2018 North Carolina Teacher of the Year started his professional career, not as an educator but as a highly sought after chef. Knowing something was missing, Freebird found his calling and purpose in life, becoming the Village Teacher. His 14 years of work in education have proven to be the quintessential example of how a teacher can be the center of the whole child and community school model. Come to this session and hear what Freebird calls his "love story." The story of his journey as a teacher and the 5 tenets of living the life of a Village Teacher. 1. The Call to Adventure 2. The Path of Belief 3. The Path of Happiness 4. The Path of the Dragon Slayer 5. The Path of Building a Shire. This session promises to ignite the village teacher within all of us!
