of Two Inner City Teachers' Search for Excellence by Christina Varghese and Barry Price raises the bar for all teachers concerned with getting results vs. learning more teaching theory. Developed by working teachers and applied in the testing ground of inner-city schools, Cliff Notes for Teaching gives fun, simple, and insightful strategies designed to improve the teaching environment and increase any student's performance. Recipients of Donors Choose and the Children for Children's TAP grants; and Teachers Networks awards authors Varghese and Price share their own best practices that helped them reach their students and make a difference in one of the toughest teaching educational settings in the country: the Bronx, New York. Written in plain English and filled with common sense tools and techniques, Cliff Notes for Teaching is designed for new teachers, coaches, principals, and anyone interested in effective education and helping students excel.