Laurie McIntosh
Laurie McIntosh is a full-time kindergarten teacher, speaker, and consultant who has spent 23 years working in education. Known for her warmth and realness, she brings authentic stories from her classroom and life experiences to inspire others. Through keynote addresses, workshops, and her book Teachers These Days, Laurie helps educators connect to themselves and their communities.
Some of the best lessons are anchored in the golden moments of kindness, connection, and community... and these are the moments that Laurie lives for. With compassion and thoughtfulness, Laurie acknowledges and affirms the accomplishments of teachers and students through connection and relationship. A cheerleader, storyteller, light bringer, and dreamer, Laurie McIntosh uses her twenty+ years in education to build connections and forge new paths.
With the stories of writing “Teachers These Days” with Dr. Jody Carrington, her two appearances on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and now a member of the Outside Pin Team with Dr. Shelley Moore, Laurie strives to build community to define and exemplify what it truly means to be a “teacher these days.”