Events

Cleveland State University

March 26, 2013

Spoke with the Diversity Council of the College of Science and Health Professions about “Stereotype Threat in the Classroom.”

Laurel School Parents Association

March 6, 2013

Presented “Grit for Girls, Part Two: A Research-Based Approach to Building Resilience in Your Daughter” with Dr. Tori Cordiano for the Center for Research on Girls at Laurel School in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Podcast coming soon!

Orange Schools, Orange, Ohio

February 25, 2013

Presented to parents of children in Kindergarten through Grade 8 on “Children and their Peer Relationships: What to expect and how to help.”

Ursuline College, Pepper Pike, Ohio

February 21, 2013

Spoke with Master Apprenticeship Teaching Candidates on “Friendship, Conflict, and Bullying in Children.”

Stuart Country Day School, Princeton, New Jersey

January 23, 2013

Returned to Stuart Country Day to conduct a faculty workshop on “Cultivating Growth Mindset in Girls” and speak to parents on “The Roots of Resilience.”

Cleveland Council of Independent Schools

January 16, 2013

Presented to parent representatives from the Cleveland Council of Independent Schools on “Managing Risk: Talking with Your Teenager about Drugs, Drinking, and Sex.”

Menlo Park Academy, Cleveland, Ohio

January 2, 2013

Spoke on “Shielding Girls from Stereotype Threat” to K-8 faculty at Cleveland’s charter school for the gifted.

U.S. Department of State Fulbright Conference, Washington, DC

December 13, 2012

Presented “Scenarios and Strategies: Addressing Individual Student Concerns” and “Facilitating Effective Participation” with Dr. Anne Curzan at the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Conference.

The Primary Day School, Bethesda, Maryland

December 12, 2012

Conducted a workshop for faculty on the normal challenges of early childhood development.  Presented to parents on “Building Grit: A Research-Based Approach to Raising Resilient Children.”