ISBE School Wellness Conference: Full Schedule

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10:45am CDT

The Science of Resilience

Tuesday April 8, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am CDT

This 60 minute session aims to inform the audience about the impact of toxic stress on mental health and explore ways to address it. We will discuss the causes of toxic stress, including adverse childhood experiences and socio-economic disparities. Additionally, we will highlight strategies to mitigate its impact, such as promoting positive relationships and providing access to mental health services. Furthermore, we will emphasize the importance of working together on a universal level to build resilient spaces that support children, their parents, and the communities they live in. By fostering collaboration and implementing systemic changes, we can create supportive environments for the well-being of all.

Speakers

Kristine Argue-Mason

Executive Director, Partnership for Resilience

Kristine Argue-Mason holds the distinction as the first full-time executive director for Partnership for Resilience, an Illinois non-profit corporation working to improve academic, health, and social outcomes for children by fostering trauma-responsive schools and effective family... Read More →

Tuesday April 8, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
Beaufort Meeting Room

1:15pm CDT

Relational, Restorative, Resilient: Fostering Thriving School Communities Through Connection and Resilience LIMITED

Tuesday April 8, 2025 1:15pm - 2:15pm CDT

Beaufort Meeting Room

This interactive session explores how relational, restorative, and resilient practices contribute to fostering overall school and classroom wellness. Attendees will leave with actionable strategies to foster connection, resolve conflict, and build resilience within clasroom and school communities, ensuring all members thrive together

Speakers

Gail Neely Kolbeck, M.Ed

Coordinator of the Springfield Resiliency Initiative and District Behavioral Strategist, Springfield Public Schools #186/ROE 51

Tuesday April 8, 2025 1:15pm - 2:15pm CDT
Beaufort Meeting Room

2:30pm CDT

The Anxious Generation LIMITED

Tuesday April 8, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT

Beaufort Meeting Room

A discussion based on the findings that social-psychologist Jonathan Haidt shares in his book, The Anxious Generation. Haidt argues that the combination of the decline of play-based childhoods, exacerbated by newer styles of parenting, and increasing smartphone use has led to a mental health crisis for a generation of children.
Time will be spent discussing ways both school districts and policy makers can work to promote reduced screen time for children, while promoting increased free-play and independnce.

Speakers

Beth McGrory

SEL Coach, Iroquois-Kankakee Regional Office of Education

Beth is a former elementary school teacher where she taught in the Chicago Public School system as well as in suburban districts. She has long understood the importance of building strong relationships with her students. More recently she was a Character Development Specialist at... Read More →

Tuesday April 8, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
Beaufort Meeting Room

ISBE School Wellness Conference

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