Character Education Conference
Join us for a day of sharing and learning as we explore the important role that character education and social emotional learning play in improving school culture and academic achievement. Through breakout and keynote sesssions, along with pre-conference workshops, participants will interact with like-minded colleagues to share and learn strategies to engage their students and help them develop into ethical citizens.
Announcing our 2025 Keynote,
CharacterStrong's Kat Pastor!
Kat has passionately served as a student and educator advocate for over 20 years in the roles of coach, student council advisor, school counselor at the secondary level and financial aid counselor/coordinator of student employment and adjunct professor at the post-secondary level. Through Kat’s leadership, her school counseling department received both state and national recognition, including the American School Counselors Association (ASCA) RAMP recognition in 2020. Kat has facilitated professional development with various state and national associations, along with individual schools and districts. Kat exudes a commitment to community, having served on numerous local, state and national associations, boards and committees. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, a Masters in Education in Student Affairs and School Counseling from Northern Arizona University. Kat was named the ASCA 2016 National School Counselor of the Year and Northern Arizona University’s President’s Alumni Awardee in 2021.
Call for Proposals
Do you have character development, relationship-building, student engagement, or SEL initiatives that have positively impacted your school community or organization? We invite you to share!
Submit a proposal to present at the 2025 conference. Proposals must be submitted electronically by November 27, 2024, using the Conference Proposal Form.
Preference will be given to proposals that:
- Model integration of character education, socio-emotional learning, culture or climate rather than add-on or standalone programs.
- Provide good examples of how Character.org’s 11 Principles can be lived out. View the 11 Principles here.
- Clearly indicate the two or three ideas that participants will take away from the proposed session.
You will be asked to indicate the content level (beginner, intermediate or advanced) and which of the 11 Principles are aligned to this session.
Presentations must avoid a focus on the sale of particular products. Presenters are welcome to display & sell their products at a complimentary table in the resource fair.
Conference registration will be waived for up to two presenters per session. Instructions on how to register will be provided with notice of proposal acceptance.
Please feel free to contact Julie Borgealt at 414-382-6435 or julie.borgealt@vahnet.net with any questions.
