Culturally Responsiveness
"Is this lesson for ME or for YOU?"
This presentation seeks to build educator awareness for culturally responsive teaching with the aim of providing students with equitable opportunities for academic success.
Family Engagement
"Parent Engagement Night"
This presentation is designed to motivate parents! It aims to increase parental involvement by providing parents with useful strategies to cultivate students' love for learning and literacy in and out of school.
"I went from living in a homeless shelter to roaming the school halls without a purpose. I was an angry young man with low expectations for myself. Yet, my mediocre academic performance was not indicative of my intelligence, but I just needed someone to believe in me when I didn't believe in myself. I needed someone to see the potential that I could not see. I needed a "Teacher with a Purpose."
-JT Taylor CEO of Purpose Pushers LLC.
Build Capacity.
Inspire Purpose. Professional Learning with a Purpose!
Teacher Retention
"Overcoming Burnout"
This workshop highlights the importance of inspiration in the field of education, while providing strategies for overcoming burnout.
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Purpose Pushers builds capacity and inspires purpose by serving in the following roles:
- Chief Strategist for School Improvement and Equity
- Consultant for School-Wide Professional Development Planning
- Title 1 Instructional Coach
- Special Education Instructional Advisor
- Motivational Speaker for Teachers (K-12)
"Invest in Building Capacity through
Professional Learning with a Purpose!"
Teacher Motivation
"Teachers With A Purpose"
This workshop is designed to increase collective teacher efficacy by promoting collaboration and teamwork among staff.
Student Motivation
"Leadership Mentality"
What if you were created to lead?This presentation is designed to inspire and empower current and aspiring leaders of all ages.
Below are only a few of the Keynote presentations we offer...
Special Education
"Equity Through SDI"
This presentation is intended to provide an overview of IDEA law, co-teaching, and strategies for increasing achievement of students with disabilities.
"Purpose is Everywhere, all it needs is a push"
Social Emotional Learning
"Are they on the Train?"
This workshop emphasizes the significance of utilizing "Relational Teaching" to improve the social, emotional, and academic performance of students.
Understanding Behavior
"Why Do They Do That?"
This vision-shifting PD aims to reduce disproportionality in discipline by challenging educators to view behavior through the lens of child development, motivational theory, and applied behavior analysis.
Poverty and Trauma
"From Poverty to Purpose!"
This session is designed to increase educator awareness of poverty's impact on students social, academic, and behavioral performance.
(Essential for Title 1 Schools)
Student Assemblies
"Writing the Next Chapter"
This inspiring presentation is designed to motivate students! It is rooted in Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and aims to help students use literacy to cope with life stressors and adversities.