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Decoding the Middle Schooler: How to Help Your Young Adolescent Thrive

Middle school expert Mark Dansereau will give a talk on what parents and teachers need to know about 10-14 year-olds to help them thrive in class and at home. With a special appreciation of and affection for this challenging age group, Dansereau brings years of experience, humor, and intelligence to the subject. He offers practical insight and concrete strategies to bring out the best in middle schoolers. You will learn how to decode a young adolescent in order to use the right approach at the right time—and when it's better to let things go. Dansereau includes small breakout groups and workshop activities in his presentations.

Mark Dansereau is co-head of Connecticut Friends School. He has been a classroom teacher in elementary and middle schools for over 25 years, and currently teaches grades 5 through 8 at CT Friends. Previously, he developed the Montessori Middle School Program at Whitby School (the nation's oldest Montessori school). Dansereau teaches classes such as Adolescent Psychology, Trends and Issues in Secondary Education, and Classroom Leadership as part of the Washington Montessori Middle School Teacher Education Program.

Connecticut Friends School is a Quaker K-8 day school in with two campuses, in Wilton and Norwalk.

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