Speaking Schedule
Speaking Appearances: now here
MICHAEL’S 2022 SCHEDULE OF VIRTUAL AND ON SITE SPEAKING AND TRAINING NOW APPEARS ALONG WITH THE OTHER GURIAN INSTITUTE TEAM MEMBERS ON THE GURIAN INSTITUTE SITE. PLEASE SEE: https://gurianinstitute.com/events/.
2021 Schedule
Year 2 of the Head Start, Greater Phoenix Urban League, Gurian Institute Pilot at Cartwright Early Childhood Center, and Year 1 of the Head Start, Greater Phoenix Urban League, Gurian Institute Pilot at the Byron R. Barry and ASU Preparatory Schools
January 5 – 7 – Phoenix, AZ – Teachers and staff retreat, with Michael Gurian, Glynetta Fletcher, and Eva Dwight, and the GPUL staff
January 23-24 – Virtual- The Gurian Winter Training Institute with the GI team and an extra Monday session for trainer certification
January 28 – Virtual – National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs Annual Conference Keynote, The Minds of Boys and Girls, and Virtual Breakout Reception with Q & A
February 5 – Spokane, WA and North Idaho – Fundraiser Keynotes for Inland Northwest Scouting Chapters
March – Virtual – The Minds of Boys and Girls Course for the Montana Child Care Resources Agency.
April 1 – Virtual – How Do I Help Him? for counseling professionals, sponsored by the Spokane Fatherhood Initiative.
April 14 – Webinar – for the National Association of Elementary School Principals, Webinar Wednesday Series, The Minds of Boys and Girls: Learning, Teaching, and Leading Through a Gender Lens
April 22 – Virtual for Greater Phoenix Urban League and Head Start Parents, The Art of Fatherhood and Differing Mother-Father Nurturing Styles
April 24 – Ogallala, NE – Boys and Girls Learn Differently, an all day training for early childhood educators, likely via Zoom
April 29 – Benton, TN – PD, Training, and Consulting at The Forge School
May 10 – Encino, CA – Brains, Boys, and Emotional Expression Virtual for the Partner School Social at Crespi Carmelite High School
May 26 – Virtual Boys and Girls Learn Differently PD for J.P. Ryon Elementary School
June – Date Tbd – Encino, CA – Virtual, The Minds of Boys, at Crespi Carmelite High School
June 26 – 27 – The Gurian Summer Training Institute with the GI team and an extra Monday session for trainer certification, Online, videos available until July 3.
August 2-3 – Phoenix, AZ – Two Day Training for Greater Phoenix Urban League Head Start teams and teams at Booker T. Washington, with GI and GPUL Trainers
August 11 – San Antonio, TX – The Minds of Boys Professional Development at Central Catholic High School.
September 1 – Spokane Valley, WA – Boys and Girls Learn Differently all day PD for St. Mary’s Catholic School
September, Date tbd – Washington, D.C., Helping Boys Thrive at the Helping Boys Thrive Summit sponsored by The Boys Initiative.
October 2 – Spokane, WA – Helping Boys Thrive at the Helping Christian Boys Thrive Summit with Tim Wright and Spokane Fatherhood Initiative team.
October 18-19, Aurora, CO – The Minds of Boys and Girls and Boys and Girls Learn Differently at Regis Jesuit High School
October, Date tbd – Benton, TN – School Visit and Training at The Forge School.
October, Date tbd – Gainesville, GA – Keynote, The Minds of Boys, and Boys and Girls Learn Differently PD at Riverside Military Academy.
November 3 – Santa Fe, NM – Helping Boys Thrive Summit, sponsored by the Santa Fe Boys Educational Foundation, with Tim Wright, Marion Hill and GI team
Speaking and Training in 2022
AS OF OCTOBER 2021, MICHAEL’S SCHEDULE OF VIRTUAL AND ON SITE SPEAKING AND TRAINING WILL APPEAR ALONG WITH THE OTHER GURIAN INSTITUTE TEAM MEMBERS ON THE GURIAN INSTITUTE SITE. PLEASE SEE: https://gurianinstitute.com/events/.
Speaking Appearances in 2020
BECAUSE OF COVID, A NUMBER OF EVENTS CHANGED. FOR THE CURRENT SCHEDULE OF VIRTUAL AND ON SITE SPEAKING AND TRAINING FOR MICHAEL GURIAN, PLEASE SEE THE EVENTS PAGE OF https://gurianinstitute.com/events/.
Year 1 of the Gurian Institute Pilot at Cartwright School continues in 2020. This is a collaborative Pilot with Data Gathering that takes place in conjunction with the Phoenix Greater Urban League, Head Start of Phoenix, and the Cartwright School.
January 6 – Dallas, TX – St. Michael’s School, Evening Keynote and Teacher Training, The Minds of Our Youngest Boys and Girls.
January 25-26 – Atlanta – Gurian Winter Training Institute, The Minds of Boys and Girls, at The Lovett School, a Gurian Model School. Includes an extra session for certification of new trainers.
January 30 -31 – Boulder, CO – Evening Keynote and Professional Development Day, The Minds of Boys and Girls, at Sacred Heart School
February 8 – Los Angeles – Boys and Girls Learn Differently Professional Development at the Communications and Technology School at DRLC
February 17 – Scottsbluff, NE – Annual State Educators Conference, The Minds of Boys and Girls, Strategies for Teaching Boys and Girls, Pre-K – 12 with Michael Gurian and Master and Certified Trainers, Eva Dwight and Nora Robinson
MANY MARCH – AUGUST EVENTS POSTPONED/CANCELLED OR MOVED TO ZOOM DUE TO COVID PROTOCOLS
March 25 – Spokane, WA – Gurian Writing Awards Recognition Ceremony at Gonzaga University
March 27 – Orlando, Fl- Keynote and Plenary Sessions, The Minds of Boys and Girls and Saving Our Sons
April 9 – 10 – Phoenix, AZ – Boys and Girls Learn Differently Training at the Cartwright School for the GI Pilot, then Helping Boys Thrive at the Helping Boys Thrive Summit for Head Start, MANCAVE, and Greater Phoenix Urban League
April 28 – Denver, CO – The Minds of Boys and Girls, morning and evening keynotes for PIN (Parent Involvement Network)’s Speaker Series
Helping Boys Thrive Summits (www.helpingboysthrive.org) are in discussion for Rye, NY; Dallas/Fort Worth; and Charleston, NC.
May 8 – Clemson, SC – Keynote and Professional Development at Clemson University, sponsored by Cherokee Creek Therapeutic School for Boys.
May, Date tbd – Phoenix, AZ – Presentation of Head Start Pilot findings at Cartwright School to Greater Phoenix Urban League and Stakeholders, with Michael Gurian and GI team.
May, Date tbd – Gainesville, GA – Keynote, The Minds of Boys, and Boys and Girls Learn Differently PD at Riverside Military Academy.
June 27-28 – Gurian Summer Training Institute via Zoom, The Minds of Boys and Girls. Includes an extra session for certification of new trainers.
August 3 – 4 – Phoenix, AZ – Boys and Girls Learn Differently, Early Childhood, Year Two Training for Greater Phoenix Urban League, Head Start Pilot at Cartwright School
August 7 – San Ramon, CA – Annual Educators’ Conference for Southern California, Hosted by Sacramento County Office of Education, Keynote, The Minds of Boys and Girls.
August 8 – Orlando, Fl- Keynote and Plenary Sessions at the Innovative Solutions Annual Conference on Boys Development, The Minds of Boys and Girls and Saving Our Sons
August 14 – Los Angeles – Annual Educators’ Conference for Northern California, Hosted by Sacramento County Office of Education, Keynote, The Minds of Boys and Girls.
August, date TBD – Philadelphia, PA – Boys and Girls Learn Differently, Year Two of Summer Professional Development with Michael Gurian and GI staff at Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School.
SOME FALL EVENTS POSTPONED DUE TO COVID PROTOCOLS, SOME HAVE MOVED TO ZOOM
September 1 – Denver, CO – Morning and Evening Parent Keynotes for PIN (Parent Involvement Network) at locations in greater Denver area.
September 10 – Nashville, TN – A Conversation with Michael Gurian: Guidelines for Parents with Children Having Virtual Learning Issues Around Covid, sponsored by the Vanderbilt University Hosptial, Office of the Surgeon in Chief
September 18 – Los Angeles – The Los Angeles Veterans Administration Hospital Research Center, Best Practices for Teaching During Covid Online Schooling, Part I, with Michael Gurian via Zoom
September 24, San Antonio, TX – Parent Keynote, The Minds of Boys and Girls, at The San Antonio Academy. The Academy is re-certifying as a Gurian Model School.
October 1 – Via Zoom and Virtual/Online – Helping Boys Thrive Keynote at the Helping Boys Thrive Tele-Summit, with Tim Wright and Eva Dwight
October 7 – Benton, TN via Zoom, The Minds of Boys at The Forge School
October 8 – Los Angeles – The Los Angeles Veterans Administration Hospital Research Center, Best Practices for Teaching During Covid Online Schooling, Part II, via Zoom
November 11-12 – Benton, TN – PD and Training on Saving Our Sons and Counseling Boys, and Consulting at The Forge School
December 3 – 4 – Phoenix, AZ via Zoom – Boys and Girls Learn Differently Training at the Cartwright School for the present and expanded GI Pilot, then Helping Boys Thrive at the Helping Boys Thrive Summit for Head Start, MANCAVE, and Greater Phoenix Urban League.
December 9 -10 – Westminster, SC, via Zoom – Boys and Girls Learn Differently and Minds of Boys training for Cherokee Creek Boys School staff
Speaking Appearances in 2019
January 1 – Chattanooga, TN – The National Center for the Development of Boys at McCallie School, Year Three of the Gurian Institute/National Center Training Partnership
January 14 – Cincinnati – Keynote and Teacher PD, The Minds of Boys, at the Hillcrest School for Boys
January 29 – San Francisco – Keynote and Teacher PD, The Minds of Boys, at the Cathedral School
February 7 – Pullman, WA – Keynote for the Thomas S. Foley Institute of Public Policy and Public Service, at Washington State University, on Saving Our Sons in Public Policy, with Michael Gurian.
March 12 – Seattle, WA – Keynote and Teachers Talk, The Minds of Boys and Girls, at St. Joseph School.
March 21 – Spokane, WA – Gurian Writing Awards Ceremony and Reading, Gonzaga University
March 28 – Chattanooga, TN – Keynote, Saving Our Sons with Michael Gurian at Chattanooga Preparatory School
Spring – Publication of new editions of Saving Our Sons and The Minds of Girls
April 18 – Ojai, CA Online Summit – A Brain Science Approach to Parenting, with Susan Stiffelman
April 25 – Montgomery County, MD – Briefing School Board Task Force on Discipline Members on Boys and Girls Learn Differently Pedagogy
April 26 – Scottsbluff, NE – Training for Panhandle Health Partnership Annual Training Event, Social Emotional Learning Through the Gender Lens
May 3 – Clemson, SC – Keynote and Professional Development at Clemson University, The Minds of Boys and Saving Our Sons, sponsored by the Cherokee Creek School for Boys.
June 15 – Australian Summit with Maggie Dent, Michael Gurian, and other experts on Parenting Boys.
June 21 – 23 – Carlsbad, CA – The Gurian Institute’s Summer Training at Army and Navy Academy, with added sessions for certification of new trainers.
June – Online Summit, Parenting Kids without Pressure, with Susan Stiffelman
July 22 – 23 – Phoenix, AZ – Pilot Launch and Professional Development for the Greater Phoenix Urban League and Head Start of Phoenix, with Dr. Glynetta Deshon Fletcher
August 14 – 15 – Philadelphia, PA – Boys and Girls Learn Differently Professional Development days at the Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School, with Rob Kodama and Dr. Lakeva Barnes.
September 20 – Tulsa, OK – The Minds of Boys and Girls, Training for Educators and Keynote at Crossover Preparatory Academy.
September 20 – Tulsa, OK – The Minds of Boys and Girls, Keynote at Annual Banquet for Crossover Community Impact.
September 26 – Albany, NY – School Visit and Community Event, The Minds of Boys and Girls, at the Albany Academies.
October – Publication of Michael Gurian’s first young adult novel, The Stone Boys (Latah Books).
October – Date tbd – Burlingame, CA – School visit and evening keynote on The Digital Child, at Burlingame Intermediate School.
October 24 – Phoenix, AZ – Annual Symposium for Raising Special Kids, Keynote and breakout.
October 25 – Phoenix, AZ – Helping Boys Thrive at the Annual Helping Boys Thrive Summit, with Michael Gurian and Tim Wright. http://helpingboysthrive.org/phoenix/.
November 10 – Toledo, OH – The Minds of Boys, at the Parent Open House, at St. John’s Jesuit High School and Academy.
November 11 – Toledo, OH – Saving Our Sons at the Helping Boys Thrive Summit at St. John’s Jesuit High School and Academy, with Tim Wright.
November 21 – Seattle, WA – “The Stone Boys: The Role of Past Trauma in Anxiety, Addiction, and Depression,” for The Center, A Place of Hope.
November 21 – Spokane, WA – The Stone Boys, Book Reading and Signing at Aunties Bookstore
November 25 -26 – Escondido, CA – Evening Keynote and PD day for Calvin School
Speaking Appearances in 2018
January 1 – Chattanooga, TN – The National Center for the Development of Boys at McCallie School, Year Two of the Gurian Institute/National Center Training Partnership
January 2 – San Antonio, TX – Final year of Gurian Institute Center for Excellence in Educating Boys and Girls at Central Catholic High School.
January 22 – Publication of The Minds of Girls: Raising Healthy, Resilient, and Successful Women
January 31 – Keynote, at the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP) Annual Conference, The Minds of Boys and Girls, and breakouts, Tampa, Florida
February 22 – Culver City, CA – Evening Keynote, The Minds of Boys and Girls, and teacher talk at the Willow Community School
February 24 – Phoenix, AZ – Morning Keynote, Helping Boys Thrive at the Helping Boys Thrive Summit®
February 28 – Menlo Park, CA – Evening Keynote, The Minds of Boys and Girls and teacher talk for Menlo Park City School District
March 9 – Denver, CO – Morning Keynote, Helping Boys Thrive at the Helping Boys Thrive Summit®. https://www.missionhills.org/event/boysthrive/
March 15 – Seattle, WA – Staff Training, The Minds of Girls, for The Center, A Place of Hope
March 30 – Spokane, WA – Gonzaga University, Michael and Gail Gurian Writing Awards Presentation and Reading
April 19 – Phoenix – Morning Keynote, The Minds of Boys and Girls, at the Fatherhood Summit for Head Start of Arizona
April 21 – Alexandria, MN – Morning Keynote, Helping Boys Thrive at the Helping Boys Thrive Summit® www.helpingboysthrive.org/Alexandria
April 28 – Augusta, SC – Morning Keynote, Helping Boys Thrive at the Helping Boys Thrive Summit® http://www.wafj.com/events/box-office/helping-christian-boys-thrive-summit/.
May 4 – Clemson, SC – Keynote and Workshops at Clemson, University, The Minds of Boys, co-sponsored by Cherokee Creek School
May 15 – Los Angeles – Teacher Training and Evening Keynote at Young Oak Kim Academy, Los Angeles Unified School District
May 19 – Cincinnati, OH – Evening Keynote at Elect Leadership Academy Benefit, Helping Boys Thrive
June 22 – Atlanta – Plenary, Boys and Girls Learn Differently, and Keynote, The Minds of Boys, at the Innovative Solutions Educators Summit
June 23 – 24 – Carlsbad, CA – Keynote, The Minds of Boys and Girls, at the Gurian Institute Summer Institute, including an extra day of certification for new trainers
July 16 – Cincinnati – The Minds of Boys and Girls Professional Development day at Hillcrest Academy
September 10 – Publication of Michael Gurian’s new book of short stories, The Blind Woman and Other Stories (Latah Books, 2018)
September 26 – Columbus, Ohio – Keynote and teacher talk for Olentangy School District, The Minds of Boys and Girls
September 27 – Denver – The Minds of Boys and Girls, Evening Keynote at St. Vincent De Paul School
September 28 – Denver – Boys and Girls Learn Differently PD day at St. Vincent De Paul School
October 1 – 4, The Mom Conference, Michael Gurian is one of the guest speakers, please see: https://conferenceformoms.com/
October 10 – Boulder, CO – Evening Keynote and afternoon Teacher talk at the Dawson School, The Minds of Boys and Girls
October 17 – Spokane, WA – Reading from The Blind Woman and Other Stories, at the Spokane Public Library Auditorium with Terry Trueman, Steve Raabe, and Jon Gosch of Latah Books
October 26 – Seattle – The Minds of Boys and Girls, at Kings School, a training day
November 7 – Culver City, CA – School Visit and Evening Keynote at The WIllows Community School, Protecting the Emotional Lives of Boys and Girls
November 28,29 – Atlanta – The Lovett School, Parent Keynote and Teacher Talk, The Minds of Boys and Girls
December 6 – Spokane, WA – St. John Vianney School, The Minds of Boys and Girls
Speaking Appearances in 2017
January 1 – Chattanooga, TN – The National Center for the Development of Boys at McCallie School, Opening of Gurian/National Center Training Partnership
January 2 – San Antonio, TX – San Antonio Center for Excellence in Educating Boys and Girls; starting year two of the collaboration between the Gurian Institute and Central Catholic High School
January 3 – Seattle, WA – The Center, A Place of Hope; Opening of the Center/Gurian Mental Health Partnership
January 13 – 14 – Seattle, WA – Keynote, The Minds of Boys and Girls, at the Helping Kids Thrive Summit at North Shore Church
January 21 – 23 – Tampa, Florida – Gurian Institute Winter Training with Hillsborough School District, Keynote: Boys and Girls Learn Differently® and workshops with Gurian Institute and Hillsborough team
February 1 – Publication of Saving Our Sons: A New Path to Raising Healthy Boys in America. Media tour to follow.
February 8 – Tempe, AZ – Keynote, The Minds of Boys and Girls, and training for the Tempe Union School District
February 15 – Burlingame, CA – Keynote, The Minds of Boys and Girls at the Burlingame School District Annual Speaker Series
February 24 – 25 – Dallas, TX, Featured Speaker and Keynotes on Helping Girls Thrive, Helping Marriage Thrive, and Helping Boys Thrive® at the GHC Annual Convention
March 3 – Orlando – Keynote: The Minds of Boys and Girls at the Innovative Solutions in Education Summit
March 6 – Softcover Publication of The Lessons of Lifelong Intimacy (Atria/Simon and Schuster).
March 17 – 18 – Greenville, SC, Featured Speaker and Keynotes on Helping Girls Thrive, Helping Marriage Thrive, and Helping Boys Thrive at the GHC Annual Convention
March 30 – 31 – Statesville, NC, Keynote, Saving Our Sons, at the Wise Guys/Children’s Home Society Education Conference
April 21 –22 – Cincinnati, OH, Featured Speaker and Keynotes on Helping Girls Thrive, Helping Marriage Thrive, and Helping Boys Thrive at the GHC Annual Convention
April 29 – Phoenix, AZ, Keynote, Helping Boys Thrive at the Fatherhood Summit, sponsored by The City of Phoenix Head Start Birth to Five Program in partnership with The City of Phoenix My Brother’s Keeper.
May 4 – San Antonio, TX – Keynote, The Minds of Boys, and training for the San Antonio Boys Leadership Academy
May 31 – June 2 – Chattanooga, TN – Keynote, The Wonder of Girls and strategic planning for Girls’ Initiative at the Girls Preparatory Academy, with Katey McPherson
June 16 – 17 – Ontario, CA, Featured Speaker and Keynotes on Helping Girls Thrive, Helping Marriage Thrive, and Helping Boys Thrive at the GHC Annual Convention
June 22 – 25 – Carlsbad, CA – The Gurian Institute Summer Institute, including an extra day of certification for new trainers
June 29 – Las Vegas – Keynote, Boys and Girls Learn Differently, and Plenary, The Minds of Boys, at the Innovative Solutions Educators Conferenece
August 2 – Tempe, AZ, Morning Keynote, The Minds of Boys and Girls, at the Tempe Elementary School District Annual Conference
August 14 – St. Louis, MO, Teacher training and Evening Keynote, The Minds of Boys and Saving Our Sons at Villa Duchense and Oak Hill School
August 22 – Burlingame, CA, Keynote,Understanding the Minds of Boys and Girls, at the Annual Educator’s Breakfast for the Burlingame School District
September 9 -10 – Phoenix, AZ, Keynote, Understanding the Minds of Boys and Girls, and Q @ A, at the Gurian Institute Fall Train-The-Trainers Certification
September 14 – Phoenix, AZ, Panel and Consulting, Suicide Prevention Task Force, with Katey McPherson
October 6 – Istanbul, Turkey, Keynote via Skype, The Minds of Boys and GIrls at annual Anatolian Educators Conference
October 24 – Chattanooga, TN – School Visit, McCallie School and National Center for the Development of Boys
October 30 – San Antonio, TX – Evening Keynote, The Teen Brain: Understanding the Minds of Boys and Girls, at Central Catholic High School, Kickoff for Center of Excellence Series
November 6 – Thousand Oaks, CA – School Visit and Evening Keynote, The Minds of Girls, at La Reina Middle and High School
Speaking Appearances in 2016
January 1 – The Gurian Institute’s headquarters moves to Phoenix, Arizona. Grand Opening and installation of new Executive Director, Katey McPherson.
January 2 – San Antonio, TX – Opening of the San Antonio Center for Excellence in Educating Boys and Girls, a collaboration between the Gurian Institute and Central Catholic High School
January 22 – 24 – Tampa, Florida – Gurian Institute Winter Training with Hillsboro School District, Keynote: Boys and Girls Learn Differently® and workshops with Gurian Institute and Hillsboro team
January 28 – Edmonds, WA – Keynote, How Do I Help Him? Working with Boys and Men in Therapeutic Settings at The Center, a Place of Hope
February 1 – 8 – Tele-Summit, Let’s Hear it For the Dads – The Importance of Father Attachment on Boys and Girls
March 11 – 12 – Greenville, SC, Featured Speaker and Keynotes on Helping Girls Thrive and Helping Boys Thrive® at the GHC Annual Convention
March 17 – Phoenix, AZ, Keynote, Understanding the Minds of Boys and Girls, and Q @ A, at the Gurian Institute Spring Train-The-Trainers Certification
March 18 – 19 – Dallas, TX, Featured Speaker and Keynotes on Helping Girls Thrive and Helping Boys Thrive at the GHC Annual Convention
April 1 –2 – Cincinnati, OH, Featured Speaker and Keynotes on Helping Girls Thrive and Helping Boys Thriveat the GHC Annual Convention
April 7 – Webinar: Ten Strategies for Helping Boys Succeed in School, ERN Webinars
April 23 – Seattle, WA, Keynote, Helping Boys Thrive, at the Helping Boys Thrive Summit® at Shoreline Community College, sponsored by the Washington Association of Middle Level Educators
May 7 – Spokane, WA, Commencement Address, Gonzaga University Graduate Schools Commencement – Read Michael‘s speech here
May 20 – Clemson, SC, Keynote, The Minds of Boys, for Cherokee Creek School, at Clemson University
May 27 – Softcover Publication of The Wonder of Aging (Atria/Simon and Schuster).
June 9 – Denver, Co., Keynote, Helping Boys Thrive, at the Helping Boys Thrive Summit®
June 18 – 19 – Ontario, CA, Featured Speaker and Keynotes on Helping Girls Thrive and Helping Boys Thrive at the GHC Annual Convention
June 22 – 25 – Carlsbad, CA – The Gurian Institute Summer Institute, including an extra day of certification for new trainers
August 17 – San Antonio, TX – Evening Keynote, The Minds of Boys, and Teacher in-service at the San Antonio Academy
August 22 – 23 – Phoenix, AZ – Keynote, The Minds of Boys and Girls, at the Annual First Things First Early Childhood Summit
September 22 – Chattanooga, TN – Evening Keynote, The Minds of Boys, and Teacher Training at McCallie School
September 29 – Seattle, WA – Clinical Staff Training on The Minds of Boys and Girls at The Center, A Place of Hope
October 13 – 14 – Charlottesville, VA – Keynote and teacher training on The Minds of Boys and Girls, and The Minds of Boys for the Keswick Foundation for Special Education
October 20 – Spokane, WA – Morning Keynote, The Minds of Boys and Girls, at the Young Child Early Childhood Conference
October 20 – Tacoma, WA – Evening Keynote, The Minds of Boys and Girls, and teacher and student talks at Annie Wright School
October 22 – Phoenix, AZ – Morning Keynote, Helping Boys Thrive at the Helping Christian Boys Thrive Summit®
October 29 – San Antonio, TX – Morning Keynote, Helping Boys Thrive at the Helping Boys Thrive Summit®
Speaking Appearances in 2015
January 16 – 17 – Portland, Oregon, Evening Keynote: The Minds of Boys and Girls® and Morning Keynote: Boys and Girls Learn Differently® as part of the Gurian Institute Professional Development Day for the Portland Montessori Collective
January 24 – Tampa, Florida – Gurian Institute Winter Training with Hillsboro School District, Keynote: Boys and Girls Learn Differently® and workshops with Gurian Institute and Hillsboro team
January 31 – Singapore, Keynote: The Gurian Institute and its Nature-Based Theory, at The Gender Intelligence Seminar for Parents and Professionals
February 3 – ERN Webinar, Strategies for Teaching Boys Effectively
February 12 – 14 – Ft. Worth, Texas, Featured Speaker and Keynotes on Helping Girls Thrive and Helping Boys Thrive® at the GHC Annual Convention
February 20 – Seatlle, WA, Keynote, Helping Boys Thrive, at the Seattle Helping Boys Thrive Summit®
March/April – Media and speaking related to the White Paper commissioned by Chase Bank, “Gender Differences in Spending and Borrowing,” authored by Michael Gurian, Allan Pressel, and Katharine Coles (www.genderleadership.com).
March 12 – 14 Greensville, SC , Featured Speaker and Keynotes on Helping Girls Thrive and Helping Boys Thrive® at the GHC Annual Convention
March 26 -27 – Seattle, WA Evening Keynote: The Minds of Boys and Girls, at the Meridian School, and Teacher Training, Boys and Girls Learn Differently®
April 9 – 11, Cincinnati, Featured Speaker and Keynotes on Helping Girls Thrive and Helping Boys Thrive® at the GHC Annual Convention
April 15 – Spokane, WA – Visiting Writer, Gonzaga Visiting Writers Series
April 17 – Salt Lake City, Plenary Sessions, The Minds of Boys and Girls, at the University of Utah and SLC School District Convention
May 27 – Hardcover Publication of Lessons of Lifelong Intimacy: The Nine Principles of a Happy and Balanced Relationship (Atria/Simon and Schuster). Media Tour to follow publication.
June 4 – Spokane, WA, Book Reading for Lessons of Lifelong Intimacy, at Aunties Bookstore
June 6 – Rye, NY, Keynote: The Minds of Boys: Effective Strategies for Teaching Boys, at the Imagine Me Leadership Instructional Retreat
June 12 – Denver, Co., Keynote, Helping Boys Thrive, at the Helping Boys Thrive Summit®
June 18 -20 – Ontario, CA, Featured Speaker and Keynotes on Helping Girls Thrive and Helping Boys Thrive® at the GHC Annual Convention
July 14 – 17 – Denver – Annual Gurian Institute Summer Training and Certification
August 29 – Philadelphia – Keynote, Including All Children: Universal Design in Gurian Strategies for both Typical and Non-Typical Boys and Girls at the Academy of the New Church Back to School Expo
September 9 – Glendale, AZ – Keynote, The Minds of Boys and Girls, at the Annual Conference for Prevent Child Abuse, with Workshop, Boys and Girls Learn Differently
September 19 – Gilbert, AZ – Keynote, The Minds of Boys, at the Parents Over the Shoulder, Conversations on the Green Events
September 26 – Carlsbad, Calif – Keynote, The Minds of Boys, at Army and Navy Academy Parent and Community event, and presentation of plaque for Gurian Institute Model School Award
October 6 – Washington, D.C., Presentation and Briefing, U.S. Congress, on the State of Boyhood in America – Michael has been asked to brief Congress members, congressional staffers, and federal agency division heads (including Health and Human Services and the Administration for Children and Families) in Washington, D.C. on October 6, 2015. His topic is the Boy Crisis in America and How To Help Boys Thrive.
October 9 – Seattle, WA – Keynotes on The Minds of Girls and The Minds of Boys at the Northwest Association of Independent Schools Fall Educators Conference
November 6 – Scottsdale, AZ – Keynote, The Minds of Boys and Girls, at the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA) Annual Conference
November 13 – 14 – San Antonio, TX – Events at San Antonio Academy on Friday and Keynote, Helping Boys Thrive, at the Helping Boys Thrive Summit® on Saturday
December 4 – Phoenix – Keynote, Helping Boys Thrive at the annual Arizona Helping Boys Thrive Summit®
December 9 – San Marino, CA – Keynote, The Minds of Boys, at the PfA Speaker Series
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