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Larina is available for workshops and speaking engagements on the following subjects:

• Future SEDEs – How to See Potential and SEDE Tomorrow
• Understanding Poverty and Education
• Special Education in the Gen Ed Classroom
• Real World Skills for Teens (Personal Leadership, Values, Visioning, Problem-Solving, and Overcoming Barriers)
• Career Technical Education & Career Technical Student Organizations
• Embedding Social Emotional Learning in the Classroom
• Ethics and Equity in Education
• Integrated Education Technology

For more information, please contact her by email at larinamichelle(at)gmail.com and use “Speaking Inquiry” in the subject line of your email. Please note that her first responsibility is to her students. She will have limited availability during the school year (weekends, on-contract days, or breaks).

Former Speaking Engagements

“CTE and Social Emotional Learning.” (2021). Roseburg High School.

“Using EdPuzzle and Canvas for Distance Learning.” (2020). Roseburg High School professional development.

“Using Zoom for the Classroom.” (2020). Roseburg High School professional development.

Using Canvas professional development and support. (2020-2021). Roseburg High School.

Co-facilitator Trauma Informed Strategies professional development. (2019-2020). Roseburg High School.

“Supported Development of Google Classroom.” (2020). Roseburg High School professional Development.

“Using Google Classroom.” (2019). Roseburg High School professional development.

Co-facilitator “Engagement Strategies.” (2019-2020). Roseburg High School professional development.

“Escape to College” panelist. (2019). Oregon Business Educator’s Association Conference.

“CTSOs” panelist. (2018). Oregon Association for Career Technical Education Conference.

“Behind the Scenes at a TEDx Event.” (In 2 parts). 2018 FBLA State Business Leadership Conference. Portland, Oregon.

“Choices, Choices.” (2018). 2018 Rogue-Umpqua Regional Skills Conference. Oakland, Oregon.

“Where Imagination Meets Reality.” (2017). Oregon Leadership Institute. Bend, Oregon.

“Imagine Your Future.” (2017). Oregon Leadership Institute. Bend, Oregon.

“The Other Statistic.” (2017). TEDxRoseburg.

“How to Fly Over the Moon When Gravity Gets in the Way.” Oregon FBLA 2017 State Business Leadership Conference Workshop.

“The Ethics of Education Technology.” (2016). Oregon EdTech Cadre Spring Summit. Clackamas ESD: Clackamas, OR.

“Poverty in the Writing Center: A Presentation for Peer Tuturs.” (2013) Linn-Benton Community College: Albany, OR.

“I Am Not a Statistic: Working with First-Generation, Low-Income Students.” (2013) Linn-Benton Community College: Albany, OR.

“Not All Poverty is Created Equal.” (2013) Chemeketa Community College Peer Mentoring Program: Salem, OR.

Panelist. Helping Professions. (2012) Junior Career Convention: Corvallis, OR.

“That Theme Thing: Developing Theme in Poetry.” (2012). Northwest Poet’s Concord: Newport, OR.

Panelist. (2012). Food Security for Low-Income People in Corvallis. Hunger Free Communities Forum: Corvallis, OR.

“sub * mit: v. To offer up for approval.” (2011). Writers on the River: Corvallis, OR.

“Say What?” (2011). Oregon Writing Festival: Portland State University.

“The Hype in Hypertext.” (2011). Fooling Around with Words: Linn Benton Community College.

Invited Reader. (2011). Cloudbank Public Reading: Corvallis, OR.

“The Writer Online.” (2010). Writers on the River: Corvallis, OR.

“The News Knows.” (2010). Oregon Writing Festival: Portland State University.

“The Poet Online.” (2010). Northwest Poet’s Concord: Newport, OR.

“You Are Here: Activism from the Edge of the World.” (2009). PRESS: a cross-cultural literary conference: Evergreen State University.

“Milestones.” (2008). Willamette Neighborhood Housing Services Annual Event.

“Parent Inclusion in Early Education.” (2005). Treasure Valley Community College.

“Organizing Your Child’s Medical History.” (2004). Parenting Disability Support Group: Payette, ID.

“People First Language in the Workplace.” (2004). Northwest Children’s Home: Nampa, ID.

“I Am Not Broken.” (2003). Idaho Partner’s in Policymaking: Boise, ID.