and
A Teacher A Publisher
mentorship to his students, their families, and his professional peers. Dr. Shipman currently teaches middle school and extends membership to Team Shipman to his current students and their families, as well. Mr. Shipman’s Kindergarten Chronicles are the stories of teaching kindergarten that make Dr. Shipman smile the most when he thinks about his years teaching kindergarten. Each book in this celebrates the male teacher, in particular the black male teacher. Acknowledging the under-representation of black men in education, Mr. Shipman presents a positive and strong black male image that children need. Through his first series of books, Dr. Shipman’s Kindergarten Chronicles, Dr. Shipman hopes to make kindergarten an exciting and anticipated adventure for students, parents, and teachers, while casting an even wider net for Team Shipman.
Dr. Terance Shipman is a 29-year veteran teacher and a publisher for 6 years. He spent much of his teaching
Dr. Shipman received his Bachelor’s degree in
career working with elementary aged students. In
Elementary Education from the Tuskegee University
fact, he spent his first 11 years teaching kindergarten!
in 1992. After obtain this degree, he attended
He is proud to say that he built strong relationships
Hampton University in Virginia and obtain a Master’s
over those years and has an incredible network of
degree in Elementary Education in 1994. For the next
his students and their parents and co-workers that
13 years, Dr. Shipman was an elementary teacher
he has remained in contact with over these years. Dr.
in Atlanta Public School System. Most of his time
Shipman calls this ever-developing network “Team
at APS was spent as a kindergarten teacher, and in
Shipman”. Through Team Shipman, Dr. Shipman
2009 he earned his Educational Specialist degree
offers continual encouragement, leadership, and
from University of West Georgia in Administration
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