Jim Lang

Best-selling author, television producer, aviator, educator, philosopher and humorist.

Currently completing his Ph.D. in philosophy at the Ontario Insitute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto, Jim Lang has changed the course of his professional speaking career to concentrate on "dialogue across differences" in education. Blending his unique and original humour with timely content for educators, Jim has turned his avocation in philosophy to a full-time profession. Jim possesses the rare ability to translate scholarly philosophical research into language everyone can understand--and enjoy! And his message is crucial to schools, democratic society and the world where cultural and religious differences threaten our very existence. Jim brings "questions to guide reflection" for teachers attempting to meet the challenges of broad cultural, racial, and religious diversity in their classrooms, and for politicians, administrators and leaders who struggle to set policy for them. Jim brings a lifetime of experience in business, education, the arts, and professional speaking. His speaking clients have consistently evaluated his presentations at 9 /10. For decades he has brought a message of "welcoming change" to his presentations. Now, he is "walking that talk," as he turns the page to a new chapter in his professional speaking career, following his passion for teachers, students and for learning, itself. Find out how philosophy can be fun and "mind-changing" at the same time. Find out how you can learn to change your own mind through questions, rather than answers. Jim provides the questions; you provide your own answers. Book Jim Lang for his new keynote presentation, "Ten Questions that can Change Your Mind." Educator/Education               

Jim's Selected CV, includes:

Education:

·        Teacher/principal, Wakeman Elementary School, Wakeman Sound BC, 1974-75

·        Teacher/principal, Charles Yohin Elementary School, Nahanni Butte, NWT, 1985-88

·        Half-time, half-year, English department, Lindsay Collegiate and Vocational Institute, Lindsay, Ontario, 1989

·        Full-time, half year, English and History, Fenelon Falls Secondary School, Fenelon Falls, Ontario, 1991

·        Interim Professional Teaching Certificates, BC, Alberta, Ontario

·        Permanent Professional Teacher Certificate, NWT (Alberta)

·        BA, Philosophy, English, University of  Saskatchewan, 1968

·        Diploma in Education, University of Saskatchewan, 1969

·        MEd, Philosophy, University of Alberta, 1971

·        PhD Candidate, Theory and Policy Studies, OISE/University of Toronto, 2003 – continuing (ABD*, as of 2007)*all but dissertation

Author/Writer                          

• ·       
• Various management training e-learning units for New Mindsets
• ·        REALM Magazine, Entrepreneurship supplement
• ·        Ontario Business Studies curriculum (Senior writer)
• ·        Instructors’ Guide to EnviroCareers ·       
• OKNL (Ontario Knowledge Network for Learning) Gov’t of Ontario, (Parent and Community Group); (co-author with several others) 2001
• ·        Make Your Own Breaks (Become an Entrepreneur and Create Your Own Future) Toronto, Trifolium Books, 1994 (New York, DBM Publishing), Sea Dove Publishing, Tapei City, Taiwan, 2000 (Chinese edition)
• ·        Make Your Own  Breaks, newspaper column, 100 columns produced
• ·        Great Careers for People Who Want to Be Entrepreneurs, (book) Toronto, Trifolium
• ·        Instructors Guide to Make Your Own Breaks, Toronto, Trifolium Books,
• ·        Editing Opportunities, Instructor’s Guide, Toronto, CBC
• ·        The Spirit Lives, Users Guide, CFEE
• ·        CBC4Kids Website, Teacher’s Guide – print/web
• ·        Mentors Ventures and Plans web content (CFEE)
• ·        The Healing Choice, Facilitator’s Guide; National Public Health Assoc.
• ·        Papa X-Ray, (book) Happy Landings Publishing, Merrickville, Ontario
• ·        Planning for Success, User’s Guide (with Gary Rabbior) CFEE
• ·        Catching the Wave, (Federal Guide to Youth Entrepreneurship Training Programs – Fed Gov’t) (with Gary Rabbior)
• ·        The Entrepreneurial Adventure ( Program for grades 2-8) (with Gary Rabbior),
• ·        The Globe&Mail Classroom Edition (3000 words/month for three years)
• ·        Counterpoint weekly newspaper column, Lindsay Daily Post, eight months

Professional Speaking Selected Clients, Engagements

·        The Entrepreneurial Edge, annual conference*

·        Ontario Association of Aircraft Maintenance Engineers, annual convention*

·        Waubetek (Aboriginal Economic Development Corp)*

·        City of Kawartha Lakes (various)

·        Bevinco Corporation Annual Conference*

·        CIBC (Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce)

·        Business Advisory Centre of Hamilton-Wentworth*

·        Pickseed Canada, Inc.*

·        The Ontario Electric League*

·        The Municipal Electric Association*

·        The Victoria County Medical Association*

·        Canterra Seeds Ltd, Founding Conference*

·        The Enterprise Edge, National Entrepreneurship Conference

·        Lindsay and District Real Estate Board Annual Convention*

·        The Canadian Association of Professional Speakers, National Convention

·        The Hamilton Speakers Group

·        Canadian Association of Professional Speakers, Toronto Speakers School

·        The Directors Club of London*

·        Saskatchewan Aviation Council Annual Conference*

·        Canadian Owners and Pilots Association National Annual Convention*

·        Canadian Owners and Pilots Association Saskatoon Chapter*

·        The Saskatchewan Aviation Council Annual Conference*

·        The Canadian Society of Association Executives (Ottawa Chapter)*

·        Junior Achievement Canada*

·        Lindsay  Chamber of Commerce Small Business Week*

·        Ontario Business Educators Association

·        The Canadian Foundation for Economic Education (Approximately 100 presentations since 1990)

* keynote presentations        

Executive producer/writer (television) ·       

• Building Futures in Canada: 30 Videos on new immigrants for Canadian Foundation for Economic Education (2007 – in production)·       
• Torys LLP Series of videos for law firm’s online customer resource service (http://torys.com/video/ ) (Two productions: 2006 and 2007)·       
• P2P  23 videos in five languages for internationally-educated engineers, for Canadian Foundation for Economic Education ( www.cfee.org )·       
• VECTOR 150, 5-6 minute career and occupational videos; French and English original production (www.cfee.org ) (2002-continuing);
• Investor’s Group Product Shelf Workshop, eight part video training series ( also host)
• Planning for Success (Planifiez Votre Succes), video and CD-ROM resource package; (also narrator)  distributed to all high schools across Canada.French and English original production
•  Planning for Success, teacher’s video (also on-camera host)  
• The Spirit Lives, Planning for Success, CD-ROM, produced and distributed across Canada
• The Spirit Lives, Aboriginal Entrepreneurs in Canada; six-part documentary television series, distributed to Aboriginal educators and schools across Canada
• L’entrepreneurship, l’esprit d’aventure, six-part original French language documentary television series distributed to schools across Canada