Stetson Press | Teaching from the Middle of the Room

Frank Thoms is the author. Frank is a lifelong classroom teacher, consultant, and writer. He devotes himself to improving the teaching profession, one teacher at a time, to meet the challenge of today’s digitally-wired, techno-literate students. He writes hoping that at least one hundred teachers will take his ideas to heart and improve the learning for ten thousand students.

You can read his blog if you like.

Teaching from the Middle of the Room

”Teaching from the Middle of the Room serves as a friend, companion, and mentor for creating learning in the classroom... Teachers at all levels who read this book—especially with colleagues—will become better teachers. Administrators, parents, board members, and interested citizens who read it will be better able to help teachers make the necessary shift to teach from the middle of the room. Ultimately, everybody has a vested interest in education—and in this book.“

— From the Intoduction

”Frank Thoms is a passionate teacher, and his powerful book is all about "stance"—how a teacher places him or herself: physically, emotionally, intellectually, and organizationally—with respect to students, knowledge, and learning. Every teacher, from a first-timer to an old hand, will learn much that is practical, and even more that is inspirational, from reading it.“

— Robert Fried