KEYNOTES
Inspiring & Energizing Teachers for Meaningful Change
Dr. Catlin Tucker is a highly sought-after speaker who has delivered keynotes worldwide, inspiring educators to rethink traditional teaching models and embrace innovative, sustainable practices.
Available keynotes
Dr. Catlin Tucker delivers research-backed, practitioner-ready keynotes for educators, instructional coaches, and school and district leaders.
KEYNOTE 01
The Problem Isn’t Screen Time, It’s Design
The answer is not abandoning technology, but using it more intentionally.
Dr. Tucker challenges educators to rethink the role technology plays in learning. Rather than using technology as a pacifier that keeps students occupied, we must use it as an amplifier that expands what is possible. Educators need support in using technology strategically to increase communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking, while creating more time for meaningful interactions with individual learners and small groups.
KEYNOTE 02
Strengthening Tier 1 Through Flexible Instructional Pathways
We cannot intervene our way out of ineffective Tier 1 instruction.
Strong Tier 1 instruction begins with selecting the right instructional pathway for the learning task. Participants will explore when whole-group, video-based, and differentiated small-group instruction are most effective and how these pathways can be designed to increase engagement, comprehension, retention, and application.
KEYNOTE 03
AI + Student-Led Learning: Designing Classrooms Where Students Lead
AI can help us design classrooms where students lead the learning.
Discover how AI can help educators shift from teacher-led workflows to student-led learning experiences. Participants will explore how AI can support the design of flexible learning pathways that use data strategically, differentiate effectively, and cultivate learner agency. The result is a classroom where students take greater ownership of their learning and teachers have more time to provide targeted support and feedback.
KEYNOTE 04
The 5 Active Learning Levers: Turning Passive Learners into Active Thinkers
Learning doesn’t happen because information is presented. Learning happens when students actively engage with ideas.
Explore five active learning levers that help move students from passive consumers of information to active thinkers and learners: agency, productive struggle, peer learning, curiosity, and retrieval. Participants will discover practical strategies for designing lessons that cultivate engagement, deepen understanding, and help learning stick.
KEYNOTE 05
Harnessing AI to Design Equitable Learning Experiences
AI cannot replace teachers, but it can help us design more effective learning experiences.
Explore how AI can support educators in designing more equitable learning experiences. Participants will discover how AI can help them use data strategically, differentiate effectively, remove barriers, and create flexible learning pathways that honor learner variability. By partnering with AI during the design process, teachers can spend less time creating resources and more time working directly with learners.
KEYNOTE 06
Shifting Workflows: Let Students Lead & Avoid Teacher Burnout
Teachers are drowning in unsustainable workflows that require them to do most of the work and thinking in classrooms.
The solution is not working harder. It’s redesigning the workflow. Explore how teachers can reimagine common classroom workflows, including feedback, assessment, and communication with families, to position students as active participants in the learning process. Grounded in UDL and blended learning, we’ll examine how shifting responsibility to learners cultivates agency, increases engagement, and develops more confident and capable learners.
KEYNOTE 07
Blended Learning + UDL: Designing Flexible Pathways for Every Learner
UDL and blended learning provide a powerful framework for creating more flexible, inclusive, and responsive learning experiences.
Explore how UDL and blended learning work together to create flexible pathways that honor learner variability while maintaining high expectations for all students. By combining a proactive approach to accessibility with flexible instructional models, educators can increase engagement, cultivate learner agency, and create more responsive learning experiences.
Bring Catlin to your next event
Whether you’re planning a district professional development day, a national conference, or a leadership retreat, Catlin delivers keynotes and designs customized workshops that educators remember, enjoy, and use!