Crosscurrents 2023 Online

Dr. Jennifer Katz
SEL, Neuroscience, Belonging and Self-Regulation
Strategies drawn from: Indigenous models of healing and well -being; SEL; cognitive behavior therapy; dialectical behavior therapy; mindfulness for supporting students' developing identity as a learner and person; social skills and understandings related to interpersonal connection; and ability to self-regulate and work collaboratively with others will be shared, and supporting research reviewed.
Dr. Katz received her PhD in Educational Psychology and Inclusive Education from the University of British Columbia in 2008. She is the author of "Teaching to Diversity: The Three Block Model of Universal Design for Learning", "Resource Teachers: A Changing Role in the the Three-Block Model of UDL", and "Ensouling our Schools: A Universally Designed Framework for Mental Health, Well-Being, and Reconciliation." Dr. Katz taught in diverse classrooms from K-12 in Winnipeg and Vancouver for 16 years, in addition to working as a special education teacher, resource teacher, guidance counsellor, district coach and consultant, and associate professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Manitoba and currently at UBC. She has worked with Ministry of Education personnel and district and school leaders in four different countries, multiple provinces, and three states, and is currently working with the Neuroscience, Well-Being, and Education research cluster at UBC.

Session Time: 10:45 am - 12:15 pm 

Target: K-12