Tom Cody

Co-Founder of Top 20 Training

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Saint Paul, MN, USA
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Tom Cody Biography

Tom Cody, a co-founder of Top 20 Training, shares his unique witticisms, insights and wisdom gathered from 40 years in the classroom. Cody provides one-of-a-kind sessions on social-emotional intelligence and character education for schools and businesses. His Top 20 trainings are routinely evaluated as the best professional development sessions that participants have attended.

His professional life has been committed to education, serving as a grade school and high school math teacher and character ed teacher from 1974 until his retirement from teaching in 2014. Tom now devotes his professional life to Top 20 Training's mission. He was instrumental in developing innovative curricular programs and processes at Cretin-Derham Hall High School in St Paul, Minnesota. He has coached several successful boys and girls athletic teams and was a newspaper sports columnist for over 20 years. A graduate of Colorado State University, Tom is a crossword puzzle fanatic and a deeply committed baseball fan. He and his wife Judy, also a teacher, have three sons; one is a high school math teacher.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 12/27/2023.

Tom Cody Speaking Topics

  • Fighting the Fight Against Student Disengagement

    Top 20 Training takes a look at some roadblocks to learning in the classroom, some strategies to combat: Students feeling stupid and shutting down their learning process, Students' negative reactions to making mistakes, Students unwilling to leave their comfort zones, & Students' lack of focus + poor listening

  • Creating a Culture of Safety & Trust: Eliminating Negativity

  • The Three R's: They Ain't What They Used to Be

    No longer are Readin Ritin & Rithmetic the most vital components of education. Join us to take a look at Top 20s 3 R's: Relevancy (why are we learning?), Realizations (how are we learning?) & Relationships (who am I learning with?)

  • Top 20 Training

    Top 20 Training provides training seminars and materials to help students, parents, teachers and other professionals develop their potential.

Tom Cody Videos

  • Learn all about Living Top 20! www.livingtop20.com - YouTube
  • Top 20_Training_Excerpt.m2p - YouTube

Tom Cody Books

  • Top 20 Teachers: The Revolution in American Education
    Top 20 Teachers: The Revolution in American Education

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  • What topics does Tom Cody speak about?

    Tom Cody is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Education, Educational Motivational, Personal Growth, Workshop.
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Tom Cody is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Fighting the Fight Against Student Disengagement, Creating a Culture of Safety & Trust: Eliminating Negativity, The Three R's: They Ain't What They Used to Be and Top 20 Training. The estimated speaking fee range to book Tom Cody for your event is $5,000 - $10,000. Tom Cody generally travels from Saint Paul, MN, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Harvey Silver, Jon Bergmann, Mitch Resnick, Rick Wormeli and Michelle Rhee. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Tom Cody for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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