Today I Made a Difference: A Collection of Inspirational Stories from Americas Top Educators
Today I Made a Difference: A Collection of Inspirational Stories from Americas Top Educators book cover

Today I Made a Difference: A Collection of Inspirational Stories from Americas Top Educators

Paperback – Bargain Price, April 18, 2009

Price
$23.71
Format
Paperback
Pages
240
Publisher
Adams Media
Publication Date
Dimensions
5.5 x 0.55 x 7.5 inches
Weight
5.6 ounces

Description

About the Author Joseph W. Underwood, EdD, NBCT, is the Leading Learner of an Entertainment Technologies Academy at Miami High School in Miami, Florida. Underwood was selected as a Disney TeacherTM of the Year Award Honoree in 2004, a USA Today All-Star Teacher in 2005, and, in 2006, participated in the Toyota International Teacher Program of study in the Galapagos Islands.

Features & Highlights

  • Everyone remembers that teacher who made a difference. The one who went the extra mile to truly affect lives, whose lessons carried as much importance outside the classroom as inside. This book is a celebration of those teachers who continue to make an impact. A collection of stories from some of the country?s top educators, this book is a celebration of teachers? work, and motivation for them to continue. Joseph Underwood has collected stories from each of the twenty-eight 2004 Disney TeacherTM of the Year honorees. And every story celebrates a different obstacle they overcame, the power and know-how needed to triumph, and the reward granted upon beating the odds. It?s the perfect gift for anyone in or considering the profession. This collection is sure to inspire, celebrate, and motivate those people who make the biggest difference in everyone?s life.

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Great read!

Contains great ideas that can be used in graduate-level courses. Teachers are overworked and underappreciated, and books like this help them to understand how important they are.
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