The Ten-Minute Inservice

Annette Breaux is one of the most entertaining and informative authors and speakers in education today. She leaves her audiences with practical techniques to implement in their classrooms immediately. Administrators agree they see results from teachers the next day. A former classroom teacher, curriculum coordinator, and teacher induction coordinator, she was also the author of Louisiana FIRST, a statewide induction program for new teachers. Annette has also coauthored books with two of education's greats-Harry Wong and Todd Whitaker. Her other writings include REAL Teachers, REAL Challenges, REAL Solutions; Seven Simple Secrets: What the BEST Teachers Know and Do; 50 Ways to Improve Student Behavior: Simple Solutions to Complex Challenges; Making Good Teachers Great: Everyday Strategies for Teaching with Impact; and 101 Poems for Teachers. Teachers who have read Annette's writings or heard her speak agree that they come away with user-friendly information, heartfelt inspiration, and a much-needed reminder that theirs is the noblest of all professions.

Todd Whitaker is a professor of educational leadership at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana. He is a leading presenter in the field of education and has written more than forty books, including the national bestseller What Great Teachers Do Differently.