Panels & Recorded Events
Featured in panels hosted by leading education organizations, this work highlights practical strategies for authentic SEL implementation and equity-driven instruction. From statewide summits to national convenings, recorded sessions share insights on teacher leadership, student wellness, and systemic change. These conversations elevate classroom practice and policy through lived experience and educator voice.
Participated as a panelist at the Grow Your Own: Teacher Diversity and Social Justice Summit in Washington, D.C., contributing to a national conversation on community partnerships and equity in teacher recruitment. Represented school-based efforts to diversify the teaching profession by sharing strategies that engage students, families, and educators in building inclusive educator pipelines. The panel focused on mobilizing people power to sustain grow-your-own programs rooted in local context and justice-centered practices.
Teacher Diversity and Social Justice Summit
Served as a panelist at the Institute for Teaching's Strength-Based Justice Summit, highlighting the work of the North Orange County Think Tank. Shared insights on how educator-led collaboration can drive equity-focused innovation rooted in teacher strengths and community needs. The panel emphasized systems-level solutions developed by and for educators to support thriving school ecosystems.
Strength Based Justice Summit
As a State-of-the-Art SEL Panelist at the SEL & Wellness Summit, this role brings cutting-edge insights on trauma-informed practices, SEL strategies, and whole-child wellness to a diverse audience of educators, leaders, and practitioners. It fosters meaningful dialogue on current trends and evidence-based approaches, emphasizing mental health, resilience, and equity in school environments. Through collaboration and shared expertise, it inspires actionable outcomes to support student and educator well-being.
SEL & Wellness Summit – State of the Art SEL Panelist
Served as a panelist for the Global Learning Fellowship Alumni Reunion Kickoff, contributing to a discussion on the intersection of global competency, equity, and anti-racism in education. Shared classroom practices and insights on sustaining global learning during the pandemic, while highlighting ways to center student identity and cultural relevance. The panel focused on building inclusive, future-ready classrooms through global awareness and justice-centered teaching.