FEBRUARY 10-12, 2026 | PD CERTS FOR ATTENDEES
TeacherCon: Free Online Conference for Educators
Calling All Educators! Join thousands of educators for a special mission at TeacherCon, the ultimate conference celebrating educators as the true superheroes you are.
Register FreeFebruary 10-12, 2026
4-5:15pm PT | 7-8:15pm ET
ONLINE | PD Certificates for Attendees
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The Complete TeacherCon Schedule
Unlock power-ups to harness your full potential and motivate your students this year.
DAY 1 | Tuesday, February 10 at 4-5:15pm PT | 7-8:15pm ET
Human Intelligence: Your Greatest Power in the Age of AI
Every superhero has an origin story. This year, yours begins with Human Intelligence.
AI is moving fasts: writing curriculum, answering questions, even claiming to engage students. But here’s what no algorithm can do: earn a child’s trust, sense what they’re not saying, or turn a tough day into a breakthrough. That’s your power. And it’s more essential than ever.
In this keynote, Co-Founders Dr. Ilana Nankin and Michael Fenchel you’ll activate the superpower that today’s classrooms need most: Human Intelligence, your irreplaceable gifts as an educator to think, feel, move, connect, and create with purpose.
You’ll leave this keynote ready to:
🦸♀️ Define what Human Intelligence actually is and how it gives you an edge in the age of AI
📚 Build the five essential layers of Human Intelligence: cognitive, emotional, somatic, social, and universal
⚡️ Step into your classroom as the human-centered educator your students need
🌱 Strategies to recharge, clarify your purpose, and stay rooted in your most powerful resource: yourself
AI can give answers. But only you can ask the right questions, spark growth, and lead with heart. You are not obsolete. You are the future of education.
(Note: PD certificates are issued to people who attend live.)
DAY 2 | Wednesday, February 11 at 4-5:15pm PT | 7-8:15pm ET
Feel: Decode Your Inner Signals to Unleash Your Full Teaching Potential
Unlock the ability to navigate the emotional highs and lows of the classroom without burning out.
In this workshop led by Dr. Ilana Nankin and Sam Levine, you’ll embody the dual superpowers of emotional and somatic intelligence: your ability to feel, sense, and regulate your way through anything school throws your way. These powers aren’t abstract. They show up when your heart races during a tough conversation, when a student’s energy shifts, or when you take one deep breath and change the entire mood in the room.
You’ll leave with:
🧠 A superhero’s sense of self-awareness – grounded in neuroscience – to understand how your body and emotions impact your teaching
🧘♀️ Trauma-informed techniques to regulate yourself and co-regulate with students, including breathwork, movement, and emotion check-ins
🦸 Strategies to help students build emotional literacy and resilience
Your body isn’t the problem. It’s your power. This year, learn to lead from within.
(Note: PD certificates are issued to people who attend live.)
DAY 3 | Thursday, February 12 at 4-5:15pm PT | 7-8:15pm ET
Connect: The Secret Supercharger for Curiosity, Purpose, and Classroom Community
Strong connection doesn’t just feel good. It gets results. When students feel seen, safe, and supported, engagement goes up, behavior issues go down, and your classroom becomes a space where learning sticks.
In this grand finale, you’ll activate social and universal intelligence: the powers that help you build trust, fuel collaboration, and turn a group of students into a true learning community. When you teach from connection, not just content, you reduce behavior issues, increase engagement, and transform your classroom into a space where everyone feels like they belong.
You’ll learn:
🫶 What social and universal intelligence is, and why it is so deeply important
🎯 Tools to align your teaching with your why and help students discover theirs
🧩 Rituals and routines that build community and shared purpose
🗣️ Communication practices that turn your classroom into a team, not a battleground
When you connect with intention, you become the kind of hero every student remembers. The kind who helps them believe they belong.
(Note: PD certificates are issued to people who attend live.)
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Your Presenters
TeacherCon is hosted by experienced educators, rigorous researchers, and real-world practitioners who’ve turned Human Intelligence into a movement. Expect learning that challenges you, transforms you, and reminds you why you started teaching in the first place!
Founder & Co-CEO
Dr. Ilana Nankin — Founder and Co-CEO of Breathe for Change — is an award-winning entrepreneur, teacher educator, and former public school teacher. Ilana earned degrees in psychology and education from UC Berkeley and a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Her dissertation revealed the critical connection between educator well-being and student learning, and the transformative impact of wellness and social-emotional learning on classroom communities.
Inspired by her research, she founded Breathe for Change — a movement dedicated to bringing wellness, inspiration, and community to every educator and student in the world. As one of the lead professors of this Human Intelligence course, Ilana weaves her expertise in embodied awareness, social-emotional learning, and systemic well-being throughout the curriculum. Her leadership and vision ground the course’s theory of change: empowering educators to transform themselves, transform their teaching, and ultimately transform the way students learn. Ilana lives in San Francisco, and is also the proud mother of two precious daughters, Aliya and Zoe, and applies everything she knows from being a pre-k teacher to her role as a parent.
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Michael Fenchel, Breathe for Change’s Co-founder and Co-CEO, is a transformative educator and social entrepreneur who has founded four mission-driven organizations at the intersection of education, well-being, and community-building. He brings over two decades of experience designing and leading programs that help individuals and communities develop the inner capacities needed to unleash their potential and foster meaningful impact. His work is grounded in a deep commitment to translating insight into action, supporting leaders in aligning personal purpose with collective transformation.
A lifelong learner of both science and spirit, Michael holds a degree in math and physics from the University of Michigan and has been a dedicated meditation practitioner for over 20 years. He is especially passionate about integrating rigorous analytical thinking with contemplative practice, creative expression, and embodied learning. Outside of work, he is an avid freestyle rapper, using improvisation and rhythm as a playful doorway into presence, creativity, and human connection–core elements of the Human Intelligence framework he brings to this course.
Faculty, Psychology and Leadership
Sam Levine is the Chief Product Officer at Breathe For Change, a member of the founding team, and a Professor of Psychology and Mindfulness. He began his career as an educator, first as an ESL teacher in the Middle East and later as a middle school science teacher in Washington, D.C. Sam holds a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Columbia University with a concentration in mind-body and spirituality practices. A longtime mindfulness practitioner, Sam integrates contemplative practice with modern psychological science to cultivate awareness, compassion, and resilience. Over the past decade, he has taught social-emotional learning, wellness, and leadership skills to educators, organizational teams, and business leaders. His interdisciplinary background bridges evidence-based research with practical tools for embodied teaching and personal transformation.
Frequently Asked Questions
TeacherCon is and always will be 100% free!
The event is 100% online – tune in from wherever you are in the world!
Educators, school leaders, mental health professionals, parents, and anyone looking to make a significant change in their life and community.
Yes, we issue PD certificates of completion to anyone who attends the event live.
No special equipment or previous experience is required.
We highly encourage you to attend live as engagement with this community is often participants’ favorite part of the experience. However, if you cannot make it live, we will send you the recording.
Suit Up & Register Today!
Get your TeacherCon pass for an unforgettable experience, where you’ll connect with fellow educators, share best practices, and recharge your superpowers for the year ahead.
