Inspire Your Educators
Engaging, practical presentations for conferences, PD days, and educational events. Lakie brings 20+ years of experience and a passion for making things better to every audience.
What to Expect
Every presentation is designed to leave your audience feeling inspired, cared for, and equipped with strategies they can use immediately.
Practical & Actionable
No theoretical lectures disconnected from reality. Every session offers strategies educators can implement the next morning.
Warm & Relational
Lakie creates an atmosphere where educators feel seen, valued, and supported, both as people and as professionals.
Customized for You
Each presentation is tailored to your audience, your context, and your goals. No one-size-fits-all talks.
Speaking Topics
Popular topics rooted in Lakie's 20+ years in Jewish education. Each can be adapted as a keynote, workshop, or multi-session series.
Neurodiversity in the Jewish Classroom
Practical strategies for working with cognitive differences and building inclusive classrooms. Differentiated instruction through a Jewish lens, with tools teachers can use right away.
Instructional Coaching That Transforms
What makes coaching actually work, and what doesn't. The difference between coaching that checks a box and coaching that changes how teachers think about their teaching. Based on real experience at Lomdei.
When Montessori Meets Jewish Education
The overlap between Montessori principles and Jewish pedagogy is bigger than you'd think. From 'chanoch l'naar al pi darko' to the prepared environment, practical ways to bring Montessori thinking into any Jewish classroom.
Blended & Personalized Learning
How blended learning lets students move at their own pace while going deeper in Jewish studies. Station rotations, adaptive tools, and giving students more ownership of their learning.
Women in Jewish Educational Leadership
Reflections on the growing role of women leaders in Jewish education and what it means for our schools. Exploring how women are shaping the future of Jewish education and what it takes to lead with confidence.
Technology Integration Done Right
Technology should support the human connections at the heart of Jewish learning, not replace them. How to integrate tech in ways that preserve the rebbe-talmid relationship.
Addressing Teacher Burnout
Taking care of your teachers is the best investment a school can make. How to build peer support networks, protect teacher wellbeing, and create a culture where educators feel valued.
Curriculum Innovation: Color-Based Learning
How visual systems and color-coding can help students connect with Torah text. A look at creative curriculum design that leverages cognitive science.
Event Types
Lakie is available for a range of educational events, both in-person and virtual.
Conferences & Summits
Keynote addresses and breakout sessions for educational conferences, leadership summits, and community gatherings.
Professional Development Days
Full-day or half-day workshops for school faculty, designed to leave educators with practical strategies they can use the next morning.
School In-Service Training
Focused sessions for your school on topics like neurodiversity, technology integration, or coaching frameworks.
Webinars & Virtual Events
Engaging virtual presentations for organizations, networks, and communities that bring educators together across geographic boundaries.
Bring Lakie to Your Next Event
Whether it's a conference keynote, a PD day workshop, or a school in-service, Lakie will customize her presentation for your audience and your goals.