Staff Development and Training

Principals and teachers tell Johnnie over and over again how inspiring his messages are. Get your school year off to the right start by bringing Johnnie to your next staff development conference. As a former teacher, Johnnie knows getting an entire staff back on the same page after a summer off can sometimes be a difficult task.

Drawing on his experiences of being the first student with a disability legally mainstreamed under Michigan Law PL94-142, Johnnie will motivate and inspire you to teach to the student and not to the classroom. By sharing stories about the teachers who mattered in his life, Johnnie will help you realize just how important your job is and will rekindle the flame that brought you to teaching in the first place.

To check on speaking availability call Toll Free: 888.302-7463 or email mchapman@tapshoe.com

Staff Development Testimonials

“Johnnie wowed me with three standing ovations in ten minutes at our 2004 school year all-staff kick off meeting. He was so good I had to have our students hear him. He spoke at all 13 school in our district in 2005.”

Chuck Briener, Superintendent, Howell Public Schools. Howell, MI

“Johnnie is living proof that it is your attitude that handicaps you, and it is your attitude that enables you.”

Bill Kangas, Principal Glerum Elementary School, Holland, MI

“Interesting, Informative, and Inspiring are the “3I’s” used to describe your program. I highly recommend it to other schools.”

Hildi Paulson, Curriculum Supervisor, New Branches School,
Grand Rapids, MI