Quick contact, long impact.

This entertaining keynote explores strategies to make our longest term impact with students in the the short amounts of time we have throughout the day. It blends stories, research, and humor to provide immediate take-aways that empower educators to heighten engagement, trust, and motivation in students. Topics include:

• What do Olympic psychologists do to elicit peak performance from athletes that we can do with students?

• By what measure does the brain gauge quality of life, and how can we use it to help students feel trust and safety?

• What pocket-sized item increases a person's honesty and how can it be used to support our culture?

• What insight does the science of white-crowned sparrows offer about effective communication with our students?