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 of twenty books including:
The Power of the Adolescent Brain: Strategies for Teaching Middle and High School Students;
Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom, 4th Edition
7 Kinds of Smart: Identifying and Developing Your Multiple Intelligences;
If Einstein Ran the Schools: Revitalizing U.S. Education;
The Human Odyssey: Navigating the Twelve Stages of Life;
In Their Own Way: Discovering and Encouraging Your Child’s Multiple Intelligences;
You’re Smarter Than You Think: A Kid’s Guide to Multiple Intelligences;
The Best Schools: How Human Development Research Should Inform Educational Practice;
Mindfulness in the Classroom: Strategies for Promoting Concentration, Compassion, and Calm;
ADD/ADHD Alternatives in the Classroom;
The Multiple Intelligences of Reading and Writing: Making the Words Come Alive;
Awakening Genius in the Classroom; and
Childless (self-published novel)
His books have been translated in over 100 foreign editions in thirty languages, including Spanish, Chinese, Hebrew, Arabic, Portuguese, Danish, and Russian.
He has written for Ladies Home Journal, Family Circle (where he received awards from the Educational Press Association, and the National Association of Secondary School Principals, Parenting (where he was a regularly featured columnist for four years), Mothering (where he was a contributing editor), The AMA Journal of Ethics, many other periodicals, journals, and edited books.
He has appeared on several national and international television and radio programs, including NBC’s “The Today Show,” “CBS This Morning,” “CNN,” the “BBC” and “The Voice of America.”
In 2024, he was awarded an honorary doctoral degree (Ed.D. Honoris Causa) by the Bridges Graduate School for Cognitive Diversity in Education.
Dr. Armstrong has given over 1100 keynotes, workshop presentations, and lectures on six continents in 29 countries, and 44 states in the past forty years. He has presented to the writers of Sesame Street, the European Council of International Schools, the Republic of Singapore, Stanford and Harvard Universities, and several state departments of education.’’
Website:
http:///www.institute4learning.com
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