One of the BEST professional development opportunities I’ve experienced in years. I was engaged in the topic two hours before checking out for the year, so you know the workshop has me involved.
Mike is fantastic at teaching you new ways of thinking about sharing the responsibility of learning with your students.
This (workshop) was such a great reminder of how important it is to provide choice to all of our students. It was engaging and informative!
I really enjoyed learning more about how to craft engaging and meaningful choices in my classroom. I’m excited to bring this learning back to my classroom and bring more joy into our learning experiences.
This workshop was a fantastic way to be reflective about my current practices and ways that I can make learning as purposeful, engaging, and relevant to ALL of my students. I left the workshop with significantly more tools in the box than I arrived with.
Wow! Great information. I’m so excited to go share and use what I learned. I left excited and wanting to try more choice with students and adults at my school.
Mike Anderson’s presentation on effective discipline was insightful and made our teaching staff think carefully about language choice and child centered approaches to support social-emotional learning.
Mike’s approach to teaching adults leads to an engaging and energizing atmosphere. It provides an effective model for teaching students!
In two short days I have learned many new strategies to implement not only as a classroom environment but in my life as a mother as well.
Teachers never have enough time, but make time for this one! Over a period of two days, I was able to check off over half my “getting ready for the first day” checklist.
Mike Anderson came to our school and has provided us with workshop days, and as a new teacher I found his ideas and philosophies very motivating. I feel ready and excited to hit the ground running!
I wish I had this training as a new teacher. Mike’s message is invaluable!
As a first year teacher I am so glad I got to experience this workshop with Mike. He gave us so many new resources and activities that I am eager to try out in my first classroom. Thank you!
I have been in a few of Mike’s workshops, and I learn something new each time that are easy to implement in everyday life.
Mike was really engaging to listen to. He used his own strategies to navigate through his talk. It is nice to go to a workshop that gives actual strategies and isn’t just a lecture about ideas!
Mike, thank you for a very positive jump start to our Summer Summit Conference. Exceptional workshop!
Personally, Mike inspired me to vary the choices in my classroom. As a school, he has unified us as a team–all sharing our renewed passion for teaching.
Mike is enthusiastic and extremely knowledgeable. He has real classroom experiences and “gets” teachers. His ideas are powerful and are able to be implemented immediately!
Thank you for reminding me/us what education should look and be like.
Mike makes choice seem so important and yet so easy to implement at the same time. His realistic approach and easy-going style helps him be very relatable to the whole staff.
Challenge through choice was an excellent experience! I gleaned many bits of wisdom to put to use in my classroom intentionally! The conversations about teacher language and praise were incredibly thought-provoking, not only within my classroom, but also with my personal children!
Within three full days of work with Mike, my staff was energized and excited to incorporate choice into their classrooms.
Mike, you brought together a group of people who believe in SEL and managed to bring us closer to a collective understanding of the topic and the beginnings of a path toward action. You did NOT bring us a boiler plate.
Mike’s practical approach made 6 hours fly by. He has a common sense attitude and truly cares about helping others become great.
I have at least three goals set that I will start tomorrow! The time and energy to reflect is nice but particularly when structured. Colleague time is always a rejuvenator as well!