Northeast U.S. Conscious Discipline Instructors
- 4th-6th Grade Teachers
- Administrative Training/Coaching
- Bilingual/Spanish
- Childcare Administrators
- Classroom Coaching
- Early Head Start Administration
- Elementary School Administration
- Elementary School Teachers
- Foster Care
- Head Start Administration
- Head Start Teachers
- Infant/Toddler Teachers
- Kindergarten - 2nd
- Mental Health Professionals
- Middle School 6th-8th
- Middle/High School Administration
- Mission Expansion
- Other Areas of Specialization
- Parents
- PreK/K Teachers
- Preschool/Childcare Teachers
- School-wide Implementation
- Special Education
- Training/Coaching
- Upper Elementary - 3rd-5th
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Chrissy Johansen
Certified InstructorChrissy’s greatest joy is working with children who don’t “fit in the box,” whether it be academically or behaviorally. This joy has driven her life’s work, including her current devotion to supporting adults, empowering them to see themselves and the students in their care differently, and collaborating to meet their students’ needs through new skills and strategies.
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Cheryl Cotter
Certified InstructorCheryl Cotter is a wife, mother and special educator with over 29 years of experience. Cheryl discovered Conscious Discipline when she was looking for a better way to support her son. She had followed all the doctors’ recommendations for behavior management tools; nothing was working. She learned about Conscious Discipline at a training in New Hampshire and never looked back.
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Beth Anspach
Certified InstructorFor over 20 years, Beth Anspach, founder of Pathways to Learning, Inc., has worked with children birth through 7 and their caregivers in a parent-participatory class setting. During that time, Beth also taught in preschool classrooms and provided workshops to parents and teachers of children birth through elementary age across the United States, inspiring them […]
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Mandy Lloyd
Certified InstructorMandy’s trainings have been described as “fun and interactive.” Participants are encouraged to connect with each other through music and movement and small group discussions. Teachers and parents appreciate and relate to the real-life examples Mandy shares from her home and time in classrooms.
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Jane Plum
Certified InstructorConscious Discipline was the answer when Jane Plum searched for a program to meet the classroom management and social/emotional curriculum needs at the preschool where she served as director. Since she made that discovery in 2006, she has been passionate about her personal Conscious Discipline journey. After watching the many successes in her school, her goal has become sharing Conscious Discipline […]
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Heidi Condrey
Certified InstructorAs a Conscious Discipline Certified Instructor, Heidi Condrey is passionate about sharing the Conscious Discipline message with others. Heidi has worked in the field of early childhood education for sixteen years. A state licensed teacher, Heidi holds a Master’s Degree in Education with a specialization in Teacher Leadership. Her career has centered around early childhood education and the empowerment of […]
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Barbara Landon
Certified InstructorBarbara Landon teaches bioethics at St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada. She has been teaching Conscious Discipline in Grenada and in the Caribbean since 2009 and has been a CDCI since 2013. She is co-recipient of a Canada Grand Challenges Saving Brains grant, which aims to teach Conscious Discipline in Grenada to help prevent corporal punishment. She has […]
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Amy Speidel
Certified InstructorAmy Speidel is a delightful and insightful presenter, podcast personality and Conscious Discipline Certified Instructor. Her experience as an educator and as a Certified Parent Coach working with families within a pediatric practice provides the foundation for compassionate and relatable talks that engage parents, educators, and organizational leaders alike. Amy discovered the impact of Conscious Discipline as a teacher 20+ […]
