Cathleen Beachboard


Cathleen Beachboard

Cathleen Beachboard is a teacher, author, and researcher. She writes and creates content for Edutopia and has been featured by TED-Ed. After adopting five children out of a case of extreme abuse and neglect, she has been on a mission to improve school outcomes for those who experience trauma and anxiety.



Cathleen has taught middle school English for the past 15 years. She also works as a researcher holding an M.A. in Psychology and is working on a doctorate in Positive Psychology. Her research focuses on psychological tools schools can use to help students and staff increase psychological hope, resiliency, achievement, and happiness.

Conference Sessions

Tuesday, July 11

8:30 am

Mini-Keynote Session #1 - SIM: A Building Block for Hope