The Kinesthetic Classroom (Education)

The Kinesthetic Classroom: Teaching and Learning through Movement

Mike’s Most Requested Keynote for Educators, Administrators, Board Members and Education Stakeholders

This best-selling book, graduate course and professional development workshop is also a WOW! keynote experience for thousands of teachers, administrators and educational conference goers across the United States. Not your normal keynote, the audience will be engaged from the word “Go!” The very fundamentals of best teaching practice are engaged in a fun and interactive way. This has got to be experienced to be appreciated!

A great way to start off the school year, create energy at a mid-year day of professional development, send-off to summer planning or to create a vibe at any educational conference!

Your educators, administrators, and school stakeholders leave this results-driven program able to:

understand why movement is critical in the teaching and learning process
recognize the advantage of students who are physically fit and moving during academic time
implement the six-step framework for using movement thoughtfully and purposefully at all grade levels and in all content areas

Mike Kuczala is the perfect speaker. He knows his topic and the information just flows as he talks about movement and learning. Plus we moved and learned as part of his keynote talk; how fun and engaging is that! Mike is the “go to guy” when you want information about movement and learning.”

- Patricia Morrison, Former Executive Director SHAPE Colorado

Recent Educational Conference Appearances

2024 Daily Physical Activity Policy Conference, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador (Lead Speaker)
2024 SHAPE Idaho Annual Conference, Boise, ID (Keynote)
2024 Healthy Bodies Healthy Minds Conference, Pottstown, PA (Keynote)
2024 East Asia Regional Council of Schools, Bangkok, Thailand (Featured Speaker)
2024 Dutch International Primary Schools Conference (Completed Virtually - Featured Speaker)
2024 SHAPE NJ Annual Conference, Princeton, NJ
2023 Active Schools National Summit, Greeley, CO (Keynote)
2023 Bergen County (NJ) Curriculum Consortium (Keynote)
2023 Arizona Health and Physical Education State Convention, Phoenix, AZ (Keynote)
2023 AMLE National Conference, National Harbor, MD (Session Presentation)
2023 Region 16 Summer Conference, Amarillo, TX (Keynote)
2023 New Hanover County Schools, Wilmington, NC (Keynote)
2022 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Leadership Conference, Charlotte, NC (Keynote)
2022 The Leadership Committee for English Education Annual Conference, Laval, Quebec (Featured Speaker)
2022 NC SHAPE Annual Convention, Winston-Salem, NC (Keynote)
2022 Action For Healthy Kids Conference, Chicago, IL (Keynote)
2022 ConnectedPE Online Conference (Featured Speaker)
2022 Eastern Seaboard Region of the National Academy of Health and Physical Literacy (Keynote)
2022 SHAPE NJ Annual Conference, Long Branch, NJ
2022 NC SHAPE Virtual Convention
2021 Summer Institute – FMU Center of Excellence to Prepare Teachers of Children and Poverty Online Professional Learning Series (Completed Virtually – Keynote)
2021 Educational Collaborative for International Schools PE Conference (completed virtually – Featured Speaker)
2021 Nassau Zone of NYSAHPERD (completed virtually – Featured Speaker)
2021 Healthy Bodies Healthy Minds Institute, Pottstown, PA (completed virtually - Featured Speaker)
2021 Rhythm and Moves Conference, San Francisco, CA (completed virtually - Featured Speaker)
2021 Connecticut AHPERD Conference, Southbury, CT (Keynote)
2021 New Hampshire AHPERD Conference, Waterville Valley, NH (Keynote)
2020 Maryland State Education Association Conference (completed virtually – Featured Speaker)
2020 NC SHAPE Virtual Convention
2020 Healthy Bodies Healthy Minds Institute, Pottstown, PA (completed virtually - Featured Speaker)
2020 Rhythm and Moves Conference, San Francisco, CA (completed virtually - Keynote)
2020 The Leadership Committee for English Education Annual Conference, Laval, Quebec (Featured Speaker)
2020 PhysEd Camp, SHAPE MD, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD (Featured Speaker)
2020 NJAHPERD Annual Conference, Long Branch, NJ (Keynote)
2020 Educational Collaborative for International Schools, Madrid, Spain (completed virtually - Featured Speaker)
2020 Konvent, Skola, Halsa & Inlarning 2020, Stockholm, Sweden (Postponed until 2021 - Featured Speaker)
2020 Region 16, Special Education Camp, Amarillo, TX (completed virtually - Featured Speaker)
2020 ChargedUP Education Online Conference (Featured Presenter)
2019 Missouri Coordinated School Health Coalition - Columbia, MO (Featured Speaker)
2019 Rhythm and Moves Conference - San Francisco, CA (Keynote)
2019 Region One Early Childhood Conference - Padre Island, TX (Keynote)
2019 ECISPE Conference - Barcelona, Spain (Keynote)
2019 California AHPERD Conference - Garden Grove, CA (Keynote)
2019 Move2Learn Summit - Alexandria, VA (Featured Speaker)
2018 Oklahoma AHPERD, Edmond, OK (Keynote)
2018 Lancaster-Lebanon Health, Physical Education and Wellness Conference (Keynote)
2018 Educational Collaborative for International Schools PE Conference - Dusseldorf (Keynote)
2018 Mind-Body Education Conference - 1440 Multiversity - Scotts Valley, CA (Keynote)
2017 ConnectedPE Online Conference
2017 New Jersey Education Association - Atlantic City (Keynote)
2017 Association for Middle Level Education - Philadelphia
2017 Let's Go! 5-2-1-0 Goes to School Symposium - Portland, ME (Keynote)
2017 The Francis Marion University Center of Excellence to Prepare Teachers of Poverty Summer Institute - Florence, SC (Keynote)
2017 AdvancED Wyoming Continuous Improvement Conference - Casper, WY (Keynote)
2017 SHAPE Southern District - Baton Rouge, LA
2016 East Asia Regional Council of Schools - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Keynote)
2016 SHAPE Michigan Conference - Mackinac Island, MI (Keynote)
2016 Knowledge Resources E-Learning Conference - Johannesburg, South Africa (Keynote)
2016 Healthy Bodies/Healthy Minds Conference - Pottstown, PA (Keynote)
2016 East Asia Regional Council of Schools, Manilla, Philippines (Opening Keynote)
2015 Missouri SHAPE Conference, Lake of the Ozarks, MO (Keynote)
2015 Healthy Bodies Healthy Minds Conference, Pottstown, PA
2015 Capacity Builders National Conference on Cultural Based Nutrition & Fitness for Native American Youth, Farmington, NM (Keynote)

2015 ASCD Houston, TX
2015 SHAPE Seattle, WA
2014 NJEA Atlantic City, NJ
2014 Colorado Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Denver, CO (Keynote)
2014 TEDxAshburn, Ashburn, VA
2013 Empowering Communities for a Healthy Mississippi Conference, Jackson, MS (Keynote)
2013 CCLC Fall Conference, Bismarck, ND
2013 Wellness Summit, Gulfport, MS (Keynote)
2013 American Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Charlotte, NC
2013 Association for Supervision and Development, Chicago, Illinois
2013 Minnesota Association of School Boards, Minneapolis, MN (Pre-Conference Keynote)