Buzz: Defying Expectations and Other Lessons from the Bumblebee

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A testimony to hope, hard work, and high expectations, Buzz chronicles the educational struggles, and ultimate triumphs, of educators who defy perceptions about what high-poverty schools — and students — can do.

“We needed an inspirational presenter for our fall state conference to remind our people how important our work is — and how urgent.” — State leader

“You said it all! I can’t wait until Monday to see my students again.” — Teacher

Reinvigorate hard-working, can-do teachers with Buzz.

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Conferences



  • Midwest Educational Leadership Conference

  • The Education Trust National Conference

  • ACT Southwest Regional Conference, TX

  • Indiana Association of Teacher Educators

  • National Center for Urban School Transformation

  • Kentucky Association of School Councils

  • Massachusetts College and Career Summit

  • Southeast Region After-School SERVE Conference

  • The Education Trust–West Conference

  • National Center for Urban School Transformation

  • Minority Student Achievement Network Annual Conference

  • Illinois Migrant Educators’ Conference

  • Texas Consortium of Teacher Preparation Programs Conference

  • Tennessee Department of Education Urban Schools Summit

  • Model Schools Conference

  • Hawai'i Department of Education GEAR UP and High School Conference

  • California Department of Education On the Right Track Conference

  • National Science Foundation/The National Center of Women & Information Technology Conference

  • Mideast Association of Education Opportunity Conference

  • South Carolina Association of Title I Administrators Conference

  • School and Parent Conference on Equity

  • The Education Trust Conference

  • Michigan School Administrators Conference

  • Association of Teacher Educators Conference

  • College Summit Conference

  • National Association of System Heads Conference

  • Association of Teacher Educators Legislative Conference

  • Michigan School Testing Conference

  • North Carolina High School Network Conference

  • The Education Trust–West Conference

  • Louisiana STAR Teachers’ Conference

  • Alabama State University Closing the Gap Conference

  • National Association of Federal Education Program Administrators Conference

  • Gear Up Conference

  • The Education Trust Conference

K-12 Schools and Districts



  • Hackney Schools, London, England

  • Romulus Community Schools, MI.

  • Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, MI.

  • Chesterfield County Schools, Va.

  • Peoria, IL.

  • Buffalo, NY

  • Fairfax County Schools, Va.

  • School District 46 in-service, Elgin, Ill.

  • Noblesville, Ind.

  • Annapolis High School, Annapolis, Md.

  • South Lake Schools, Mich.

  • Farmington, Mo. schools

  • Lavonia Elementary, Franklin, Ga.

  • Durham Public Schools School Counselors Training, Durham, N.C.

  • Lake Anne Elementary School, Fairfax, Va.

  • Chicago Area 15, IL

  • Indianapolis Public Schools, IN

  • Omaha Public Schools, NE

  • Cadillac Public Schools, Mich.

  • Raleigh, N.C.

  • Prince George’s County ESL Staff Development, Md.

  • Cheboygan Public Schools, Mich.

  • Ann Arundel County Schools, Md.

  • Imperial High School, Imperial, Calif.

  • Wichita Public Schools, Kan.

  • North East Independent School District, San Antonio, Tex.

  • University Park High School, Worchester, Mass.

  • Arundel High School, Gambrills, Md.

  • Oakland County Public Schools, Mich.

  • Surrattsville High School, Clinton, Md.

  • ESL Staff Development, Prince George’s County, Md.

  • South Redford Public Schools, Mich.

  • Chicago Area 14, IL

  • Godwin Heights Public Schools, Mich.

  • Dinwiddie Public Schools, Va.

  • Ann Arbor Public Schools, Mich.

  • Chicago, Ill.

  • East Baton Rouge Public Schools, La.

  • Prince George’s County Schools, Md.

  • Muskegon, Mich. Schools

  • Cleveland Heights, Ohio Schools

  • Clayton County Public Schools, Ga.

  • St. Clair Public Schools, Mich.

  • Ann Arundel County Public Schools, Md.

  • Monroe Public Schools, Mich.

Colleges and Universities



  • St. Cloud State University, Mn.

  • University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, TN

  • George Washington University, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, DC

  • University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, School of Education, TN

  • Bristol Community College

  • Boston University, School of Education, MA

  • University of South Alabama, School of Education

  • George Washington University, Graduate School of Education

  • Seattle University, School of Education

  • University of Hawai'i, School of Education

  • Boston University, School of Education

  • Urban Forum, University of Wisconsin

  • George Washington University, Graduate School of Education and Human Development

  • Central Connecticut State University, School of Education and Professional Studies

  • Alabama State University, School of Education

  • University of Iowa, College of Education

  • Illinois State University, College of Education

Meetings/Organizational Staff Developments



  • Fairfax Leadership Development Training, Va.

  • Stamford Achieves, CT

  • Chattanooga, Tenn., Community Forum

  • D.C. Association of Teacher Educators, Washington, D.C.

  • Pilar Barbosa Education Internship Program, Puerto Rico

  • Washington State School and District Improvement Retreat, Easton, Wash.

  • City Year, Philadelphia, Pa.

  • Education Pioneers, Boston, Mass.

  • Eugene, Ore.

  • Bright Futures, Omaha, NE

  • Omaha Community Forum, NE

  • Portland, Ore.

  • Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center Advisory Board Meeting

  • Citizen Schools, Boston, MA

  • City Year, Philadelphia, PA

  • Maryland State Teachers Association

  • Joyce Teacher Quality and Access Meeting

  • Chicago Fry Foundation High School Retreat

  • Palatine, Illinois District Staff Development