Chase Mielke, M.Ed
School Culture & Climate
04:49
Staff Burnout & Resilience
04:43
Audiences Include:
Adult, Educator PD Speakers, Educators & Staff Speakers, Support Staff Speakers
Topics Include:
Conference Keynote Speakers, Funny Speakers, Leadership Development, Professional Learning Sessions, Social-Emotional Learning, Staff Training Speakers, Student Engagement, Workshop Facilitators
Typical Fee: $8K-$9K
- Author of The Burnout Cure & Illuminate the Way
- Award-Winning High School Teacher & Instructional Coach
- Featured Keynote Speaker: ASCD National Conference, Learning & The Brain, CASE National Conference
Chase Mielke is a nationally recognized educator, author, and staff keynote speaker dedicated to preventing burnout and reigniting purpose in schools.
With two books published by ASCD and over a decade of classroom experience, Chase combines evidence-based strategies with real-world credibility to help teachers thrive, not just survive.
A former Michigan Teacher of the Year nominee, Chase received the Michigan Association of School Administrators’ “Winner’s Circle Award” for a Positive Psychology program he created to support at-risk high schoolers, cutting failure rates by over 50% year after year.
A thought-leader in education, Chase is a columnist for Educational Leadership with work also featured on CNN, Edutopia, and EdPost. His viral blog and video “What Students Really Need to Hear” has reached millions and is used globally to motivate students and support school culture.
A favorite speaker at education conferences—including the ASCD National Conference—Chase brings a dynamic mix of research, humor, and heart to every presentation. Whether keynoting for staff or leading interactive workshops and ongoing professional development, he equips educators with the tools and inspiration to rediscover joy, build resilience, and create a positive impact that lasts.
Speaking Topics
Chase will customize any presentation to align with your event goals.
In today’s schools, isolation, overwhelm, and division are real challenges, but they don’t have to define your school climate.
In this energizing keynote, award-winning educator and ASCD author Chase Mielke equips your staff with research-based strategies to build a more connected, collaborative, and purpose-driven culture. Drawing from classroom experience and applied psychology, Chase blends humor, storytelling, and practical tools to help educators rediscover what unites them.
The result? Stronger relationships, better outcomes, and a school environment where everyone feels valued and supported.
Learning Outcomes:
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Reignite a Shared Purpose
Explore how unity and positivity fuel stronger staff morale, student outcomes, and school-wide success. -
Apply Connection-Driven Strategies
Use actionable tools to strengthen relationships among staff, students, leaders, and families. -
Create Positive Learning Environments
Foster psychological safety and social connection for deeper engagement. -
Strengthen Empathy in Action
Build emotional intelligence and resilience through real-time strategies. -
Foster Collective Efficacy
Strengthen trust, collaboration, and shared ownership across your school community.
Chase Mielke was engaging, funny, and motivational. He provided strategies for staff to implement within their classrooms. We had staff share, who have worked with our ISD for 15 years or more, that Chase’s presentation was the best opening day they have been to. Chase has such an amazing way of connecting with ALL staff.
Ionia County Intermediate School District • Teachers & Staff
Chase Mielke was moments away from leaving the profession he loved. Burned out and disillusioned, he nearly walked away until he applied the very science of well-being he had taught his students for over a decade.
In this powerful and refreshingly honest keynote, Chase shares his story of rediscovery and the small, science-backed practices that helped him stay, grow, and thrive in education. With humor, storytelling, and proven tools, he equips your audience with the mindset and momentum to recharge their energy, reframe their challenges, and reconnect with the joy that brought them to this work in the first place.
Whether it’s a back-to-school keynote, mid-year boost, or staff wellness session, this talk delivers lasting value that your team will talk about all year.
Learning Outcomes
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Optimism
Reframe challenges and refocus on what’s good to reignite joy and resilience. -
Ownership
Learn actionable, research-based strategies to take charge of personal well-being. -
Mindfulness
Discover how small, intentional moments can generate meaningful professional momentum. -
Community
Build stronger connections with students, colleagues, and families to create a culture of support and trust.
Chase Mielke’s credibility to speak about education is through the roof. Chase is professional, collaborative, and a tremendous advocate for teachers and teaching. He engaged our audience with meaningful stories to drive home the key messages of his presentation. The audience was both challenged and affirmed, and his humor added a fun dimension to his keynote speech.
South Dakota Education Association • Teachers & Staff
Today’s classrooms are filled with students who feel bored, disconnected, and disengaged. The traditional focus on curriculum and cognitive outcomes alone is no longer enough. Research shows that positive emotions like joy, curiosity, and hope are the real catalysts behind student motivation and lasting learning.
In this eye-opening and inspiring session, award-winning educator and speaker Chase Mielke introduces the Affective Teaching Model—a simple, research-backed framework that equips educators to craft learning experiences infused with nine essential emotions. Drawing from 17+ years of classroom experience and a decade of measurable impact working with at-risk students, Chase shares practical strategies that transform classroom culture and ignite student potential.
Whether you’re looking to energize your lessons, improve student behavior, or reconnect with your passion for teaching, this session offers the missing ingredient: emotion as the gateway to engagement.
Learning Outcomes:
- Boost Classroom Engagement Through Emotion: Learn how to proactively design lessons that trigger emotional states like joy, curiosity, and belonging to boost attention and deepen learning.
- Apply the Affective Teaching Model: Walk away with a simple, intuitive framework to integrate nine positive emotions into your daily instruction and school culture, without needing to adopt a new curriculum.
- Increase Belonging, Focus, and Motivation : Understand how positive emotions like calm, drive, and pride influence student performance, resilience, and peer relationships.
- Strengthen Educator Well-being : Discover how the same strategies that impact students also reignite purpose and joy for educators, combatting burnout from the inside out.
Chase Mielke engaged staff immediately through his charisma and kept them engaged by keeping it real. He recognized the challenges educators face daily while giving practical tips to improve their daily experiences. The entire process, from start to finish, was flawless.
Haddon Heights School District • Teachers & Staff
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Chase is the best choice to bring to your organization.
Pembroke Pines • Teachers & Administrators
Chase speaks with the heart of a teacher, the wisdom of an oracle, and the familiarity of a friend. You will find research-based methodologies aimed at creating fundamental shifts in attitude, understanding, and behavior.
The Center for Model Schools • Teachers & Staff
Chase's message was a homerun with our staff. He was so relatable and passionate and our staff absolutely LOVED him.
Berkeley County Schools •
Chase was able to get at the heart of change in his keynote speech. I don’t believe inspiring and motivating are strong enough words for the impact he truly had on everyone in attendance. All of the attendees were engaged and walked away ready to take on the challenges they face.
Center for Charter Schools • Teachers & Staff
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Upcoming Events
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Event Materials
Everything You Need to Host Chase
Books by Chase Mielke, M.Ed
Expand the impact of Chase’s message
The Burnout Cure
Learning to Love Teaching Again
Illuminate the Way
The School Leader’s Guide to Addressing and Preventing Teacher Burnout
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