The work
Talks and workshops, and the questions behind them.
A sampling of sessions. Every one is adapted to your community; if a theme here fits what you are trying to do, we start there.
Keynote
Learning with Character
The flagship talk: why intellectual character is the thing schools are really trying to build, and why it is urgent now.
Student workshop
Disagreeing Well
A hands-on session on humility and courage in dialogue, where students practice arguing without contempt.
Faculty PD
Fostering Intellectual Virtue
Professional development that turns the virtues into concrete moves, question stems, and routines for any classroom.
Student workshop
Thinking With AI, Not Around It
What it means to keep your own judgment when the answer is always one prompt away.
Keynote
Why Character, Why Now
How political polarization and AI have made intellectual virtue a practical necessity, not a nicety.
Faculty PD
The Independent Learner
How to foster independent learning in high school without leaving students to sink or swim.
Consulting
Mission Into Practice
A working session for leadership teams on turning aspirational mission language into daily culture.
Student workshop
The Courage to Be Wrong
Why being wrong well is a skill, and how to build a room where students are willing to risk it.
Keynote
Questions Worth Keeping
A talk built entirely around the questions students should carry with them long after the answers fade.
No exact match?
Tell me what your community needs.
Most engagements are built from scratch around a school’s specific goals. Describe yours and we will shape a session together.