Dr. Shaun Woodly is a nationally recognized educator, speaker, and creator of
The Science of Modern Classroom Management, a science-based behavior
management and student engagement framework that blends principles of
behavior science with practical strategies to transform behavior and boost
student success.
A former Teacher of the Year and 15-year veteran educator, Dr. Woodly has dedicated his career to helping schools transform the way they approach classroom management and student engagement. He’s trained thousands of teachers across the country to understand the science of behavior and use it to design learning environments where students naturally thrive.
By embracing this shift from management to design, he helps educators create classrooms where disruption isn’t just managed, it’s prevented, and where engagement isn’t just hoped for, it’s engineered.
He is a two-time bestselling author and the founder of Teach Hustle Inspire, a movement empowering educators with the tools to break through traditional barriers, embrace proven approaches, and create classrooms where every learner thrives.
Something has shifted in schools. Every educator in the room feels it. Students respond differently than they used to. Strategies that once worked produce inconsistent results. The energy it takes to get through a day, let alone a year, keeps climbing. And yet, the commitment to showing up and doing this work hasn't wavered.
This keynote is about what happens when that commitment meets understanding; it brings the science of human behavior into the room and makes it real. Not as theory. Not as another initiative. But as a lens that changes how every educator, whether in front of a classroom or leading a building, sees the students they serve, the challenges they face, and the year ahead of them.
Walk away with a shared understanding of what's driving student behavior in today's schools, a renewed sense of clarity about what you can actually influence, and the conviction that this year can look and feel different from the ones that came before it.