Educator

Tavares combines his passion of helping others and teaching to transform his students’ lives daily. He has been featured multiple times in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution for his service as an educator and mentor to youth in the metro-Atlanta area.  Tavares currently serves as an educator in the metro-Atlanta area. He has been an English instructor at the middle and high school levels, teaching students with behavioral and discipline issues to gifted children. Tavares is the 2005 Teacher of the Year for Morrow High School and recognized as Teacher of the Year from Turner Broadcasting System. 

 

Currently Tavares iis an Instructional Coach.  In this role, he trains teachers on effective instructional techniques and develops mentoring and servant leadership programs for students.


Tavares has consulted organizations and teacher groups on mentoring, dealing with African American males, and integrating character education into the curriculum and much more. His proven unique teaching and mentoring methods are based on his personal notion that all children can learn and reach their potential if nurtured positively and consistently.

 

Education Links/Partners

North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching

The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) provides seminars to strengthen teachers’ classroom expertise by exposing them to new ideas and activities they can use with...

The Learning Together Company

The Learning Together Company's mission is to build strong school/family/community partnerships, help children raise achievement in reading and math, and encourage lifelong learning. There goal is to provide highly effective supplemental programming, backed...

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Poetry Links

Java Monkey Speaks, A Poetry Anthology

Celebrating seven years of the weekly Java Monkey Speaks open mic in Decatur, Georgia, this is the third volume in the multi-award winning anthology series with poets from all over...

Poetry Atlanta

Poetry Atlanta was created by Atlanta Review editor Dan Veach to help promote poetry and spoken word in Atlanta. The non-profit organization e-mails a monthly newsletter listing open mics, readings,...

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