Denise Juneau is the first American Indian woman in the country to be elected to any statewide office. She is a former classroom teacher, holding a bachelor's degree in English from Montana State University, a MEd from Harvard, and a JD fro...

Chris Emdin believes the best teachers can be found in the unlikeliest of places. What do rap shows, barbershop banter and Sunday services have in common?  Emdin suggests that they all hold the secret magic to enthrall and teach at the same...

We’ve all had great teachers who opened our minds, and maybe even changed our lives. But how can we make every teacher a “star” teacher? Elizabeth Green’s book Building a Better Teacher: How Teaching Works (and How to Teach It to Everyone) ...

Stacey Bess is an inspirational educator and author, who speaks on the importance of service, mentorship and leadership, and overcoming adversity. Drawing on her fascinating, inspirational personal story - teaching homeless children in a sm...

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Eric Davis is a motivating, dynamic, and exciting presenter guaranteed to inspire and excite your attendees.  He has been the keynote at several state conferences, including:  T...

Gwen Ifill is moderator and managing editor of Washington Week and senior correspondent and co-anchor for the PBS Newshour. She is also frequently asked to moderate debates in national elections, most recently the Vice Presidential debates ...

Juliette LaMontagne is the founder of Breaker, an organization created to drive social innovation and alternative learning.  It mobilizes interdisciplanry teams of young create collaborators to help solve the world's most pressing problems....

Ramsey Musallam is a chemistry teacher at Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep School in San Francisco.  His mission is "to meaningfully integrate multimedia into a hands-on, inquiry-based learning cycle" and to empower other educators to do the sam...

Ted McCain is Associate Director for Canada with The Thornburg Center.  He is the author of "Teaching for Tomorrow," "Living on the Future Edge," and "Understanding the Digital Generation."

As a renowned futurist as well as a practicing te...

Technology expert Ian Jukes says that students today really are different from those of past generations because of their exposure to digital technology.  He calls for a serious change in the way schools think about engaging students and us...

An educational psychologist, David Berliner is the co-author of the books: "Collateral Damage: How High Stakes Testing Corrupts American Education" and "The Manufactured Crisis: Myths, Fraud and the Attack on America's Public Schools."  He ...

Tierney Cahill is a 6th grade teacher in Reno, Nevada who ran for Congress to show her students that "real people can participate in government."  The story of her campaign - in which her students play a major and prominent role - is the su...

Doris Kearns Goodwin is a celebrated presidential biographer who is in great demand as a public speaker.  Her definitive book on the Johnson presidency is called "Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream."

Not only was she Johnson's biographe...

Marian Wright Edelman is the President of the Children's Defense Fund and has been a long time advocate on behalf of children living in poverty.  She recently testified before Congress in favor of additional federal resources for poor child...