This publication profiles nine secondary school teachers selected as the 1988-89 Laboratory Fellows by the Regional Laboratory for Educational Improvement of the Northeast and Islands. The Teacher Recognition Program is conducted by the Small Schools Network of the Laboratory to recognize outstanding teachers of a particular content area or skill. In 1989, nominations were sought for outstanding teachers of thinking and reasoning skills in small and rural secondary schools. The profiles of these nine teachers are excerpts from the portfolios submitted to the selection committee. Educational training, experiences, teaching philosophies, teaching techniques, and the use of thinking and reasoning skills in these teachers' coursework are presented. (ALL)