Kim Bearden
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Kim Bearden

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Kim Bearden is the cofounder and a language arts teacher at the highly acclaimed Ron Clark Academy, an innovative middle school and educator-training facility in Atlanta. Each year, over 15,000 educators from around the world visit Kim’s classroom and attend her workshops to learn better ways to engage students, build relationships, foster creativity, enhance communication, and create a climate and culture for success. In 2016, Kim was honored at the White House for being inducted into to the National Teachers Hall of Fame. She was selected from over 70,000 nominations to be honored as the Disney American Teacher Awards Outstanding Humanities Teacher, and the Milken Family Foundation selected her to receive the Award for Excellence in Education. She is the winner of the InfluencHer Award, the University of Georgia Outstanding Educator Award, and the Turknett Character Award for Servant Leadership. Mercedes-Benz recognized her in their Greatness Lives Here campaign, and Women Works Media Group has named her one of Georgia’s Most Powerful and Influential Women. Over the past thirty-four years, she has been a teacher, instructional lead teacher, curriculum director, school-board member, staff-development trainer, and middle-school principal. Kim is a bestselling author of three books: Crash Course: The Life Lessons My Students Taught Me; Talk to Me: Find the Right Words to Inspire, Encourage, and Get Things Done; and Fight Song: Six Steps to Passion, Power, Peace, and Purpose. Additionally, Kim shares her passion and love for her craft with audiences around the world as a keynote speaker and professional development trainer. Kim resides in a suburb of Atlanta with her husband Scotty and her three sons, Sisipho, Sabelo, and Phakamani. Her married daughter Madison lives close by. To learn more about Kim, follow her on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @kimbearden or visit her website at kimbearden.com.
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    • Six Steps to Passion, Power, Peace, and Purpose
    • By: Kim Bearden
    • Narrated by: Kim Bearden
    • Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
    • Release date: 09-03-20
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 41 ratings

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    • The Life Lessons My Students Taught Me
    • By: Kim Bearden
    • Narrated by: Tiffany Morgan
    • Length: 4 hrs and 46 mins
    • Release date: 10-23-18
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 19 ratings

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