In an effort to resume the annual conference is a safe and healthy fashion, the School District of South Milwaukee in partnership with Alverno
College and the Wisconsin Character Education Partnership (WCEP) is pleased to sponsor the virtual 2021 Character Education Conference on June 23 and 24.
Participants will have the opportunity to explore the important role that character education and social emotional learning play in improving school culture and
academic achievement. Through keynote presentations, pre-conference workshops, and breakout sessions, participants will interact online with like-minded colleagues to share and learn
strategies on how to engage their students and help them develop into ethical citizens.
Who Should Attend the Conference
Teachers
Coaches
Administrators
School Board Members
School Counselors
Parents
Community Leaders
Pupil Services Professionals
PBIS/RtI Coordinators
Click the "Conference Registration" button below to register
Keynote Speakers
Scarlett Lewis and Clifton Taulbert will be the keynote speakers for the 2021 Illuminating Character Conference.
Scarlett Lewis
Our opening keynote speaker, Scarlett Lewis, is the mother of Jesse Lewis who was killed in his first grade classroom during the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14,
2012, along with 19 classmates and 6 teachers and administrators in one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history.
She founded of The Jesse Lewis Choose Love Foundation in honor of Jesse and to spread
a message he left on their kitchen chalkboard shortly before he died, Nurturing Healing Love, the formula for choosing love, and to promote social and emotional education in schools as well
as a consistent message of compassion in our communities.
Clifton Taulbert
Our afternoon keynote speaker, Clifton Taulbert, is a Pulitzer nominated author, entrepreneur and international lecturer defines his life as one benefiting from ordinary people who
proudly displayed their character for him to see—through the unselfishness that fueled and guided their life actions.
Taulbert recalls their lives with great affection because the lit the pathway to his purpose. He would go on to embrace the unselfishness lived out in his presence. Their Eight Habits of the
Heart would become his own. According to Taulbert, "our journey is better served when our lives become the light that shines for others to see and find their way." Audiences around the world
sit on the edge of their seats and rise in thunderous applause as Taulbert, noted author and businessman, transports them to his childhood, engaging them in the stories that are timeless and
universal - ordinary people becoming extraordinary leaders in life.
Character Conference Pricing
Early Bird Fee Registration Deadline: May 28, 2021
If you would like to receive conference updates or be added to our email list, please contact the Assessment and Outreach Center at alverno.outreach@alverno.edu or 414-382-6020.