Episode17: Jon Konen. Trauma INVESTED, not only trauma informed...

Join Jon and I as we discussed the idea that our kids need SEL within our EVERY actions, not solely within the pages of a program! 

Jon Konen is a superintendent, educational consultant at Principal Reads Consulting, and freelance writer in Corvallis, Montana. He has taught almost all grade levels K-6 and has been an elementary, middle, and high school principal. As a 5th grade teacher, in 2010 he won the Presidential Award for Elementary Math and Science Teaching (PAEMST). As a principal, his school won the 2012 Blue Ribbon Award. In 2018, he won the National Distinguished Principal Award (NDP). In 2019 he won the National No Kid Hungry Breakfast Hero Award. He is the author of three guides published on teacher.org: An Educator's Guide to Combat Bullying & Bully Prevention; Teacher Evaluation: A Transition Guide to Exemplary Performance; and You are the Wild Card: Infusing Fun Back into Curriculum. He has authored a children's picture book full of SEL ideas that were released January 2019 titled Benjamin’s Visit to Principal Reads Office…again!