Town Academy Insight Series
Session One | Wednesday, February 2, 2022 | 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. EST
Boundaries Training: Promoting Healthy Adult-Student Relationships
Pictured: Susan Schorr & Brian B. Garrett
Join Attorneys Brian Garrett and Susan Schorr, Vice Chairs of McLane Middleton’s Education Law Group, for a lively and interactive webinar discussion about the importance of maintaining healthy boundaries between students and adults in K-12 schools. Appropriately nurturing relationships between faculty, staff and students are key components to a successful educational experience; inappropriately close relationships have the opposite effect and can be devastating for the youth involved and the school community as a whole. This workshop will help educators understand how to foster relationships at school that prioritize the needs of students, recognize the early signs of boundary crossings and violations, address situations when boundary violations occur, and review mandated reporting guidance and requirements when serious misconduct is a concern. Brian and Susan will discuss various scenarios, pulled from the headlines and their own practice, to stimulate conversation about the behavioral standards schools should have in place to inspire faculty and staff to be positive and supportive role models for students.
Registration for this session is now closed.
Session Two | Wednesday, March 2, 2022 | 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. EST
Cultivating a Culture of Empathy and Belonging: Story Exchange with Narrative 4
Led by Narrative 4 facilitators, story exchanges are customized for classrooms, community organizations, and businesses, building on four basic steps: preparing, pairing & sharing, exchanging stories and reflecting. This workshop will benefit individuals and communities who desire to build more empathy and connection between people, want to promote a positive school, workplace, and community climates, aim to develop social-emotional learning, and wish for an authentic experiential learning experience.
All K-12 educators are warmly welcome to attend this session, as the topic is applicable to all school types. This session is available standalone for $39/pp (1-2 participants), or $29/pp (3+ participants).
Session Three | Wednesday, April 6, 2022 | 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. EST
Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices for a Rural New England Context
Pictured: Steve Davis, Founder & CEO of The Institute for Human Relations
Learning outcomes will include:
- Participants will learn and apply a behavioral definition of DEI.
- Participants will practice a Human Relations approach to Culturally Responsive Teaching.
- Participants will learn how a Human Relations approach to Culturally Responsive Teaching can address the needs of students and teachers living and working in rural New England.
All K-12 educators are warmly welcome to attend this session, as the topic is applicable to all school types. This session is available standalone for $39/pp (1-2 participants), or $29/pp (3+ participants).