Supporting Neurodiverse Individuals

Build a deeper understanding of neurodiversity and how differences in processing, communication, and shared environments affect everyday experiences. Participants walk away with strategies for creating supportive spaces where neurodiverse individuals thrive.

Participants will:

• Recognize fundamental differences in the way neurodiverse people process shared social and environmental space

• Learn effective modifications and strategies for both the classroom and the workplace

• Discover how strategically applied improv exercises help neurodiverse people feel safe, build confidence, and connect with others

• Gain new tools for supporting emotional self-regulation and co-regulation for people of all ages

Social Emotional Learning (SEL): The Yes, And! Classroom

This interactive, dynamic presentation or workshop series offers practical, easily implementable SEL (Social Emotional Learning) tools and techniques to use right away with your classroom or small group.

Participants will:

• Experience the efficacy of using enjoyable, applied improv activities to improve relationships and build self-confidence

• Learn how applied improv encourages flexibility, resilience, ability to work in groups, and willingness to try new things while inspiring a culture of belonging

• Gain unique mindfulness tools to teach students how to quiet thoughts, regulate emotions, and bring themselves back to the present moment, ready to learn!

Trauma-Aware Teaching

This experiential presentation and workshop helps educators identify dysregulated behaviors associated with trauma. They learn effective strategies to bring students from reactiveness into responsiveness. The strategies presented align with and support existing SEL programs and restorative practices.

Participants will:

• Acquire skills to identify trauma-related behaviors and gain insight into the physiology of trauma

• Understand the misconceptions associated with trauma that complicate student-teacher relationships

• Learn to incorporate trauma aware strategies into the classroom to increase students' self-regulation and decrease referrals and suspensions

• Become aware of "Post Traumatic Wisdom”

Emotional Agility with a Growth Mindset

Discover the neuroscience-backed exercises that reframe failure and foster emotional flexibility. By using these tools, educators and students can unlock internal resilience and uplift their perspective on challenges.

Participants will:

• Experience how growth mindset language transforms limited thinking into possibility and resilience

• Learn how applied improv activities foster flexibility, self-awareness, and emotional regulation through embodied practice

• Acquire practical, neuroscience-backed tools to reframe failure, embrace uncertainty, and support themselves and others in challenging situations