Gain practical tools for managing conflict, fostering collaboration, and creating a positive school culture through three tailored sessions focusing on real-world solutions to common school challenges.
Learn from Dr. Schwanke, a recognized expert in educational leadership with years of experience in conflict mediation to transform your school environment.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to enhance your conflict mediation skills and make a lasting impact on your school community—register now to secure your spot!
Three unique segments
Dive into three dynamic segments designed to give you actionable strategies for resolving conflicts, building trust, and improving communication among staff and students. Explore conflict mediation techniques that are specifically designed for school environments, helping you tackle everything from student disputes to staff disagreements.
How to embrace conflict
The first segment will help attendees embrace conflict rather than running from, denying, or deflecting it. We will study our current mindset, identify their current conflict management strategies, and consider one immediate and impactful change to improve how we manage conflict.
How to address conflict
The second segment will consider a practical problem-solving cycle to address conflict. We will discuss how to predict conflict best, review the facts and feelings at the root of the conflict, and consider steps to move conflict from damaging to productive
What conflict is present in our schools?
In this final segment, we will study some of the typical conflicts present in school and apply the anticipate—> analyze—> act cycle to successfully manage them.
Meet your host
Benefit from Dr. Schwanke’s extensive experience in educational leadership and the collective wisdom of other experienced educators who understand the complexities of school dynamics. Get ready to join a community of educators who bring diverse experiences and perspectives, offering you valuable insights and solutions that work in the classroom and beyond.
Meet your host
Jen Schwanke, Ed.D.
Dr. Jen Schwanke is a longtime educator, teaching and leading at all levels. She is the author of four ASCD books, including the just-released, The Principal’s Guide to Conflict Management. She has written and presented for multiple state and local education organizations, and has provided professional development to various districts in the areas of school climate, personnel, and instructional leadership. A graduate instructor in educational administration at The Ohio State University and Miami University of Ohio, Dr. Schwanke currently serves as a Deputy Superintendent in Ohio. You can find her on her website at jenschwanke.com, on X at @jenschwanke, and on Instagram @DrJenSchwanke.
Small teams
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Bigger teams
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