Bill McBride
Inspires and Engages Today's Students
Before becoming an internationally-known teacher trainer, Bill worked in a variety of public and university settings. In middle and secondary schools, he has served as a Reading Specialist, English, Social Studies and Drama teacher, and Gifted and Talented instructor. Bill won numerous awards for his teaching skills. On the university level, Bill assisted in the training and evaluation of middle... MORE
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Bill was absolutely AWESOME!!!!!. We now have him at the top of our list. Bill was so informative, interactive and engaging. Everyone seemed excited about the information that was presented. Thanks again for all of your assistance and we look forward to the possibility of future work with Premiere Speakers.
Yvonne Abernathy,
TN Department of Education
KEYNOTE: Turning Word Losers into Word Lovers
Students who are reading content area texts are immersed in difficult concepts—abstract -isms, foreign terms, scientific and mathematical words, and concepts about which students have little prior knowledge... MORE
KEYNOTE: Hold Fast to Dreams
Whom do our students look up to? Are they mostly impressed by figures in the media and sports? If they only have these unrealistic representations as models of morality and behavior, what kind of people... MORE
KEYNOTE: Girls will be Girls, Boys will be Boys: Teaching to Gender Differences.
Many boys are failing in our schools. Statistics clearly show that boys make up the bulk of our discipline problems, drop outs, and even inmates. Schools may be contributing to these failure rates by... MORE
KEYNOTE: Engaging the Disengaged Student: Getting Students Involved in Learning
Today's students see more and more of a disconnect between school environments and the outside world. Recent research identifies six environmental stimuli that get the brain's attention--stimuli that... MORE
WORKSHOP: Engaging the Disengaged: Energizing the Adolescent Learners
Today's students see more and more of a disconnect between school environments and the outside world. Recent research clearly identifies six environmental stimuli that get the brain's attention--stimuli... MORE
WORKSHOP: Literacy Across the Content Areas
Content area teachers will participate in research-based, hands-on activities that promote literacy for all readers. The workshop covers the following five areas: * Brain-based learning to increase... MORE
WORKSHOP: Girls will be Girls, Boys will be Boys: Teaching to Gender Differences.
Recent scientific research is illuminating the genetic differences between the male and female brain. Based on the works of Michael Gurian and Leonard Sax, this workshop presents the differences in... MORE
WORKSHOP: Teaching Teachers Technology
Many teachers feel woefully behind the curve in their use of internet and computer teaching strategies. This workshop is designed to get them over that psychological hump that hinders their use of technology... MORE
WORKSHOP: Vocabulary Development for Grades 3-12
Students reading content area texts are immersed in difficult concepts—abstract -isms, foreign terms, scientific and mathematical words, and concepts about which students have little prior knowledge... MORE
WORKSHOP: Teaching Note Making and Summarizing
Making notes is the first step in studying by requiring a student to reflect on what he or she has read. Summarizing requires a student to reflect once again, and consequently, builds retention. In... MORE
WORKSHOP: Brain-Based Teaching to Build Retention
Medical technology has made profound inroads into learning how the human brain works in the last decade. Though we are still scratching the surface, we now are beginning to understand how the brain... MORE
WORKSHOP: Building Literacy in Social Studies
This interactive workshop will present practical activities that get students actively involved in reading their Social Studies texts. Brain-based research shows educators how the brain learns, how... MORE
WORKSHOP: Vocabulary Development for Social Studies
Social Studies texts are filled with a multitude of difficult abstract concepts—many -isms, -ologies, and -ocracies. Terms often describe places and times about which students have little prior knowledge... MORE
WORKSHOP: Building LIteracy in Math
This interactive workshop will present practical activities that get students actively involved in comprehending their Math texts. Teachers will learn how to help students preview texts, learn academic... MORE
WORKSHOP: Building LIteracy in Science
This interactive workshop will present practical activities that get students actively involved in reading their Science texts. Brain-based research shows educators how the brain learns, how to help... MORE
WORKSHOP: Building LIteracy in Math and Science Texts
Brain-based research shows educators how the brain learns, how to help students store information in long-term memory, and how to engage a student’s attention. This interactive workshop will present... MORE
WORKSHOP: Building LIteracy in Composition Skills
This interactive workshop will present practical activities that help students read both fiction and nonfiction texts. Teachers will learn strategies to help students preview texts, make notes while... MORE
WORKSHOP: Teaching Persuasive Writing through Debate
What teenagers do well is argue. In this interactive workshop, teachers learn to use this natural “resource” to teach students to write persuasively—the most tested mode of writing on high stakes test... MORE
OTHER WORKSHOPS AVAILABLE:
* Researching and Evaluating Internet Information * Supporting Parents and Teachers of the Gifted and Talented * Vocabulary Development for Mathematics * Vocabulary Development for Science * Vocabulary... MORE
