2024 Master Classes

Relentless Leadership
Hamish Brewer, Award-Winning Educator and Principal, Author, International Speaker, Woodbridge, VA

Creating a Sense of Belonging
Dominique Smith, Ed.D., Chief of Educational Services and Teacher Support, Health Sciences High and Middle College, San Diego, CA

2023 Master Classes

Establishing Positive Connections with Your Students
Claudine James, NBCT Teacher and Community Liaison, #1 Educator on TikTok

Define Resilience
Dee Hankins, Inspirational Speaker, Rancho Cucamonga, CA

2022 Master Class

Respect the Process: Examining Our Social Justice Perspectives
Dr. Bettina L. Love, Associate Professor of Educational Theory & Practice, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

2021 Master Class

Master Class with Hamish Brewer
Award-Winning Educator and Principal, Author, International Speaker, Woodbridge, VA

2019 Master Classes

Youth Development (Older Youth Focus) - Talking To Students About Difficult Topics Without Losing Your Job
Deborah Gilboa, MD, aka “Dr. G.”, Parenting & Youth Development Expert and Author, Pittsburg, PA

Youth Development (Elementary Focus) - Partnering With Parents: Sharing Expertise and Goals To Create A Strong Child-Centered Team
Deborah Gilboa, MD, aka “Dr. G.”, Parenting & Youth Development Expert and Author, Pittsburg, PA

A Deep Dive Into Radical Healing with Shawn Ginwright, Ph.D.
Shawn Ginwright, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, Flourish Agenda Inc., Oakland, CA and Associate Professor of Education and African American Studies, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 

School Sucks. After School Shouldn't
Jonathan Mooney, Author, Entrepreneur, Activist, Santa Monica, CA 

2018 Master Classes

Storytelling for Impact
Mark Lovett, Organizer, TEDxSanDiego, San Diego, CA

THE FUTURE OF SCHOOLS: A Co-Lab
Mark Gonzales, Futurist, Author, Poet, Senior Technologist, The Department of the Future, Los Angeles, CA

2017 Master Classes

Co-Creating a Culturally Proficient Workplace
Brenda CampbellJones, Ph.D., President, CampbellJones & Associates, Elliott City, MD

Strengths-Based Leadership
Tim Hodges, Ph.D., Director of Research, Gallup Education, Allston, MA 

Moveable Game Jams: Students Designing Games
Matthew Farber, Ed.D., Teacher and Author, Denville, NJ

Master Project-Based Learning in 5 Simple Steps
Kyle Wagner, Founder & Lead Consultant, Transform Educational Consultancy, San Diego, CA  

How to Motivate, Inform & Inspire Your Team through Storytelling
Aaren McKinney, Client Associate/Performance Consultant, Dale Carnegie, San Diego, CA

2016 Master Classes

Barking to the Choir: Now Entering the Kinship of Heaven
Father Greg Boyle, Homeboy Industries

Getting "In" With Discipline
Ray Trinidad, !Mpact People

Program Transformation: Rethinking Scannables: Deeper Learning with QR Codes & Augmented Reality

Monica Burns, Class Teach Tips

Leading for Student Engagement: How to Plan and Sustain Effective Project-Based Learning Initiatives
Suzie Boss, Edutopia

2015 Master Classes 

Hip-Hop(e): The Art and Science of Engaging Youth with Social and Emotional Learning Using Hip-Hop Culture
Roberto Rivera, The Good Life Organization

Getting "In" With Discipline
Ray Trinidad, !Mpact People

Inside the "Magic Circle" of Gamification and Game-Based Learning
Matthew Farber

PBL in Out-of-School Time: Strategies for Deeper Engagement, Authentic Learning 
Suzie Boss, Reinventing Project-Based Learning

Using Mindfulness to Transform Self and Students
Erin Sharaf

2014 Master Classes

Teaching with Open Space
John Hunter, World Peace Game

Tapping Into the Hidden Innovator
Jack Andraka

Hip-Hop(e) - Providing Hope & Motivation for Adolescent Youth
Roberto Rivera, The Good Life Organization

Why Race Matters & How to Talk About It
Alex Kajitani