Best keynote I've ever seen! Fantastic job! Thanks for great start to our conference!
Ken Townsel
Teacher of the Year and Science Instructor at Ron Clark Academy
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Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Ken Townsel
Biography
Mr. Townsel is an accomplished educator who has taught advanced placement physics, biology, chemistry, and earth science. Mr. Townsel is a former Teacher of the Year, Science Coordinator for DeKalb County Schools, and Science Coordinator for the Global Thinking Project, where he took students to St. Petersburg and Moscow, Russia, to live and work with Russian students and teachers on environmental issues that have an impact of the earth. Mr. Townsel obtained a Master's Degree in Education from Cambridge College in 2000. Most recently Mr.Townsel has worked as a physical science instructor at the Fernbank Science Center.
Ken Townsel
Featured Keynote Programs
Crabs in a Bucket Motivational
• The most important lesson dad taught me during a fishing trip in the Florida Keys.
• Lift people up and stay away from those who try to bring you down.
• 30 – 45 minutes in length
• Targeted for children in grades 5-12
Reading and Outlining in the Content Area
• Techniques to promote reading and comprehension of technical information within the content area
• Textbook-based
• Embedded Topic: Get Your Life Back With a Cup of Red Ink Pens -Methods for integrating self-grading of assessments
• 90 minutes minimum
• Targeted for teachers whose students must learn to independently read to understand.
Something to Write About
• Using the scientific method and hands-on activities as writing prompts.
• Interdisciplinary unit involving science, math, language arts, art, and social studies.
• 90 minutes minimum
• Targeted for grades 3- 12
Sing it for Ownership
• Model lesson integrating music to foster a classroom culture for creativity and a climate that enhances the rigor of higher order thinking, problem solving, and writing.
• 60 -90 minutes depending on group size
• Targeted for all teachers who want a bit of excitement in their classrooms!