Frank Thoms Libri

Focusing on fostering partnerships, this book emphasizes the importance of conversation in the classroom. It advocates for a shift from traditional one-way teaching to a collaborative approach, where both teachers and students engage in mutual learning. By prioritizing critical thinking over rote absorption, it aims to create a dynamic educational environment that enhances communication skills and encourages active participation.

Innovative classroom practices are at the forefront of this book, showcasing how principals and teachers can transform traditional methods to enhance student engagement and success. Through insights from dynamic educators, readers will discover practical strategies to create a more effective and inspiring learning environment for all students.

Frank Thoms writes with passion to invite principals and teachers to make changes that will allow all students to succeed. In this book he urges them to reconsider traditional practices in light of today's media-driven culture and digitally wired students. Exciting Classrooms is sensitive to the challenges schools face and is relentless in offering strategies to meet these challenges.

Listening is Learning invites young teachers to seek the knowledge and advice of former teachers, retired educators, respected veterans, and fellow newcomers. It encourages them to step away from their isolated classrooms and search for best ideas, methods, materials, insights--and moments of success, epiphanies, struggles, methodologies.