Speaker Profile

Grace Dearborn, MA

Executive Director, Conscious Teaching, LLC; Education Consultant; Instructional Coach; Award-Winning Teacher; Professional Development Coordinator; Served in schools as a Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment Coordinator, Literacy Coach, Curriculum Specialist, and Mentor Teacher; Co-Author, Yeah, But What About This Kid? Tier 3 Behavior Interventions That Work (2019), Conscious Classroom Management: Unlocking the Secrets of Great Teaching (2016, 2nd Edition), and Picture This: Visuals and Rubrics to Teach Procedures, Save Your Voice, and Love Your Students (2011)

Past Talks

Teaching Executive Skills

Applying Brain Science to Boost Memory, Attention, and Emotion Regulation for Learning

Sheraton NY Times Square Hotel, New York, NY

April 16-18, 2026

Teaching Generation AI-Z

Advancing Schooling, Skills, Relationships, and Learning in a Distracted, Uncertain, AI Age

The Fairmont SF, San Francisco, CA

February 13-15, 2026

Teaching Emotional Brains

Strategies for Student Behavior, Resilience, Regulation, Trauma, and EQ in Challenging Times

Westin Copley Place, Boston, MA or Virtually via Zoom

November 22-24, 2024

Teaching Behaved Brains

Strategies for Challenging, Disruptive Behaviors, Autism, ADHD, and Executive Function

The Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, CA or Virtually via Zoom

February 17-19, 2023

Educating Anxious Brains

Creating Calm, Connected, Mindful, and Trauma-Sensitive Schools

The Fairmont Hotel and the Masonic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA

February 14-16, 2020

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Speaker Profile

Grace Dearborn, MA

Past Talks