Thomas Whaley teaches second-grade on Long Island.  Thomas has been named as both a NY Teacher of the Year and one of NPR’s 50 Great Teachers.  In addition, Thomas has also written Leaving Montana, a novel that has won very impressive awards as a first time effort.

AMAZON: Leaving Montana, by Thomas Whaley

NPR AUDIO: NPR broadcast featuring Thomas Whaley

Website: Thomas Whaley

Email: booksinspireme@optimum.net

Twitter: Thomas Whaley

 

Internet Resource Website: Super Teachers Worksheets

Recommended Book:  Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck

Educational Quote:  “The Secret in Education Lies in Respecting the Student.”  Anonymous

Final Period Before the Final Bell:

Morning Person or Night Owl:

• Morning Person

Mac or PC:

• Mac

Favorite Childhood Book:

• The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

First Paying Job:

• Dishwasher at Pine Hills Country Club

Favorite TV Show: 

• Ellen

Last Music Download or song playing in your car: 

• Downtown by Macklemore

One Famous Person That You Would Invite for Dinner:

• Marilyn Monroe

What would you do during an unexpected snow day? 

• Work on my second novel or children’s book

Next Item on Bucket List:

• Find literary representation to boost my career