Muriel Summers

Leader in Me Global Ambassador

As former principal of A.B. Combs Leadership Magnet Elementary School, Muriel Summers and her staff created the first leadership elementary school in the nation using FranklinCovey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People as a foundation.

David Hatch

Global Thought Leader

Practical tools to strengthen the connections that drive learning—among staff and between educators and students. In one focused session, discover simple, intentional actions that boost learning readiness, improve well-being, and help your team center on what matters most: kids.

Teacher Believed in Me^®

From the bestselling team behind classics like The Leader in Me comes a supremely practical and inspiring guide to making a profound difference in students’ positive well-being and reigniting teachers’ passions for teaching.

In this inspirational guide, FranklinCovey Education’s global thought leaders Dr. David K. Hatch and Muriel Summers reveal seven leadership skill sets that enable teachers to profoundly impact students’ positive well-being and academic success. Drawing upon extensive research and their decades of experience in helping to transform more than 8,000 schools across the globe, the authors provide practical best practices for connecting with students and empowering them to achieve their full potential.

Teacher Believed in Me equips teachers with tools to:

• Accept students as they are, building a foundation of belonging
• Teach meaningful life lessons that resonate beyond the classroom
• Inspire students to discover and develop their unique strengths
• Entrust students with responsibilities that build self-worth
• Support students with empathy and optimism when they face challenges
• Empower students to take ownership of their learning and growth
• Provide correction and feedback in positive, constructive ways

Packed with simple, actionable, evidence-based practices, Teacher Believed in Me demonstrates how forging authentic connections, nurturing wellness, and meeting core psychological needs can reignite students’ engagement and unlock their innate greatness. Whether teachers and administrators are looking for a fresh perspective or simply seeking renewed motivation for working with students, this book is grounded in the current, everyday realities of teaching.