Recent PCW Speaker Events and Member School Panels:
Fall 2024 – AI in Education 101 with Amanda Bickerstaff, Co-Founder & CEO of AI for Education
Event Summary
Additional AI for Education Resources:
Prompt Framework for Educators: The 5 “S” Model
Prompt Library
Student Guide for AI Use
How to Use AI Responsibly Every Time
AI’s Impact on the Environment
Spring 2024 – How Families Can Navigate the New World of College Admissions
Panelists: Brennan Barnard and Rick Clark, in conversation with Trudy Fleisher
College Search Resources
The Truth About College Admission book information
Winter 2024 – Mental Health Panel
Panelists: Dr. Julia Porter, Middle School Counselor, Sidwell Friends School; Hope Hallock, Middle School Counselor, Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart; moderated by Jen Cort, LCSW-C
Link to Recording
Presentation Slides
Values Worksheet from Presentation
Winter 2023 – Lower and Middle School Forum
Panelists: Catherine McCarthy, MD; Heather Tedesco, PhD; and Jennifer Weaver, LCSW
Link to Recording
Event Summary
Fall 2023 – A Discussion with Jennifer Wallace
Information on The Mattering Movement
Spring 2023 – A Discussion with Ana Homayoun
Event Summary
Winter 2023 – Mental Health Panel
Panelists: Adam Diaz, Lower and Middle School Counselor, Landon School; Dr. Holly Hinderlie, School Psychologist and Upper School Counselor, Holton-Arms School; Josie Woods, Upper School Counselor and Director of Student Support, The Potomac School, and moderated by Dr. Heather Tedesco, Psychologist
Event Summary
Fall 2022 – Lower School Forum
Panelists: Dr. Donnette Echols, Head of Lower School, Potomac School; Cami Okubo, Lower School Principal, Georgetown Day School; Mike Risen, Associate Head of School and Head of Lower School, Norwood School; Dr. Courteney Simchak, Assistant Head of School for Student and Academic Affairs, Beauvoir
Link to Recording
Fall 2022 – A Discussion with Dr. Jonathan Dalton
Link to Recording
Event Summary
Spring 2022 – A Discussion with Dr. William Stixrud and Ned Johnson
Event Summary
Winter 2021 – A Discussion with Drs. Chris Thurber and Hendrie Weisinger
Event Summary
Fall 2021 – A Discussion with Rosetta Lee and Debario Fleming
Event Summary
Additional PCW Speakers:
2019 Fall Speaker – Lisa Damour, Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Tweens and Teens.
Website: https://www.drlisadamour.com/
2018 Fall Speaker – Lynn Lyons, Preventing Anxiety and Depression — Skills We Can (and Should) Be Teaching Our Children.
Website: http://www.lynnlyonsnh.com/
2018 Spring Speaker – Beth Kobliner: Raising 21st Century Citizens: The Money Talk
Website: www.bethkobliner.com
2017 Fall Speaker – Richard Weissbourd, Raising Caring, Empathetic and Happy Children — Strategies for Parents and Educators
Website: https://www.gse.harvard.edu/faculty/richard-weissbourd
2017 Spring Speaker – Glenn Whitman: Learning and Your Child’s Brain — What the Research Suggests
Website: www.thecttl.org
2016 Fall Speaker – Tina Payne Bryson: The Whole-Brain Child and Teen — Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture the Developing Mind
Website: www.tinabryson.com
2016 Spring Speaker – Brigid Schulte, Overwhelmed: How to Work, Love & Play When No One Has the Time
Website: http://www.brigidschulte.com/
2015 Fall Speaker – Jessica Lahey, The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed
Website: www.jessicalahey.com
2015 Orientation Speaker – Dr. Patricia Lyons, Beyond Over-Parenting
2015 Spring Speaker Ron Lieber – How To Talk to Your Kids About Money
Website: www.ronlieber.com
PCW 50th Anniversary Event & Fall Speaker 2014
Susan Cain, Author – Topic: “The Quiet Revolution”
http://www.quietrev.com/author/susan-cain/
PCW Orientation Speaker 2014
Dr. Patricia Lyons, Educator and Author, St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School
Topic: “The Soul of Success”
PCW Spring Forum 2014
Jesse Torrence, Executive Director of MINDS, Inc.
David Trachenberg, Program Director of MINDS, Inc.
Joslyn Hills, Founder of Slow Lunch
Alison Shulman, Founder of Slow Lunch
Topic: “Using Mindfulness to Cultivate Resilience, Focus, and Compassion at Home and at School”
PCW Fall Speaker 2013
Dr. Brad Sachs, Psychologist and Author
Topic: “Mighty Words: Creating Conversations that Change Children’s Lives”
PCW Orientation Speaker 2013
Michelle Kreibel, Educator, McDonogh School
Topic: “Starting the School Year on the Right Ear – Effective Communication Between Parents, Teachers and Students”
PCW Spring Speaker 2013
April McClain-Delaney, Washington Director of Common Sense Media
Topic: “What Every Parent Should Know About Kids and Technology but Didn’t Know to Ask!”
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/
PCW Fall Speaker 2012
Annie Fox, Educator and Author
Topic: “Why 21st Century Kids Need 21st Century Parenting”
PCW Fall Orientation 2012
Michelle Kreibel, Educator, McDonogh School
Topic: “Top Ten Parenting Do’s and Don’ts”
PCW Fall Speaker 2011
Ned Johnson, President and Founder of Prep Matters
Robert Kosasky, Head of School, St. Andrew’s Episcopal School
Topic: “Raising Successful Learners”
PCW Fall Orientation 2011
Katherine Koestner, Executive Director at Take Back the Night & Executive Director at Campus Outreach Services
Topic: “Keeping Your Child Safe: From Cyber Bullying to Date Rape”
