Teaching in any form, anywhere, under any circumstances, has its ups and downs-as does life. One of the greatest teacher ups is the ah-ha moment. The moment when you see the light come on. When a student gets it. It's that special moment when you know you've made a difference, when you have forever opened windows of knowledge and doors of opportunity.
Any teacher can give out information. Educators connect. They take the steps necessary to communicate effectively, regardless of the circumstances. Connection has the power to create a love for learning and to change lives.
Terry Sumerlin speaks and writes about the frustration and fulfillment, discouragement and courage, exhaustion and elation of an educator. It's about how to communicate, including to ourselves, during the ups and downs. It's about how educators bridge communication gaps to create more ah-ha moments.
From Guam to Florida and Montana to Texas, for thirty years Terry has elevated communication for educators. He brings People Connectors to life! With focused, entertaining storytelling and loads of practical takeaways, he reminds us that everything we do or say, in or out of the classroom, connects or disconnects. His clients include Guam Community College, the Association for Career and Technical Education (Region V), the Missouri Association for Adult Continuing and Community Education, the Alabama Association for Public Continuing and Adult Education and the Arkansas Association of Continuing and Adult Education.