Barbara Gruber, M.A. and Sue Gruber, M.A. have developed and presented seminars for teachers nationwide. They've written dozens of resource books for elementary teachers and are published by Frank Schaffer Publications, Inc, The Education Center, Teach Now, and Practice and LearnRight. They are a mother-daughter team who share a passion for writing, teaching children, and working with teachers.

Barbara Gruber is best known for writing resource books and presenting seminars for K-6 teachers nationwide. Barbara and Sue wrote the Instant Idea Books series for Frank Schaffer Publications which included twenty-four books. That series of books, along with Barbara's best selling 100% Practical book, are used in classrooms every day. She also writes reproducible curriculum materials for K-6 students. Teachers across the country know Barbara from the curriculum and classroom management seminars she presented nationwide for Frank Schaffer Publications. For fifteen years, she presented one-day seminars to over 10,000 teachers each year. Teachers flocked to the seminars because they were practical and filled with so many wonderful ideas. Barbara has years of experience as a classroom teacher and is a reading specialist. She excels at helping teachers use educationally-sound ideas in ways that excite today's children. And, she helps teachers have "a life beyond teaching." Recently, she created the complete series of Word Wall products for Practice and LearnRight. Her book "How to Use Word Walls" is a best-seller nationwide. Barbara lives on a farm in northern California with two cats, two dogs and her husband who is a grape grower. Barbara loves offering courses online because she can continue her favorite endeavor - working with teachers everywhere.

Sue Gruber is currently a kindergarten teacher in northern California. She has taught the third, fourth, and fifth grades. Sue offered to help Barbara write a science book for Frank Schaffer Publications. That was her first experience working on a book. She discovered she had a knack for writing and brainstorming ideas with Barbara! Hence, a mother-daughter writing team was launched. Barbara was thrilled to have a writing partner and Sue was eager to learn the craft of writing for teachers. Since then, they've written dozens of idea books and curriculum products together. Sue frequently does presentations in her school district sharing ideas with teachers. For six years, Sue presented summer seminars for K-6 teachers for Frank Schaffer Publications. Sue, her husband and son live in Sonoma County.

Barbara & Sue can help you rediscover the joy of teaching within the reality of today's classrooms.