Robert Ward
Middle School Teacher
Robert Ward is currently enjoying his 26th year of teaching English to a wide diversity of students at public middle schools in Los Angeles.
His first book for educators, The Firm, Fair, Fascinating Facilitator, and its companion workbook, The Teacher Tune-Up, empower teachers to attend to the needs of the whole child. Robert extends his holistic approach to nurturing children in his third book, A Teacher鈥檚 Inside Advice to Parents: How Children Thrive With Leadership, Love, Laughter, and Learning, published by Rowman and Littlefield.
Robert鈥檚 fourth book, Talented Teachers, Empowered Parents, Successful Students, brings his previous writing full circle as he joins teachers and families as allies in education. In his latest book, , that circle is expanded and fortified by an emphasis on moving empathy, inclusion, and altruism to the forefront of education.
In addition to his award-winning blog, Robert鈥檚 articles are regularly featured in 麻豆传媒入口, Education Week, KQED In the Classroom, Smart Brief, ASCD, NCTE, the U.S. Department of Education鈥檚 鈥淭he Teacher鈥檚 Edition鈥� newsletter, and the International Literacy Association.