Sherri NelsonSHERRI NELSON is the author of Learning Lifeguards: Your 10-Step Guide to Building a Team that Motivates Struggling Students to Love Learning and Stay in School and coauthor of The Brick House Study Guide. She is the founder of the learning lifeguard movement, a professional development coach, and South Dakota's Curriculum Leader of the Year.Sherri has written for educational publications and has presented the topic of academic lifeguarding at schools and educational conferences across twenty states.Serving as a learning lifeguard while employed full-time as an instructional leader allows Sherri to connect informally with students and reminds her why she chose to become an educator: She cares about kids and wants to impact their lives positively. Read More Read Less