Preamble: You may be interested in this information if you are
looking for an experienced speaker for your teachers' convention; one who can
bring humor, motivation and great ideas to your event and one who consistently
gets top ratings in evaluations submitted by participants. Repeat invitations are a
good indication of the appeal of a speaker. Many convention program committees
have invited Dave back two, three and even four times.
On the Greater Edmonton Teachers' Convention, Who's Hot 2000 list, Dave was
ranked second out of 240 speakers. In March, 2004, one participant remarked in
her evaluation, "I loved every second! This session made the whole convention
worth coming to."
Dave has a humorous, motivational presentation which has been given as a keynote
address at many conventions. In addition, Dave has a good number of unique,
entertaining and idea-packed math-based presentations for teachers (grades 3 - 12)
and one for parents. Titles are: 1. They Laughed When I Stood Up to Teach ( Keynote Address ) 2. Math, Music and Mayhem ( There are Parts I and II to this presentation. ) 3. Can You Fold Under Pressure? Origami and Math/Art ( Parts I and II ) 4. What Would Picasso Say? Ruler and Compass Math Art ( Parts I and II ) 5. The Amazing Math Rally 6. Stats Activities You Can Count On 7. Math Logic Games Spock Would Enjoy 8. Math Gems for Senior Students 9. Using MENSA Math and Contest Math to Build Confidence 10. YouTube (TeacherTube) - Unleash the Potential 11. Math Night - A Presentation for Parents and Students Dave has been keynote speaker and math workshop presenter at numerous educational conventions in Canada and the United States. In recent times he has given presentations in Ontario, Alberta, New York, Indiana, Illinois, Arkansas, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Mississippi, Maryland, Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. Over the years he has been a keynote speaker and/or presenter at the Central East Alberta Teachers' Convention
in Edmonton, Alberta, the Northwest Teaching Convention in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, the Northeast Central Teachers' Convention also in
Saskatoon, and the Western Ontario Mathematics Association Spring Conference
in London, Ontario. Other appearances include Red Deer, Alberta and the Teacher Assistants' Convention in Grande Prairie, Alberta. Dave
has spoken at the Calgary City Teachers' Convention (five times), Greater Edmonton Teachers' Convention (three times),
Palliser District Teachers' Convention (twice), North Central Teachers' Convention, Mighty Peace Teachers' Convention in Grande Prairie, Alberta (four times),
Ontario Association of Mathematics Educators Convention (three times, including keynote at the 2003 Leadership Conference) and numerous other conventions in Ontario. top of page
(Dave also has special sessions for church groups. If you would like to know more about Dave's church presentations, click here.
Reviews:
Here is a brief list of direct
quotes from evaluation
sheets handed in after some of Dave's recent
presentations.
- All four of Dave's presentations were superb! A wonderful combination of good strategies,
good humor and energy. Super! Fantastic to have a presenter also model good teaching.
- Just what we needed! Outstanding! A+
- Dave Mitchell is an excellent presenter. This session or any other he presents should be offered
every year. I walked away with a TON of ideas I can use on Monday. What a motivating speaker
and motivating session!
- Facility was too small for all the people interested in attending this session. Speaker was
fantastic. (Note: The room had 300 chairs but people were also standing at the back, in the aisles
and sitting on the floor at the front.)
Brad Smilanich - Brad was moderator of Dave's presentation (They Laughed When I Stood Up to
Teach) at the Greater Edmonton Teachers' Convention in 2000. jenga@direct.ca
Karen Egge - Executive Director of the Northwest Regional Learning Consortium Karen was
responsible for having Dave speak to parents and students in Grande Prairie, Alberta in 2003.
Karen was present at this event has evaluations from the session entitled Laughing and Learning.
kegge@gppsd.ab.ca
Sue Hessey - Ontario Association of Mathematics Educators (OAME) Sue arranged to have Dave
give a keynote address at the OAME Leadership Conference 2003 in Mississauga, Ontario. Sue
was present and has first-hand knowledge of the response to this address. oame.hessey@sympatico.ca
Colette Pedde - President of Central Alberta Teachers' Convention Association ( 2002 ). Colette
was instrumental in bringing Dave to Red Deer for the 2002 convention. She was present at Dave's
math-based session for parents in the community and has feedback from this session as well as
Dave's keynote address and math-based session for teachers. cpedde@rttinc.com
Rosemary Hunter - Former Consultant with the Welland Roman Catholic Separate School Board
(now retired). Rosemary was responsible for bringing Dave to Niagara Falls to be keynote speaker
at their MATHMAGIC P.D. day for elementary and secondary teachers in 1996. rmhunter@netcom.net
Cathy Lynch - Math teacher in London, Ontario. Cathy arranged to have Dave be the featured
speaker at the regional math conference in April of 1998 and April of 2004. c.lynch@tvdsb.on.ca
c/o Oakridge Secondary School
1040 Oxford St. W.
London, ON N6H 1V4
519-452-2750
Connie Peters - Teacher in Grande Prairie, Alberta. Connie was on the program committee for
the Mighty Peace Teachers' Convention in 2000. clpeters@telusplanet.net
Richard Clausi - Head of Mathematics
Elmira District Secondary School
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