Timothy D. Kanold, PhD, is an educator, husband, father, friend, runner, author and presenter. From Illinois, he served as a mathematics teacher, as the Director of Mathematics and Science and as school district Superintendent at the number one rated public high school (open enrollment) district (Stevenson HSD 125 in Lincolnshire) as rated by niche.com.
His 2017 book HEART: Fully Forming Your Professional Teaching and Leading Life! became a national best-seller and received the Gold Medal Independent Publishers award in New York, for the field of Education in 2018. His follow up 2021 book, SOUL!: Fulfilling the Promise of Your Professional life is currently on amazon’s best-seller list. With his colleague Tina Boogren, he recently released his 2022 book, Educator Wellness: A Guide for Sustaining Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Social Well-Being.
Dr. Kanold received the 2017 Ross Taylor / Glenn Gilbert National Leadership Award from the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics and the international 2010 Damen Award for outstanding contributions to education from Loyola University Chicago where he received his doctorate in educational leadership and counseling psychology.
Dr. Kanold is committed to equity, excellence, and social justice reform for the improved learning of students and school faculty, staff, and administrators. He conducts inspirational professional development seminars worldwide with a focus on improving student learning outcomes through a commitment to the PLC process with a distinct focus on living a well-balanced, fully engaged professional life of wellness and well-being using strategies for reflection and self-care.
He now lives and works in Northern California with his wife Susan and their Golden Retriever, Fibonacci.
To learn more about Dr. Kanold’s work, visit him @tkanold, #heartandsoul4ED, or #liveyourbestlife on Twitter.