Mindsets™ (GEM™), OregonASK Conference, OR

October 2017: Growth Mindset and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) keynote, Early Childhood Education, Behavior, and Health Summit, Blue Mountain Early Learning Hub, OR

April 2017: Working the Clay While It’s Soft: Growing Early Mindsets™ (GEM™), COSA Regional Early Learning Spring Seminar Series, OR

April 2017: Working the Clay While It’s Soft: Growing Early Mindsets™ (GEM™), COC-OAEYC Early Learning Conference, OR

February 2017: Working the Clay While It’s Soft: Growing Early Mindsets™ (GEM™), The Learning & Brain Conference, San Francisco, CA

2016

November 2016: Working the Clay While It’s Soft: Growing Early Mindsets™ (GEM™), COSA Early Learning Conference, OR

April 2016: Nurturing and Cultivating a Growth Mindset in Early Learners, COC-OAEYC Early Learning Conference, OR

2015

August 2015: Build Meaningful Family-School Partnerships Through Growth Mindset and Social and Emotional Learning, COSA Starting Strong Conference, OR

October 2015: The Power of Growth Mindset and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Across the PreK-3rd Continuum, ODE/COSA Special Education Annual Conference, OR

June 2015: Growth Mindset and SEL Summer Institute, (GEAR UP), OR

June 2015: Growth Mindset and Social and Emotional Learning: Critical Links Between Early Years to Early Grades, COSA Annual Conference, OR

April 2015: Growth Mindset and SEL in Action, PBIS Conference, OR

April 2015: Nurturing and Cultivating a Growth Mindset in Early Learners, COC-OAEYC Early Learning Conference, OR

February 2015: Growth Mindset and Social and Emotional Learning: Critical Links Between Early Years to Early Grades, COSA Full Day Kindergarten Conference, OR

February 2015: Growth Mindset and Common Core, ORA Winter Institute, OR

2014

November 2014: Partnering to Reach Young Children and Families, COSA Early Years to Early Grades Summit, OR    

April 2014: Growth Mindset and SEL in Action, PBIS Conference, OR

April 2014: Growth Mindset keynote, GEAR UP Annual Convening, OR

2013

May 2013: An Approach to Learning: Nurturing and Cultivating a Growth Mindset in Early Learners, COC-OAEYC Early Learning Conference, OR

SCHOOLS, DISTRICTS, UNIVERSITIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS

2023

CAtholic Charities, Central and eastern Washington

Pilot Rock SD, PEndleton, OR

Financial Beginnings, Portland, OR

Douglas ESD, Roseburg, OR

Head Start of Yamhill County, MCMinnville, OR

2022

Sault Area Public Schools, Sault Ste. Marie, MI (Mindset Works)

Junction City SD, Eugene, OR

Freedom Classical Academy, Las Vegas, NV (Mindset Works)

UCAN Head Start, Roseburg, OR

Child Care Resource & Referral, Douglas ESD, Roseburg, OR

Douglas ESD, Roseburg, OR

Head Start of Yamhill County, MCMinnville, OR

PUC Triumph Charter School, Sylmar, CA (CPSEL)

2021

Douglas ESD, Roseburg, OR

Head Start of Yamhill County, Yamhill, OR

PUC Triumph Charter School, Sylmar, CA (CPSEL)

Center for the Promotion of Social and Emotional Learning (CPSEL), PA

Freddie Mac, VA

Delaware County Intermediate Unit, PA

2020

Douglas ESD, Roseburg, OR

Head Start of Yamhill County, Yamhill, OR

COSA

Lincoln Elementary, Casper, WY (Mindset Works)

Indiana University, Columbus, IN (Mindset Works)

2019

Oregon ASK

Head Start of Yamhill County, Yamhill, OR

Lowell High School, Lowell, OR (GEAR UP)

New Jerusalem Elementary School District, Tracy, CA (Mindset Works)

St. Peter’s Mission Indian School, Bapchule, AZ (Mindset Works)

Toppenish School District, WA (Mindset Works)

Brookings School District, Brookings, OR (GEAR UP)

Washington School Public Relations Association, Olympia, WA (Mindset Works)

Make-a-Wish Illinois, Chicago, IL (Mindset Works)

2018

Brookings School District, Brookings, OR (GEAR UP)

College Achieve Charter, Plainfield, NJ (Mindset Works)

Parent Education, Bellevue Children’s Academy, Bellevue, WA (Mindset Works)

Neah-Kah-Nie High School, Neah-Kah-Nie, OR (GEAR UP)

Umpqua Community College, Roseburg, OR

Marion and Polk Early Learning Hub, OR

Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation Tribal Head Start, OR

2017

Small Steps Nurturing Center, Houston, TX (Mindset Works)

CSM Consulting, Parent Education Series, Menlo Park, CA (Mindset Works)

NOLI Indian School, San Jacinto, CA (Mindset Works)

Fenton Charter Schools, Los Angeles, CA (Mindset Works)

Mountain View School District, El Monte, CA (Mindset Works)

Myrtle Point Middle and High School, Myrtle Point, OR (GEAR UP)

Rogue River High School, Rogue River, OR (GEAR UP)

Yoncalla School District, Yoncalla, OR (GEAR UP)

Stayton Elementary, Stayton, OR

Evergreen Elementary School, Cave Junction, OR

Yamhill Community Care Organization, McMinnville, OR

Blue Mountain Early Learning Hub, OR

2016

West Contra Costa School District, Hercules, CA (Mindset Works)

Pauly Elementary School, Bakersfield, CA (Mindset Works)

Roosevelt Elementary School, Bakersfield, CA (Mindset Works)

Kwis Elementary School, Hacienda Heights, CA (Mindset Works)

Dayton High School, Dayton, OR (GEAR UP)

Elkton School District, Elkton, OR (GEAR UP)

Port Orford School District, Port Orford, OR (GEAR UP)

Riverside Jr./Sr. High School, Boardman, OR (GEAR UP)

Umatilla High School, Umatilla, OR (GEAR UP)

Lowell High School, Lowell, OR (GEAR UP)

Powers School District, Powers, OR (GEAR UP)

North Douglas School District, Drain, OR (GEAR UP)

Newport School District, Newport, OR (GEAR UP)

Yamhill Community Care Organization, McMinnville, OR

Stanfield School District, Stanfield, OR

McMinnville School District, McMinnville, OR

2015

McMinnville School District, McMinnville, OR

GEAR UP, OR

The Shadow Project, Portland, OR (Mindset Works)

Cottage Grove School District, Cottage Grove, OR

ArtCore, Eugene, OR

Sandy School District, Sandy, OR