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5th-8th Grade Educators, Counselors, Administrators & Community Service Providers

Explore frameworks and activities that promote a healthy sense of identity and foster student belonging.
Embed high impact SEL into daily academics and school life.
Provide practical SEL strategies for affirmation, connection, and reflection.
Engage with progress monitoring strategies that support student agency.
Sessions designed to align with your specific hopes, needs, and outcomes during these challenging times.
Earn up to 2 CEUs from Dominican University

Facilitators

Lanette Jimerson, Ph.D.

Lanette Jimerson has over 20 years of experience helping educators improve their instructional practice. She has provided workshops for Aspire Public Schools, Berkeley High School; and non-profit organizations such as The Hidden Genius Project. She has taught and developed programs for educators at the University of Houston, U.C. Berkeley, Stanford and Purdue University; and taught English in Bay Area public schools. Lanette earned her M.A. and Ph.D. from University of California, Berkeley.

Aija Simmons

Aija Simmons is a passionate educator mom. She currently serves as Program Manager of Social and Emotional Learning at Academics and Innovation in the Oakland Unified School District. Drawing from her experiences as an educator and instructional coach, Aija supports leaders in creating the optimal conditions for adult professional learning that can lead to transformational learning spaces for students. Central to Aija's work is an emphasis on equity, identity, critical literacy, and social-emotional awareness.