Nurse Educator: Leading Learning & Development
Webinar/Online
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 11:45am ET - Thursday, December 10, 2026 at 3:00pm ET
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Topic
Education & Leadership
Credits Offered
This event offers 6.0 CNE credits to attendees.
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Additional Information
Wellness Starts With Self
Effective educators lead best when they are grounded, resilient, and well. This session explores practical strategies to sustain energy, prevent burnout, and model well-being for learners and teams.
Communication & Conflict for Educators
Educators navigate challenging conversations every day—with learners, peers, and leaders. This session builds confidence and skill in addressing conflict constructively while preserving trust, respect, and psychological safety.
Improving Team Member Experience Through Quality & Safety
Quality and safety initiatives shape not only outcomes, but culture. This session connects educator influence to frontline experience, showing how education can drive engagement, accountability, and safer care environments.
From Clinician to Educator: Managing the Transition
Moving from expert clinician to effective educator requires a new mindset and skill set. This session supports the transition by addressing role clarity, credibility, and strategies for success in academic and practice-based education roles.
Intro to Systems Thinking for Academic Leaders
Healthcare education operates within complex systems that demand more than linear solutions. This session introduces systems thinking concepts to help academic leaders better understand interdependencies, anticipate consequences, and lead sustainable change.
Designing Education for Impact
Great education is intentional, learner-centered, and outcomes-driven. This session equips educators with tools to design meaningful learning experiences that translate into practice change and measurable results.
Recordings of sessions will be available in the event you can not attend during the scheduled Live session OR if you are just signing up for a series and a scheduled session has passed the recording will be made available to you.
Speakers
Nurse leader generating positive disruption by empowering individuals at all levels through accessible leadership development and community
Crystal Lawson, DNP, RN, CENP is nationally known for her work in leadership development and expertise in brain based learning strategies that result in sustained behavior change. Dr. Crystal Lawson is an expert in nursing and leadership development at all levels, with extensive experience in the national leadership development space. She currently provides consultant services to equip, inspire, and empower leaders to generate positive disruption. Dr. Lawson served as the Senior Director for Nursing Leadership Development at Ascension, serving >60K nurses. Previously, she was the Education Director for the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL), where she was responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of AONL’s educational programs and services for leadership development of nurses at all levels. Prior to AONL she worked at the University of Tennessee Medical Center where she held a variety of clinical and administrative roles, including clinical nurse, nurse manager and Director of Nursing Education and Professional Development. Crystal has also worked as a role player for developmental leadership for managers and executives from various industries in the public and private sectors. Crystal earned her DNP from the University of Tennessee, focusing on transition from expert clinician to the nurse manager role. She holds the Certified in Executive Nursing Practice from AONL. Crystal currently resides part time in Knoxville, TN and Los Angeles.
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