Monday, April 23, 2018
8:00 am - 8:30 am	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:45 am	Restorative Practices Lee Rush, M.Ed., Executive Director, justCommunity, Inc. We will explore the application of using the “restorative practices” in a school or community setting. Restorative Practices (RP) include not only a philosophical set of beliefs but also include a range of both proactive (preventative) approaches to build community and reactive (responsive) responses to “wrong-doing”. This workshop will also describe and demonstrate practices along the RP continuum including effective statements, questions, conversations, circles and formal conferences. Learn how to (re)think traditional responses to disruptive classroom behavior, student-to-student disagreements and even staff to staff conflicts.
10:00 am - 11:15 am	Promoting positive youth connections - The real frontier Charisse Nixon, PhD, Professor of Psychology, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College This keynote will present recent work on resiliency as it relates to optimizing children and adolescents' developmental outcomes and general well-being using a universal approach. The role of forgiveness, empathy, connection and perspective taking will be highlighted as they relate to enhancing students’ resiliency in the face of adverse experiences. Practical strategies related to promoting and sustaining students' positive development will be provided.
11:30 am - 12:15 pm	Networking Lunch Lunch is included with your registration. Please email info@ibpaworld.org with any special dietary requests.
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm	You Can't Read a Book and Run From a Lion at the Same Time Tara Brown, President, Learner's Edge Consulting Many youth are "running from lions" in their life as they face a myriad of challenges and threats due to their life circumstances. This session covers the neurological impact of stress and cortisol as well as the importance of emotional safety and positive connections. Examine how emotions play a huge role in behavior/decisions and learn proven strategies to help youth change perspective, increase positive behaviors and stop running so they can start learning.
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm	Creating Inclusive Culture Intentionally Beth Yohe, Executive Director, The Conflict Center Hateful rhetoric and incivility can be commonplace in our society. Have you ever heard something prejudiced but weren't sure how to respond? Or tried to intervene in bullying but aren't sure you were effective? Or gotten angry at a family member who said biased things, but froze up when you tried to respond? This presentation will examine identity, explicit/implicit bias and how this affects the way we interact with others. It will also focus on empowering participants with identifying practical skills and strategies to help prepare you to challenge and respond to biased behaviors.