Have you signed up for the PAEA conference in Harrisburg yet?? It’s coming up!! 3 weeks away…October 5-7! I personally can’t wait!

Do you know about one of the Key Note speakers, Wynne Kinder?? Read below to find out more!!

WYNNE KINDER, M. Ed. Wynne’s teaching career spans 28 years in private and public schools, most recently including 13 years bringing mindfulness into regular, special (autistic & emotional support) and alternative education (including incarceration) settings. As owner of Kinder Associates LLC and trainer for Wellness Works in Schools™ (preK-12 classrooms & teacher training), she creates curriculum, programming, online trainings and teaching tools that address: mindful awareness, diverse learning needs, trauma in the classroom, healthy connection, social emotional skills, engagement & participation, and behavior guidance. Her work is informed by training with: the Mindfulness-based Mind Fitness Institute, the Trauma Center – Justice Resource Institute and UMass Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction. Wynne is the author and content creator of: Peace Work – mindful lessons for the early years,Mindful Moods – a mindful, SEL curriculum for grades 3-5, Mindful Choices – a mindful, SEL curriculum for grades 6-8, a chapter on special education in Teaching Mindfulness Skills to Kids and Teens (2015), GoNoodle.com’s digital brain breaks (mindful SEL themes in FLOW, Think About It, Maximo, BLAZER Fresh) & Audio practices for MindfullyADD.com. She has practiced mindfulness for more than 15 years and received training in Mindful Yoga, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Trauma Sensitive Approaches through the Justice Resource Institute (MA), Boys Town – Teaching Social Skills to Youth; CASEL, Mindfulness-based Mind Fitness Institute (VA), Yoga Ed teacher training, and Social Action Teacher Training – Lineage Project (NYC). Wynne holds a PA Teaching Certificate (K-6) and earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Alma College (MI). www.wynnekinder.com