Speaking in schools since 1995
Trusted by schools nationwide.
Thirty years of student assemblies, teacher in-services and district opening days. Not a pitch deck — a reference list. Every school below booked Ben Glenn, and a lot of them booked him again.
Booked, and booked again.
The repeat visits say more than any highlight reel:
- 10 visits — Anthis Career Center, Fort Wayne IN (2007–2025)
- 10 visits — Katy ISD junior highs, Katy TX
- 9 visits — Sussex Tech HS, Georgetown DE
- 6 visits — Eastern Illinois Education for Employment
Drawn live, in front of the room
Teacher in-services
Opening-day keynotes and PD sessions that send teachers into the year reminded why the work matters. Booked by districts from Barnwell SC to Morongo CA.
Convocations & kickoffs
All-staff openings for whole districts and service centers — 1,800 staff and students at Genesee ISD, 425 at Thomasville City Schools.
School assemblies
A six-foot chalk drawing created live while Ben tells the story of growing up with ADHD and dyslexia — and why the kid who struggles is not the kid who fails.
“His presentation was one of the best, most motivational professional developments that my teachers have had. It was uplifting, brought recognition to all the hard work teachers do and to the power they have in making a difference in children’s lives.”
Teacher kick-off convention · Midway Elementary School
“Our teachers are still raving about Ben Glenn, The Chalkguy two years later. We can’t wait to have him back!”
Beth Morris · Early care and education data specialist
“I’ve rarely seen a group so engaged from start to finish. Ben has a unique ability to connect with an audience, deliver a meaningful message, and bring it all together through his art.”
Director of visual & performing arts · Lake Highland
The reference list
Where Ben has been.
Schools and districts named in the booking records, by state. Several appear once here but booked multiple visits.
Ben has been speaking in schools since 1995. The names below come from booking records kept since 2006 — the first eleven years on the road, and a number of later dates logged without a school name, are not itemized here.
Beyond the schools named above, Ben has worked with clients in Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota and West Virginia — conferences, churches, camps, healthcare systems and corporate meetings, with students and educators in the room more often than not.
Partial list. Events before 2006, and dates logged without a school name, are not shown.
Add your school to the list.
Dates for the coming school year go fast, and opening-day slots go first.
Not a school? Ben also works with corporations, conferences, churches and camps.
See corporate & conference clients →