Sharon M. Draper is a professional educator as well as an accomplished writer and is a recipient of numerous educational and literary awards.  After becoming one of the first teachers in the nation to achieve National Board Certification in English/Language Arts, she was elected to the Board of Directors of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. She is currently on the Board of the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future.  Her award-winning essay on education, "The Touch of a Teacher," was published by the National Governor's Association in What Governors Need to know about Education.  She has worked all over the United States, as well as in Russia, Ghana, Togo, Kenya, Ethiopia, Bermuda, and Guam, spreading the word about the power of accomplished teaching and excellence in education.

Ms. Draper  is an active member of the National Council of Teachers of English, the International Reading Association, Top Ladies of Distinction, and Links, Incorporated. Ms. Draper travels extensively and has been a guest on television and radio programs throughout the country, discussing issues of literature, reading, and education. She is an accomplished public speaker who addresses educational and literary groups of all ages, both nationally and internationally, with entertaining readings of her poetry and novels, as well as enlightening instructional presentations.

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Teacher Training Seminar
Friday, March 16, 5 p.m.
Chicago Urban League
4510 S. Michigan, Chicago, Illinois 60653

THE INSTITUTE FOR POSITIVE LIVING’S
OPEN BOOK PROGRAM

Presents SHARON M. DRAPER, Master Educator

In a Teacher Training Seminar
Friday, March 16, 2007: 5:00 p.m.

Registration Information:
January 15 – through March 9, 2007

Email: openbook@ameritech.net,
Telephone:  773-924-9802
Registration Fee:  $35.00

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