James "Jim" Robert Burke (born November 29, 1961, in

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) is an American author who resides in

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. He taught English at Burlingame High School until 2019, at which point he began teaching at Middle College High School on the College of San Mateo campus. He retired in June 2022.

Writings

Burke has written over thirty books on the art of teaching, including ''The Teacher's Daybook'', ''Tools for Thought'', ''Reading Reminders'', and ''Illuminating Texts'', all published by Heinemann, as well as ''The Reader's Handbook'', published by Great Source.

Award

Burke is the recipient of

National Council of Teachers of English The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) is a United States professional organization dedicated to "improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts English studies (or simply, English) is an academic discip ...

's 2000 Exemplary English Leadership Award.

Affiliations

Burke was inducted into the California Reading Association's Hall of Fame, and he currently serves on the Adolescence and Young Adulthood/English Language Arts Standards Committee of the

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) is a Nonpartisanism, nonpartisan, Non-profit organization, nonprofit organization in the United States. Founded in 1987, NBPTS develops and maintains advanced standards for educators ...

Sources

* Burke, Jim. ''The English Teacher's Companion'' (2nd edition) Heinemann: Portsmouth, N.H. (2003) 1961 births American education writers American educators Living people People from Burlingame, California Writers from Sacramento, California {{US-nonfiction-writer-stub