Ken Williams - KPEC 2023 Keynote
Ken Williams
Ken Williams is a husband, father, nationally-recognized trainer, speaker, coach and consultant in leadership and school culture. A practitioner for nearly three decades. Ken led the improvement efforts at two schools by leveraging the Professional Learning Communities at Work process. Through his company, Unfold The Soul, Ken is skilled in joining the why of the work to the how of the work. He is known for his powerful and engaging combination of “heart, humor, and hammer.”
WARNING:
While his style is inspirational and motivational, Ken is a status-quo disruptor, warm demander, and an unapologetic identifier of elephants in the room. His lens is firmly fixed on maximizing the collective strengths of educators in the service of high levels of learning for every student. When not working, Ken is often “running errands for no reason” in a 1975 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale convertible or a 1972 Buick Riviera. He’s an avid bowler, a lover of classic film, and old- school R&B and hip-hop music.
Ken also derives joy from creating memories with family and close friends. Ken was born in Brooklyn, raised in Queens, and currently lives in Atlanta, GA with his wife, Nicole, son, Adam, daughter, Mia, and damn dog, Murphy.
Ruthless Equity: Disrupt the Status Quo and Ensure Learning for all Students
In this powerful status-quo-disrupting examination of the internal obstacles to ensuring high levels of learning for every student, bestselling author Ken Williams empowers educators with the tools to identify and defeat the enemy of equity. Participants will discover the many subtle and seductive forms this enemy takes, and the mindset and practices required to defeat it.
This session will galvanize every educator to deliver on the promise of equity, excellence and achievement for ALL students, regardless of background.