THE POWER OF NEURODIVERSITY: Unleashing the Advantages of Your Neurodivergent Brain, Thomas Armstrong PhD
From a bestselling author and psychologist, an exploration and celebration of neurodivergence, completely revised with the most up-to-date research and insights. “Parents, teachers, and policymakers should all read this thought-provoking book. I loved it.’’―Temple Grandin, author of Thinking in Pictures and The Autistic Brain From ADHD and dyslexia to autism, the number of diagnosis categories listed […]
SMARTS! Everybody’s Got Them, Thomas Armstrong
From one of our top educators, an imaginative picture book that defines eight ways everyone is smart and shows how to get smarter in each way. It’s easy for kids to get dejected and believe they’re not as smart as the people around them. Maybe they got a low grade on their math test last […]
IF EINSTEIN RAN THE SCHOOLS: Revitalizing US Education, Thomas Armstrong, PhD
“What a terrific book! Armstrong describes the kind of school that almost everyone wishes they had attended, the school that Einstein would have run, where creativity, imagination, and joy were the goals of education, not scores on a lifeless standardized test.” (‘Diane Ravitch, Former Assistant U.S. Secretary of Education, Author of Reign of Error, and Historian […]
MINDFULNESS IN THE CLASSROOM, Thomas Armstrong Ph.D.
In today’s schools, students and teachers feel unprecedented—even alarming—levels of stress. How can we create calmer classrooms in which students concentrate better and feel more positive about themselves and others? Author Thomas Armstrong offers a compelling answer in the form of mindfulness, a secular practice he defines as the intentional focus of one’s attention on the present […]
BEYOND TEST SCORES, Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D.
Leading educator and psychologist, Armstrong, Executive Director of the American Institute for Learning and Development, brings together what world class thinkers and creators have said about how children really learn and what teachers must do to optimally tap their latent abilities. (Praeger/October 2019/World Rights exclusive of China, Taiwan, Japan & Korea)
The Human Odyssey: Navigating the Twelve Stages of Life, Thomas Armstrong
Award-winning educator Thomas Armstrong presents a nuanced, cross-cultural view of life’s journey–the human odyssey–from before birth to death. For each of twelve stages, he explores myths and challenges. Originally published in 2008, this important work will find new life with a new publisher. (Xia Press/Dover Publications, Spring 2019, World English)
TEACHING WITH THE ADOLESCENT BRAIN IN MIND
From noted educator, award-winning author and internationally respected speaker, Thomas Armstrong, a guide specifically for teachers on understanding the developing adolescent brain. (ASCD, World Rights, 2016)
Armstrong
Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D. is the Executive Director of the American Institute for Learning and Human Development, and an award-winning author and speaker who has been an educator for over fifty years. Over 1.5 million copies of his books are in print in English on issues related to learning and human development. He is the author […]