Steven Bollar's educational career started as a visual arts teacher in Lawrenceville Township Schools, New Jersey. During his seven years in Lawrenceville as an elementary art teacher he developed an impressive art program. Steven developed such programs as ARTS DAY, Hot Steppers, and Parent Portrait Night. Each of the programs allowed him to gain experience in administration... read full bio
From my three major books: • LIVE WITHOUT STRESS®: How to Enjoy the Journey • PARENTING WITHOUT STRESS®: How to Raise Responsible Kinds while Keeping a Life of Your Own • DISCIPLINE WITHOUT STRESS® PUNISHMENTS OR REWARDS: How Teachers and Parents Promote Responsibility & Learning... read full bio
Ulrich Boser is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress. He has written books, Learn Better: Mastering the Skills for Success in Life, Business and School, or, How to Become an Expert in Just About Anything, The Leap: The Science of Trust and Why It Matters, and The Gardner Heist: The True Story of the Worlds Largest Art... read full bio
Robert Emmons, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology at UC Davis and is a researcher in the field of personality psychology, emotion psychology, and psychology of religion. Emmons is also the editor-in-chief of The Journal of Positive Psychology. He completed his undergraduate psychology degree at the University of Southern Maine, Portland and went on to earn his M.A. from the... read full bio
Terri L. Bowersock is the founder and Chairwoman of Terris Consigned and Design Furnishings Inc., a muti-million dollar chain of consignment stores stretching from coast to coast. As a successful businesswoman, Terri Bowersock's uncontained drive and enthusiasm has lead to the development of four additional highly successful businesses. Through her book, Success It Can Be Yours, Terri Bowersock has shared... read full bio
James E. Jones is one of the country's top basketball handlers and is a highly demanded motivational speaker. His motivational talks are very animated and story based. He explains his Three pointers for Life" to students and his inspirational story as an "LD" (learning disability) student. Struggling with Dyslexia, Jim spent his first five years of school in... read full bio
A very well known nationally syndicated journalist, broadcaster, motivational speaker, entrepreneur, and literacy advocate Nelson Lauver has a very successful career. But most importantly...he's a guy who beat the odds. Nobody would have ever guessed that at age 29, Nelson Lauver was functionally illiterate. Nelson's struggle with literacy was a result of his severe dyslexia that had gone undiagnosed. Nelson... read full bio
Milton Chen has been a leading figure in educational media for more than 20 years. He joined The George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF) as Executive Director in 1998, bringing new leadership to its mission of gathering and disseminating the most innovative models of K-12 teaching and learning in the Digital Age. A nonprofit foundation, GLEF shares new vision through its... read full bio
Known as The New Einstein" on television, Olympia LePoint is an award-winning rocket scientist, science entertainer and educator striving to help people overcome fear. Mathaphobia: How You Can Overcome Your Math Fears and Become a Rocket Scientist is her debut self-help, educational book created to empower adults and students to ace math and science without doing more math problems. As... read full bio
How many terrific educators are we losing because we are indifferent, ignorant or inconsiderate of their efforts How many great teachers and administrators leave the profession because no one took the time to recognize their greatness Educators - teachers and administrators, alike - are hurting. We lose half of our teachers within six years and half of our principals... read full bio
Arthur Benjamin is a math professor at Harvey Mudd College, but dubs himself Mathemagician, as he performs high-speed mental calculations on stage. He has appeared on TED Talks several times to demonstrate his quick-thinking and fantastical math abilities. For example, Benjamin is able to rapidly square numbers up to five digits faster than a calculator and tell people what day... read full bio
Professor Emerita of Language, Literacy, and Culture at the University of Massachusetts Amherst's School of Education is Sonia Nieto. Nieto is one of the top authors and teachers in the topic of diversity, with expertise working with kids of diverse ages and socioeconomic backgrounds. She has received numerous honors in her field, including the National Association for Multicultural Education's Multicultural... read full bio
Deborah Archer is the Professor of Clinical Law and Co-Faculty Director of the Center on Race, Inequality and the Law at NYU School of Law. She is also the Jacob K. Javits Professor at New York University and is the President of the American Civil Liberties Union. Archer was raised in Windsor, Connecticut, to two immigrants from Jamaica. She has... read full bio
Chris Brogan is CEO & President of Human Business Works, an education publishing and media company dedicated to helping professionals work better, do the work they want, and to be brave. He is the New York Times Bestselling author of books like The Impact Equation and Trust Agents (co-written with Julien Smith), Social Media 101, and Google Plus for Business,... read full bio
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Carl Glickman is President of the Institute for Schools, Education, and Democracy and Professor Emeritus of Education at The University of Georgia. He began his career as a Teacher Corps intern in the rural south and, later, was a principal of award winning schools in New Hampshire.... read full bio
Kay Toliver is a teacher specializing in mathematics education. Her parents always stressed that education was the key to a better life. By becoming a teacher, she hoped to inspire African-American and Hispanic youths to realize their own dreams. For more than 30 years, Kay Toliver taught mathematics and communication arts at East Harlem Tech. Her educational philosophy is simple:... read full bio
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Pasi Sahlberg is a Finnish educator and scholar. He worked as a teacher, teacher educator, and policy adviser in Finland and was actively engaged in planning and implementing education reforms in Finland in the 1990s. He has served the World Bank in Washington, D.C. (2003-2007), the European Commission (2007-2009) and the OECD as an external expert advising foreign governments in... read full bio
AnnMarie Thomas is a maker, tinkerer, and educator. She empowers and inspired todays innovators through education. Thomas shares ways to integrate joy into learning, partnering with those who love what they do. From chefs to pre-school students, Thomas uses examples in her presentations to demonstrate how learning can become joyful, fun, and powerful. Thomas invented Squishy Circuits, a type of... read full bio
