Speaking, Professional Developments & Consulting

Looking to Inspire and Empower Your Social Studies Educators?

Dan Lewer is an award-winning educator, speaker, and curriculum designer best known for transforming classrooms into places of curiosity, challenge, and authentic engagement. He’s the founder of History For Humans, the cohost of the popular podcast, "History Teachers Club" and a nationally recognized expert in making history come alive through inquiry, discussion, and experience.

Dan’s presentations leave teachers fired up with practical tools, ready-to-use strategies, and a renewed sense of purpose. Whether through keynote addresses, full-day workshops, or virtual trainings, Dan helps teachers ditch the lecture and bring energy, rigor, and relevance to their history instruction.

Workshop & Presentation Topics

🔍 Historical Inquiry & History Labs

Help your students think like historians, not just memorize facts. This workshop equips teachers with the tools to lead student-driven investigations where primary sources, debates, and compelling questions take center stage. Teachers walk away with ready-to-use History Lab templates and methods for structuring inquiry that empowers students to own their learning.

🧭 History Decision Simulations

Transform your classroom into a crucible of critical thinking. Based on Dan’s signature History Decision Simulations, this session shows teachers how to create learning experiences where students step into historical crises and make tough decisions with no clear right answers. Teachers will learn how to build simulations that spark engagement, deepen analysis, and promote civic thinking.

🔗 Making History Relevant

Help students move beyond simply learning history to learning from history by bridging lessons from the past to the big issues in the world today. In this session, teachers learn how engaging strategies that bridge history to the present. From historical scavenger hunts to inquiry activities, educators will walk away with strategies to show why history matters more than ever.

⚡ General Strategies to Increase Engagement & Interest

This session is perfect for teachers who want practical, high-impact strategies to boost participation, excitement, and accountability. From student-led discussions and “100% or Nothing” quizzes to prediction prompts and gamified reviews, Dan delivers a toolkit teachers will use the next day to start getting even the most reluctant learners engaged and excited about history.