Academy Day 2023

https://vimeo.com/759231253Academy Day– An opportunity to explore specific trauma-informed concepts and strategies on a deeper level and discover how to apply them in your school or organization. Welcome to ATN’s PreCon for CTSS2023! Sunday, February 19, 2023, Hilton Americas in Houston, TX. 3-hour deep dives available both in the morning and afternoon. Academy Day starts at […]
CTSS Sponsorship & Exhibitor Information

2025 Prospectus is HERE! Sponsors & Exhibitors Join us in 2025 to reach 4,000 educators from across the US. Interested in Exhibiting or Sponsoring? Be visible to 4,000 attendees. At our 2024 Conference, 81% of our attendees were actively working in k-12 schools, either public or private. 26% of them were decision-making administrators. Your services […]
Conference Schedule

#TSS2023ATN Conference AGENDA Our Agenda is live!! Click HERE for the up-to-date Agenda #TSS2023ATN Conference Schedule A detailed agenda with session information will be available once presenter selection is finalized. ALL TIMES ARE CENTRAL STANDARD TIME Sunday, Feb 19, 2023 – In Houston, Academy Day 8:00 am Registration Opens 8:30 am – 11:30 am Academy […]
Mr. Chazz Kicks of #TSS2023ATN on Sunday Night

See-Guide-Trust for Teachers: An Interactive Session Join us on Sunday evening when our guess will be teachers’ teacher and influencer Mr. Chazz. We’ll learn while having so much fun during this light-hearted look at some very serious topics…how to break generational cycles and transform the way we look at children’s behaviors and our responses.
Dr. Fania Davis, Thursday Keynote

Exploring the Intersections of Collective Trauma Healing, Racial Justice and Restorative Justice Dr. Davis’ talk will address the intersections of school-based restorative justice with racial justice, indigeneity and collective trauma healing. Fania E. Davis is a leading national voice on restorative justice. She is a long-time social justice activist, civil rights trial attorney, writer, restorative […]
Dr. Lori Desautels, Monday Keynote

The Developing Nervous System and How Adversity and Resiliency Impact Our Emotional, Cognitive and Physiological Health In this presentation, Dr. Desautels will share how adversity and trauma impact the developing nervous system, affecting cognition, behaviors, and relationships. She will also share the research on resiliency and how our brains and bodies repair and heal through […]
Thanks for a GREAT TSS2022ATN

The 5th Annual Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools Conference was a fantastic example of being flexible and relational on so many levels. This year’s conference was an asynchronous hybrid, meaning that some attendees joined us in-person in Houston for our pre-conference sessions and the Sunday- Tuesday portion of the conference. Then even more took part in our […]
Calm Kit Service Project a Success

On Sunday, February 20, over 100 educators attending the 5th Annual Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools Conference in Houston assembled more than 500 Calm Kits to give to classrooms in the Houston area as well as to take back to their own school districts and share with other conference attendees. The Service Project was open to any […]
UPDATE: ATN Board of Directors approves Pandmic Response for In-Person Conference

Updated Pandemic Policy for ATN’s In-Person CTSS Conference This week, ATN’s Board of Directors set the policy for #TSS2022ATN. All In-Person Conference activities will follow this policy. More information will follow regarding uploading of vaccination information. Download Policy Text HERE ATN’s Pandemic Response for In-Person Conference Attendance – Updated December 8, 2021 The Attachment and […]
Calm Kits in the Community Project

Attendees at the 5th Annual Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools Conference have the opportunity to give to other educators and classrooms in the Houston area AND create a calm kit for themselves at our “Calm Kits in the Community” Project on Sunday, February 20, 2022. The project is free to all attending the in-person conference. Participants will […]