Lisa Maria Burke, M. Ed., is a teacher, trainer, and author. She has taught in both regular education and inclusion settings as well as teaching reading resource, college, and continuing education courses. Lisa also has worked as an instructional resource teacher, supporting teachers as a curriculum and instruction specialist. Lisa's workshops and seminars for teachers focus on effective teaching, especially planning and instructional strategies. Her successful publications 7 Steps to Stress Free Teaching: A Stress Prevention Planning Guide for Teachers and 7 Steps to Stress Free Teaching Plan Book (Edu-cators' Lighthouse, 1999) were precursors of The Teacher's Ultimate Planning Guide. She is a member of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, the International Reading Association, and the Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society. She may be reached via e-mail at LMB9@yahoo.com.
