EduTalk Radio with Larry Jacobs – ASCD Author Mike Anderson “The Well Balanced Teacher”
“DON’T HAVE A BAD DAY AT SCHOOL. AUTHOR MIKE ANDERSON HAS THE ANSWER”
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A public school teacher for 15 years, Mike has also had many other roles in education: preschool aide, high school and age-group swim coach, camp counselor, graduate class instructor, and Responsive Classroom presenter and developer. He now works as a consultant, providing professional learning for teachers throughout the US and beyond.
As a classroom teacher, Mike was awarded a national Milken Educator Award and was a finalist for NH Teacher of the Year. In 2020, he was awarded the Outstanding Educational Leader Award by NHASCD for his work as a consultant. A best-selling author, Mike has written many books about great teaching and learning. His latest book is Hugging Porcupines: Month-by-Month Strategies to Support Our Most Challenging Students.
When not working, Mike can be found hanging with his family, tending his perennial gardens, sorting baseball cards and searching for new running routes around his home in Durham, NH.
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