Rick Wormeli
Rick Wormeli (/ˈwɔːrmli/, WARM-lee), one of the first Nationally Board Certified teachers in United States, is an American educator, national educational consultant, and author. Wormeli has taught math, science, English, physical education, health and history for over 20 years. He was the recipient of Disney's American Teacher Awards 1996 Outstanding English Teacher of the Nation.[1] His work in middle school instruction is considered by many to be the defining work in that subject. He writes regular columns for the National Middle School Association's Middle Ground magazine [2] and ASCD.[3]
Notable works written by Wormeli include the award-winning Meet Me in the Middle: Becoming an Accomplished Middle Level Teacher, the best-selling books Day One and Beyond: Practical Matters for New Middle Level Teachers and Fair Isn't Always Equal: Assessment and Grading in the Differentiated Classroom (in which Williams' taxonomy is discussed) and the first tape of the video series At Work in the Differentiated Classroom.[4]
Media coverage of Wormeli work include reports in ABC's Good Morning America, National Geographic, Good Housekeeping, and the Washington Post. He actively participates in Webcasts [5] and online professional development for educators, and is a featured speaker with Knowledge Delivery Systems.[6]
Topics that Rick Wormeli specializes in:
Differentiated Instruction
Grading/Assessment
Teaching Diverse Learners
Cognitive Theory and Neuroscience
Motivating Colleagues
Instructional Games for the Classroom
Reading and Writing
Teaching Gifted Students
Classroom Management
Racism
The Middle School Concept
Practical Strategies for First Year Teachers
Notes
- ↑ http://disney.go.com/disneyhand/learning/teacherawards/honorees_list.html
- ↑ http://www.nmsa.org/Publications/MiddleGround/tabid/437/Default.aspx
- ↑ http://www.wsascd.org/pdf/past/0720Wormelifair.pdf
- ↑ http://www.aeispeakers.com/speakerbio.php?SpeakerID=1100
- ↑ http://www.middleweb.com/MWLresources/ricktalk.html
- ↑ http://www.kdsi.org
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