Dave Burgess
Author of "Teach Like a PIRATE"
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Dave Burgess
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Join New York Times Best-Selling author Dave Burgess for a high-energy, entertaining, and inspirational keynote that will transform the way you look at your role as an educator. Learn how to dramatically increase student engagement, design wildly creative lessons, and build a course that is a life-changing experience for your students.
Dave delivers the ultimate professional development experience for your teachers that is perfect for all circumstances from truly inspirational opening keynotes to full-day hands-on workshops. It is a high-energy, interactive, and entertaining experience that will leave your staff unbelievably inspired, motivated, and with the practical skills to dramatically increase student engagement.
Dave is an award-winning teacher from San Diego, highly sought after professional development speaker, and the author of Teach Like a PIRATE: Increase Student Engagement, Boost Your Creativity, and Transform Your Life as an Educator. He has been voted a faculty standout for 17 consecutive years in categories such as Most Entertaining, Most Energetic, and Most Dramatic. In 2014 he was recognized by the Academy of Education Arts and Sciences with the BAMMY award for Secondary School Teacher of the Year.
Using a unique combination of magic and humor, he will reignite your passion for the profession and show you exactly how to make school an amazing place that has students wanting to knock down the walls to get in.
Teach Like a PIRATE has sparked a full-scale revolution in the educational world and has inspired teachers from all over the globe to achieve new levels of excellence in their schools and classrooms. This program is your chance to experience the one-of-a-kind presentational style of unbelievable intensity and outrageous energy that has transfixed audiences at packed venues across the nation.
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Dave Burgess
Featured Keynote Programs
Teaching Outside the Box
A Crash Course in Creativity
A fast-paced and fun session designed to teach techniques that will skyrocket creativity. You will learn how to use your brain like Google, create a GPS system for powerful teaching, and magically create new ideas through Creative Alchemy. In addition, learn how to overcome obstacles that stifle creativity by using the Wedding Photographer Principle. You’ll leave truly believing you are a creative being and inspired to add memorable experiences for students to your lesson plans.
You’re Not Alone!
Building and Using a Professional Learning Network
Learn how to access an unbelievably rich set of resources for all subjects and stay current on emerging educational trends. You can have 365 day unlimited access to the most innovative minds in education, collaborate with like-minded educators with no geographic limitations, and personalize your professional development experience. Oh...and it's free!! Join this entertaining, high-energy session and walk away with all of the information you need to get started immediately.
Using Magic to Teach and Amaze
A fun, hands-on instructional workshop designed to teach participants how to incorporate magic and other amazing principles into their lessons. Effects will be performed, modeled, and taught by the instructor, a professional magician. Participants will leave ready to perform several magical effects and brimming with ideas of how to discover similar ways to hook and engage students. This session empowers teachers to embrace their personal passions and use them to create powerful learning experiences.
Building a Better PIRATE
5 Ways to Become a More Powerful Teacher
A new inspirational keynote for audiences who have heard the Teach Like PIRATE presentation. This dynamic presentation details the “5 R’s” that lead to increased performance in the classroom and a more fulfilling life as an educator. Points are driven home with the use of magic, humor, and the modeling of key strategies.
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