Jim Burns is one of America’s most inspirational educational speakers. His humorous and insightful presentations touch and influence his audiences in an unforgettable way.  Best known for his presentations on Bullying, Motivating Disaffected Students, Diffusing Power Struggles, Character Education, and Leadership, Jim has worked as a teacher and administrator since 1977. He is also an accomplished college instructor who teaches graduate level courses in the areas of Cooperative Discipline, Disability Awareness, Brain Compatible Methods in the Classroom, and Teaching and Learning through Multiple Intelligences. Jim connects with participants in his audience in such a unique way that they are able to practically apply his information in both their personal and professional lives.    

 

Areas of Expertise:

 

Bully Prevention

·        Motivating Disaffected Students

·        Character Education

·        Diffusing Power Struggles

·        Teaching and Learning through Multiple Intelligences

 

Top 3 reasons to have Jim Burns as your next speaker:

 

1.      Jim is entertaining as well as informative.

 

2.      Jim can relate to his audiences and is sensitive to the real needs of educators today.

 

3.      Jim inspires participants at his presentations to apply the principles he has taught them in their personal as well as professional lives.

 

Fees:

 

Keynote:  $1500

Half Day Workshop: $2000

Full Day Workshop:  $3000

 

Jim's Most Requested Programs:

 

STOP BULLYING NOW:

Gives tools for understanding, reducing, and preventing bullying.

 

MOTIVATING DISAFFECTED AND HARD TO HANDLE STUDENTS: 

Provides techniques and strategies educators can use to build respect, increase responsibility and compliance in students who just don’t care. 

 

DIFFUSING POWER STRUGGLES WITH YOUR MOST DIFFICULT STUDENTS AND PARENTS:

This practical workshop will present easy-to-learn methods of effective intervention that preserve students’ and teachers’ personal dignity.

 

CHARACTER IS EVERYTHING:

Character is not only EVERYTHING; it is for EVERYBODY.

 

TEACHING AND LEARNING THROUGH MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES:

Help your students understand and learn though their strongest intelligence.

 

IMPROVE TEST SCORES THROUGH EFFECTIVE DISCIPLINE:

Spend more time teaching and less time managing behavior. 

 

Testimonials: 

 

“The information you presented was right on target with what I have experienced in the recent past. My teachers and support staff felt empowered by your inspirational words and the examples of different coping skills that you presented. The fact that you gave information that was research based was good but the way you showed  how to put the information to practice assured all of us that we are doing something right and we found it priceless.”    Mr. Fred Pratta, Superintendent of Schools Lower Alloways Township N. J.

 

“Jim Burns is a real leader.  He works with well with others, and has a real understanding of teacher's and administrator's needs.  After hearing one of his seminars, you crave and desire to take what you have learned from him and use it directly in your classroom.  After hearing Jim speak, you'll quickly call up your friends and colleagues and say: You need to hear this guy, he knows what he's talking about!"  Mr. Eric Alter, Director of Professional Development Deron School Montclair, N. J.

 

“It is my belief that every person in that room, all 133 of them, walked away from Jim’s In-Service with valuable information and a renewed positive attitude toward their professional life.”  Janet Escovitz, Principal of St. Titus School Aliquippa, PA.

 

“An end to psycho-babble Jim taught us how to deal with kids realistically.”

“Today applied to me both as a teacher and a Mother.”

“This was so much more than I expected to take back to my classroom.”

“This was a wonderful day and exceeded my expectations at all levels.”

“One of the most interesting and useful In-Service ever”

“The best In-Service I ever attended.”

Teachers of the Diocese of Pittsburgh