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Elevate your event with captivating keynotes from Homero Magaña: Uniting Laughter, Insight, & Inspiration!
Explore our collection of four dynamic keynote presentations, thoughtfully tailored to meet your distinct developmental goals. Whether in Spanish or English, each presentation promises an immersive and transformative experience, designed to inspire and empower your audience.
Homero brings his unique blend of humor, wisdom, and motivation to your audience, leaving them energized, enlightened, and ready to tackle any challenge. Whether it’s a elementary school, middle/high school, college, school districts or community gathering, Homero’s engaging meticulously crafted speeches promise to make a lasting impact and ignite a spark of inspiration in every attendee.
In-person & Virtual Programs That Inspire & Motivate Your Audience
Keynote 1
FROM EL RANCHO TO THE WHITE HOUSE: HARVESTING THE POWER OF RESILIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY
Join Homero M. Magaña on a transformative journey from humble beginnings to prestigious stages, including an encounter with Michelle Obama. From rural Mexico to the University of California, Berkeley, Homero’s story embodies resilience and achievement, inspiring educators, parents, and students alike.
Drawing from over 20 years of experience, Homero explores the pillars of success: resilience, passion, social connections, and advocacy. Through personal anecdotes and professional insights, he offers practical strategies for academic and life success.
“From El Rancho to the White House” is more than a keynote; it’s a roadmap for empowerment. Participants will leave with renewed purpose and actionable tools to overcome obstacles and seize educational opportunities. Join Homero M. Magaña for a life-changing experience and unlock the potential within.
Key concepts:
- Resilience and Determination: Homero’s journey exemplifies the power of resilience in overcoming adversity, from facing poverty as an immigrant to pursuing higher education and achieving career success.
- Opportunity Amidst Challenges: Despite facing numerous obstacles, Homero seized opportunities for growth and advancement, ultimately leading to impactful experiences such as introducing Michelle Obama.
- The Role of Education: Education served as a catalyst for Homero’s personal and professional development, highlighting its transformative potential in breaking cycles of poverty and creating opportunities for individuals.
- Intersectionality and Identity: Homero’s identity as an immigrant, first-generation college student, and English Language Learner shaped his experiences and perspectives, underscoring the importance of recognizing diverse backgrounds in educational contexts.
- Practical Strategies for Success: Homero offers actionable strategies for building resilience, nurturing passion, cultivating supportive networks, and engaging in effective advocacy, empowering audiences to navigate challenges and achieve their goals.
Learning Points:
- Understand the significance of resilience in overcoming adversity and achieving success.
- Recognize the importance of seizing opportunities for growth and advancement, even in the face of challenges.
- Appreciate the transformative power of education in breaking barriers and creating pathways to success.
- Consider the intersectionality of identities and experiences in shaping individuals’ journeys and perspectives.
- Gain practical strategies for personal and professional development, including building resilience, nurturing passion, fostering social connections, and advocating for oneself and others.
ADAPTED TO AUDIENCES: K-16
Testimonials
“I want to start by thanking Homero, he is just an amazing story, an amazing person…a clear reminder of why we are here today and what we are working for.” I appointed Homero for a reason, and I can not recommend him enough. He is just an excellent individual and one of the hardest working guy I know.
“Since leaving the SDSU program, Homero has gone on to do amazing things in school counseling. He has modeled the excellence we teach to support students to be leaders, advocates, and systemic change agents. Homero has had an extraordinary career as a school counselor thus far.”
“Homero was very organized and prepared and adjusted his presentation the same day to address an issue that came up with our students. Our students loved his dancing and storytelling.” I highly recommend Homero for both his speeches and consulting services he offers – both has belped our school
Keynote 2
SUPPORT FAMILIES’ COLLEGE AND CAREER DREAMS BY HARVESTING OPPORTUNITIES!
Every family deserves the chance to see their children thrive in their college and career pursuits. However, there are noticeable disparities in educational achievement among marginalized student groups.
Drawing from my extensive background as a counselor education professor and sixteen-year tenure as a K-12 school counselor, I share insights from my personal journey as an immigrant, migrant farmworker, first-generation college student, English Language Learner, and someone with an undiagnosed ADHD disability.
This session is designed to ignite action. I offer a five-step process to help your school district ensure that all students, regardless of their daily challenges, can access a comprehensive plan for maximizing their educational opportunities.
We can ensure that every student receives the support they need to thrive academically and pursue their dreams.
Key concepts:
- Equity in Education: Ensuring that every family has equal access to resources and opportunities for their children’s educational and career success.
- Educational Disparities: Acknowledging the significant gaps in educational attainment that exist among marginalized student populations, highlighting the need for targeted intervention.
- Personal Journey and Expertise: Drawing from personal experiences as an immigrant, migrant farmworker, first-generation college student, English Language Learner, and someone with an undiagnosed ADHD disability to inform professional practice.
- Empowerment through Counseling: Utilizing counseling strategies to address barriers and empower students to reach their full potential.
- Actionable Solutions: Providing practical, implementable strategies for school districts to support all students in overcoming adversity and achieving success.
Learning Points:
- Identify the five college and career readiness principles that school counselors must teach families to maximize their college and career dreams.
- Discover why school counselors must ensure their students know post-secondary education and lifelong learning are essential to their success.
- Develop an increase in self-confidence to act and the ability to support a comprehensive school counseling program.
ADAPTED TO AUDIENCES: TEACHERS, SCHOOL COUNSELORS AND ADMINISTRATORS
Keynote 3
EMBRACING OUR STORIES: CELEBRATING DIFFERENCES, FOSTERING ACCEPTANCE, AND CREATING A CARING CAMPUS FOR ALL STUDENTS
Every student deserves to thrive in a nurturing environment that embraces and cherishes their unique identities, fostering their full potential.
However, within our American educational landscape, diversity across ethnicities, races, genders, language abilities, socioeconomic statuses, and other identities is not universally embraced. This lack of acceptance leads to discrimination, violence, bullying, absenteeism, and suspensions, posing daily challenges for schools.
In this empowering session, I draw from my extensive background as a school counselor, counselor education professor, and researcher, navigating discrimination as a poor immigrant, migrant farmworker, first-generation college student, English Language Learner, and someone with an undiagnosed ADHD disability. I present a three-step approach aimed at inspiring students and staff to celebrate diversity, foster acceptance, and cultivate a compassionate campus community.
Key concepts:
- Inclusive Environment: Creating a school environment that values and celebrates the diverse identities of students, fostering a sense of belonging and acceptance.
- Challenges of Diversity: Acknowledging the barriers and obstacles faced by students from diverse backgrounds, including discrimination, violence, bullying, absenteeism, and suspensions.
- Personal Experience: Drawing from personal experiences of overcoming discrimination and adversity to inform professional practice and advocacy for diversity and inclusion.
- Comprehensive Approach: Implementing a three-step process to promote diversity celebration, acceptance, and compassionate community building within schools.
- Cultural Proficiency: Recognizing the importance of cultural proficiency as an ongoing, internalized process for both individuals and institutions in fostering inclusive environments.
- Empowerment and Action: Equipping participants with increased self-confidence and practical strategies to actively promote diversity, acceptance, and caring within their school communities.
Learning Points:
- Understand the three fundamental principles of celebrating diversity, promoting acceptance, and nurturing a caring community.
- Explore the significance of cultural proficiency as an internalized process, emphasizing its transformative impact from within.
- Develop heightened self-confidence and actionable strategies to champion diversity, acceptance, and compassion within your school community.
ADAPTED TO AUDIENCES: STUDENTS K-12
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Keynote 4
HARVESTING OPPORTUNITY: SCHOOL COUNSELORS EMPOWERING LATINX FAMILY WELLBEING
Within the dynamic yet complex landscape of education, Latinx families often face distinct mental health challenges influenced by cultural, socioeconomic, and systemic factors. “Empowering Latinx Family Wellbeing: A School Counselor’s Harvest of Opportunity” offers a transformative keynote exploring the pivotal role of school counselors in nurturing the mental health and holistic wellness of Latinx students and their families.
Rooted in profound personal and professional insights, this presentation illuminates practical strategies for counselors to empower these communities, surmounting obstacles and fostering a climate of resilience and support.
Informed by my own journey as an immigrant, migrant farmworker, first-generation college student, English language learner, and overcoming an undiagnosed ADHD disability, this session underscores a compassionate, culturally attuned approach to counseling.
Key concepts:
- Latinx Family Wellbeing: Focus on the mental health and overall wellness of Latinx students and their families within the educational context.
- School Counselors’ Role: Highlight the crucial function of school counselors in fostering resilience and support for Latinx communities.
- Practical Strategies: Offer actionable methods and approaches for school counselors to empower Latinx families, overcoming barriers to wellbeing.
- Cultural Sensitivity: Emphasize the importance of culturally attuned counseling practices in addressing the unique needs of Latinx students and families.
- Personal Journey: Draw from the presenter’s own experiences as an immigrant, migrant worker, first-generation college student, English language learner, and overcoming disability to inform the discussion and underscore empathy and understanding.
- Overcoming Challenges: Explore the resilience required to navigate obstacles such as socioeconomic disparities and systemic barriers within the educational system.
- Compassionate Approach: Advocate for a compassionate and supportive counseling approach that recognizes and respects the cultural backgrounds and experiences of Latinx individuals and families.
Learning Points:
- Understand and Address Mental Health Challenges: Participants will learn to identify and address the specific mental health challenges Latinx students and their families face, emphasizing the need for cultural sensitivity and awareness in counseling practices.
- Foster Resilience and Emotional Wellbeing: Gain insights into strategies that enhance resilience and emotional well-being among Latinx families, focusing on leveraging community strengths and resources to support mental health.
- Cultivate Supportive Educational Environments: Explore effective methods for creating inclusive educational environments that promote mental health and well-being, empowering school counselors to be proactive advocates and allies.
AUDIENCES: PARENTS, TEACHERS, SCHOOL COUNSELORS, AND ADMINISTRATORS
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