Rick Wormeli
One of the first Nationally Board Certified teachers in America, Rick Wormeli brings innovation, energy, validity and high standards to both his presentations, and his instructional practice, which includes more than 20 years teaching math, science, English, physical education, health, and history. Rick's work has been reported in numerous media, including ABC's Good Morning America, National Geographic, Good Housekeeping, What Matters Most: Teaching for the 21st Century, and the Washington Post. Rick Wormeli is a columnist for the National Middle School Associations' Middle Ground magazine. In addition, he is the author of the award-winning book, Meet Me in the Middle: Becoming an Accomplished Middle Level Teacher, as well as the best-selling books Day One and Beyond: Practical Matters for New Middle Level Teachers and Fair Isn't Always Equal: Assessment and Grading in the Differentiated Classroom. He also published Summarization in any Subject (ASCD). Wormeli's classroom practice is the showcase for the first tape of best-selling video series, At Work in the Differentiated Classroom.
With his substantive presentations, sense of humor, and unconventional approaches, Rick Wormeli has been asked to present in 49 states, Canada, China, Europe, Japan, Korea, Australia, the Middle East, and at the White House. He is a seasoned veteran of many international Web casts, and is recipient of Disney's American Teacher Awards 1996 Outstanding English Teacher of the Nation. He has also been a consultant for National Public Radio, USA Today, Court TV, and the Smithsonian Institution's Natural Partners Program and their search for the Giant Squid.
Rick Wormeli lives with his wife and two children, and is currently working on his first young adult fiction novel and a new education book on differentiation.
