Workshops.


In my workshops, I combine over ten years of classroom experience with the latest educational research to offer timely practical guidance for teachers and schools. My approach is to activate and enrich the skill sets practitioners already possess.

Selected Workshops


Awakening Student Engagement

The Theory and Practice of Transformative Teaching
Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich
Zürich, Switzerland| February 2024

Controversy in the Classroom

Turning Class Disruptions into Empowering Instruction
Zentrum für schulpraktische Lehrerausbildung des Landes NRW
Paderborn, Germany | February 2024

Controversy in the Classroom

Workshop on Pluralism, Conflict and Democratic Education
Leibniz Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany | December 2023

Awakening Student Engagement

Powerful Lesson Planning for Political Times
Institut für Pädagogik und Schulpsychologie
Nuremberg, Germany | March 2023

The Limits of Free Speech in Schools

Workshop on Political Expression und Pluralism
Historisch-Ökologische Bildungsstätte
Papenburg, Germany | March 2023, also held November 2021, 2022

“What did you just say?!”

Grappling with Intolerance and Offensive Speech in the Classroom
Institut für Pädagogik und Schulpsychologie
Nuremberg, Germany | Febuary 2023

Controversy in the Classroom

Workshop on Pluralism, Conflict and Democratic Education
Institut für Pädagogik und Schulpsychologie
Nuremberg, Germany | January 2023

Education as Transformation

Seminar in Philosophy of Education for Practicing Teachers
London, UK | November 2020

Further Workshop Topics for Teachers & Schools


Here are several additional topics that I regularly cover in workshops:

Politics in the Classroom

Grappling with Conflict, Offensive Speech and Politics in Dialogue

On the Edge of their Seats

Awakening Intrinsic Motivation and Student Engagement in the Classroom

Resilience in Teaching

Strategies for Finding Meaning and Resisting Burnout

Classroom Management from the Heart

Balancing Empathy and Understanding with Presence and Purpose