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Drawing on her 35-year plus experience in the classroom, Lisa Lee has transformed her extensive and authentic teaching experience into a contagious passion and energy with a specialization in Gifted and Talented programs and a focus on the students who don't always fit in a box. The Heart of Teaching is a book about her experience as a teacher, and the students she both taught and learned from, and the lessons she garnered as someone who always taught from the heart.

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Lisa Lee genuinely writes from the heart. Her stories-the ones that evoke laughter and the ones that may elicit a few tears-capture both the spirit and the complexities of what it means and how it feels to be a teacher. Lee's narrative not only allows readers an opportunity to refl ect on their own experiences, but encourages them (this reader, at least) to be better teachers and better people. -Jen Webb In this book, Lisa Lee gives us permission to fall in love with (or fall back in love with) teaching. In a climate where educators feel uncertain of the response they will receive when stating their profession, Lisa Lee audaciously declares, I've loved teaching for over 30 years, and guess what? I STILL love it ! Inspiration, enthusiasm, passion, humor - if these are words you think no longer apply to the educational environment, read this book. - S. Dugger Lisa Lee's passion for educating and connecting with her students shines through in her stories, which are told with humor and grace. I'm so grateful for all of the teachers like Lisa, who are making a diff erence in the lives of so many kids, our future. - Ali Lasell Lisa Lee truly delves into what it means to get to the heart of teaching. Between her extensive experience being an attentive, loving educator and advocate in her students' lives, to her incredibly eclectic collection of life experiences, she takes her audience along for a journey through the ages of teaching. The shifts and changes she shows in the educational landscape that she artfully moved between throughout her stories show just how incredible of a teacher, storyteller, and person she is. Lisa Lee has created an artfully masterful narrative in The Heart of Teaching. Her stories, while humorous, touching, and emotional, will also take you through an exploration of the development of education through multiple decades. Between her experience as an educator, as well as an incredibly supportive person throughout her life, her stories will bring you back to a simpler time in education, and have you learning like so many others have in their time with her through the years. -Elliott Holm Lisa approaches this book in the same way she approaches her teaching. She uses humor, respect, caring and her own life experiences to guide the readers through the pages. Her stories provide the reader a very extensive telling of life as a new teacher. You see, hear, and live the experiences of her journey to becoming a master teacher. Her story is the story of so many nameless, dedicated, and loving teachers in this country. Lisa has put into words the many faces of teaching in a public school. - Bill Duncan

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Lisa Lee is a 35-year veteran educator with the honors of being named ""Teacher of the Year"" in DeKalb County, Georgia (2007) and Runner-Up ""Teacher of the Year"" for Colorado (2017). Over the years, Lisa Lee has taught in Georgia and Colorado elementary, middle, and high school classrooms, with a specialization in Gifted and Talented and a focus on the students who don't always fit in a box. An experienced TEDx speaker, Lisa embraces the TEDx platform as a gateway to deliver her messages of connection and relationship building that she so strongly believes in.Her personal life philosophy is that ""We're put here on the planet to make life better for others. Period."" This belief is the foundation ofher messaging in that making connections with others and building community can change lives. Lisa lives in the Denver, CO areawith her wife, 2 grandtwins, and her dog Rosa Barks.

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