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Dr. Samuel Bennett & Dr. Martin Ratcliffe

Dr. Samuel Bennett & Dr. Martin Ratcliffe

The Heart and Brain of Education - Encouraging and Equipping Educators

We are edutainers - educators who entertain. Dr. Samuel Bennett is a full time professor of education and former dean. He was also the Florida 2006 teacher of the year and National 2006 finalist. And he was a fifth grade elementary teacher for a number of years!

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We are edutainers – educators who entertain. Dr. Samuel Bennett is a full time professor of education and former dean. He was also the Florida 2006 teacher of the year and National 2006 finalist. And he was a fifth grade elementary teacher for a number of years! Dr. Martin Ratcliffe also teaches education courses in higher education and has recently coauthored Schools that Make the Grade: What Successful schools do to improve Student Achievement. He has been a teacher, principal, and school administrator and has educational experience in private, public, and international schools.

What We Have Done…
Dr. Bennett has travelled and spoken to educators all over the country. For example, he has spoken at the annual convention for the Florida Association of Teacher Educators (FATE), the state convention for the Florida League of Christian Schools (FLOCS), and numerous schools school districts, and business enterprises. He is also a valuable contributor to Schools that Make the Grade. He has a timely message that encourages educators to take H.E.A.R.T. and is known as the Educational Heart Specialist.

Dr. Ratcliffe has addressed educators in schools and universities, and has spoken at national and international conferences. His message is based on his research and book where he encourages weary educators and challenges them to use their B.R.A.I.N. and implement the seven critical success factors. He is known as the Educational Brain Specialist.

What We Can Do For You…

Our purpose is to encourage and equip frontline educators. We want to encourage you to “feel right” about education (Heart Specialist) so that you can “think right” about education (Brain Specialist), which in turn will help you to “do right” and become highly effective and improve student learning.

We believe that encouraged and properly equipped educators are found in Schools that Make the Grade. We are flexible and available as our schedule allows either together or individually. We are always excited to have the privilege of edutaining educators to encourage and help them to develop and grow in effectiveness as educators.

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  • Dr. Bennett and Dr. Ratcliffe:
  • The Heart and Brain of Education
  • Dr. Bennett

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