Upcoming Conferences & Workshops

October 15, 2024

Cultivating Digital Wellness: Empowering Students

   Presented by Devorah Heitner

Learn how to support students on issues related to sharing, privacy, and reputation. Explore cultivating a positive culture of mentorship and digital wellness based on understanding the latest research on kids growing up in public.

Participants will:

• Understand the new digital milestones kids are facing (first group chat, first cloud-based game, first phone)
• Understand the climate children, tweens and teens are facing in networked spaces from Roblox to Discord to TikTok and YouTube
• Learn to support mindful and consistent policies around digital culture and wellness for staff as well as students
• Connect their subject area to engaging students on issues of digital wellness, conflict resolution, reputation, character, empathy, etc.
• Build resources they can use in advisory sessions with students
• Create building blocks for responsible use agreements and classroom agreements

Dr. Devorah Heitner is the author of Growing Up in Public: Coming of Age in a Digital World and Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and CNN Opinion. She has a Ph.D. in Media/Technology & Society from Northwestern University and has taught at DePaul and Northwestern. She is delighted to be raising her own teenager and she lives with her family in Chicagoland.

October 29, 2024

 Legal Issues of Social Media & Technology

             Presented by Darcy Kriha & Cassie Black

Explore the legal considerations regarding technology use by students and staff, both in and out of school. Gain an understanding of Illinois and federal laws such as the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), Student Online Personal Protection Act (SOPPA), and Constitutional considerations. Realize the complex legal issues surrounding student use of technology, including cyberbullying and other inappropriate uses of technology, as well as educator use of social media in both their personal and professional lives. As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to become more prevalent, participants will also learn school districts can proactively address its use in school by both students and staff.

Participants will:

• Understand the relevant State and federal laws and Constitutional considerations regarding student and staff technology use both in and out of school
• Understand when technology use outside of school can and should be addressed by the school
• Understand the legal considerations

Darcy Kriha, a partner with Kriha Boucek Law, has over 25 years of experience representing school districts across Illinois, Darcy’s practice is dedicated to representing boards of education and special education cooperatives. Cassie  Black, an associate with Kriha Boucek Law, has 17 years of experience in education as a school psychologist, assistant principal, director of student services, and assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction, and has worked with students and families from early childhood through high school.

Heitner  

Member Rate:  $175

Non-Member:  $275 (includes 1 year of membership) 

Member Rate to attend both workshops: $275

Non-Member Rate to attend both workshops: $375  

Kriha & Black

Member Rate:  $150

Non-Member:  $200 (includes 1 year of membership) 

Member Rate to attend both workshops: $275

Non-Member Rate to attend both workshops: $375