Webinar Series
We are proud to present an ongoing series of webinars hosted by authors, education professionals, and experts about topics of interest in the education industry. Please check this page periodically for updates about upcoming and past webinars.
On-Demand Webinars
Investing in Your Paraprofessionals: Innovative Strategies to Support and Retain Your Staff
Paraprofessionals are on the front lines every day, supporting student learning, managing challenging behavior, and collaborating with their partner teachers to support all students. Educational leaders are acutely aware of how essential they are to ensuring schools and districts run effectively, yet paraprofessionals don’t always feel recognized and valued. Stress-related burnout, behavior management fatigue, and the toll these challenging times are taking has led many to reconsider their place in our educational system. Turnover rates continue to rise, and leaders are seeking ways to retain and support their paraprofessionals, who are so essential to student support structures.
Speakers:
-Jose Hinojosa, Director of Special Education, Edgewood ISD, Texas
-Linda Powell, Assistant Technology Specialist, Exceptional Student Services, Sunnyside USD, Arizona
Moderator: Alia Jackson, President, 321 Insight
This is an hour-long free webinar.
Please use your school or district email address when requesting the replay.
Dr. Will Henson is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, consultant to school districts, published author, and co-founder of 321 Insight.
Dr. Gastrid Harrigan has been an educator in Broward County Public Schools for over 18 years, as a classroom teacher, Assistant Principal, and currently as the Principal of Cypress Run Education Center in Broward County, Florida. In addition, Dr. Harrigan is an Adjunct Professor of Education at Broward College and Colorado State University Global. He has extensive experience leading and instructing educators at all levels, and has been recognized for his expertise, innovative leadership, and student engagement and academic achievement strategies.
Challenging Behaviors: Why They Happen And How To Address Them Effectively
Over the summer, educators and administrators extensively planned for most of the nation’s students to return to in-person instruction this fall. They prepared for the significant challenges they expected to face, from learning loss to behavior issues that were likely to intensify as students transitioned back to in-school learning and reacclimated to the structures and daily routines they were no longer used to following.
Despite their best efforts, most educators were not prepared for the sheer enormity of the behavior challenges and levels of mental health concerns they faced when students did return. The impact of months of isolation, inconsistent routines, and challenging home environments resulted in unprecedented behavioral issues that most educators felt ill-equipped to deal with effectively.
In this edWebinar, Dr. Will Henson, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, and Dr. Gastrid Harrigan, Principal of Cypress Run Education Center in Broward County (FL), will help attendees understand the root causes of many of the most difficult behaviors and the ways in which recent events have intensified these challenges.
In addition, they will share proven strategies that educators can implement immediately to effectively address challenging behaviors while still holding high expectations and providing high support to students.
This edWebinar will be of interest to PreK-12 school and district leaders and special education directors. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.
Presenter: Dr. Will Henson, Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Co-Founder, 321 Insight
Dr. Gastrid Harrigan, Principal, Cypress Run Education Center, Broward County Schools(FL)
Moderator: Alia Jackson, President, 321 Insight
This is an hour-long free webinar.
Please use your school or district email address when registering.
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Navigating the Behavior Spike with Trauma-Informed Leadership
We are seeing a massive spike in behavior, anxiety, depression as people try to navigate the expectations of returning to school. The impacts of the past 18+ months of a global pandemic, stressful societal conditions, increased reliance on technology and screens, and the loss of routines has resulted in stress and dysregulation amongst staff and students alike. Successfully navigating this requires a deliberate plan. District and school leaders need to understand why it’s happening and what to do about it.
In this webinar, district and school leaders will learn how to plan for a district or school-wide trauma-informed approach, including:
- Developing a trauma-informed mindset amongst all staff
- Creating a trauma-informed approach to discipline
- Using trauma-informed behavior intervention strategies
- Managing the stress of staff shortages
- Focusing on an intentional rebuilding of school culture
Presenter: Dr. Will Henson, Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Co-Founder, 321 Insight
Moderator: Alia Jackson, President, 321 Insight
This is an hour-long free webinar.
Please use your school or district email address when registering.
Dr. Skip Greenwood, licensed clinical psychologist, consultant to school districts, published author, and co-founder of 321 Insight
Mr. Roland Espericueta, District Coordinator of Professional Learning for San Marcos Consolidated ISD in San Marcos, Texas
Setting Your Paras Up for Success: Building Effective Teacher-Paraeducator Partnerships
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Paraeducators have never been more essential to a school’s support system than they are today. We need effective paras who can partner with teachers as part of a team dedicated to ensuring every student succeeds. Teachers are most often tasked with building and nurturing these relationships, and acting in a supervisory capacity, yet they rarely receive training on this topic.
What can you do to ensure your paraeducators are set up for success?
Join Dr. Skip Greenwood, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, published author, and co-founder of 321 Insight, and Mr. Roland Espericueta, District Coordinator of Professional Learning for San Marcos CISD, Texas, as they discuss the importance of teacher/paraeducator partnerships, the strategies to employ to build them, and best practices from districts. Learn best practices for:
- Developing and defining paraeducator roles
- Building positive teacher-paraeducator relationships
- Supporting effective supervision of paraeducators
- Creating meaningful opportunities for paraeducators to make contributions
This is an hour-long free webinar.
Please use your school or district email address when registering. By completing the form below you will receive a link to the webinar replay via email.
Dr. Will Henson, licensed clinical psychologist, consultant to school districts, published author, and co-founder of 321 Insight
Strategies for District-Wide Well-Being: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Back to School
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Prior to the pandemic nearly half of K-12 students had experienced enough trauma and adversity to impact learning and behavior. While we don’t yet fully know the impact of the disruption, unrest, and loss of the last 18 months, one thing is certain: what lies ahead is a tsunami-sized wave of stress and trauma, for everyone, as school resumes this fall. How can you prepare and ensure your staff holds a trauma-informed mindset and a trauma-responsive skill set to address the challenges ahead?
Watch this informative webinar as respected psychologist and educational consultant, Dr. Will Henson discusses the increased levels of dysregulation that students, caregivers, and staff are likely to experience as schools reopen this fall and what you can do to prepare appropriately. He also shares valuable trauma-informed strategies and best practices that will help educators and staff be able to:
• Focus on educator wellness
• Provide predictability
• Build strong, safe relationships
• Teach and model regulation and other social-emotional skills
and other trauma-informed approaches.
PRESENTER:
Dr. Henson is a licensed clinical psychologist and a state-wide education consultant to school districts in Oregon. He is a founding partner and clinical director of 321 Insight, a published author, and he consults throughout the state of Oregon on best practices for supporting students with emotional and behavioral disorders. Dr. Henson speaks and gives trainings nation-wide on topics including paraeducator effectiveness, trauma-informed practices, threat management, functional assessment and best practices in supporting students with emotional and behavioral disorders.
This is an hour-long free webinar.
Please use your school or district email address when registering.
Dr. Will Henson, licensed clinical psychologist, consultant to school districts, published author, and co-founder of 321 Insight
Self Care & Wellness for Educators: Building Resiliency During the Pandemic and Beyond
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Being an educator can be intense, and the day-to-day demands can take its toll on one’s ability to thrive and give students the best version of you.
Learning about and practicing self-care helps build resilience and is in the best interest of every educator on your campus — from administrators to paraprofessionals. Without taking care of yourself, you won’t have the energy or patience to help your students.
Dr. Will Henson is back to outline the importance of and the steps toward wellness. He will address misconceptions about self-care and explore practical strategies you can use immediately to build your resilience. You’ll walk away from this encouraging session with a new perspective on wellness, and new-found ways you can be more calm, confident, and centered in your work with students.
Attendees will learn:
- What self-care is
- Why it’s important for educators
- How to bring it into your daily life as well as into your school
- Self-care can keep you at the top of your game and ready to handle any challenges that come up during your educational career
This is an hour-long free webinar.
Please use your school or district email address when requesting the replay.
Dr. Will Henson, licensed clinical psychologist, consultant to school districts, published author, and co-founder of 321 Insight
Empower Your Paraeducators to Better Address Challenging Behavior: Five Critical Strategies
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As we look ahead to addressing the ongoing impacts of COVID-19, one thing becomes clear: effective paraprofessionals become more critical than ever before.
From working one on one with students, to developing safe relationships, to helping to develop social emotional skills, paraprofessionals will be on the front lines, and will need training. This webinar covers the five most important areas of training for paraprofessionals to be able to understand and address student behavior.
Join Dr. Will Henson for this hour-long free webinar REPLAY.
Please use your school or district email address when registering.