PROGRAMS FOR TEACHERS

Perfect for Back-to-School-Kick-Offs
and Educational Conferences

Nancy Coey loves speaking to teachers. She has presented at the National School Board’s National Convention, keynoted to 3,000 teachers and staff in a gym with bleachers that reached to the sky, and given back-to-school talks to well over 100,000 school personnel in 41 states. In addition – and maybe not as relevant but certainly very cool – Nancy has been the 'High Tea' speaker at the Red Hat Society National Convention, 3 years in a row.

Keynote Program:

Nancy’s common-sense, practical, proven ideas will enable teachers to:

• Build on past accomplishments
• Recognize that they already have what they need
• Implement three specific ways to maintain commitment and passion
• Tap into a sure-fire source of energy
• Understand that, no matter the subject, the teacher always counts!

Nancy’s most popular back-to-school keynote program, designed to motivate, inspire, and improve performance:

Celebrating the Difference You Make!
Spirited and highly customized, this inspirational keynote offers teachers a concrete roadmap for classroom success. Nancy was a teacher for 28 years and, by necessity, "trained her eyes" to make each year as exciting as the first. With humor and fast-paced, real-life, relevant examples, you will learn proven strategies to "see" opportunities, and to re-connect with the reason you chose teaching as your profession. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll come away with an energized, real plan for the new school year.

Breakout Sessions:

Four Secrets of Powerful Communication
Secret #1: How to worry better.
Secret #2: How to listen to tricky stuff (having a conversation, for example, with a teenager).
Secret #3: Increasing happiness all around: respond to the note you didn’t get.
Secret #4: Speaking, or writing, so that your ideas will be remembered.

Why Can’t Everyone Be Like Me???
Personality preferences like you’ve never heard it before. Get a glimpse into why that daughter (or son or spouse or colleague) agonizes over a decision while you always decide quickly. Or why that friend or co-worker never shows up on time. This is fascinating stuff.

"When you started your talk by saying, ‘I’m going to give you three suggestions that will help you in your classroom,’ you immediately had our attention. To be honest with you, I was a little concerned. You were chosen from a list. However, from the first moment at the airport, I knew I had chosen a winner. And that is what you were with the staff – a true winner in meeting the needs of our teachers and motivating them to have a great year."

Leroy DeHaven
Superintendent
Flour Bluff I.S.D., Texas

"Throughout her delivery, Nancy uses humor to deliver good, ‘down home’ advice for getting the most out of life. She has the unique ability to see the ‘extraordinary’ in everyday circumstances, and she shared that gift with our 1,000 staff members at our fall kick-off. Her program was funny, endearing, and uplifting."

Barbara Condra
Assistant Superintendent
Lee’s Summit S.D., Missouri

"People are stopping me to thank me for being responsible for such an uplifting morning. I can not describe the positive difference your presentation made. Being able to use real life situations, stories we can relate to with laughter and tears, is truly a gift. Thank you for sharing that gift with us."

Ann Wiggins
Assistant Superintendent
Bay Shore Union Free S.D., New York

"What can I say except that your talk was an answer to a prayer? It was crucial that we open school on a positive note and, with your light-hearted, often hilarious anecdotes and practical advice about finding those little gifts, teachers ended that first day with renewed enthusiasm to make this year the best ever."

Jan Hurd
Assistant Superintendent
Anniston City Schools, Alabama

"Nancy used real life experiences from her own teaching to convey how to take a situation, whether it be good or bad, and make the most of it. She held the attention of 1,600 school employees, and brought them to their feet with a standing ovation."

Brad Sneedon
Superintendent
Craven County Board of Education, North Carolina

"Our teachers and support staff are still talking about your presentation during the opening day ceremonies. Principals commented that one minute their teachers would be in tears as you touched their hearts and souls and the next minute you had them laughing hysterically over familiar classroom incidents. You spoke from experience and from the heart! Teachers were fired up and ready to tackle a new school year."

Marjorie Bowers
Assistant Superintendent
Boone County Schools, Kentucky

Customized Programs:

"Nancy, we appreciated the time you spent in ‘getting to know’ our group by contacting various members ahead of time in order to prepare your remarks. You have the gift of asking all the right questions and your talent for weaving this research into your address made it even more personal and relevant. Your topic, Celebrating the Difference You Make, touched all the various education stakeholders: teachers, school and district administrators, school volunteers, business partners, and community leaders. How fortunate we were to have you as our opening keynote speaker!"

Karen Scarborough
Conference Chair
Florida Partners in Education

"We especially appreciated the way you gathered information ahead of time by calling and interviewing randomly selected participants. You not only brought a very special message to us by sharing your real-life stories but, because of your customization, you did so in a context that blended beautifully with our theme.

Saundra Hale
Supervisor of Instructional Services
Van Buren I.S.D., Michigan

Evaluations:

"Nancy’s tips made a difference in my own teaching style. My friends and I have started journals based on her sharing of this great idea."

"Her three points were so clear and precise. She was entertaining as well as thought-provoking – and a teacher!"

"She re-taught me to look for the good in students."

"She (Nancy) keeps the attention of everyone – even those in the back who usually make more noise than the speaker – even they were laughing along with the rest of us."

Partial Client List:

Alabama

• Anniston School District
• Escambia County Teacher’s Institute
• University of Alabama

Arizona

• Yuma Union High School District

Arkansas

• Alma School District

California

• Old Adobe Union School District
• Small School Districts Association of California
• Taft County Schools

Colorado

• Harrison School District

Connecticut

• Connecticut State Department of Education
• Groton Public Schools
• Middletown Board of Education

Florida

• Florida Association of Partners in Education
• Florida Council on Elementary Education
• Florida Department of Children and Families
• Florida School Foods Association
• Leon County Schools
• Santa Fe Community College
• Valencia Community College

Illinois

• Bremen School District
• Harlem Consolidated Schools
• Lincolnwood School District
• Mokena School District
• Shelbyville County Schools
• Special Education Cooperative
• St. Clair County School District

Indiana

• East Allen County Schools
• Indiana School Foods Association

Kentucky

• Boone County Schools

Maryland

• Worcester County Public Schools

Massachusetts

• Mohawk Trail Regional Schools
• Westfield Public Schools
• Westchester Public Schools

Michigan

• Allegan County Independent School District
• Lake Superior State University
• Van Buren Intermediate School District
• West Ottawa School District
• Association of Texas Professional Educators

New Jersey

• New Jersey Department of Education

Missouri

• Lee’s Summit School District
• Missouri State Teachers Association
• New Jersey Education Association

New York

• Bay Shore Union Free School District
• Smithtown Central Schools
• SUNY Financial Aid Professionals

North Carolina

• Avery County School District
• Chatham County Schools
• Duplin County Public Schools
• Elon College
• Halifax Community College
• Harnett County Schools
• Meredith College
• Mooresville Graded School District
• North Carolina Association of School Administrators
• North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
• North Carolina School Food Service Association
• North Carolina State University
• Stokes County Schools
• Union County Public Schools
• Warren County Schools

Pennsylvania

• Pennsylvania State Education Association
• Tuscarora School District

South Carolina

• South Carolina School Food Service Association

Texas

• Flour Bluff School District
• HOSTS Corporation
• Rosenberg County Schools
• San Felipe-Del Rio School District

Utah

• Carbon County School District

Wisconsin

• Stevens Point Area Public Schools

National

• National School Boards Association