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Speaking and Keynotes

Bring energy, practical strategies, and a renewed sense of possibility to your next event. Marcia Kish delivers engaging keynotes and conference presentations that inspire educators to rethink student engagement, embrace purposeful innovation, and create learning experiences where students take greater ownership. Every presentation is customized for your audience and filled with ideas educators can use right away.

Keynotes • Conferences • District Events

Inspire educators. Transform learning.

Bring energy, practical ideas, and a renewed sense of possibility to your next event. Marcia Kish delivers engaging presentations that help educators move learning from passive to purposeful.

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Practical ideas educators can use tomorrow.

Learning That Lasts Beyond the Event

A keynote should do more than inspire the audience for an hour.

Marcia combines authentic stories, classroom experience, current educational trends, and practical strategies to create presentations that are engaging, relevant, and immediately useful. Every presentation is customized to support the audience and goals of the school, district, ESC, or educational organization.

26+ Years in K–12 Education
40+ Schools Supported
50+ Conference Presentations
2 Practical Books for Educators
Marcia Kish presenting to educators

What Audiences Can Expect

Engaging, practical, and built around your goals.

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Energy and connection

Stories, interaction, and authentic examples keep educators involved from the opening message through the final takeaway.

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Ideas grounded in practice

Audiences see what innovative teaching looks like in real classrooms—not just what it sounds like in theory.

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Actionable next steps

Educators leave with strategies, resources, and a clear idea they can begin implementing immediately.

Featured Speaking Topics

Timely topics that move educators and schools forward.

Every topic can be customized as a keynote, featured presentation, leadership session, or interactive conference workshop.

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Move Learning From Passive to Purposeful

Discover practical ways to increase student participation, voice, choice, and ownership across every learning environment. Educators will examine how small instructional shifts can create meaningful changes in what students experience.

Engagement and Ownership
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Student Engagement by Design

Move beyond entertainment, compliance, and temporary participation. Explore the essential classroom structures that help students connect with learning, make purposeful decisions, and take greater ownership of their progress.

Whole-Staff Learning
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From Teacher-Led to Student-Owned

Experience how Learning Studios, student roles, classroom routines, and intentional choice can transform traditional instruction into an active learning environment where students lead more of the work.

Learning Studios
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AI With Purpose: Systems Over Tools

Look beyond the newest AI tool and focus on the instructional systems that make technology meaningful. Learn how AI can support differentiation, strengthen planning, save time, and expand opportunities for students.

Artificial Intelligence
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Small Groups Without the Chaos

Discover how student data, purposeful routines, and intentional planning can make targeted small-group instruction manageable, sustainable, and effective in elementary and secondary classrooms.

Data and Differentiation
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The Future of Learning Is Already Here

Explore how AI, personalization, student ownership, virtual learning, and innovative classroom structures are reshaping education—and what educators can do now to prepare students for what comes next.

Future-Ready Learning

Flexible Speaking Options

Designed for your audience and event.

Presentations can be customized for educators, instructional coaches, school leaders, regional teams, or mixed district audiences.

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Keynote Presentations

An energizing and inspiring message for your full audience.

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Featured Sessions

A focused presentation that explores a high-interest topic.

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District and ESC Events

Customized learning for regional, district, or campus priorities.

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Interactive Workshops

Extended sessions that move from inspiration into application.

Meet Your Speaker

Experience, credibility, and a passion for transforming learning.

Marcia Kish is an educator, author, instructional coach, and nationally recognized presenter who helps schools create sustainable systems for student engagement, ownership, and achievement.

Her presentations combine more than 26 years in education with current classroom examples, honest conversations, and practical strategies educators can use right away.

Speaking and leadership experience

  • Author of Student Engagement by Design
  • Author of AI in the Classroom Starter Kit
  • Featured speaker at national education conferences
  • Presenter at ISTE, TCEA, FETC, DLAC, OETC, and CUE
  • USDLA Advisory Board member
  • Adjunct professor and instructional coach
  • More than 26 years of K–12 education experience
“I loved this workshop. I learned so much, and I am able to use the ideas and resources tomorrow in my classroom.”

— J. Sorboro, Teacher

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Bring a purposeful, practical message to your next event.

Planning a district kickoff, regional conference, leadership event, professional-learning day, or national convention? Let’s create a presentation that connects with your audience and supports your goals.

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Stay In Contact

Instagram: @kishmarcia
Facebook: @MarciaMinnichKish
LinkedIn: @MarciaMinnichKish
YouTube: @MarciaKish
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TikTok: @MarciaKish
Email: [email protected] ​
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