Keynote: Do What is Relentlessly Right! –  Sometimes as educators we get bogged down with the everyday demands of the job that we forget to always show up and do what is relentlessly right for kids.  Why relentless?  Well, that is what it takes. Unyielding persistence to show up and do what is best for kids.  Let’s laugh, cry, and get real together.

Hook, Line, and Sinker – Engagement strategies in the classroom!  How do we engage 21st century learners?  How do we keep up with an evolving education sphere?  Learn engagement strategies, delve into relationships and rapport in a digital world.  Embed technology, music, staging, gamification, and passion in our noble profession!   Life is fun; learning should be fun too!  

The Family Classroom-Setting up a Family Classroom is essential in providing students a safe place to express their thoughts, feelings, and fears.  Teach students how to speak, how to disagree respectfully, and how to be a part of a classroom family where everyone is included and celebrated.  

Earning Trust and Changing Lives; reduce suffering with consistency in your classroom– This session looks at practical strategies educators can use in their classrooms when it comes to students who suffer from trauma.  Trust is the great multiplier.  Come on in; let’s hash it out!

Untold Teaching Truths-This session is all about the untold secrets I wish I would have known when I started teaching in 2006.  The secrets of a school building and a classroom, the hills that some teachers die on and burn out. Some kids come from trauma, and how do you, as the adult in the room, help our student population? Classroom management and experience lessons abound in this session.  Based on the best-selling book by the same name.    

Hallway Leadership- Based on the popular book by the same name, ‘Hallway Leadership’ was coined as a way to embed servant leadership in a district and school community. For principals, superintendents, and educators all around, we must serve, uplift, protect, and care for those entrusted to us.  Based on the best-selling book by the same name.    

Classroom Management -This is an overused term in education, but in reality, your kids won’t learn unless they are safe and engaged.  If you can’t manage them, you can’t teach them.  Learn how to manage a classroom full of kids who may or may not come from trauma with kindness, love, and a sense of humor.  

Full day Workshop (Classroom Management and Innovation) –This workshop can either be a full day of hands-on fun or we can pair it down to a half day of hands-on fun.  An emphasis on Management and Innovation. This is a great experience and customized for new teachers, emergency certified and alternatively certified teachers or any teacher that needs a little pick me up, and refresher on how we teach post-pandemic students.  

Technology Addiction and how to Combat the Digital Heroin –This session is all about how to have balance in your classroom when it comes to technology.  The cell phone, iPad, Chromebook, smart watch issues will continue to arise.  How now shall we proceed?  Come on in and let’s get down to it.  

The Brain Based Classroom- Colors matter to the adolescent brain, movement matters; kids should never sit longer than their age in minutes!  Let’s discuss that underdeveloped prefrontal cortex and how to effectively engage a student’s brain.  

High Impact Instructional Strategies- Your teachers need the tools to teach students how to learn at high levels while maintaining high levels of safety and control and peek engagement.  Using these strategies, schools can start improving test scores in as little as three months.  This is a three-hour immersive workshop for your staffulty.  

Professional Learning Communities- The Answer is in the Room!  This session explores the powerful PLC partnership within a school.  Data can be necessary in making sure all students are learning at high levels.  Analyzing data isn’t scary, and also doesn’t mean your lessons have to be boring.  Let’s relentlessly do what is best for students, and the PLC process can lead that way.      

A customized experience for your school- Just give me a call, and I will provide your teachers with exactly what they need to better serve your student population.  We will plan a professional development that your teachers won’t soon forget!  

Schools and Districts who have worked with Katie Kinder: 

 Fort Gibson Public Schools       Geary Public Schools          McAlester Public Schools                     

Mustang North Middle School     Springer Public Schools      Tahlequah Public Schools

NEBO Public Schools                 Sequoyah Public Schools        Dove Science Academy

Calvin Public Schools               F.D. Moon Middle School         Cushing Public Schools

Putnam City Public Schools        Hollis Public Schools          Newcastle High School

Chapman Public Schools           Woodall Public Schools     Earlsboro Public Schools

Muldrow Public Schools            Dewey Public Schools          Blackwell Elementary

Pryor Public Schools             Union Public Schools                 Tulsa Public Schools

Barnsdall Public Schools       Oktaha Public Schools             Goodwell Public Schools

Corporate and Conference Partners who have worked with Katie: 

Great Expectations     Chickasaw Nation          Arkansas Medical Management Association       

Oklahoma Medical Management Association        Innovative Schools Summit

OPSRC’s annual conference          Oklahoma Middle Level Educators’ Association

Kansas Middle Level Educators’ Association      Ohio Middle Level Educators’ Association 

Arkansas Middle Level Educators’ Association    North Carolina Middle Level Educators’

Nuts and Bolts Symposiums     EDIT Summit   Bridging to Resilience       

Relate Then Educate’s Classroom Management Workshops  

Dave Burgess Consulting      Prather Marketing     SchoolPro     AAE Speakers    

Reverb Mentoring       Odyssey Leadership Academy    ACT Conference   K20 Conference 

Sessions for Students?  Katie has that too!  Check them out! 

Socratic Seminars– A college level discussion on a variety of topics that affect our youth today.  Digital Addiction, Today’s Workforce, Relationships, Friendships, Connections or any topic admin feels as though is lacking in the classroom.  

Team Building Activities– Movement abounds as we play and learn together.  Four Corners Debates, Games, and Discussions. 

TedTalks– From start to finish, we can teach the kids how to effectively speak for three solid minutes in a TedTalk fashion.  Sounds easy?  It takes work to build a personal, emotional, and heart tugging speech.  

Work/Life Balance/Self Care– What does this look like for the 21st century student?  Let’s get into it.  

You need a Corporate Speaker?  Katie does that too! 

Cross Generational Leadership –We have four generations currently in the workplace.  Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, Gen Z, and not too far behind Generation Alpha will enter the workforce.  Each generation has immense value.  Let’s delve into healthy workplace cultures in which we value and understand each other.  

Conflict Resolution- “All Healthy Teams Have Conflict!”  This statement is unequivocally true.  It is in how we deal with conflict that can make or break our company culture.  Let’s get down to it while we explore how to navigate conflict in our teams.    

Creating The Positive Culture We Want- As professionals, we all say we want to work in a positive culture and work environment, but sometimes we don’t take the necessary steps to ensure our culture remains healthy.  Let’s dive into how to get to and then maintain a positive culture in our working environment.