Session 1: 9-10 am Pamela Schuller, Comedian

Mental Health Check-Up

Explore the protective measures that support our mental health, including self-care techniques and building resilience.

Session 2: 10:15-12:15 pm choose one

• Sarah Wilensky, Director of Organizational Partnerships, PJ Library National: “The Value of doing less”
• Jennifer Lieb, Inclusion specialist, MJCCA: “Give Yourself Some Grace: This is not Harvard”
• Michael Levine, Co-founder of The Learning Groove: “Interactive Literacy, Music and Classroom Management”
• Cari Newman and Ula Zusman, Horwitz and Zusman Child and Adolescent Center at JF&CS: “Emotional regulation: What is it, how do teachers support it, and how do we to talk to parents about it?” 

Session 3: 1:30-2:30 pm choose one

• Sarah Wilensky, Director of Organizational Partnerships,  PJ Library National: “The Value of doing less”
• Michael Levine, Co-founder of The Learning Groove: “Music as an educational tool”
• Ula Zusman, Play Therapist, JF&CS: “The importance of play at every age” 
• Kaleigh Raulerson, Trainer community resiliency model (CRM): “The Community Resiliency Model”  

Session 4: 2:30-3:30 pm (optional)

Rabbi Dr. Michael Shire, Founder, Torah Godly Play pedagogic methodology

Torah Godly Play 

Enhance the spiritual lives of our students by learning away to connect to our students by teaching a hands-on approach to weekly parsha learning- creating a space of calm when teaching