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Welcome Educators

Professional development for teachers does NOT have to be boring!

Finally, there is a seminar that motivates and inspires teachers to become more passionate, enthusiastic, and creative in the classroom and entertains at the same time.

Teachers will leave with concrete, practical tools to dramatically increase student engagement.

Introducing…

outrageousteaching

Join teacher and professional magician Dave Burgess for a highly interactive seminar filled with magic, mayhem, and most importantly, methods that capture the attention of your hard-to-reach, hard-to-motivate students.

You will learn how to infuse the lessons that you already teach with cutting-edge techniques designed to transform your class into the most exciting and engaging class on campus.

Topics include:

  • How to create hooks to draw students into your content
  • How to create and teach mnemonics so that students easily retain key information
  • How to develop unbelievably creative presentations for your material
  • How to use principles of staging and showmanship in the classroom
  • How to transform yourself into outrageous characters to educate and entertain.

This seminar is guaranteed to spark your creativity, so bring an open mind and get ready for a fun-filled day that will ignite, or re-ignite, your passion for teaching

“The absolute best, without exception, in 20+ years of teaching and workshops!” – Melinda O., San Diego, CA

“An amazingly powerful presentation and very inspirational!” –Susan A., Grossmont Union High School District

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