Carol Ann Tomlinson illuminates the next step forward for teachers and teaching: helping every student gain a deeper understanding of themselves, others, and the world.
Carol Ann Tomlinson is William Clay Parrish, Jr., Professor Emeritus at the University of Virginia's School of Education and Human Development. Her experience as an educator includes 21 years as a public school teacher working with preschoolers, middle school students, and high school students. At the secondary level, she taught English, language arts, German, and history. She also administered district-level programs for struggling and advanced learners and was Virginia's Teacher of the Year in 1974. Tomlinson is the author of more than 300 books, book chapters, articles, and other materials for educators. In 2020, Education Week's Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings placed her 12th on its list of the United States' most influential higher education faculty members in terms of shaping dialogue about education and 4th in the field of educational psychology.