Format

Keynote Speakers

Experiences Rooted
In Real-World
K-12 Leadership

CLS offers experienced, high-impact keynote speakers for conferences, leadership retreats, and professional-learning events across K–12 education.

Our keynote presentations are led by former and current school and district leaders who understand today’s educational realities—from instructional leadership and school culture to change management, equity, and educator engagement. Each keynote is designed to be timely, practical, and inspiring, blending up-to-date research-based insights with real-world experience that resonates with educators and administrators alike.

CLS Keynotes

Spark meaningful dialogue

Reinforce a shared purpose

Leave audiences energized

Provide clear takeaways to apply immediately

Sample Keynotes

Collaborative Learning Teams: PLCs Done Right

Collective efficacy is built when Collaborative Learning Teams come together to calibrate expectations, evaluate student work together, adjust instruction, and focus on learning. Their net result is student success.

Fearless Instruction: High-Impact Strategies Inspired by 90/90/90 Schools

Achieve instructional excellence in any context by setting clear priorities, collaborating meaningfully, and using data relentlessly to drive learning for every student.

Fearless Leadership: Clarity, Courage, and Results in Schools and Districts

Leading schools and districts requires a unique set of skills that are balanced by accountability, grace, visibility, and, most of all, fearlessness. Explore strategies that equip and enhance leadership.

Fearless Schools: Building Trust, Resilience, and Psychological Safety

Build and maintain trust and psychological safety without inadvertently undermining the ideals.

Grading Reform

Improve achievement, discipline, attendance, and culture through accurate and fair grading.

Practical Use of AI

Strategic use of AI to enhance your practice and creativity, not replace it.