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The Lavin Agency Speakers Bureau

A speakers bureau that represents the best original thinkers,
writers, and doers for speaking engagements.

Grit at School / Teaching & Learning

Teaching & Learning

Whether they’re a neuroscientist or legal scholar, our Teaching and Learning speakers are changing how we think about learning—and how we learn to think: both in the classroom, and the outside world.

15 Teaching & Learning
Speakers

Salman Khan

Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Khan Academy | Vision Steward at TED

AI won't destroy education. It'll save it.

Angela Duckworth

#1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Grit and Situated | Pioneering Researcher on Grit, Perseverance, and the Power of Situation

Grit gets you started, but your situation determines how far you go. Learn to make it work for you.

Paul Tough | Bestselling Author of The Inequality Machine

Paul Tough

New York Times Bestselling Author, How Children Succeed and The Inequality Machine

The way we think about focus and distraction is outdated. We need to embrace the way we pay attention to unlock our full potential.

David Yeager

Author of 10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People | Professor of Psychology at The University of Texas, Austin

Learn the new science of motivating young people—and make your own life easier in the process.

David Eagleman | One of the World’s Foremost Neuroscientists | Host of PBS’s The Brain | Scientific Advisor for HBO’s Westworld

David Eagleman

One of the World's Foremost Neuroscientists | Host of PBS’s The Brain | Host of the #1 Science Podcast Inner Cosmos

In an increasingly technological world, we must tap into the uniqueness of the human brain to set us apart.

Anthony Jack

Author of The Privileged Poor and Class Dismissed | Boston University Professor and Newbury Center Faculty Director

Poverty and equality shape not just how students get to college, but how they make it through.

Joshua Bennett

Distinguished Chair of the Humanities and Professor of Literature, MIT | Author, The People Can Fly and Spoken Word: A Cultural History

AI systems are reshaping our world. We need a more expansive vision of human promise and possibility.

Tracy Dennis-Tiwary

Bestselling Author, Future Tense | Clinical Psychologist and Researcher | Founding Member, Expert Council on Well-Being and AI at OpenAI

Resilience in the 21st century means prioritizing emotional intelligence, leveraging anxiety, and ensuring that AI supports rather than disrupts our humanity.

Isabelle C. Hau

Speaker on AI and Education | Executive Director of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning

With AI in education, how do we build tools, environments, and policies that center human connection—and accelerate learning?

Clint Smith

#1 New York Times Bestselling Author of How the Word Is Passed and Above Ground | The Atlantic Staff Writer

The legacy of slavery still shapes our cities, roads, and stories today. Understanding our history will help us make sense of our world—and fight for a better one.

Mary C. Murphy

Bestselling Author of Cultures of Growth | Indiana University Professor | Founder and CEO, Equity Accelerator

A growth mindset isn’t just for individuals. You can develop it in your whole organization, and unlock radical collaboration and innovation.

Nita Farahany | Legal Scholar & Ethicist | Director of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society

Nita Farahany

Author of The Battle for Your Brain and Cognitive Extinction | The World's Leading Voice on Thinking Freely and the Rights of the Mind | Duke Professor of Law & Philosophy

We are the last generation that gets to decide whether our thoughts remain our own.

Alison Wood Brooks

Harvard Business School Behavioral Science Professor | "40 Under 40 MBA Professor" | Author of TALK: The Science of Conversation and the Art of Being Ourselves

Better conversations can improve how people lead, collaborate, make decisions, build trust, and experience an organization’s products and services.

Shalinee Sharma

CEO and Co-Founder, Zearn Math | Bestselling Author, Math Mind

All kids are "math kids." With the right support from parents and teachers, any student can learn (and even love) math.