About the Speakers

Trevor Muir

Trevor Muir is a teacher, author, creator, and co-founder of the New Teacher Academy. His books The Epic Classroom, The Collaborative Classroom, and New Teacher Mindset have helped teachers worldwide to create purposeful and dynamic learning experiences. Trevor has taught in middle, high school, and college classrooms, and currently teaches pre-service teachers at Grand Valley State University. He was a national faculty member for the Buck Institute for Education and his work has been featured in the Huffington Post, Edutopia, EdWeek, and WeAreTeachers. Trevor’s inspiring and informative videos have been viewed over 30 million times. At the heart of Trevor’s work is the conviction that every student has the potential for greatness, and that every teacher can be equipped to unlock that potential.

Angela Watson

Angela Watson is a productivity and mindset specialist, author, and speaker for educators. She is a National Board Certified Teacher and has a masters degree in Curriculum and Instruction, along with eleven years of classroom teaching experience and over fifteen years of experience as an instructional coach. Angela is best known for the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek program, which has supported nearly 60,000 teachers, coaches, and administrators in maximizing their contractual time so they’re not working endlessly on nights and weekends. She’s also maintained the website now known as TruthforTeachers.com for over 20 years, offering articles, books, courses, curriculum, and professional development services. Her Truth for Teachers podcast has over 9 million downloads and offers free biweekly encouragement to make teaching more effective, efficient, and enjoyable.

Shamari Reid

Dr. Shamari Reid is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at NYU Steinhardt. He completed his doctoral work in Curriculum and Teaching at Teachers College, Columbia University. In addition, he holds an M.A. in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language and TESOL from New York University, and a B.A. in Spanish and Education from Oklahoma City University. Dr. Reid’s work examines radical love as a moral imperative in social justice education and as a path toward culturally sustaining school communities, which he explores in his recent book, Humans who teach: A guide to centering love, justice, and liberation in schools.