Speaker Profile

Lainie Rowell, MA

Educator; Innovative Learning Communities Consultant; Institute for Leadership Development Consultant, Orange County Department of Education; Apple Distinguished Educator; Google for Education Certified Innovator; Contributing Writer, Thrive Global and Edutopia; Author, Evolving With Gratitude: Small Practices in Learning Communities That Make a Big Difference with Kids, Peers, and the World (2022); Co-Author, Evolving Learner: Shifting From Professional Development to Professional Learning From Kids, Peers, and the World (2020); Contributor, Because of a Teacher: Stories of the Past to Inspire the Future of Education (2021)

LainieRowell, MA

Upcoming Talks

Teaching Social Brains
Applying Brain Science to Improve Social Skills, Belonging, Behavior, Regulation, and Learning
The Fairmont Atop Nob Hill, San Francisco, CA
February 12-14, 2027

Past Talks

Teaching Stronger Brains
Promoting Student Strengths, Character, Compassion, Hope, and Autonomy in a Deficit-Focused Age
Fairmont San Francisco or Virtually via Zoom
February 20-22, 2025
Teaching Social Brains
Strategies to Promote Student Connections, Collaboration, Cooperation, and Belonging
The Sheraton NY Times Square, New York, NY or Virtually via Zoom
April 21-23, 2023