Lainie has that unique balance of incredible creativity, knowledge of innovation, with a deep appreciation for the emotional side of change towards her colleagues that makes her a world-class staff development leader. There is not a more talented teacher of teachers.
Lainie Rowell
Inspiring Thriving Learning Communities through Social Emotional Learning and Learner-Driven Design
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Lainie Rowell
Biography
Lainie Rowell is a bestselling author, award-winning educator, and TEDx speaker. She is dedicated to human flourishing focusing on community building, social-emotional learning, and honoring what makes each of us unique and dynamic through learner-driven design. She earned her degree in psychology and went on to earn postgraduate degrees in education. As an international keynoter and a consultant, Lainie’s client list ranges from Fortune 100 companies like Apple and Google to school districts and independent schools.
Lainie is the author of Evolving with Gratitude, the lead author of Evolving Learner, and a contributing-author of Because of a Teacher. Her latest, Bold Gratitude: The Journal Designed for You & By You, is an innovative and interactive gratitude journal that empowers individuals of all ages to embrace their unique preferences and express gratitude in their own way. Lainie’s work has been highlighted in many publications, including Edutopia, ASCD K-12 Leadership SmartBrief, Getting Smart, and PBS NewsHour.
During her more than 25 years in education, Lainie has taught elementary, secondary, and higher education. She also served in a district-level leadership position supporting 22,000 students and 1,200 teachers at 33 schools.
Lainie has decades of experience presenting at local, regional, and international conferences including Learning and the Brain, Learning Forward, the CISC Leadership Symposium, the California MTSS Professional Learning Institute, IDEAcon, and the Digital Learning Annual Conference (DLAC).
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Evolving with Gratitude
Nurture Relationships, Improve Well-Being, and Activate Learning
Research proves that by intentionally practicing gratitude, we can dramatically improve our disposition, bringing us more joy and better health. It also makes a huge difference in relationships and leads to more successful learning experiences. In this keynote, Lainie Rowell shares how educators can use small gratitude practices to make a big difference with kids, peers, and the world. We can use gratitude to shift from barely surviving to actually thriving and flourishing.
Evolving with Learning Communities That Are Grateful, Engaged, And Empowered
Get back to the joy of teaching, learning, and leading with innovative, research-backed practices to create safe, equitable, empowering learning experiences for all learners. Drawing on recent discoveries in neuroscience as well as classroom experience, this talk focuses on cultivating positive culture in a community of inquiry.
Evolving Learner
Shifting to Continuous Improvement with Kids, Peers, and the World
We can evolve as learners and shift from an overreliance on "spray-and-pray" workshops to personalized professional learning. Examine ideas and strategies that empower us, as educators, to learn from kids, peers, and the world in a cycle of continuous improvement. Leave ready to implement effective professional learning models and focus on inquiry-based learning to increase educator effectiveness and results for all learners.
Participants will:
- Engage in a hands-on activity to analyze adult learning theory and effective professional learning models focused on equity and excellence
- Examine innovative and sustainable ways to learn from kids, peers, and the world through job-embedded cycles of inquiry
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