750 Navigating Life’s Storms with Empathy with Dr. Diane Jackson Schnoor (The Big Talk Academy)

Today, I’m super excited for you to hear from Dr. Diane Jackson Schnoor, an engaging speaker, educator, and consultant who helps organizations transform their cultures through playful learning, storytelling, and empathy. 

With nearly three decades as a seasoned educator, museum specialist, founder of an award-winning preschool, and university professor, Dr. Diane inspires audiences with high-energy, interactive keynotes and workshops. 

She launched Dr. Diane’s Adventures in Learning to help educators around the world connect play, literacy, and engaged STEM/STEAM experiences for joyful learning. Her Adventures in Learning podcast amplifies the stories of diverse and creative problem solvers.

In her big talk, Empathy, Wonder, Curiosity, Connection — Weaving the Colors of Joy Into a Coat to Help You Weather All Storms, she explores:

• How empathy connects us through shared fundamental feelings
• Why we don’t need grand adventures to find wonder
• How exploring books, media, people, and experiences can serve as both mirrors to our own lives and windows into other cultures 
• The reason practicing empathy protects us from living in fear