NCAC 2024 Annual Conference

Student & Educator Wellness Through Creative Play, Joy & Connection

Join HFLI for this immersive and powerful dive into the power of creative play, joy, and connection. Together we will explore how shared purpose, shared work, and shared joy can foster educator and student wellness!
Format

In-person

Session Dates

November 19, 2024

Duration

75 min

Location

NCAC 2024 Annual Conference

Instructors

Deborah Parizek
Executive Director
Deborah Parizek drives HFLI’s efforts to provide workshops, programs and site coaching that pair effective education and human-centered design approaches, empowering learners to lead transformational change in, with and for their community. She is known for cultivating the conversations, empathy, and capacity critical to addressing complex challenges. Prior to joining HFLI in 2005, Deborah designed and directed extensive teacher leadership development programs for multiple school systems.
Clare McKenna
Associate Director of Learning
As Associate Director of Learning, Clare works in partnership with HFLI’s leadership team to advance HFLI’s national programs and vision of excellence in education for all. Clare believes education should ultimately foster students’ abilities to creatively transform their world, and she leverages a Deeper Learning by Doing® approach to promote experiences that guide learners to develop future-of-work readiness skills and competencies. She earned her School Administrator Certification in Education Leadership through Grand Valley State University, her M.A. in Teaching Secondary Education from Oakland University, and her B.S. in Human Development from Cornell University.