Bryan Harris is the Director of Professional Development and Public Relations for the Casa Grande Elementary School District in Casa Grande, Arizona. As a former teacher and elementary school principal, he understands that teaching and managing students is both challenging and rewarding. He has a passion for helping teachers find creative, dynamic, and effective ways to engage and manage students. His dynamic and practical presentations make him a sought after speaker and consultant. He has presented to thousands of educators across the country on the topics of student engagement, classroom management, motivation, and brain-based learning. His first book, Battling Boredom (Eye On Education, 2010) is considered one of the best resources available on the topic of student engagement. He can be reached at www.bryan-harris.com.

Area of Expertise

Classroom Management
Common Core State Standards
Student Motivation
Leadership

Affiliation

Casa Grande School District, Arizona

Website(s)

Bryan Harris

Related News & Media

Battling Boredom: 99 Strategies to Spark Student Engagement by Bryan Harris Reviewed by MiddleWeb.

Bryan Harris was quoted in the TriValley Central.

75 Quick & Easy Solutions to Common Classroom Disruptions by Bryan Harris and Cassandra Goldberg was reviewed in the June 2012 issue of Book News, Inc.

75 Quick & Easy Solutions to Common Classroom Disruptions was reviewed in the April 2012 issue of The Midwest Book Review.

Battling Boredom: 99 Strategies to Spark Student Engagement featured in Better Teaching: Classroom Ideas to Improve Student Achievement.

Bryan Harris writes "Is 'Firm' Code for 'Mean?'" and "Seven Ways to Go from On-Task to Engaged" for the ASCD Inservice blog.

Bryan Harris writes "How Negative Social Proof Can Undermine Classroom Management" for the ASCD Inservice blog.

Bryan Harris is featured in ASCD's five most popular blog posts of 2011.

Spotlight On...

"Bryan inspired and engaged all of our faculty and staff involved in his training, Battling Boredom. He spoke frankly and enthusiastically about what great teachers do to inspire and engage students. Furthermore, Bryan is gifted in information delivery. Our teachers left the session with many, many new engagement strategies in their toolbox. He is exactly what we needed to begin the year. Many thanks to Bryan for an awesome training."

—Lynn Jantzen, Director of Instruction
Kaufman ISD, Texas

Q&A

Eye On Education: What first "sparked" your interest in "sparking student engagement?"
Bryan Harris: I clearly remember one lesson on the War of 1812 where I thought to myself, "This might be the most boring, irrelevant, pointless thing I’ve ever been involved in." The content wasn’t delivered in an interesting manner, there was no real connection to students’ lives or experiences, and the activities were worksheet intensive...Continue reading on the Eye On Education blog!