Keynote Speakers
2012 Connections To Education Conference -July 31 - August 2 - Register Online Today!
The 2012 keynote speakers were chosen to address two topics that resonate with all educators: Work ethic and innovation. Eric Chester and Jim Mahoney are this year's Conference Keynote Speakers.
Eric Chester, Reviving Work Ethic (Wednesday, August 1)
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More and more, employers tell educators that students may be equipped with technical skills, but understanding work ethic is a different story. Why this shift in how Americans view work ethic? Take a look at this video and plan to attend the Connections To Education Conference and hear how educators can help "Revive Work Ethic."
CTE graduate, author and entrepreneur are just a few of the ways to describe Eric Chester. Engaging, entertaining, thought-provoking and "right on" are just a few of the ways to describe his presentation. You won't want to miss Eric's only Ohio appearance this summer!
No one has a better understanding of the emerging workforce than Eric. He is the premier expert on school-to-work transition and developing the core work ethic of teens and young adults. As an in-the-trenches professional, Eric has personally addressed more than two million high school and college students, authored nine books for teens, and has kept dialed-in to the mindset of this burgeoning generation.
Over the past decade, the battle lines have grown deeper and wider between employers and young workers: employers continue to demand productivity and performance; young workers are not demonstrating the work ethic required to meet these expectations. As a result, teamwork has suffered, morale is plummeting, and profitability is on the decline. Neither side is winning, and our nation’s standard of living is threatened.
How can an educator instill core work ethic values in the emerging workforce when everything they see and hear fights against it? This is the cause and the effect of Eric Chester’s Reviving Work Ethic.
In an engaging, entertaining and dynamic presentation, Eric Chester will help you discover how to build the work ethic to ensure success for students, and for America.
Jim Mahoney, Batelle for Kids (Tuesday, July 31)
Battelle for Kids’ team of education, technology, communications and business professionals specialize in creating strategies that advance the development of human capital, the use of strategic measures, the implementation of effective practices, and the engagement of all stakeholders in schools.
Since 2001, Jim Mahoney has served as the Executive Director of Battelle for Kids, a national, not-for-profit organization that provides strategic counsel and solutions to address complex educational-improvement challenges.
He has more than 35 years of experience in education, including superintendent for 15 years, principal, teacher, professor and author.
Battelle for Kids partners with state departments of education, school districts and education-focused organizations to improve teaching effectiveness and student progress; inform instructional practice; recognize and reward teaching excellence; and align goals and to maximize impact in schools.
