Warm Demander Teachers

“Ware’s treatment of understanding the role of a Warm Demander in our educational systems and the impact they can make on marginalized populations is handled with care and urgency. She implores us to be better people for all our students because we have the power to help them fly.” – Janet Crews“The term warm demander has become part of the educational lexicon. Yet, few know how to use the practice as a pedagogy rather than behavior management. In Warm Demander Teachers: Healthy, Whole, Transformational, Dr. Franita Ware enlightens us about the potential of this practice to uplevel our instruction in the service of greater student voice and agency. More than a bag of tricks, warm demander pedagogy is an extension of our partnership with students in the service of equity.” – Zaretta Hammond“Through an invitation to become Warm Demanders, Ware has gifted educators across time, content, and context with a book that showcases how our personal and professional worlds work in confluence to meet complex needs of young people. A reminder that care is manifest through high expectations and high expectations show up through caring practices, this book should be read by all who believe in the power, promise, and possibilities of education. This book inspires as it pushes educators and young people toward healing and humanity.“  – H. Richard Milner IV

Franita Ware is the CEO of F Ware PhD Consulting LLC and a Qualitative Data Analysis Consultant with Innovative Learning Center LLC. She is a member of the Board of Directors of Scholars Unlimited. Through a collaboration with Dr. Robin Greene, Dr. Ellen Honeck, and Mrs. Imani Morning, Dr. Ware and her colleagues were awarded the Professional Learning Network Award from the National Association for Gifted Children for Culturally Responsive Gifted Education. She is also a founding member of Sistagraphy, The Collective of African American Female Photographers. Dr. Ware received her doctorate degree from Emory University. She attained her Master of Arts degree in Early Childhood Education and School Leadership credentials from Clark Atlanta University. She began her education and her teaching career in Atlanta Public Schools.