Re:Teaching – A Conversation with Mike Anderson

Originally posted on The Teacher Learning Sessions site: http://teacherlearningsessions.com/podcast/reteaching/mike-anderson/

Mike Anderson is an author, an award-winning educator, and an independent educational consultant.  In addition to other books, Mike wrote The Well Balanced Teacher, The First Six Weeks of School (2nd Edition), and The Research-Ready Classroom.

After 15 years as a classroom teacher and more than 6 as a Responsive Classroom consultant and developer, Mike currently works independently writing and providing professional development in schools across the US and around the world.

You can learn from Mike as he talks with host Kevin Carlson about finding and living a well-balanced teaching lifestyle and why you, as a teacher, have a professional obligation to take care of yourself. To listen to the interview, click on the following link:

http://teacherlearningsessions.com/podcast/reteaching/mike-anderson/

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    Mike Anderson has been an educator for many years. A public school teacher for 15 years, he has also taught preschool, coached swim teams, and taught university graduate level classes. He now works as a consultant providing professional learning for teachers throughout the US and beyond. In 2004, Mike was awarded a national Milken Educator Award, and in 2005 he 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 ten books about great teaching and learning. His latest book is Rekindle Your Professional Fire: Powerful Habits for Becoming a More Well-Balanced Teacher. When not working, Mike can be found hanging with his family, tending his perennial gardens, and searching for new running routes around his home in Durham, NH.

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Mike Anderson
Mike Anderson has been an educator for many years. A public school teacher for 15 years, he has also taught preschool, coached swim teams, and taught university graduate level classes. He now works as a consultant providing professional learning for teachers throughout the US and beyond. In 2004, Mike was awarded a national Milken Educator Award, and in 2005 he 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 ten books about great teaching and learning. His latest book is Rekindle Your Professional Fire: Powerful Habits for Becoming a More Well-Balanced Teacher. When not working, Mike can be found hanging with his family, tending his perennial gardens, and searching for new running routes around his home in Durham, NH.

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  1. Susan Roser
    September 8, 2015

    What an amazing interview Mike! So full of practical tips, and reassuring to all of us teachers of all the hard work we do. Very inspiring. Think I’ll go take my 15 minute walk now.

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  2. Mike Anderson
    September 13, 2015

    Thanks, Susan! This was a fun conversation!

    Reply

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