The engagements range from conference keynotes to multi-session faculty development to closed-door work with leadership teams trying to think more carefully about decisions they cannot easily reverse.

The topics I return to most often:

The discipline of thinking, drawn from Mastering the Mind. How reasoning is developed as a practice rather than a personality trait, and what that means for the adults responsible for forming younger thinkers.

The formation of educators, drawn from Think Like an Educator. What separates teachers and leaders who shape lives from those who deliver content, and how institutions can build the conditions for the harder work.

AI fluency for educators. What the actual stakes are for schools and colleges, what the early evidence is showing, and how to build faculty practice that takes both the tools and the risks seriously.

Leadership under institutional pressure. Drawn from twenty-seven years inside K–12 and higher education, including the seven-campus system I currently help lead.

If you are considering an event or engagement, the contact form below is the right next step. Tell me what you are trying to accomplish and who will be in the room. I will respond within a week, and I will tell you honestly whether the engagement is a fit.