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• EdRising Delaware Conference, March 2023, “Mental Health: You Matter!" Empowering Educators

• Wilmington University College of Education, February 2023, “Trauma-Informed Practices for Educators”

• St. Georges Professional Learning, June 2022, Equity and The Whole Child

• Wilmington University College of Education, April 2022, “Self-care for Educators”

• EdRising Delaware Conference, February 2022, “Empowering Your Classroom Through Social-Emotional Learning”

• Wilmington University College of Education, January 2022, "Building Resilience in Learning Environments"

• Building Resilience, Participant/Collaboration

• St. Georges Professional Development, August 2021,  “Builders Lab: Delaware Teacher Evaluation System Pilot Year”

• NCCVT Summer Institutes July & August 2021, “Social Emotional Learning & Culturally Responsive Pedagogy”

• NCCVT New Teacher Orientation, August 2021, Social Emotional Learning & the Return to School”

• EdRising Delaware Conference, February 2020, “Trauma, Toddler Brains, and Early Interventions”

• St. Georges Professional Learning Opportunities, October 2019, “Trauma and Neuroscience”

• St. Georges Professional Learning Opportunities, December 2019, “Trauma Awareness and Brain Architecture”

• Delaware Teachers Institute Steering Committee Member, 2021

• Delaware Teacher Academy Foundation Member 2020-present

• Delaware Teachers Institute Fellow 2020 and 2021

• Delaware Department of Education Professional Learning Opportunities Facilitator, July-October 2020

• NCCVT Tech Conference Presenter, 2019, 2018, 2017

• BRINC Consortium (Technology in Education) Cohort 3, 2015-2016

• The Namaste Stories, author and host, children’s stories, mindfulness, social emotional growth, spirituality, and more, 2020-present

• Education Week:  Trauma Informed Practices & Teacher Education Programs Prep Guest Post: Tairen McCollister, May 2022

• Education Week: Omiricon’s Impact on Education Guest Post: Tairen McCollister, January 2022

• Education Week: Equity & Diversity Opinion Opinion Blog: Culturally Responsive Social-Emotional Learning: How to Get There Guest Post: Tairen McCollister, November 2021

• 100 No-Nonsense Things That All Teachers Should Stop Doing, May 2021, contributing writer, Chapter 91, “Stop Offering Unsolicited Advice” Pushing Boundaries Consulting, LLC (Publisher)

• Guest, Speaking Educationally, Season 3, Ep 7: An Interview with Tairen McCollister on Equity Issues, July 2021

• Guest, Cup of Joe #EducatorCoffeeTalk, Ep 24: Increasing Equity with Tairen McCollister, November 2020

• Guest, Coaching You Through All Things Education, Ep 17: Mental Health and Wellness: An Interview with Tairen McCollister, November 2020.

• Author and host, children's podcast

• Original stories, meditations, life lessons, spirituality, and more for children and their families.​​