Mike Anderson

Mike Anderson is an award-winning educator, consultant, and author who has worked in education for more than 25 years. A classroom teacher for about 15 years, he has also taught preschool and university graduate-level classes, coached swim teams, and now works as an independent education consultant with schools in rural, urban, and suburban settings across the United States and beyond. His contributions have been recognized with honors including a national Milken Educator Award (2004), recognition as a finalist for New Hampshire Teacher of the Year (2005), and the Outstanding Educational Leader Award from NHASCD in 2020.

Anderson is the author of multiple books on effective teaching and learning, including Rekindle Your Professional Fire: Powerful Habits for Becoming a More Well-Balanced Teacher, Tackling the Motivation Crisis: How to Activate Student Learning Without Behavior Charts, Pizza Parties, or Other Hard-to-Quit Incentive Systems, What We Say and How We Say It Matter: Teacher Talk That Improves Student Learning and Behavior, and Hugging Porcupines: Month-By-Month Strategies to Support Our Most Challenging Students, all published by ASCD. His work focuses on topics such as teacher wellness, intrinsic motivation, classroom language, and practical strategies for supporting students who struggle most in school.