Speaking & Professional Development
Dr. Agarwal offers customized professional development around the world, including in-person and online keynotes and workshops with groups ranging from 10 to 3,000+ educators.
Dr. Agarwal’s keynotes and workshops are:
Highly interactive, with dedicated time to explore and experience research-based strategies from her books.
Far from “sit and get.” She models research-based teaching strategies throughout the presentation. Educators experience evidence-based strategies first-hand and they retain more from professional development, too.
Beyond “one and done.” Workshops include a follow-up discussion about successes, challenges, and next steps. Dr. Agarwal encourages longer-term collaborations (e.g., monthly virtual conversations or quarterly workshops).
Customized for your organization based on content area, student level, and instructional setting
Click here for a list of workshop examples and topics. Formats include:
In-person and virtual keynotes
Half day, full-day, and multi-day workshops
Informal Q&A sessions via Zoom
For more information, watch Dr. Agarwal’s keynotes on YouTube, download her media kit, and email her.
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July 2025: Morton School District, Morton, WA
June 2025: Rockford Public Schools, Rockford, IL
April 2025: Learning & the Brain Conference, New York City, NY
March 2025: Illinois SLD Support Project, Springfield, IL
February 2025: The Haverford School, Haverford, PA
February 2025: Conestoga Valley High School, Lancaster, PA
January 2025: Vellinge School District, Malmo, Sweden
November 2024: Virginia Association of Independent Schools, Richmond, VA
October 2024: Episcopal Academy, Newtown Square, PA
August 2024: Mercersburg Academy, Mercersburg, PA
August 2024: Duchesne Academy, Houston, TX
March 2024: Evergreen Education Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Los Angeles, CA
September 2023: Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO
December 2022: Kentucky Educational Development Corporation, Ashland, KY
November 2022: Acushnet Public Schools, Acushnet, MA
November 2022: ResearchED Chile, Santiago, Chile
October 2022: GoGuardian, Santa Monica, CA
October 2022: ResearchED USA, Frederick, MD
October 2022: MassCUE, Boston, MA
September 2022: Virginia Association of Independent Schools, Richmond, VA
August 2022: Mercersburg Academy, Mercersburg, PA
August 2022: Thomas Hart Academy, Hartsville, SC
June 2022: Columbia University Klingenstein Center Summer Institute, Lakeville, CT
April 2022: North Rockland Central School District, Garnerville, NY
March 2022: SXSW EDU, Austin, TX (keynote on YouTube)
March 2022: Aptus and the One World Network of Schools, Santiago, Chile
January 2022: Illinois Mathematics & Science Academy, Aurora, IL
November 2021: EDUTech Asia, Singapore
October 2021: Francis Marion Center to Prepare Teachers of Children of Poverty, Florence, SC
September 2021: World Bank Education Event Series, Washington, DC
July 2021: Creative Leadership Summit, Boston, MA
June 2021: Mercersburg Academy, Mercersburg, PA
January 2021: Brisbane State High School, Brisbane, Australia
November 2020: Tsinghua International School, Beijing, China
August 2020: Metairie Park Country Day School, Metairie, LA
July 2020: Chartered College of Teaching, London, England
February 2020: Pingry School, Basking Ridge, NJ
December 2019: Ditch That Textbook Digital Summit
November 2019: Learning & the Brain Conference, Boston, MA
October 2019: Northwest Association of Independent Schools, Tacoma, WA
August 2019: ConnectED Learning, St. Louis, MO
July 2019: Carl Sandburg High School, Orland Park, IL
July 2019: Teaching Lab, Washington, DC
July 2019: Center for Transformative Teaching & Learning (CTTL), Bethesda, MD
June 2019: Episcopal School of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL
June 2019: Florida Council of Independent Schools, Tampa, FL
April 2019: Learning & the Brain Conference, Boston, MA
January 2019: Pingry School, Basking Ridge, NJ
November 2018: South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics, Hartsville, SC
November 2018: Digital Promise, Washington, DC
October 2018: St. George’s School, Middletown, RI
September 2018: LearnLaunch, Boston, MA
February 2018: Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen, MI
November 2017: Learning & the Brain Conference, Boston, MA
October 2017: iNACOL Symposium, Orlando, FL
July 2017: Annual Teaching with Technology Symposium, Little Rock, AR
July 2016: Federal Reserve Bank, St. Louis, MO
June 2016: Character Lab Toolbox Workshop, Philadelphia, PA
February 2015: Milton Academy Math Teachers Conference, Milton, MA
August 2014: IES Regional Education Laboratory Bridge Event, Chambersburg, PA
January 2014: National Association of State Boards of Education, Arlington, VA
December 2013: IES Regional Education Laboratory Bridge Event, Laurel, DE
October 2013: Teach for America Development Day, St. Louis, MO
September 2013: IES Regional Education Laboratory Bridge Event, Dover, DE
April 2013: Metro Academic and Classical High School, St. Louis, MO
January 2013: McKinley Middle School, St. Louis, MO
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May 2025: Association for Psychological Science (APS) Teachers Institute, Washington, DC
May 2025: Tufts University, Boston, MA
April 2025: Teachers of Intro Psychology Northwest, Seattle, WA
April 2025: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
June 2024: Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR
November 2023: International Conference of Education, Seville, Spain
November 2022: Top Hat, Toronto, Canada
June 2022: University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
June 2022: SPARK Society, Chicago, IL
May 2022: McGill University, Montreal, Canada
May 2022: Goucher College, Towson, MD
April 2022: SARMAC Society, Coventry, UK
February 2022: Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
February 2022: University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
January 2022: Collin College, McKinney, TX
October 2021: Touro University, New York, NY
July 2021: SARMAC Society, Coventry, UK
April 2021: Harvard University, Boston, MA
April 2021: McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
February 2020: Lafayette College, Easton, PA
November 2019: University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland
October 2019: APA Society for the Teaching of Psychology, Denver, CO
May 2019: West Point (U.S. Military Academy), West Point, NY
May 2019: Tyler Technologies, Yarmouth, ME
March 2019: University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
December 2018: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
November 2018: edX, Cambridge, MA
October 2018: Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, MA
October 2018: Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
September 2018: Massachusetts Bay Community College, Boston, MA
August 2018: James S. McDonnell Foundation, St. Louis, MO
July 2018: Truman Scholars Association, Washington, DC
April 2018: University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
February 2018: Ontario Institute for Education, Toronto, Canada
May 2017: Husson University, Bangor, ME
April 2017: Association for University Regional Campuses of Ohio, Huron, OH
March 2017: Fontbonne University, St. Louis, MO
October 2016: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
October 2016: Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
March 2016: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Boston, MA
November 2014: Lindenwood University, St. Charles, MO
September 2013: St. Louis University Medical School, St. Louis, MO
August 2012: University of Texas Center for Teaching and Learning, Austin, TX
June 2012: University of Texas Summer Institute, Austin, TX
June 2011: Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal, Lisbon
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Powerful teaching: In-depth recommendations for making the most of retrieval practice, spacing, interleaving, and metacognition activities in the classroom
Start, stop, and keep: Guided discussion and reflection on implementing research-based teaching strategies, including goal setting and problem solving
Forgetting is normal: Learn about why forgetting happens, why it’s good for learning, and how to normalize it in the classroom
Study smarter, not harder: Applicable for educators, students, and parents about how to study effectively, including practical time-saving tips for independent learners
Debunking neuromyths: Learn about how the brain works, why we fall for neuromyths, and how to be an informed consumer of neuroscience research
Neurodiversity: Learn about working memory and how to support neurodiverse students with specific retrieval practice and metacognition strategies
Multi-failing: Learn about why humans are unable to multi-task and how to use retrieval practice to minimize distractions and boost learning in the classroom
Think like a scientist: Learn how to identify good vs. bad science, how to read a research article, and how to design an action research project in your classroom