Angela Maiers | Founder of the Global Choose2Matter Movement, Author of Genius Matters, Pioneer of Transformation By Mattering

Angela Maiers

Founder of the Global Choose2Matter Movement, Author of Genius Matters, Pioneer of Transformation By Mattering

Angela Maiers
Biography

Angela Maiers is considered one of today's most influential thought leaders in education and transformative thinking. It is fair to say when she speaks, she leaves no room unchanged.

She has been praised by leaders in business, the military, and administrators of schools of every level from elementary to graduate, around the globe for the life-changing, world-changing impact she has had on the hundreds of thousands of lives with whom she has reached with her message of Mattering.

Most recently, she has been named by Forbes as one of the Top 5 Edupreneurs to Watch; by IBM as one of the Top 20 Global Influencers, among the Top 100 Women in Technology by Onalytics, and among the Top 20 Education Thought Leaders by TrustEd. She is the author of 9 books on education, including the noted Genius Matters and Classroom Habitudes, and was for many years a prolific contributor to the Huffington Post on innovation, technology, and education.

A much sought-after speaker at conferences, organizations, schools and communities around the globe, Angela's singular focus is on transforming the people she reaches to set in motion a change of behaviors and perspectives that will draw out the potential in every person and result in a positive impact on the world. She describes her transformative message and methods as common sense put into common practice, though deeply-grounded in science.

An educator for 30 years, Angela's work in 78,000 classrooms across 100 countries has rallied more than a million children who have banded together to launch 170 social enterprises and pass 17 laws. In 2011, she gave a TEDTalk on the power of two simple words: You Matter, and the video went viral. What resulted was the start of a movement which became the global non-profit organization, Choose2Matter. As its Founder, Angela's mission is to help individuals recognize their value and potential contribution to change both their own lives and the world.

With her background in education and neuroscience, she initially sought to challenge and inspire students to work collaboratively to develop innovative solutions to social problems. In recent years, Choose2Matter has evolved into a movement that supports parents, educators, employees, and members of the military everywhere. As a result of her work, organizations across all industries are finding new ways to ignite the genius of their employees, successfully addressing a $15 trillion employee engagement problem.

Futurist. Innovator. Educator. Entrepreneur. Change Maker. Angela Maiers is on a mission to disrupt the status quo and to empower every individual to change their own world, if not the world around them, for the better.

Angela earned a Bachelor of Science in Education and a minor in Neuroscience from the University of Iowa and completed her graduate and post-graduate work at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Angela holds two master's degrees in Literacy and Ed Leadership and today lives in Lone Tree, Colorado.

Angela Maiers is considered one of today's most influential thought leaders in education and transformative thinking.

Angela Maiers
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Hope, Mattering and Moving Forward

In these times of unprecedented challenge and change where we are bombarded with negative news that overwhelms the spirit, how can we build back our spirits and resilience? One word: HOPE. Hope strengthens our capacity to teach, learn and give our best response to the challenges confronting us. It helps us find creativity, solidarity, and courage to act.

Hope is an essential component to our recovery and renewal. We invite you to join Angela Maiers as she connects the language, theory and science of hope to our daily work and lives and discusses strategies for building and sustaining positive and flourishing vision for the future.

Together we will:

• Reflect on the attributes of hope and the beliefs, values and attitudes that bring them into practice.

• Identify strategies for developing capacity to be hopeful and hope-filled

• Learn practical steps and exercises to assess, teach and nurture hope and strengthen resilience.

• Apply a H.O.P.E model for setting and working toward recovery and growth goals

How Big Is Your Brave?

There is no doubt bravery is needed to lead and succeed. For centuries bravery has been a crucible of leadership and a fundamental principle for battle of any type and kind.

But, what does BRAVE look like?
How does BRAVE act and behave?
And most importantly how big can YOUR BRAVE be?

This presentation seeks to answer these questions by putting these elusive concepts of leadership and learning in place to deliver better results faster for you and to those you seek to lead and serve.

Brand You
The What, Why and How of Building a Successful Brand

Whether it is seeking to excite leaders within your organization about new projects or trying to secure new business contracts, it’s important that you bring your best version of yourself and your business to the process.

It begins with one requirement. You must first value yourself and understand your worthiness Setting yourself up for success involves a few key steps that will better position you to win business and make the most of the contacts you have to build authentic relationships that can lead to new business opportunities.

Angela Maiers will share what steps you need to take as a professional and business owner to be a business that is worthy of being picked.

Gain an understanding of what you need to do to enhance business relationships and strengthen your networking strategies.

Re-imagining Innovation

Imagine a classroom where passion-driven genius work is not extracurricular but is a part of the routine.

Students are invited and expected to collaborate to support each other’s genius; to experiment with ideas, discover new possibilities and make epic things happen.

Genius Hour is more than a “program” where students do fun projects together. It is an unprecedented opportunity for teachers to guide students in how to be effective learners and citizens, by helping them connect what they do in school to the broader community.

It’s our job to nurture our geniuses so they can change the world. Join us today to unlock a world of genuine curiosity, wonder, and innovation.

Angela Maiers
Featured Books

Genius Mattersby Angela Maiers

Genius Matters

by Angela Maiers
Passion Driven Classroomby Angela Maiers

Passion Driven Classroom

by Angela Maiers
Mattering is the Agendaby Angela Maiers

Mattering is the Agenda

by Angela Maiers

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The Power of Noticing

Keynote Speaker, Educator, Author, and Igniter of #YouMatter This weekend I re-watched one of my favorite movies, Shall We Dance. And as cute as Richard Gere was in the movie...
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There Is No Lesson Plan For Tragedy - Teachers YOU Know What To Do

As the world watches in horror and tries to process the latest events in Parkland, Florida, every parent in the country waits for their child to come home just so they can...
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An Open Letter to Leaders

For many years, I have presented workshops for school and community leaders who are ready to embrace social media and explore the powerful ways new social technologies and...
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3 Reasons Why Mattering Is the Agenda, or Should Be!

Reason #1: CHANGE A HEART. CHANGE A MIND. CHANGE A WORLD. WHY MAKE MATTERING THE AGENDA in your workplace, school, and local community?  This is like asking, why to breathe...
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Technology Does Not Change Lives; People Do

The title of this post was the message I had the honor of sharing this morning with a room full of educators in Nigeria who came together on a Saturday to discuss how technology...
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Topics:   Technology

The GENIUS of Genius Hour

I have always believed that we are in the presence of genius everyday. Whether you are a teacher in a classroom of 30 passionate learners or you are sitting in a boardroom of...
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