Jim Burke teaches English at Burlingame High School. He is the author of numerous books, including The English Teacher's Companion, Writing Reminders, Tools for Thought, Illuminating Texts: How to Teach Students to Read the World, Reading Reminders, and I Hear America Reading: Why We Read - What We Read. His newest books are Letters to a New Teacher: A Month-by-Month Guide to the Year Ahead (2006), ACCESSing School: Teaching Struggling Readers to Achieve Academic and Personal Success (2005), and School Smarts: The Four Cs of Academic Success (2004).
He has received numerous awards, including the NCTE Intellectual Freedom Award, the NCTE Conference on English Leadership Award, and the California Reading Association Hall of Fame Award. He served on the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Committee on Adolescence and Young Adulthood English Language Arts Standards and recently worked with ACT on their high school English Language Arts standards.
An accomplished author, Jim Burke has published the following titles with Heinemann:- The Teacher's Daybook, 2006-2007, Revised Edition: Time to Teach, Time to Learn, Time to Live
- Letters to a New Teacher: A Month-by-Month Guide to the Year Ahead
- ACCESSing School: Teaching Struggling Readers to Achieve Academic and Personal Success
- School Smarts: The Four Cs of Academic Success
- Writing Reminders: Tools, Tips, and Techniques
- The English Teacher's Companion: Complete Guide to Classroom, Curriculum, and the Profession
- Tools for Thought: Graphic Organizers for Your Classroom
- Illuminating Texts: How to Teach Students to Read the World
- Reading Reminders: Tools, Tips, and Techniques
- I'll Grant You That: A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding Funds, Designing Winning Projects, and Writing Powerful Grant Proposals
- I Hear America Reading: Why We Read • What We Read
