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How Innovative Schools are Empowering their Community to Navigate Social Media, Technology, and Social-emotional Health during COVID
Wednesday, January 13, 2021, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CDT
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How Innovative Schools are Empowering their Community to Navigate Social Media, Technology, and Social-emotional Health during COVID

Now, more than ever, students’ social-emotional health is deeply shaped by their social world, including social media and technology. Bring your device to this interactive workshop that explores how school leaders can create community and support the social-emotional health of students, faculty, and families during this unique school year. The Social Institute’s Founder and CEO, Laura Tierney — one of the leading pioneers in positive social media education — will be teaming up with school leaders (and students!) across TN to share actionable takeaways and best practices that can empower your students to strengthen relationships and their own health.

Join us to learn:
  • Important considerations when addressing social media education during COVID
  • The latest social media trends among students
  • Top life skills that innovative schools are teaching to improve learning potential
  • How schools are evolving to provide a systemic, scalable approach to equip their entire community
Audience: Heads of School, Assistant Heads, Division Heads, Counselors, Deans of Students, Technology Directors, and others who support Advisory or Student Life

Presenters:
  • Laura Tierney, Founder and CEO, The Social Institute
  • TAIS member school student and administrator from The Webb School (Bell Buckle)

Pricing:
This event is part of a three-event SEL and Wellness series. Pricing is for the package of all three sessions in the series. 
TAIS Member Schools: $75 for an individual sign-up / $60 per person for three or more sign-ups
Guest Pricing: $120 for an individual sign-up / $95 per person for three or more sign-ups

A recording will be provided to those who register to allow for flexibility in viewing. 

 

REGISTER HERE!

This presentation is part of the SEL and Wellness Learning Series

Laura Tierney is the Founder and CEO of The Social Institute, empowering students and their role models to navigate social media and technology in positive, high character ways. Her positive, student-led approach to social media education and social-emotional learning has been applauded by Melinda Gates on Twitter and featured by The Washington Post, NPR, and USA Today. 
Prior to envisioning, researching, and launching The Social Institute, Laura served as Social Media Director at the award-winning advertising agency McKinney, overseeing social media strategy for the agency’s leading global brands. Before McKinney, Laura honed her marketing and social media skills as a Social Media Manager at ESPN, helping espnW use social media to inspire millions of women and girls who love sports. During the 10 years she worked in social media, she helped build strategies and campaigns for leading brands including Duke Men’s Basketball, ESPN, Samsung, Coca Cola, Travelocity, Oakley, and Disney. More...