Old Truths, New Tools

While the core truth remains the same— relationships with students and families are the heart of education— how we support our classrooms needs to evolve. Discover how we can blend timeless connection with innovative strategies to prepare our kids for an inspiring and unpredictable future.

Inspirational Teachers Change Minds & Lives:

In this keynote I share stories and ideas geared toward inspired tired and uninspired teachers. We’ll explore tools and tactics designed to reanimate educators.

Beyond the Screen:

As screens increasingly compete for our students' attention, it's time to shift the foctis to hands-on learning and problem- solving. Explore how we can cut through the digital noise, foster authentic experiences, and build strong relationships to help students thrive in our challenging world.

Creating Meaningful Learning

Sitting in a desk having teaching done to you for eight hours a day can cause some learners to lose their passion for school permanently. Let's explore the idea of making learning meaningful and irresistible using a bit of drama and today's amazing technologies.

Creativity Is Essential

Creativity is all but extinguished in some schools and classrooms. Nobody meant for it to happen but with our focus almost exclusively fixed on test scores we find ourselves waging all out war on anything seen as non-essential. In these days of invention and the need for creative problem solving it turns out we in education may have taken the low ground in a time of a coming flood. Join me for a discussion about the need for creativity and some ideas about bringing it into daily learning.

Connecting With Lost Learners

We see them every day, hiding in plain site, kids who gave  or checked out somewhere along the educational path. How can we re-find these kids and get them back onto the path to their future success?Join me for an exploration of today's options for reigniting passion in these kids.

Entrepreneurial  Learning

Could kids learn about business by being one? Today's tools and resources allow kids to create, market and sell their ideas anywhere in the world. There are no barriers save for those we imposed on ourselves. Let's explore some powerful tools and notions that kids could use to imagine a future where they are successful!

Helping Kids Climb

After After growing up in trauma and poverty I became a teacher driven toward helping kids who feel like I did. In my 30+ years in education I have amassed some pretty powerful strategies that I love to share with those who are tasked with helping all kids find a bright future. This presentation can be a powerful one hour keynote or an all day training. Either way teachers will leave with new ideas, renewed passion and a bigger toolbox to help their kids climb.

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