Make Learning Magical: Innovative Strategies to Inspire, Immerse, and Empower

Keynote or Ted-style talk

Do you wish there was a magic wand that would make boredom, complacency, and discipline issues in your classroom vanish into thin air? Do you ever imagine how different our schools would be if students were more than a spectator and teachers were more than a sage on the stage? Transforming your classroom into a place where students are inspired, empowered, and immersed in their learning can be more than an illusion of smoke and mirrors. In this highly engaging keynote session, you will discover how the following components can work together in MAGICAL ways to ignite a spark in every learner and create a classroom environment that comes alive in ways you never dreamed possible!

Magical Beginnings

Authenticity & Agency

Gamified Strategies

Inspiration & Innovation

Creation & Collaboration

Authentic Audience

Legacy

It doesn’t matter what grade or subject you teach…..you all hold the MAGIC! Discover it for yourself and change the way you think about teaching and learning forever!

Magical Adventures in the Gamified Classroom

Keynote or Workshop

The gamified classroom is an adventure at any level or in any content area. In this highly engaging and interactive session, you will learn how to layer the most motivational techniques of gameplay over your curriculum to increase student collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity. Additionally, you will experience how to use the game-inspired design process to construct your own rich experience for your students. Come away with practical strategies that you can use in any class or grade level to make learning magical! You will leave ready to turn your classroom into a gamified adventure.

Gamified Strategies to Engage Students & Elevate Learning

Session or workshop

Dice, spinners, and game closet favorites can transform a lesson from mundane to mind-blowing. In this engaging and interactive session, you will come away with lots of gamified strategies and ideas to use right away in your classroom to engage students and elevate learning! 

Unlock the "C" in MAGICAL with Canva for Education: Curiosity, Creativity, & Collaboration

Session or workshop

When we open up opportunities for students to express themselves and demonstrate learning in creative and collaborative ways, we empower them to own their learning. Come away with a plethora of ideas to pique curiosity and unleash student creativity and collaboration in your classroom. The possibilities for empowered learning is endless with Canva!

Learning Reimagined with a little DISNEY Magic

Workshop

In this interactive workshop, we will reimagine learning with a little D.I.S.N.E.Y magic!

Develop Trust

Imagine

Simplify

Network

Engage & Empower

YOU...hold the magic!

Come away inspired and ready to transform your brick and mortar, remote, or hybrid classroom into the happiest place on earth!

The Magical Power of a Team

Session or Workshop

When students come together as a team the results are powerful!  In this highly engaging, interactive session I will share how I’ve transformed my classroom into a place where collaboration and creativity soars.  Come away with practical strategies for creating powerful collaborative experiences that leverage the unique skills of each student and empower them to reach unimaginable heights.

The Magical Power of Creativity Unleashed

Session or Workshop

When students tap into their imaginations creativity is unleashed! In this highly engaging and interactive session we will explore ways to make learning magical by giving students creative voice to demonstrate learning in mind blowing ways.  Come away with digital and non-digital ideas and strategies to transform your classroom and immerse and empower your learners.

The Magical Power of Global Connection

Session or Workshop

We live in exciting times with endless opportunities to connect globally.  The last few years have been transformational for me as I’ve developed a Personal Learning Network made up of phenomenal educators from around the globe.  My world has expanded as I’ve embraced innovation and new ways of looking at education.  In this highly engaging and interactive session I will share with you my adventures and how you too can experience the power of being connected.  Leave ready to get connected and build your own personal learning network!

Whisk Taker: The Magic of Stepping out of Your Comfort Zone

Session or Workshop

Are you overwhelmed by the pressures in education; initiatives, standards, testing, and graduation rates?  When we embrace change and tap into the joy and passion of teaching, our classrooms become magical places of learning.  In this fun and energetic session I will share the power of stepping out of your comfort zone and taking risks as an educator.  When we take risks as educators our students feel safe to take them too! Come away empowered to take a leap and transform your classroom into one that is rich with the magic of learning!

Magical Authenticity: Making Community and Global Connections for Relevant Learning

Session or Workshop

When we tear down the walls of our schools and connect to the world around us, learning takes on a whole new meaning. In this highly engaging and interactive session, I will share how I’ve brought authentic audiences into our classroom to create powerful learning experiences that are relevant and meaningful.  Come away with practical strategies and ideas for connecting with your staff, community and social media outlets to make learning magical in any classroom.

Engage. Immerse. EMPOWER! 

Session or Workshop

In this session Tisha will share a variety of digital and non-digital tools and strategies for maximizing engagement in your classroom and creating a classroom environment where students are not only immersed, but empowered! Come away with a variety of tools, tricks, and tips to make learning magical in your classroom!

Doodling MAGIC for Next Level Notetaking

Session or Workshop

Discover the magic that happens when text and doodles unite in the form of sketchnoting! In this interactive workshop, I will share a powerful form of visual note taking that will help students connect, retain, and focus on the information they are learning. Come away with an understanding of the what, why, and how of sketchnoting as well as many strategies and fun doodle challenges you can use immediately with your students.

Game Making Magic

Session or Workshop

Game play can be a powerful component in any classroom. In this interactive and engaging session you will not only experience the magic of game play, but make one of your own! Your head will be spinning with ways to incorporate games you love in your class immediately and create your own!

The Magic of Mystery & Wonder

Session or Workshop

Something magical happens when we tap into the curious minds of our learners. In this session you will discover how easy it is to add a dose of mystery and wonder to your lessons and totally change the learning experience for students! Come away with lots of ideas and strategies you can use immediately to add the magic of mystery to classroom learning!