TIM CLUEThe Unlikely Teacher

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69 schools, districts, colleges and education associations — convocations, staff days, in-services and educator conferences, in their words.

Teachers talk up Tim Clue

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National conferences, state associations, school districts, colleges, and schools Tim has performed for.

Conferences & associations

ACEA (Alabama Community Education Association)

All about collaboration … yes he does look like Harry Potter. Great job!

Agriculture Future of America Leaders Conference

It was great to have you as part of the event, and I know our students will remember your presentation as one of their favorite parts of our Conference.

College of DuPage — IL College Automotive Instructors Association

Thank you for supporting the ICAIA conference. Your Keynote speech was a big hit!

Dream Teachers

Non-profit private sector supporters of the Educator Excellence Symposium and Celebration.

ICEARY (Illinois Coalition for Educating At Risk Youth)

Educators like us need a laugh… but your thoughts were also incredibly thoughtful.

Iowa Department of Education

Thank you for coming to Iowa to kick off our conference in such an energizing & fun way! I know people really enjoyed your keynote & they took notice of the message behind the fun! Your breakout session, as well, provided people with good information & ‘think-abouts’ afterwards.

MASBO (Montana Association of School Business Officials)

Tim was the keynote at our summer conference. His goal, which he immediately chose to accept, was to make our group laugh. He succeeded and then some.

ODCTE (Oklahoma Dept of Career and Tech Education Conference)

We enjoyed having you with us—definitely a conference highlight! Thanks for everything you did to make this one of the best conferences ever!

Performance Matters, LLC

Our annual UNIFY conference with Tim was just over a month ago – time flies with great speakers and sessions!

WASA (Washington Association of School Administrators) & AWSP (Association of Washington School Principals)

Tim was wonderful. He performed well and as we had outlined in our preparation conversations. His use of humor was spot on and he was able to read the audience as to length of program and closing readiness. All of the pieces came together very well.

‘We need to create wiggle room to fail up.’

Tim, you were really fun last night at our washington state principals conference. You got us off to a great start. Thanks for sharing.

When something is so funny you can’t stop laughing.

Wisconsin Statewide Transition Academy

You were amazing!! Funny & profound.

Schools & districts

Anoka-Ramsey Community College (MN)

We so enjoyed having Tim speak and have heard great feedback from many of our colleagues about him…

Bangor High School (MI)

Our staff thoroughly enjoyed Tim’s performance. His presentation included not only humor, but a powerful message. Our staff said that this was the most potent opening day that we’ve had in the last 20 years. We are grateful for Tim’s willingness to work within our budget and accommodate our needs.

You hit a homerun!

Blue Ridge Schools (PA)

Wow—that was unexpected fun and inspiration. A two-fer! Thanks, Tim.

Bucks County Intermediate School District

The 2015 Special Education Conference was held 11/3. Thanks to keynote Tim for the laughs!

Caddo Mills ISD (TX)

Tim was FABULOUS! Even our Football Coaches (who would rather be out on the field instead of listening to a speaker) said ’Best Convocation Ever!!’ He has such a great message and is hilarious. The engagement with the teachers was fun and well timed. Everyone had a great time. This is the only standing ovation this crowd has ever given. Thank you so much!!

Collinsville Public Schools (OK)

Your presentation was awesome and it was very humbling of you to travel so far to visit our school.

DeKalb School District (IL)

A perfect sorbet for the end of a long day. Thanks, Tim. We’ll be calling again.

Harrison Schools (AR)

‘Create energy. If you’re not selling, they’re not buying.’ -Tim Clue

So dramatically entertaining and uplifting.

Great message for our teachers to hear before the school year kicks off! Connect, Trust and Team!

The Jefferson School (DE)

Your comedy was universally pleasing and by personalizing some of your humor to our area, we felt that you knew us.

Laveen Elementary School District (AZ)

Thank you for helping us get our school year started with a wonderful message to staff about the important role we all play in connecting with students. Your presentation was engaging, inspirational, and added just the right touch of humor. What a great way to kick-start our year! Thank you for the great work you do.

Lewis & Clark Community College (IL)

Tim is very thorough in his preparation and an excellent listener. He is quick to understand the culture of an organization.

Lynn University — Institute for Achievement and Learning (FL)

Your humor and personal knowledge on how to succeed with a learning difference was so refreshing and accurate. It brought the conference to a whole different level.

Marathon County Children with Disabilities Education Board and Consortium (WI)

Thank you so much for presenting at our beginning of the year inservice. Your commitment, passion and dedication to motivating educators is greatly admired; your message so meaningful to the work we do.

Olympic College

Tim was great! He had us laughing so hard tears were rolling! Here are some quotes we got back from the survey monkey. Yep this is our crew, no one likes to fill out surveys, but as you can see from the one’s that did, the responses were great! And I felt so cool, people were asking me if Tim was a personal friend!!! You really were awesome, did an incredible job! Can’t thank you enough!

I wish his session was longer.

Very energetic and fun.

The best I have ever seen at any Classified Connection.

Pembroke Schools (MA)

Your presentation today to us was amazing, inspirational, and even more needed than my Monday cup of coffee. Thank you!

Tim was an absolute rock star on Monday! Our teaching community was thrilled to be treated to such a respectful, funny, and thought provoking message. Our teachers are still talking about what a treat it was to have you there. This is the first time we have kicked off the year with a message of appreciation with the hopes of inspiring them at the start of the year. Thanks to you, our goal was accomplished.

RenWeb (online Ed tools)

I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed your motivational time during the Renweb conference. I wanted to thank you for sharing about you being dyslexic… I just wanted to thank you for sharing your story because we love to share with our students success stories of people with dyslexia. Thank you again.

Awesome speaker, well received!

Rice Consolidated Independent School District (TX)

Once again, yesterday was great! You had everyone laughing until the end plus had a meaningful message.

Sam Houston State University (TX)

We are bringing him back next year. Need I say more??

Awesome keynote speaker. Faculty, ‘would you take your own class?’

In online learning, you connect with every student.

All learning is experience. Everything else is information. Tim quoting Einstein.

Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Schools (TX)

I wanted to thank you, sir, for this afternoon’s wealth of motivation with comedy. I love your theory that EVERYONE has something to offer in life!! … Thank you again for taking the time to motivate us with pure honesty, simplicity, realistically and matter-of-factly.

Laughed until I cried! Funny and thought-provoking. Very enjoyable morning.

It was awesome! Thank you for coming!

Great job!! Felt great to laugh! Zip Zap Zop!

School District of West Salem (WI)

There have been several employees who told me it was the best opening day in-service that they ever attended.

Trenholm State Technical College (AL)

I find your Unlikely Teacher presentation to be very meaningful, funny and most importantly educational for teacher attendees.

University of Kansas — Student Advocates for Financial Education

Tim is simply an amazing connector. He made financial literacy feel like a night at the Improv.

Virginia Public Safety Training Center / Department of Juvenile Justice (x3!)

Thank you, Tim, that was a truly funny, motivational experience… a presentation built for the moment. Looking forward to working with you again soon.

Walled Lake Consolidated Schools

Great speech by Tim. Thank you!

Awesome! Inspired!

Jealous that Tim has a ‘Twitter guy.’

Enjoying good laughs today with Tim!

Zachary Community Schools (LA)

Thank you for visiting Zachary! … We were laughing a lot and we loved it!!

Still experiencing giggle aftershocks following Tim’s presentation… it’s a must see, fellow educators!

Zionsville Community Schools (IN)

Getting things started right with Tim!

Tim hit it out of the park for our teachers’ first day back!

Tim, thank you for getting the school year rolling at ZCS. Loved the presentation!

Tim absolutely set the bar this morning for all other guest speakers in Zville. Thank you!

Also proud to have worked with

32 more schools, districts, colleges and education organizations.

  • Argyle Independent School District (TX)
  • AWSP (Association of Washington State Principals)
  • The Charter Schools of Excellence (FL)
  • Clark County Public Schools (VA)
  • COE (Council on Occupational Education)
  • Eastern Lebanon County Schools (PA)
  • Education Coalition of Macon County (IL)
  • Franklinville Central Schools (NY)
  • Genesee Intermediate School District (MI)
  • Goddard Systems, Inc (The Goddard School)
  • Harper College (IL)
  • Hillel Torah Day School
  • IOA (Instructional Officers Association)
  • Kane County Regional Office of Education (IL)
  • Kaplan University
  • Lansing Elementary School District (IL)
  • Leslie County Schools (Hyden, KY)
  • Littleton Elementary School District (AZ)
  • Pegasus Special Riders
  • Prince Edward Island Teachers Federation (Charlottetown, PEI)
  • Purdue University North Central
  • Regional Office of Education #3 (Normal, IL)
  • Rochelle High School (IL)
  • Sam Rayburn / Ivanhoe Schools (TX)
  • Scholarships, Inc
  • Sharon City School District (PA)
  • Shelby County Schools (AL)
  • The Association for School Nutrition (TX)
  • Township High School District 211 (IL)
  • Unitech Training Academy
  • UW Madison (WI)
  • Waubonsie Valley High School (Indian Prairie Schools)

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