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Boosting Student Mental Well-Being in California: Partnering with Second Step® Programs
The California Virtual Leadership Summit starts at 4:32. California schools are seeing a significant increase in student mental health challenges, with a substantial number of students experiencing sadness, anxiety, and depression. Educators see firsthand the need to improve student mental well-being so that they feel safe, supported, and ready to learn. During our virtual leadership summit, Boosting Student Mental Well-Being in California: Partnering with Second Step® Programs for Student Success, explore current challenges in supporting mental well-being in your school communities, and discover actionable solutions and support systems to strengthen students’ human skills to help them show up, stay engaged, and manage life’s ups and downs.
June 25, 2025
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Leadership Briefing: Second Step® Digital Well-Being Specialized Unit
Digital challenges aren’t coming down the road. They’re already in your classrooms. In this webinar, K–12 leaders get a clear, practical look at how to move from reacting to issues like AI use, misinformation, and online behavior to building the skills students actually need to navigate them.
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The Human Edge: How Empathy & Critical Thinking Help Students Thrive with AI | Second Step®? Webinar
AI is powerful, but it’s human skills that give it purpose. Join Second Step®, brought to you by Committee for Children, for an inspiring webinar on how to help students navigate an AI-driven world with confidence, responsibility, and heart. Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping how we learn, work, and create. As AI tools become more common in classrooms, educators face a crucial challenge: How do we ensure students use AI thoughtfully, ethically, and effectively? In this session, you’ll learn: • Practical strategies for integrating AI safely and responsibly into learning • Ways to strengthen students’ emotional intelligence including empathy, self-awareness, and relationship skills • How to build critical thinking and problem-solving skills that support responsible AI use • Actionable classroom ideas and resources to foster healthy, human-centered AI engagement • A mindset shift that helps you champion innovation without sacrificing essential human abilities Whether you're an educator, school leader, or caregiver, you'll walk away with tools to help students thrive—not just with AI, but alongside it. https://secondstep.org
March 10, 2026
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