Day 2 will feature Leah Kuypers, Founder and Creator of The Zones of Regulation®. Leah will share exciting new insights about The Zones and how it is evolving in 2024. Leah’s keynote will explore ways to promote self-regulation and emotional well-being and provide practical strategies for using the Zones curriculum. Dr. Pamela Crooke, will follow Leah with a talk about empowering learners to build self-awareness and self-regulation tools through the new, updated and expanded Superflex®2nd Edition Kit: Curriculum, Storybook, and Visuals.

120-minute keynote and Q&A with Leah Kuypers, MA Ed. OTR/L

• Title: Getting Into The Zones of Regulation
• Description: The Zones of Regulation® has withstood the test of time as a go-to social-emotional learning curriculum since Leah Kuypers, founder and creator first shared her ideas at the 2009 Providers Conference. You will not want to miss what Leah has to share about the next evolution of The Zones framework and curriculum, including guidance and insights in teaching regulation from her new book, Getting Into The Zones of Regulation (August 2024) and SO MUCH MORE!

60-minute talk and Q&A with Dr. Pamela Crooke, PhD, CCC-SLP

• Title: The Evolution of Superflex 2.0: Reimagining and Redefining Teaching Social Concepts
• Description: The original Superflex® curriculum was developed alongside students and clients who were highly motivated to learn social concepts through their love of superheroes. This fact remains true today. And while many schools and families found the original curriculum and storybook helpful, some taught the materials incorrectly, using a behavioral or corrective manner. Flash forward 15+ years where we’ve learned so much about how to write lessons and curricula that are clear and concise enough to help people teach social information in the manner in which it was designed. In 2018, we started our journey of updating Superflex by getting critical and constructive input from families, neurodivergent advisors, professionals, administrators, and students. This helped us create the new Superflex® Curriculum Series (Social Detective + Superflex), which has 35 step-by-step lessons. This series reflects refinements in core teaching and lesson structure to be user friendly to both educators and parents, while also providing clear metrics for implementation fidelity for researchers. As a result, the Superflex/Detective series was part of a multi-site, multi-state randomized controlled treatment (RCT) pilot study in Tier 1 classrooms and clinic groups (lab) in SY2022-23. While the results are still in a preliminary stage, this short talk will give an overview of some highlights of what’s new, why the evolution occurred, and key research findings.

Who Should Attend

The Social Thinking Methodology is used by a wide variety of professionals, including speech-language pathologists, special and general education teachers, social workers, counselors, clinical and school psychologists, occupational therapists, behavior specialists, and school administrators to name a few. It’s also used by family members and caregivers across settings.

Objectives for Leah Kuypers's Keynote: Getting Into The Zones of Regulation

Participants will be able to:

1. Describe the essential Zones of Regulation concepts needed to effectively teach and apply with learners.
2. Explain how to create an emotionally safe and supportive environment (Zones Climate) that, in turn, sets the stage for all learners’ regulation to thrive.

Objectives for Dr. Pamela Crooke's Keynote: The Evolution of Superflex 2.0: Reimagining and Redefining Teaching Social Concepts

Participants will be able to:

1. Explain which components of the curriculum series evolved into new concepts and lessons and the rationale for each.
2. List 2 themes learned from data obtained from teacher, parent, or student feedback.
3. Explain why teaching social observation and interpretation are precursors for social problem solving.

Agenda (times listed are in Pacific):

Getting Into The Zones of Regulation

• 9:00-9:05 AM Disclosure, introduction
• 9:05-9:45 AM Understanding the updated and Zones of Regulation® concepts.
• 9:45-10:15 AM Exploring how to effectively teach Zones concepts.
• 10:15-11:00 AM Building a Zones Climate for learning and Q and A

11:00-11:10 AM Break

The Evolution of Superflex 2.0: Reimagining and Redefining Teaching Social Concepts

• 11:10-11:15 AM Disclosure, introduction
• 11:15-11:30 AM Exploring the evolution of new concepts and lessons within the Superflex curriculum series
• 11:30-11:45 AM Preliminary research report from school-wide implementation.
• 11:45-12:00 PM Preliminary outcomes from independent multistate research.
• 12:00-12:10 PM Q and A

Please join us for our highly anticipated 17th Annual Global Providers' Online Conference—two days (3+ hours per day) of innovative ideas, practical strategies, and hands-on tools centered on this year’s theme: Self-Regulation and Stress Management: Empowering Kids and Adults with Practical Tools and Strategies. Keynotes and Social Thinking connections will address three vital areas where social learning support can make a powerful impact on the well-being and success of students.

This 2-day livestream conference will explore several unique perspectives on how we—as educators, therapists, and parents—can empower learners to thrive (not just survive) in the social world at school, at home, and when online. We will discuss ways to build the social learning potential of all students while also protecting and promoting well-being. Each day will begin with 90 minutes with internationally renowned keynote speakers sharing practical tools from their points of view and expertise. Keynotes will be followed by 90 minutes of meaningful connections and new tools and thinking from Social Thinking® Methodology experts.

Access this 2-day livestream conference for one low price of $59 to $69 per day. All presentations will be recorded and available with a 30-day replay for registered attendees. Each course/day registration includes access to both the livestream and the recorded replay!

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