I am a National Board Certified elementary school teacher, author, and speaker in Santa Monica, CA. I have written several books for educators and parents, including Changing Kids’ Lives One Quote at a Time and Eight Essentials for Empowered Teaching and Learning, K-8. I am also the creator of the Chase Manning Mystery Series for kids 8-12. Each book in the series features a single-day, real-time thriller that occurs on an elementary school campus. For weekly Teaching Tips, blog posts, and other valuable resources and strategies on teaching the whole child, please visit http://stevereifman.com. You can follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/
Changing Kids’ Lives One Quote at a Time is a book for parents and teachers that contains 121 inspirational sayings designed to bring out the best in children and develop lasting habits of character. Accompanying each quote is a set of “talking points” that parents and teachers can use as a reference to draw full meaning from each saying. The topic of character education has been a passion of mine since I began teaching in 1994, and I have always tried to develop great students who are also great people. In these times, when bullying poses such a serious problem in our schools and character-building efforts are so desperately needed, I feel this book has great potential to make a positive difference in our society.
Chase Against Time is the first installment in my Chase Manning Mystery Series for kids 8-12. Each book in the series features a single-day, real-time thriller that occurs on an elementary school campus. Over the past few years I have written the first four books in the series and self-published the first two. I did everything I could to promote my books locally, but I never stopped searching for a national publisher. This past January I received a big break when I signed with Brown Books in Dallas, TX. The book will be released March 15th. As a teacher, the cause of literacy is near and dear to my heart, and I am confident the book’s fast-paced, suspenseful nature will resonate with both boys and girls, while the kid-friendly, positive tone will appeal to parents and teachers. It is my understanding that many 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students have difficulty finding appealing books at their levels, and I believe that this book can help fill this void. Chase Against Time is a 5.2 level book on the Accelerated Reader scale and a level Q on the Fountas and Pinnell scale.
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Always looking for great book ideas! Thanks!
I will have to look into Donorschoose. Seems a lot of people use it successfully.
Thumbs up!
Really great stuff. Love the pictures of you and the kids!
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that was a truly inspiring story. thanks for sharing it with us
Thank you for reading, ray-d.-ator!
Well done- you’ve made some very good points here. There is no doubt- you sound like you are in the field you should be in right now!
Thank you, nickster. Even though the state of education is in flux right now, I am so glad that I am an educator!
Thank you for featuring me as this week’s “Featured Teacher”. I appreciate it very, very much!
You are very welcome. You deserve it!
Very nice, Ellen H! I would love to know more about that bottom picture. What are the kids working on?
The kids were using alphabet stamps to make words in playdough. I was using this to help reinforce word recognition as well as develop their fine motor muscle strength.
I am a huge fan of DonorsChoose. I have had 4 projects sponsored so far, amazing group of people! I like the idea of getting people to donate a little. My last project my husband donated $10 and got the ball rolling! Keep up the good work fellow NYer!
Nice article and great organization!
…Wow… we have another great teacher here! These are very inspiring for others to see!
Great post Ellen, I enjoyed reading about your life and charity work – it’s a fantastic cause! All the best for the future! Nichola
Thanks, Nichola! I really enjoyed your feature as well! Best of luck!
This is a really nice article. Very well written, Nichola. And great bulletin board. I like the Superhero theme. The kids would really love that.
I enjoyed this! It’s nice to hear about “real, everyday” teachers. Thanks for sharing.
Ms. Frizzle is the best! Kids love her!
Great choice for a Featured Teacher! She is an inspiration.