Dave Burgess leads the Teach Like a PIRATE movement, a pedagogical framework centered on student engagement through theatrical hooks and creative immersion. As the author of the New York Times bestseller Teach Like a Pirate, he transitions classroom experience from his seventeen years as a history teacher into high-energy keynote addresses at global summits such as ISTE and the Ohio Middle Level Association. In his role as the founder of Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc., he has curated a library of over one hundred educational titles that empower K-12 professionals to adopt entrepreneurial and performative mindsets. He maintains active professional networks through the long-running #tlap social forum and his digital Teach Like a PIRATE Challenge series. Recently, he successfully expanded his instructional influence into the United Kingdom through his Teach Like a Pirate introductory video series for the East of England Teacher Training Centre, bridging the gap between traditional professional development and high-level edutainment.