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My work is focused on solutions to help students, educators and their institutions to thrive, not just survive.
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Speaking Engagements
MAY 2020
Manchester Community Library (Check library for status update)
Karen will be reading from her Children’s Book: We See You; Te Vemos
Sponsored by the Children’s Literacy Foundation
138 Cemetery Avenue / Route 7A
Manchester Center, VT
802-362-2607
MATSOL Virtual Conference Conference
MATSOL is happy to present our first-ever MATSOL Virtual Conference from May 26 – June 4, 2020, with pre-Conference sessions on remote learning during the week of May 18.
https://www.matsol.org/2020-conference
JUNE 2020
Virtual Book Launch
Monday, June 22 at 5:00 pm EST
This is the official Virtual Launch of Karen Gross’ new book, Trauma Doesn’t Stop at the School Door: Strategies and Solutions for Educators PreK-College, released by TCPress on June 19, 2020. And, sadly, trauma abounds.
The Zoom launch will have a 30-minute panel discussion of this new book and its potential to facilitate student success. Event will be hosted by Brian Ellerbeck, the Acquisitions Editor at TC Press. Panelists will be Marie Cini, Allyson Hoffman and Gill Hunter, each extraordinary educators representing different segments of the academic pipeline from elementary school to adult education.
Three copies of Trauma Doesn’t Stop will be given to 3 attendees based on a random drawing and 10 takeaway gifts will be sent to the first 10 people signing into the Zoom book launch. The author will introduce the panel and will be available for informal chat time during the Zoom launch. We look forward to this launch on Zoom and to sharing this important new and timely book with you all. See you on June 22nd (a Monday) at 5:00 EST.
Hosted by Teachers College Press and Karen Gross
(917) 363-4872
The book is available for pre-sale at Amazon.com and other locations. Official pub date is June 19, 2020: https://www.amazon.com/Trauma-Doesnt-Stop-School-Door/dp/0807764108/
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JULY 2020
Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Convention
VIRTUAL EVENT – Visit Website for details
July 7-11, 2020 Philadelphia, PA
National Coalition of Girls’ Schools
Beyond the Book Author Series: Trauma Doesn’t Stop at the School Door
The summer 2020 series of Beyond the Book with Karen Gross will be comprised of four sessions from 3:00 – 4:15 p.m. EDT throughout the span of one week on the following dates:
- Monday, July 20
- Tuesday, July 21
- Wednesday, July 22
- Thursday, July 23
Registration Link at ncgs website
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY WORKSHOP – AS SCHEDULED
Strategies for Creating Trauma Responsive Institutions: Concrete Actions, Activities, and Approaches
July 31, 2020 New Brunswick, NJ (Rutgers University)
Click the link for details and to enroll
https://ssw-web.rutgers.edu/ssw/ce/index.php?m=catalog&cid=2087
AUGUST 2020
Innovative School Summit – CANCELLED
July 6-10, 2020
Las Vegas, NV
https://innovativeschoolssummit.com/las-vegas-2020/
Flower Show and Children’s Book Event – CHECK BACK FOR DATES
Surrey, England
Karen will read from her new book Lady Lucy’s Dinosaur Quest
SEPTEMBER 2020
Love Our Local Authors (LOLA) Festival – AS SCHEDULED
Sunday, September 27, 2020 from 3 pm to 5 pm
Alexandria, Virginia
Karen will read and talk about her Lady Lucy book series
OCTOBER 2020
National Coalition of Girls’ Schools Virtual Event
Educating Girls Symposium
Leading Schools, Leading Girls: Preparing for the Future
October 26, 2020
Toronto, ON
Topic: To be Announced
https://www.ncgs.org/professional-development/educating-girls-symposium/
JANUARY 2021
Rutgers Graduate School of Education
The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, and Justice & Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions
Leading Schools, Leading Girls: Preparing for the Future
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
New Brunswick, NJ
Topic: TBA