Rethinking Childhood Anxiety: What Educators Need to Know
Date:
March 19, 2026 @ 8:30 am – 2:30 pm
Price:
Instructor(s):
Heather Flynn
Event Type:
Virtual
Professional Learning Hours:
5
Intended Audience:
K-12 Classroom teachers, special education teachers, instructional coaches and leaders, social emotional behavioral specialists, school counselors and clinicians.
Participants must attend all events:
- Event Date
- Event Date
Informed by the latest research, this workshop is for educators seeking to better understand the rising rates of anxiety in children and adolescents. Participants will explore current data and examine emerging approaches that empower adults to understand how their own behaviors can promote or hinder coping skills. The session will address what these changes mean for educators, emphasizing the critical role schools play in recognizing anxiety and supporting affected students. Educators will gain strategies for creating thoughtful classroom accommodations and programming that foster a supportive learning environment.
Participants will:
- Understand current research on the increasing prevalence of anxiety in children and adolescents, how best practices have shifted, and implications for school environments.
- Identify and explain emerging intervention approaches that prioritize what adults can do to support brave behavior and reinforce effective coping skills.
- Learn practical strategies to create classroom accommodations and programming that support students experiencing challenges – learning, social-emotional, and/or behavioral – related to anxiety.
