With the help of three others, Laurie created Mindful Schools, a vibrant organization that has trained over 300,000 teachers and students in the last 10 years. In 2014, she joined the team at Inner Explorer to spread mindfulness to schools. In 2016, New Harbinger published a book she wrote with fifth-graders in East Oakland called Master of Mindfulness: How to Be Your Own Superhero in Times of Stress.
Mollie has over fourteen years of experience in education; she is a trainer of trainers for Olweus Bully Prevention and an adjunct faculty member for Western International University.
Michael Arnold is a 19-year-old Oklahoma City high school student with Down Syndrome. His mother, Linda Arnold, helped him compose this report to share with classmates and teachers.
Stephanie is an assistant professor of social studies education at Pennsylvania State University. Her research interests include democratic and citizenship education, pre-service teacher education and social studies education.
Ann Van Etten teaches eighth-grade language arts in Iowa. She received a bachelor’s degree in English education with a minor in creative writing from the University of Northern Iowa, and a master’s in English education at the University of Iowa. She earned her National Board Certification in English language arts in 2010. Van Etten also teaches creative writing to middle school students at the Eastern Iowa Arts Academy, a non-profit after school arts organization.
Susan has been teaching in public school settings for over 30 years. For the past 15 years, she has been a teacher/librarian for the Amherst Public Schools in Massachusetts. She has also taught preschool, kindergarten and first grade in schools in Minnesota and Massachusetts.
