"Dan, Thank you so much! The feedback was entirely and overwhelmingly positive - the quote I heard repeated was "this was the best professional development I've been to." There is a lot of interest in a follow up!"       
-Organizer, Convent of the Sacred Heart, San Francisco.

Dan Leibowitz designs engaging presentations and professional development opportunities for students, parent groups and educators.   Contact Dan Leibowitz if you are interested in setting up a speaking engagement.  
Past presentations: 
  • North Bridge Academy: Technology for Learning, Organization, Accessibility, and Productivity, grades 6-8, 2021
  • Marin Primary & Middle School: Technology training for Upper School students and faculty, fall 2020
  • Executive function consultant for a POD of 8th graders and their parents at the LAB School, Chicago
  • The Marin School. San Rafael, CA.  Small School. Even Bigger Impact. Fostering More Accessible, Individualized, and EF Friendly Teaching and Learning
  • ​North Bridge Academy, Larkspur, CA. August, 2018. Chrome Extensions for Accessibility and Organization
  • September, 2018. Panel discussion: Lark Theater, Larkspur, CA. Bay Area premier of Angst: Breaking the Stigma Around Anxiety
  • EdRev Expo, 2018, AT&T Park, San Francisco. Technology Pavilion Host, Technology for Attention and Executive Function Station
  • Institute for Social and Emotional Learning Summer Institute 2017, Nueva School, Hillsborough, CA. Insights That Build Students Self-Regulation Skills via Enhancing their Hot and Cool Executive Functions
  • Raising Capable Kids:  Expert Tips that Build Self-Regulation and Executive Function Skills ​
  • Mill Valley Middle School, Parent Ed Speaker Series. Raising Capable Kids: The Habits of Highly Effective Parents
  • Compass High School faculty development. Supporting Executive Function Skills in a PBL Framework
  • Marin Country Day School, Corte Madera, CA. Winter, 2016.   Raising Capable Kids: The Habits of Highly Effective Parents
What parents and professionals are saying:
  • "Dan, Thank YOU for a wonderful presentation, in my opinion, one of the best I’ve seen at Drew in years.  You put so much heart and time into this presentation, the kids responded actively and enthusiastically to your call to pay attention to what was under their direct control.  Thank you again for reaching out to the 9th graders with such experience, poise, and certainty about what they needed to address and when (now)." -Tara Twedt, Director Herbst Learning Center, Drew School, San Francisco, CA 
  • "Dan presented as part of our Inside LD lecture series. His discussion on Executive Functioning was comprehensive, insightful, entertaining and more importantly, immediately applicable. As a dad, he also shares those insights. I highly recommend this presentation for teachers, parents, and professionals." -Ed McManis Head of Sterne School 
  • "Thanks so much for a terrific presentation to the AET San Francisco Study Group yesterday. You synthesized and offered an amazing array of possible tools! You handled every question with such positive regard and aplomb. Best wishes to you and your growing family." -L.M. San Francisco
  • "Dan delivered a cogent presentation on Executive Function in school-aged kids at a school near where we live. The parents were thrilled to have such clear examples and solutions presented." -Bonnie, parent 
  • "Thank you for doing such a great job of preparing, presenting, fielding questions, supplying attendees with software demo disks…none of it went unappreciated! FLO got a ton of positive feedback afterwards from parents, resource instructors, and tutors. You are a great resource for Bay Area parents and educators." -J.O. San Anselmo
  • I attended your workshop at the Carey School earlier this month. I'm an ET in San Mateo and a colleague thought I might enjoy hearing you speak. I was very impressed! Colleague Testimonials 
  • I attended your presentation and I was fascinated by the valuable information you provided.  I must say that I was motivated from the first minute I walked in.  I'm hungry for more information. P.C., Raising Capable Kids workshop participant
  • Congratulations on your great presentation. You are a natural motivator and I will surely use some of the tools and resources I learned from you. P.C., Raising Capable Kids workshop participant