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Dave Burgess is the New York Times Best-Selling author of Teach Like A PIRATE: Increase Student Engagement, Boost Your Creativity, and Transform Your Life as an Educator and co-author of P is for PIRATE: Inspirational ABC's for Educators. He is a highly sought after professional development speaker well known for his creative, entertaining, and outrageously energetic style. His workshops, seminars, and keynotes not only motivate and inspire teachers, but also help them to develop practical ways to become more creative and engaging in the classroom. Dave empowers teachers to embrace the mighty purpose of being an educator and sparks them to design classes that are life-changing experiences for students. As a teacher at West Hills High School in San Diego, he was the 2001 and 2012 Golden Apple recipient and the 2007/2008 Teacher of the Year. He was voted a faculty standout for seventeen consecutive years in categories such as: Most Entertaining, Most Energetic, and Most Dramatic. At a ceremony in Washington D.C., the Academy of Education Arts and Sciences awarded him the 2014 BAMMY for Secondary School Teacher of the Year. He specializes in teaching hard-to-reach, hard-to-motivate students with techniques that incorporate showmanship and creativity. For information about booking Dave to speak, to sign-up for his email list, or to read his blog, visit http://daveburgess.com.
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    • Teach Like a Pirate

    • Increase Student Engagement, Boost Your Creativity, and Transform Your Life as an Educator
    • Written by: Dave Burgess
    • Narrated by: Dave Burgess
    • Length: 4 hrs and 1 min
    • Release date: 2019-01-07
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 17 ratings

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