Leadership

NOTE: Now accepting educational leadership and consulting opportunities for 2027-2028. Contact me for more information.

MY UPCOMING LEADERSHIP EVENTS:

  • Northern Illinois Distrct (LCMS) Educators’ Conference, River Forest, IL, Friday, October 16, 2026
  • Pacific Northwest District (LCMS) Educators’ Conference, Seaside, OR, October 21-223, 2026
  • Convocation Planning team for the Lutheran Education Association (LEA), Indianapolis, IN, November 4-5, 2026
  • Lutheran Schools Administrators Conference (LSAC), Charlotte, NC, March 8-10, 2027

PAST LEADERSHIP EVENTS (since 2013):

  • Lutheran Administrators Conference, sponsored by the Lutheran Education Association (LEA), Phoenix, AZ, February 2026.
  • Lutheran Education Association (LEA) Board of Directors, 2026-present
  • 2025 Rocky Mountain District Professional Church Workers Conference, Breckenridge, CO. Led sessions both for administrators and general conference attendees.
  • Session leader at the 2025 Lutheran Education Association Convocation, St. Louis, MO, October 2-4, 2025.
  • Ongoing planning consultant for the 2025 Lutheran Education Association Convocation, St. Louis, MO, October 2-4, 2025.
  • Pacific Southwest District Lutheran Educators Conference, Phoenix, AZ, November 2024
  • Northern Illinois District Educators Conference, River Forest, IL, October 2024
  • 2024 Rocky Mountain District Professional Church Workers Conference, Breckenridge, CO, October 2024
  • Pacific Southwest District Administrators Conference, Indian Wells, CA, July 2024
  • GOSPEL conference of LCMS district education executives, Greenville, SC, July 2024
  • Ongoing planning consultant for the 2025 Lutheran Education Convocation in St. Louis, MO
  • Podacst interview, February 2024: Dave Black Talks AI — LEA “What Works for Me”
  • Webinar for the Association of Lutheran Secondary Schools (ALSS), December 2023
  • 2023 Rocky Mountain District Professional Church Workers Conference
  • Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod Convention, Milwaukee, WI, August 2023
  • 2019 Right to Life March, Washington, DC
  • 2018 Rocky Mountain District Professional Church Workers Conference
  • Project-based learning professional development with the staff of Astoria Lutheran School, Queens, NY — Wednesday, October 17th, 2018
  • Professional development day at Long Island Lutheran High School and Middle School. Brookville, NY — Thursday, October 18th, 2018
  • Lutheran Schools Association Educators Conference, Brookville, NY — October 19th, 2018
  • Consulting with Strategic Minds Innovating Lutheran Education (S.M.I.L.E)
  • Consulting with St. Timothy’s Christian Academy, San Jose, CA
  • Consulting with Astoria Lutheran School, Queens, NY
  • Sept 28-29, 2017 — Indiana District Conference, Ft. Wayne, IN
  • Oct. 2-3, 2017 — Blue Ribbon Committee for Lutheran Schools, St. Louis, MO
  • Oct. 18-20, 2017 — Northwest District Conference, Kennewick, WA
  • 2017 Right to Life March, Washington, DC
  • LSA Conference at Long Island Lutheran High School, November 4, 2016 — sectional facilitation
  • Lutheran Education Association Convocation, October 13-15, 2016, Grand Rapids, MI — sectional facilitation
  • St. Timothy Lutheran School, San Jose, CA, August 16, 2016 — Second step for Project Based Learning training
  • LCMS Convention, Milwaukee, WI, July 9-14, 2016
  • ISTE Conference in Denver, June 26-29, 2016.
  • Martin Luther High School, Holt, MI — training and support with Project Based Learning (PBL)
  • 2016 Blended Learning Leadership Training — Chicago, IL — leadership training for Lutheran schools with blended learning initiatives.
  • 2016 Right to Life March, Washington DC
  • Lutheran School Association Future Leaders Academy — ongoing through the 2015-2016 school year.
  • 2015 Blended Learning Leadership Training — Mequon, WI
  • St. Timothy Lutheran School, San Jose, CA — Project Based Learning staff development
  • 2015 Rocky Mountain District Professional Church Workers Conference
  • 2015 LSA Conference, Brookville, NY — sectional facilitation
  • Ongoing consulting with Holy Cross Lutheran School, Indianapolis, IN
  • 2015 Right to Life March, Washington DC
  • 2014 Blended Learning Symposium, Mequon, WI
  • Holy Cross Lutheran, Indianapolis, IN, August 2014 — professional development training focusing on appropriate technology usage in the educational process
  • Holy Ghost Lutheran, Monroe, MI, iPad implementation staff development.
  • 2014 Michigan District Conference, Dearborn, MI — sectional facilitation
  • 2014 Lutheran Schools Association Conference, Brookville, NY — sectional facilitation
  • 2014 Pacific Southwest Conference, Palm Desert, CA — sectional facilitation

PAST AND POTENTIAL EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP SESSIONS:

Contact me for information on facilitating sessions with these sample topics (and more):

  • AI and the 6-12 Classroom: Strategies and Implications
  • AI and Education
  • Navigating AI: Ethical, Theological, Educational, and Practical Questions
  • AI Leadership Within Schools
  • AI Tips and Tricks for Busy Professionals
  • Building a Professional Development Network
  • Digital Age Learning Skills and Education
  • Digital Literacy Skills
  • Digital Resources for Teaching Social Studies
  • Faith Considerations in the Age of AI
  • Formative Assessment Strategies
  • Godly Device Management
  • Helping Students Ask Good Questions to Get Good Answers
  • Issues For Lutheran Schools: How YOU Can Make a Difference
  • Learning By Design: Implementing Project Based Learning
  • Literacies of Digital Age Learning
  • Mobile Devices in Education
  • Preparing the 21st Century Student
  • Supporting Curious Learners
  • Personalized Learning
  • Stepping Up With SAMR
  • Sustaining Digital Age Learning Environments
  • Technology Trends Teachers Need to Know
  • Technology Trends Pastors Need to Know
  • Technology Trends DCEs Need to Know

and many others…..