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by Mike Anderson
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Mike Anderson has been an educator for more than 20 years. An elementary school teacher for 15 years, he has also taught preschool and university graduate level classes. He spent many years as a presenter, consultant, author, and developer for Northeast Foundation for Children, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping create safe, joyful, and challenging classrooms and schools. In 2004 Mike was awarded a national Milken Educator Award, and in 2005 he was a finalist for New Hampshire Teacher of the Year.
Now, as an education consultant, Mike works with schools in rural, urban, and suburban settings across the United States. He has also taught workshops and presented at conferences in Canada and Mexico. Mike supports teachers and schools on a wide variety of topics: embedding choice in everyday learning, blending social-emotional and academic teaching, using respectful and effective discipline strategies, staying healthy and balanced as an educator, and many more.
Mike is the author of many books about great teaching and learning including The Research-Ready Classroom (Heinemann, 2006), The Well-Balanced Teacher (ASCD, 2010), and The First Six Weeks of School, 2nd Edition (CRS, 2015). His articles have been published in various resources including Educational Leadership, Language Arts, Teach.com, and EdCircuit. He has been a guest on Bam! Radio, EduTalk Radio, and the Re: Teaching podcast from the Teacher Learning Sessions. Recently, he served as an ASCD Whole Child advisor. He also writes frequently on his personal blog through his website.
Mike lives in Durham, New Hampshire, with his incredible wife Heather, who is also an educator. Together, they co-teach the most challenging and rewarding class they have ever had, comprised of their two independent and curious children, Ethan and Carly, and their somewhat anxious and totally adorable dog, Olive.
To learn more about Mike and his work, visit his website: www.leadinggreatlearning.com. You can also follow him on Twitter at @balancedteacher.
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