Former Elementary School Teacher; National Milken Educator Award recipient; Former Program Developer, Northeast Foundation for Children; Author, What We Say and How We Say It Matters: Teacher Talk That Improves Student Learning and Behavior (Forthcoming, 2019), Learning to Choose, Choosing to Learn (2016), The First Six Weeks of School (2015, 2nd Edition), and The Well-Balanced Teacher (2010); Co-Author, What Every Teacher Needs to Know K-5 Series (2011)