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Rave Reviews for LeAnn Nickelsen

“As I complete my 31st year in education, I have met no one quite like LeAnn. I was so impressed with her knowledge level, personal drive, and expertise. She is passionate, expressive, well-read, and strong in her convictions in doing what is best for children. She incorporated the current brain research and best practices throughout the entire presentation.”
Jean Hartman, Principal, Waynesville, OH

“Attending LeAnn's workshops have been and always will be one of the best uses of my time. Her knowledge and enthusiasm for her subject matter is incredibly contagious. She presents relevant brain research and strategies that can be immediately applied to the classroom setting. Each time I listen to her, my hand can't write enough notes to keep up with the abundance of interesting facts she presents. I'm already looking forward to her next workshop and can't wait to apply all I've learned this year with my students. She is truly gifted in her field.”
Laura Smith, School Counselor, Olathe, KS

“I am a more effective teacher today because of attending LeAnn's workshops. She focuses on brain-based learning, incorporating both emotional and multiple intelligences into her practices. Her research is current, and she filters it so what she presents is relevant to me as a classroom teacher. I have successfully implemented my new learning into the classroom. As a result, my students have become more engaged and motivated, and taking ownership in their day-to-day learning. Her energy is contagious!”
Jackie Harvey, 4th grade teacher, Centerville, OH

Most Popular Presentations

• Make Processing A Priority: Differentiated Ways to Process Information, Grades K-12
• Breaking the Content-Area Reading Code for Successful Comprehension, Grades 4-8
• Differentiation: Building Success for All, Grades K-12
• Diving into Deeper Learning, Grades 4-12
• Got Memory Rules?, Grades K-12
• Brain-Smart Foods that Maximize Learning, Grades K-12, PARENTS
• Calming the Raging Storms of Stress, Grades K-12, PARENTS
• Going from a Good Brain to a Great Brain, Grades K-12, PARENTS
• Low-Prep or High-Prep Differentiated Strategies: You Choose!, Grades K-12 (half-day only)
• Successful Summarizing Strategies, Grades 4-12
• Bump Up the Questioning, Grades 4-8
• Assessment Over-Easy Please, Grades K-12
• SavvyVocab: Making Words Their Own, Grades K-12
• Differentiating Classrooms: The Tiered Approach, Grades K-12
• Differentiating Classrooms: Problem-Based Learning, Grades 5-12
• Why Do They Act That Way: Understanding the Adolescent Brain, Grades 6-12
• KEYNOTE: The Energy Behind EFFORT, Grades K-12
• KEYNOTE: DARE to Engage, Grades K-12
• KEYNOTE: Gratitude = Great Gains, Grades K-12
• KEYNOTE: Calming the Raging Storms of Stress, Grades K-12
• The Lesson Plan Lifesaver (Brain-Based and Highly Differentiated), Grades K-12