Dr. Rankin is a former Fulbright Specialist for the U.S. Department of State who lectures (e.g., at the University of Cambridge, the University of Oxford, Columbia University, U.S. federal agencies, etc.), writes an online column for Psychology Today, delivers keynote/plenary presentations at major conferences, and has authored 14 books. She has two doctorates (a Ph.D. and L.H.D), was honored multiple times by the U.S. White House, is a Mensan, and is regularly featured in the media.

Dr. Rankin has delivered over 250 keynotes, plenaries, courses, and other presentations, and even teaches others how to present. Read about Dr. Rankin’s extensive speaking experience, education, employment, and more on the Bio/CV pages.

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Speaking Topics

Dr. Rankin, who has lectured at such institutions as the University of Cambridge (PostDoc Masterclass), the University of Oxford (St. Anne's College), and Columbia University (teaching a class for its SAFE Lab research initiative), and is available to deliver keynote/plenary presentations, classes, and training workshops. Her most frequent speaking topics relate to:

  • Moving People with Data

  • How to Communicate with Someone Who Disagrees with You

  • Research Dissemination (e.g., Sharing Research Widely & Effectively, Countering Mis/Disinformation, etc.)

  • Knowledge Sharing (e.g., Sharing Knowledge Widely & Effectively)

  • Data & Storytelling to Drive Action

  • How to Make Your Point More Persuasive

  • How to Share Your Ideas with the World

  • Public Speaking: How to Wow & Truly Teach Any Audience

She also speaks on data visualization, branding yourself as a thought leader, empowering teachers as field leaders, teacher burnout, gifted education, and delivering engaging professional development. Previous presentations are listed on her Speeches page.

Samples & Style

All sessions incorporate equity aspects, are lively and engaging, and are tailored to each new audience’s needs. Some examples of Dr. Rankin speaking include her

  • (a) TED Talk (featured on the TED site for a few years after beginning at TEDxTUM),

  • (b) 4-hour course delivered virtually (and available on-demand) for the American Educational Research Association (AERA),

  • (c) this short clip,

  • (d) this 80-minute virtual presentation Dr. Rankin delivered for her fellow Mensans via San Francisco Regional Mensa,

  • (e) this recording (shown as a voice-over, but recorded from a live, in-person speaking event) as a featured speaker for the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (USDHHS) Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood (HMRF) Biennial Grantee Conference,

  • (f) this virtual workshop recording from the ASCD Leadership Summit (for Educators), and

  • (g) the recordings that accompany some of Dr. Rankin’s presentation pages for her many keynotes/plenaries, classes, and workshops.

 

Rates

Dr. Rankin’s standard rate sheet (covering speaking fee, travel expense terms, etc.) is available here, though keep in mind that rates are always negotiable for those with financial restrictions.

 

Testimonials

Dr. Rankin was a great fit for our event; she is a pleasure to work with, knowledgeable, and engaging.
— Dr. Mark Warschauer, University of California, Irvine
It was so wonderful working with Dr. Rankin during our annual conference. She was very easy to work with, dependable and provided helpful resources to attendees!
— Chris Risheill, CMP, Ohio Association for the Education of Young Children (AEYC)
Dr. Jenny Rankin provided exceptional professional development to my staff on several occasions. Not only is she very knowledgeable, but she is very engaging and has been an excellent resource to my team. We can’t wait for her to visit us again.
— Dr. Frances Watson-Hester, Harris County Department of Education
In a time when education nonprofits have access to more data than ever they must put it to good use to benefit students. Dr. Rankin’s presentation was approachable and engaging even for “not data” people, which is critical because these are exactly the professionals’ whose buy-in you need to spur organizational change.
— Bill DeBaun, National College Access Network
A captivating speaker, Dr. Jenny Grant Rankin marries the nuance of scholarship with sensitive and compelling personal accounts of her struggle for equity and justice.
— Dr. Kimberly A. White-Smith, University of La Verne
After attending Dr. Jenny Grant Rankin’s “Sharing Your Research with the World” session two years in a row, I brought her to the Harris County Department of Education. She was an absolute HIT! Her expertise is targeted but broad in the same sense. Even if you aren’t a researcher you walked away with such valuable information. I have had several requests to bring her back.
— Darlene Breaux, M.Ed, Harris County Department of Education
Those who invite Dr. Rankin to present will be thrilled they did. Dr. Rankin is an engaging and dynamic speaker. When speaking about complex issues, she has a talent for using storytelling and visual aids to get her point across to her audience.
— Dr. Margie Johnson, Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools
Thank you for the workshop given to us through AERA. It was one of the best workshops I have had! It was succinct, filled with helpful information, and extremely engaging!
— Dr. Yoko Yamamoto, University of California, Berkeley
Dr. Rankin spoke on “Maximizing Gifted Learning” for our OC Mensa Speakers Forum. Our audience included teachers, parents/grandparents, and those of us adults who are life-long learners. Dr. Rankin had the rare ability to quickly size up the audience and make her remarks relevant for each and every one of us. Her warm and enthusiastic personality coupled with a well-organized presentation featuring a variety of useful approaches and tips, resulted in a very interactive and lively session. I looked around and saw absolutely no one nodding off, like I’ve seen with some other speakers. In a word… OUTSTANDING!
— Angie Mattson, Orange County Mensa
Dr. Rankin offered a refreshing perspective; she was an authentic, dynamic, and empathetic presenter.
— Dr. Lisa Paisley, Saddleback Valley Unified School District
Dr. Jenny Rankin’s course, Sharing your Research with the World, has enhanced the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Professional Development and Training Program since 2016. This course helps scholars share their research findings with academic and non-academic audiences. Dr. Jenny Rankin teaches emerging and established researches how to communicate their research findings to both academics and the general public. Her course contributes to how scholars and researchers use multiple platforms to share their research. She presents a dynamic course that appeals to graduate students, faculty members, and practitioners. Dr. Rankin provides fundamental skills to communicate scholarly research to multiple audiences. Her course provides straightforward guidance and tips to research to multiple audiences.
— George L. Wimberly, American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Jenny Rankin spoke on our stage in 2016. She was 100% professional both during the preparation as well as on stage, resulting in a delightful, informative talk for the audience. And what’s more, she mastered even unpredictable situations with spontaneity, humor, and grace.
— Dr. Dora Dzvonyar, Technische Universität München (Technical University of Munich) (TUM)
Thank you Jenny! I was initially hesitant to sign up for a four-hour class but I am so glad I did! I learned so many practical tips and you are an especially engaging teacher. You have so much wisdom and I have already started incorporating some of your tips to share my work with the public. That was an incredibly useful workshop. Thank you so so much for sharing your wisdom.
— Dr. Ilana Horwitz, Stanford Center on Longevity
Dr. Rankin’s presentation to Orange County parents was informative, interesting and relevant. At the conclusion, countless parents stayed to talk and ask questions as they were so engaged in learning.
— Julie Hull, Orange County Council for Gifted and Talented Education Board
Dr. Rankin was so engaging! The content of the presentation clearly helped educators and parents more deeply understand giftedness, its complexities and its greatness.
— Nereida Prado, Santa Ana Unified School District
Jenny is a guru on data visualization and reporting. She truly understands how to make data understandable and meaningful to anyone, even those who are not ‘data people’. What’s most impressive about Jenny is her ability to distill her extensive research into incredibly compelling presentations that make the audience want to rethink their data presentation strategies. I witnessed this first hand while co-presenting with her in a series of live and digital events. She also happens to be equally as outstanding a person as she is a presenter.
— Shane Swiderek, TIBCO Software
Jenny Rankin was a boon to our panel. She was bright and uplifting and provided a lot of good information. She made people laugh but she also made them pay attention.
— LaRae Bakerink, American Mensa
I attended your AERA session today and just have to express to you personally how impactful I found it to be. It was by far the most informative, practical, and relevant PD session I’ve experienced, and gave me so many invaluable tips and tools that I have already utilized to my benefit, and that I wish I would have learned much earlier in my professional career. Thank you so much.
— Dr. Lauren Hunter Naples, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, Yale University
Dear Jenny, I just want to write a quick note to express how much I appreciated your energy today. You are a true TEACHER!
— Dr. Gemma Jiang, University of Pittsburgh
You are an amazing facilitator! I will be following your tips a lot. Most of all I am mind-blown by your energy! 4 hours of same-level of high energy is so unbelievable. I will follow your work and look for your books. Hope we will stay connected. You are inspiring!
— Dr. Arundhati Bhattacharya, Illinois State University
Thanks for your presentation today. Everything you’ve said resonated with me, especially because my work is focused on improving college teachers’ effectiveness in the classroom. You will hear more from me. Again, your talk today is awesome.
— Dr. Norman Eng, The City College of New York (and best-selling author)
Thanks again for an amazing workshop this morning!! I have already put some of your information into practice. Thank you for that gift!! Thank you, again, for being a great teacher.
— Dr. Lynnette Mawhinney, University of Illinois at Chicago
You were so amazing at AERA! Your strategies and encouragement really helped me. I also told a few others about you at a panel I was on at CUNY. Thank you so much for everything.
— Dr. Lisa Auslander, Bridges to Academic Success
It was such a delight to participate in your workshop again! There was some awesome new content and it was also helpful in reinforcing some important ideas. Your workshop has already made such a difference in the way I’m thinking about all of my projects—this was by far the highlight of my AERA.
— Emily VanderKamp, International Baccalaureate
I so enjoyed your workshop today. Thank you.
— Dr. Sandra Abrams, Saint John's University
Thank you for your presentation today, it was great. Listening to your presentation gave me many new ideas. I will definitely look up books from your presentation.
— Dr. Rajesh Ram, University of Auckland
Thank you so much for your excellent seminar this week. I enjoyed it immensely and learned a lot. I found particularly useful the information you presented on PowerPoints. As a professor who regularly uses PPTs in my teaching, the examples you gave, of combining data with story, were eye-opening. I will definitely be changing my upcoming presentations to align with your suggestions – thank you!
— Dr. MaryJo Benton Lee, South Dakota State University
Thank you for all the great information you shared during the AERA training.
— Elizabeth Morgan, Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (CEDD), University of California, Davis MIND Institute
I am a Doctorate Candidate and a Practitioner in Early Childhood Education. The most challenging agenda is ‘ sharing my research and work to the world’. The course you delivered at AERA Virtual PD Session was apt for me and I am sure for other doctoral students as well. Your passion for your work and the effort to share the same passion with us was so evident and motivating. Thank you for sharing all the resources. I really appreciate your time in putting this together.
— Jyoti Senthil, Independent Consultant
Thank you so much! You are awesome!
— Larissa C. Rector, Tennessee Technological University
Your tips and examples were wonderful, and I really lucked out with the timing of your workshop. I’ll definitely be recommending your workshop to others in 2021.
— Dr. Michelle Cirillo, University of Delaware
I appreciated the professional development session you provided as well as the resources you have offered. I have recently founded a nonprofit organization that works with schools in Chile and honestly your talk really helped me solidify some ideas I had, and make plans for not just the future of my nonprofit but also my future when I complete my PhD. Your work is much appreciated.
— Ann DeChenne, North Marion High School
It was a great session and I appreciate your including our work!
— Dr. Medha Tare, Digital Promise Global
I participated in the AERA webinar last week and your presentation about sharing your research with the world was very insightful and inspirational.
— Dr. Kristina Rigden, Cal Poly Pomona
This is a quick follow-up to your AERA virtual learning workshop, ‘Sharing Your Research With the World,’ held on June 3, 2020. I thoroughly enjoyed it and just wanted to THANK YOU again for all the information you so generously shared with us!
— Dr. Liz A Reynolds Thomas, Independent Scholar/Founder, Harbinger Strategies International (HSi - Seattle, WA USA)
Hello Dr. Rankin. Thank you so much for this amazing spirit of yours and for providing all these valuable sources, inspiration, and opportunities.
— Maria Kolovou, University of Miami
Thank you so much for your presentation and for your generosity with time and resources! The handouts you provided are so helpful and thorough...it is great how you are willing to give away your ‘trade secrets’! I really admire you for how much you are willing to share (and many other things, too!...your bio is very impressive!) Thank you also for the additional resource you provided. I like to be very organized and it is great to have these tools which save me from recreating the wheel!
THANK YOU again for being a rock star and giving such a great webinar! I’ve never received so many positive results (and in a short time) as a direct result of taking a webinar.
— Dana Minney, M.S., Austin Independent School District
Great workshop today! Thank you! Your workshop was very influential. I plan to read your recent books, too.
— Staci Gilpin, The College of St. Scholastica
Thank you so much for this additional information and what you shared in the AERA course. It was so incredibly valuable and practical-the things that someone just finishing a dissertation would not know, but needs to know. I think what was particularly striking to me, was your kind, yet assertive, demeanor. It was refreshing to see a female leader sharing some of the secrets learned along the way. Although I have only heard you speak once, I am already a huge fan-you are the type of female leadership I strive to become. So thank you for being the leader that I needed to see at this very moment and to help me envision who I am working to become professionally.
— Kaitlin Levesque, RISE
What a great presentation regarding sharing your research with the world. Excelente presentation sobre como compartir tu investigacion con el mundo.
— - Dr. Maria Vasquez-Colina, Florida Atlantic University
Your session organized by @AERA_EdResearch is definitely helping me with the guidelines in Sharing my research. I am working on the steps and processes suggested by you. Thank you @JennyGRankin.
— Jyoti Senthil, Independent Consultant
I recently had the pleasure of attending your course through AERA. The topic and advice you provided were extremely helpful and timely as I seek to extend my reach outside my classroom to share my passion for my research about twice-exceptional students and providing equity for them within the classroom.
— Dr. Deanna Westedt, Solorio Elementary
Dr. Rankin presented at an annual conference I ran for Schoolzilla in 2017. She led a packed session on research and effectiveness of data visualization. It was clear, compelling, and actionable for our attendees of data leaders working in schools.
— Leo Bialis-White, NewSchools Venture Fund
I took your Sharing Your Research with the World presentation back on June 3rd, 2020 through AERA virtual series and it was fabulous with a bunch of great information.
— Dr. Charles T. Young, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Thank you for taking the time to speak to us at EMERGE AFRICA on the “Role of Communication in Technology”. I felt that your remarks on use of social media for growth were especially timely. We truly appreciate speakers and people like you who are willing to give their time and talents to enrich the lives of young people.
— Louis Whyte Jonah, Accelerate Hub and Rivers State University
Dear Dr. Jenny, Thank you again for keynoting Data Con LA 2020 Day 1. It was a great experience. This is the first time we are doing this conference virtually and the audience enthusiasm and appreciation was tremendous. Thank you for making this conference special. A quick statistic - We had over 250 unique viewers with a median time of 1 hour.
— Subash D. Souza, DataCon LA
Wow. That was a powerful keynote. Well done.
— Paige Roberts, Vertica
Your storytelling was exactly what I think it would have great impact on translating the data story with 3x efficiency!
— Jenny Hsu, Momentum Consulting
Dr. Jenny, thank you for the amazing lecture at the Data Con LA!
— Jinyi (Jenny) Duan, Asian World Film Festival
Great talk today at Data Con LA on the power of storytelling with data.
— Karun Bakshi, Xcalar
Just watched your presentation at DataConLA and loved it! Great job.
— Nick O’Day, Dopsle
Dr. Rankin, thank you for your enlightening talk on Moving People with Data.
— Ansel Teng, boodleAI
Thanks for your moving presentation.
— Harold Huggins, the Council for Education
I just finished watching your AERA Digital Workshop Sharing Your Research With the World. It was fantastic!
— Dr. Nancy Stalowski, University of Maryland
This training initiative was amazing!! Our teachers learned a lot about the behavior of certain children and how we, not only as teachers but also as parents can analyze the gifts and needs of our children. Jenny clearly and wonderfully emphasized the IQ content which allowed us to adapt it to the culture, context and reality of our country! Hence helping us better understand and develop the future leaders of tomorrow! Thank you so much Jenny, I hope you can come back one of these days, we still have so much to learn from you. Stay blessed.
— Esther Ntoto, Africa New Day (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
This training helped me manage my classes to give students extra activities to stimulate their learning according to their interests. This has really boosted my children’s learning curve!
— Dieudonne Mbayo, Africa New Day (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
What I learned through Jenny’s training is that gifted children can be brutal, rowdy, shy and some of them externalize their knowledge in a disorderly way. This allowed to be more in touch with them and better understand their behavior. Thank you so much Jenny!
— Christine Mwayuma, Africa New Day (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
After the training, I felt strongly committed in taking the test myself and also exposing it to my children in order to get an idea of their intelligence quotient, hence I understood that I have two gifted children. This rang me much joy. Thank you, Jenny!!
— Jean Shamamba Lubiro, Africa New Day (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
I understood that each child is different, they can be weak in one subject and be strong in another. I also learned that we should not only focus on the gifted children but also make subgroups for the other children in order to get them working. This really helped me become more effective as a teacher. Thank you, Jenny!
— Chantal Kilolo, Africa New Day (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
We received, besides the insight in our way operating, the know-how of getting our children to work with a strong sense of complementarity by grouping children, mixing the strong and the weak. Jenny’s lesson really marked us though her personal testimony that opened us to become more sensitive. Thank you and bless you, Jenny!
— Clarisse Sudi, Africa New Day (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Jenny’s training inspired us a lot; it helped us to discover the gifted children. Through it, we learned how to give the IQ test and today we know how to detect gifted children in our classrooms and the necessary approach in managing them. Bless you Jenny !!
— Roland Balezi, Africa New Day (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
What really hit me in Jenny’s training is the ability to detect gifted children and also avoid burning out. One testimony that really hit me was the story of a South African woman that left a lasting impact in me. I am really blessed to have been part of this initiative. Thank you, Jenny!!!
— John Musibandu, Africa New Day (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
I attended your AERA presentation today! Thank you for all the information and thoughtful suggestions.
— Bo Christian, Texas Avenue School Atlantic City School District
Thanks for a great AERA session today.
— Dr. Amber Peacock, Randolph-Macon College
It was such a great class and “happy hour” session. Thanks so much for sharing your time and expertise with us!
— Dr. Callie Womble Edwards, The Life Of A Scholar, LLC
Dr. Rankin your session today has been so helpful and full of great information!!! This was an amazing workshop! You provided so much great information and advice!
— Dr. De’Anna Bond, Bond Consulting Group, LLC
I had the pleasure of attending the webinar that you presented for AERA this past Wednesday. Thank you so much for giving such a helpful and practical workshop! I really appreciate all of the hard work that you put into this event!
— Dr. Kiana Y. Shiroma, Pre-Health/Pre-Law Advising Center at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Not all keynotes/plenaries and classes collect evaluations from attendees and share them with Dr. Rankin, but for every case where they have, anonymous post-presentation responses (from attendees) are below:

2024 American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Panel (Comments on Dr. Rankin, specifically):

  • Did a very good job

  • Very down to earth, great info and suggestions. Thank you!

  • Very articulate and competent in Implicit Bias!

  • It was so good to hear the thoughts of our speakers. It was incredibly insightful.

  • Was knowledgeable of subject. Presented the content well.

2024 AUTHENTIC EXPLORATORY RESEARCH (AER) PROGRAM Class:

  • "I was impressed by her public speaking skills. I really liked how she was enthusiastic but also super detailed and calm when presenting to the class, I aspire to have that skill."

  • "It was really cool to have her come in person, especially after watching her TEDTalk. Her research is super interesting and helpful, and will definitely implement it into my AER project.”

  • "I loved her presentation and realize how much more preparation it takes to present like that.”

  • "I think it's such a unique topic I haven't really thought about too deeply before. It is sometimes overlooked about how data should be and ought to be presented. But it's obviously such an important thing to understand because I feel like most goals of research is to share with others and have others understand what you are trying to say.”

  • "I think that this is a great opportunity to increase awareness for AER and our various projects through connections. Her presentation on what resources are available for making our research known was extremely eye-opening.”

2020 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Virtual Research Learning Center (when Annual Meeting Conference was canceled due to COVID-19):

  • “Thank you for such an excellent session today! This is really timely! Thanks very much for the follow-up info! And also much appreciation for the resource links you have sent out to the session participants.  I plan to turn to all of these soon! Thanks again for your work and so many insights and resources shared.”

2020 U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (USDHHS) Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood (HMRF) Performance Measures Learning Lab:

  • “Very informative – helpful!”

  • “Dr. Rankin is amazing. My favorite session.”

  • “This was great in orienting me to the process and what is needed.”

  • “Fantastic!”

  • “Dr. Rankin is GREAT!”

  • “Very informative. Good job!”

  • “Great info – thank you for the insight.”

  • “Good information and interaction.”

  • “Always appreciate the highly professional and organized presentations. They are content-packed, engaging, and value laden.”

  • “Great learnings.”

  • “Very informative! Great job!”

  • “Much learned and satisfied with all shared.”

  • “Please post the PowerPoint slides on FastTRAC!”

  • “I really enjoyed the tools, educational content, and pace.”

  • “This was the most beneficial day!”

  • “Very interactive; not a dull moment!”

  • “Dr. Jenny Rankin – great speaker with really valuable/actionable information.”

  • “Dr. Rankin’s presentation was extraordinarily helpful.”

  • “Information is extremely beneficial!”

  • “It was focused on what we needed.” 

2020 National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) Annual Convention:

  • “This was excellent.”

  • “I would love to have Jenny do a presentation on good teaching skills for graduate professors.”

  • “Instructor delivers well and I appreciate her slides/stories, etc.”

  • “Such a good speaker, we will have her speak at our state association.”

  • “Awesome presentation!”

  • “Very engaging presenter made the time fly.”

  • “Very good presentation!”

  • “Offered up lots of follow-up resources.”

  • “Good/helpful information!”

  • “Great presenter!”

  • “Very helpful info”

  • “Dr. Rankin gave a great workshop that absolutely exceeded my expectations. It was comprehensive, approachable, and definitely helped me to walk away with some new skills.”

  • “Very engaging and important session for admin or presenters.”

  • “Really glad I registered for this.  Would recommend to all my colleagues.”

2019 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting Conference:

  • “Applicable to every area of study. Practical tips and useful information for launching our careers and ensuring our presentation (oral or written) is compelling.”

  • “Aside from the excellent design of the course, the lecturer was very energetic and professional. She was also very much willing to help beyond the course. She was simply inspirational not only in her teaching abilities but also in her educational agenda concerning the centrality of learners' needs. I learnt immensely from her course.”

  • “Dr. Rankin is energetic and her enthusiasm is contagious. She provided many templates and examples for participants to use. While there is a ton of information and options to promote one's self, her course gives details and makes the process seem less daunting.”

  • “Energy, lots of effort put into materials, makes people feel worthwhile and invested.”

  • “How engaging and informative it was. Jenny covered it in 4 hours and the time passed quickly.”

  • “I felt welcome in the learning space from the moment I walked in and engaged throughout the experience, so much so that the 4 hours seemed to fly by! Jenny was an incredibly enthusiastic and authentic facilitator, attentive and responsive to her audience's needs. I came away from this course with many wonderful, practical ideas and a renewed sense of confidence - all thanks to Jenny!”

  • “It was very informative and engaging.”

  • “[I liked the] Style of teacher. Sharing of resources. Humility of teacher. Knowledge and experience of teacher. Interactive nature.”

  • “The instructor is really a leader in the field of research communications. I've actually taken this course two separate years at AERA and found them both to be invaluable. Dr. Jenny Rankin is amazing and this workshop is the best workshop I've ever taken for research communications.”

  • “The instructor was super organized, enthusiastic, and generous with her knowledge.”

  • “The presentation was very informative -- the instructor provided lots of strategies for effectively sharing our research, and it was done in an entertaining and engaging way.”

  • “[I liked] the way the information was presented. It was reflective of the skills being shared - and matched the content. The facilitator was engaging and shared useful information.”

  • “This course offered cutting-edge practical advice and clear how-to's. The presenter was outstanding.”

  • “Very thoughtfully organized. Useful materials.”

  • “Just keep doing what you're doing. You are an amazing human being and lecturer!”

  • “Keep doing what you're doing, because it's fabulous!!”

  • “Nice job!”

  • “Exemplary!”

  • “I have already recommended it to other people!”

  • “I really can't recommend Jenny highly enough. She is a treasure and AERA is fortunate to have her!”

  • “Overall great information.”

  • “It was actually invaluable. There were a lot of really clever ideas that the instructor presented.”

2018 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting Conference:

  • “Jenny practiced what she preached, which meant using a variety of presentation tactics and several ways to teach and keep people engaged. This was the most engaging and well-presented session I attended and one of the best I have ever attended.”

  •  “Her extensive knowledge and enthusiasm.”

  • “It helped me see how I can share my research beyond the academic realm.”

  • “It was relevant to my needs.”

  • “Many tools and strategies shared that can be used right away. Practical, not just theoretical.”

  • “The instructor modeled what she was teaching. The information that she provided was relevant and easily accessible.”

  • “The activities allowed participants to begin to shape their own ideas and visions for their work.”

  • “The instructor used various methods to support student learning and engagement. She also focused on the importance of equity and equitable practices in her presentation and encouraged participants to do the same.”

  • “The instructor was engaging and knowledgeable, and the information was incredibly useful for me and my own work. I was extremely pleased with the course.”

  • “The presenter had excellent resources and was willing to share even more resources with us via email after the course.”

  • “The professor put into action what she was teaching and inspired me. She was engaging and delivered the content expertly. I strive to be such an accomplished presenter.”

  • “The relevance and real activities that pushed me to get started right away.”

  • “The speaker was engaging and relatable and the material was very helpful.”

  • “The workshop was a good pace; enough time to process and think about applying the material while not boring.”

  • “I don't have any suggestions for improving. Thank you for the great materials and resources.”

  • “Best course I have ever taken.”

  • “Great class.”

  • “I thought it was phenomenal and loved that Jenny was so willing to share resources with us. I look forward to working with my colleagues to implement some of the things I learned about.”

  • “I would consider taking it again. The course helped me prepare for a presentation that I had scheduled for the following week. My presentation was more effective because of this informative course.”

  •  “The materials that the instructor provided us are super useful and helpful.”

  • “This was an excellent course and the facilitator was great.”

  • “This was one of the best professional developments that I have attended. The framing of getting the data out so it can impact the test subjects in a positive way is so important and often overlooked in the academy.”

  • “More like this please!”

2018 New Teacher Center (NTC) National Symposium

  • “Good resource and research knowledge.”

  • “Got good ideas”

  • “Great information!”

  • “Great session and relevant to my everyday work.”

  • “I enjoyed the presentation. I got some things I can use.”

  • “I love the discussion, sharing ideas and content presented in today's session. The ideas will be great for sharing in my presentation with new teachers and school

    mentors.”

  • “Thank you for an informative and interesting training.”

  • “I really enjoyed the content of the presentation.”

  • “I think this presentation would make a great all day session for a pre-conference! It was awesome! Thank you.”

  • “It was good information. The presenter was engaging and very knowledgeable.”

  • “Lots of good information. Thank you; it was really meaningful! Thank you so much!!!”

  • “Love your personal anecdotes. Thanks!”

  • “Several useful ideas!!! Thank you!”

  • “The slides were great!”

  • “This was great, very interactive, love your energy.”

  • “Very engaging and allowed for a lot of collaboration. Very applicable and relevant.”

  • “Very engaging with impactful metaphors.”

  • “Very important topic that is often overlooked”

  • “Your energy was great.”

2017 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting Conference:

  • “I liked the energy of the presenter.”

  • “I liked the presenter’s energy".”

  • “I liked that the session covered a wide variety of topics.”

  • “Tactical, practical information. E.g., TEDx, spreadsheet, branding, elevator pitch.”

  • “The information shared was based on research AND real-world experience of the speaker.”

  • “The things shared I can leave and DO!”

  • “I liked the real examples.”

  • “I liked presenter’s skill, energy, and examples!”

  • “Real, practical tools by a very knowledgeable instructor.”

  • “Great tips and resources.”

  • “Presenter will be a great resource in the future.”

  • “Tools and pacing were impressive.”

  • “So much wonderful and relevant information.”

  • “I liked the opportunity to ‘STOP’ and practice.”

  • “Super examples.”

  • “The instructor was very approachable.”

  • “I liked the opportunities to apply and practice.”

  • “Jenny is an excellent, knowledgeable presenter.”

  • “I really enjoyed this session.”

  • “Excellent, engaging!”

  • “Nice job.” “Great course!”

  • “Great energy!”

  • “Great information!”

2015 U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (IES) National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) STATS-DC Conference:

  • “The presenter was stupendous – lots of helpful tips with clear tools we can apply.”

  • “Will definitely take this information back to our team.”

  • “Presenter gave lots of good advice and recommended excellent resources.”

  • “Really enjoyed this session.  Good information to take back to my team.”

  • “Very well organized.  Lots of buzz introducing and then the subject matter.”

  • “Great ideas and resources shared.”

  • “Very interesting results about supporting interpretation of data.”

  • “Great examples to help a user make decisions about data.”

2014 U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (IES) National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) STATS-DC Conference:

  • “OMG, loved it.  We need to be talking more about the concepts and research shared in this presentation.  Hope to see this again next year (in a bigger room, some people had to stand)!”

  • “Informative and practical; will impact my work!”

  • “Presenter was very strong – very engaging.”

  • “Excellent session.  Great ideas!  Great presenter.”

  • “Organized, interactive, and informative.”

  • “Tremendous information.  Very, very good.”

  • “Good presentation.”

  • “Very interesting and terrific presentation!”

  • “Excellent presenters and a topic that every data provider should address!!”

  • “Rankin was an excellent presenter.  This was one of my favorite sessions at the conference.”

  • “Presenter did a great job!  She gave examples and specifics.”

 

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