What does the number actually prove?
Testing, evaluation and the difference between measuring performance and improving it. For educator, parent and research conversations.
Live education conversations
BRING MIKE INTO THE CONVERSATION
No keynote required. No canned presentation.
Put Mike across from a moderator, another educator, a superintendent, a board member, a parent, a researcher—or somebody who disagrees with him.
Ask the questions. Let the conversation go where it goes.
Bring Mike InWatch the conversation
WHEN DID DATA REPLACE JUDGMENT?
Mike Pope sits down with Dr. Jana Lee for a substantive conversation about teaching, PLCs, assessment, data, professional judgment, accountability, and what happens when systems designed to support educators begin influencing how the work is done.
Watch the Full ConversationThis is what a Pope Studios live conversation can feel like: real questions, complete answers, actual follow-ups, room for disagreement. No canned presentation.
Pick the room. Pick the format.
- Live interview
- Moderated conversation
- Public Q&A
- Book conversation
- Respectful disagreement / debate
- Conference session
- Recorded live show
- Two-person conversation
Mike can give a traditional speech when the occasion calls for it. His strongest format leaves room for complete answers, actual follow-ups, and substantive disagreement.
Something worth asking about.
Testing. Evaluation. Accountability. Technology. Spending. Staffing. What adults claim, what the evidence says, and what changes for a child.
Mike brings 22 years inside public schools and the perspective of a former principal, author, and independent reporter. He doesn't want to sell schools another program. He wants to ask whether the programs they already bought actually work.
Tell Mike about the audience, topic, timing, and budget. Fit, preparation, scope, and fees are agreed before booking.
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Three places to start.
The tool is not the outcome.
Devices, platforms, student data and the evidence behind technology purchases. For boards, parent groups and education conferences.
Who owns the decision?
Spending, staffing, authority and what a complete public answer should include. For community forums and leadership conversations.
Possible starting points: a 20–30 minute interview, a 30–45 minute moderated conversation, or a 45–60 minute conversation with public Q&A. These are suggestions, not fixed packages; format, preparation and duration are agreed for your event.
Tell Mike who is in the room, what they need to examine, who will moderate and how recording will be used. Discuss books for the audience if a book conversation fits.