Seen on The Ellen Show and NBC Nightly News, educator, speaker, and author Michael Bonner has taken to more than 100 education conference, school district meeting and leadership development stages across the U.S. & Canada to share his "lessons learned" from teaching in a Title I school with children that experience high levels of trauma and adverse situations. His candid, enthusiastic seminars challenge listeners to create diverse, inclusive education plans "where students can see themselves within the lessons and assessments" as a means to increase student success rates. He empowers his audiences to build genuine relationships with their students because "you can't demand a withdrawal from someone you have never invested in."

Administrators and educators alike leave Mr. Bonner's presence ready to make an impact that affects eternity. Mr. Bonner is consistently seen as a visionary leader who strives to create a positive mindset among all of his students. His students come to class each day with diverse backgrounds, strengths, needs, and challenges. Therefore, he identifies strategies to ensure their growth socially, emotionally, academically, and psychologically. Due to his educational approach, students leave more hopeful, challenged, inspired, and forever a part of Bonnerville.

Today, Mr. Bonner lives in Atlanta, Ga. where he is beginning a new educational journey as a fourth and sixth grade English teacher at the famed Ron Clark Academy. You can learn more about Michael Bonner at michaellbonner.com and follow him on Instagram at @michaelbonner_

On This Episode:

• Learn how to keep a strong connection with your students.
• Find out what it’s like for Michael to be a “famous” educator.
• Kevin discusses how to connect with kids in the digital age.
• Discover how to EFFECTIVELY build relationships with any person regardless of race, culture, sexual orientation or other traits.

Key Takeaways:

1. Always keep the children first. It can be sensed if you don’t.
2. Be ready to evolve as a teacher.
3. The highest form of learning is doing.

Tweetable Quotes:

“Education is the most powerful tool in the world.”

Michael Bonner:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8PfeJcKCZhggzmJcwmva9Q

instagram.com/michaelbonner

https://twitter.com/MichaelBonner_

https://michaellbonner.com/

Recommended Resource:

Culturally Responsive Teaching

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