Cliff's Notes to Teaching: Journey of Two Inner City Middle School Teachers' Search for Excellence - Paperback

by Christina Varghese (Author), Barry Price (Author)

Cliff Notes for Teaching: A Journey of Two Inner City Teachers' Search for Excellence by Christina Varghese and Barry Price raises the bar for all teachers concerned with getting results vs. learning more teaching theory. Developed by working teachers and applied in the testing ground of inner-city schools, Cliff Notes for Teaching gives fun, simple, and insightful strategies designed to improve the teaching environment and increase any student's performance. Recipients of Donors Choose and the Children for Children's TAP grants; and Teachers Networks awards authors Varghese and Price share their own best practices that helped them reach their students and make a difference in one of the toughest teaching educational settings in the country: the Bronx, New York. Written in plain English and filled with common sense tools and techniques, Cliff Notes for Teaching is designed for new teachers, coaches, principals, and anyone interested in effective education and helping students excel.

Author Biography

Christina Varghese and Barry Price are both teachers in the Bronx, New York. Varghese has been teaching for over ten years and has been Lead Teacher for two of those years. Price was a successful businessman who ran restaurants and trained managers for a Fortune 500 company. He became a Teaching Fellow in 2003 to make a difference in areas where students are less fortunate. Varghese lives in Yonkers, New York, and Price lives in North Bergen, New Jersey.