- Speaking
Say the part they won't.
On stage, that same forensic voice turns sixteen years in the room into something an audience can name, question, and act on — the things administrators know and won't say at a PD day. Honest without reckless. Remote or in person. Open and ready to book.
Speaking topics
Preparation
The Reality Gap
Why teacher preparation is only the beginning — and what the distance between training and the job costs new educators.
Audience leaves with: a clear-eyed picture of the preparation-to-practice gap and how to close it.
Culture
The Hidden Curriculum of School Culture
What school culture teaches without ever saying it out loud — the unwritten rules educators absorb on the job.
Audience leaves with: language for the culture they're already living, and why naming it matters.
Accountability
Leadership, Silence, and Accountability
What happens when institutions fail to listen — and what genuine accountability would have required instead.
Audience leaves with: a framework for recognizing institutional silence and interrupting it.
Culture / Accountability
When Procedure Replaces Conversation
How process can quietly stand in for care — and what's lost for educators when it does.
Audience leaves with: the distinction between following procedure and doing right by people.