Christa Tinari, co-author of Create a Culture of Kindness in Middle School.

Topic: Character building lessons to foster respect and prevent bullying.

Issues: Core lessons about kindness; fostering courage, kindness, and empathy; celebrating uniqueness and accepting differences; dealing with conflict; copying with and counteracting bullying; much more.

Keith Terry, co-author of Rhythm of Math.

Topic: A kinesthetic approach to teaching mathematics.

Issues: Using clapping, stepping, and vocalizing to explore patterns and internalize rhythms; how students can learn essential math concepts—addition, multiplication, subtraction, division, and fractions—by using their hands, feet, and voice in a way that engages them mentally and physically.

Elizabeth King, author of Acing the ACT.

Topic: An elite tutor’s guide to strategies and understanding that make a big difference.

Issues: The ACT is now more popular than the SAT; difference between the two tests; advantages of the ACT; the difference between a tricky question and a trick question; strategies to ensure that you get the best possible score.

Sara Connell, author of Bringing in Finn.

Topic: An extraordinary surrogacy story.

Issues: One woman’s story of the tragedy and heartbreak of infertility and losing pregnancies, and the process of opening her heart and mind to the idea of her 60-year old mother carrying her child for her.

Robert Melillo, author of Disconnected Kids.

Topic: Balancing the brains of kids with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and other neurological disorders.

Issues: How the developing mind is wired; what causes left- and right-brain disconnect; identifying left- or right-brain deficiency; (re)training the brain through physical stimulation.

Isaac Lidsky, author of Eyes Wide Open.

Topic: Overcoming obstacles and recognizing opportunities in a world that doesn’t see clearly.

Issues: Tackling fears in moments of extreme change; taking ownership of your mental capability to shape your own reality; focusing your viewpoint with regard to purported weaknesses; is there such a thing as luck? How to listen with your eyes wide open to understand what others are communicating.

Lisen Stromberg, author of Work, Pause, Thrive.

Topic: How to pause for parenthood without killing your career.

Issues: The politics of pausing; men want a place in the home; conscious careers, conscious choices; thriving: the career you deserve, the life you want; money matters; the need to prepare yourself and your career before you pause; what to do during your pause.

Harriet Lerner, author of Why Won’t You Apologize?

Topic: Healing big betrayals and everyday hurts.

Issues: Best ways to ruin an apology; why some people refuse to apologize while others over-apologize; how to get past anger and resentment when you’ll never get the apology you deserve; why forgiving too quickly can hurt you; the simple sentence that will teach children to apologize.

Michael Hollander, author of Helping Teens Who Cut.

Topic: Skills and techniques to end self-injury.

Issues: Understanding self-injury and why kids do it; introducing DBT (dialectical behavior therapy) and why it’s successful; how does hurting themselves make some kids feel better; how to help your child restore emotion to its proper place.

Michael Bennett and Sarah Bennett, authors of F*ck Love.

Topic: Sensible advice for finding a lasting relationship.

Issues: Reasons good people can’t find good partners; questions to which the answer is always “no”; how to prevent yourself from getting worn out by internet dating; the myth of the sense of humor; should my partner and I break up? what to consider before deciding to get divorced.