With mindful teaching,
we can rediscover the grandeur of education.
Dennis Shirley in Seoul, South Korea  |  Video Source: TBS

One of the Education Sector’s Most Inspirational Speakers

Dennis Shirley is a scholar of educational change who helps schools around the world to improve teaching and learning. A dynamic keynote speaker, Dennis is best known for his skills in assisting educators in diverse environments to work together across disciplines and schools. He draws upon his extensive international experience to enable educators in any context to develop new practices using the most advanced research findings on school improvement.

He has three new books out, all co-authored with Andy Hargreaves. The first is entitled Five Paths of Student Engagement:  Blazing the Trail to Learning and Success.  The second is called Wellbeing in Schools: Three Forces That Will Uplift Your Students in a Volatile World. A third book, The Age of Identity: Who Do Our Kids Think They Are… and How Do We Help Them Belong? will be available in November 2023.

Publications

Change Leader/Speaker/Author

Dennis is the inaugural Florencia and Marc Gabelli Family Faculty Fellow and Professor of Formative Education at the Lynch School of Education and Human Development at Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.  His best selling books have been translated into many languages and are used around the world for staff development. He has a doctorate from Harvard University.


Events

Apr 23
PILU/Leadership Development
Oslo, Norway

Latest Posts

The @WorldEdSummit is only 2 days away! Join my keynote on #LiberatingLearning on March 19 at 8am GMT. ⬇️ And remember: 25% discount on my book courtesy of @RoutledgeEd. Discount code WES24. Valid until March 28. Grab your copy here!

Allison Skerrett addresses ⁦@OCLC⁩ about her groundbreaking work on transnational students. ⁦@BCAlumni⁩ ⁦@utexasaustin⁩ ⁦@TCPress⁩ ⁦@AvisGlaze⁩

5 years ago today, Liberating Learning: Educational Change as Social Movement came out to the world. It's been beautiful to see the multiple ways in which it has stirred the imagination and influenced the practice of thousands of educators and leaders across the globe.

So amazing to be on this panel with @dennisshirley @victoriashowunmi and @HargreavesBC with @EducatorJess presenting at @WorldEdSummit on March 18! Come and join us 👏

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