The founder, president and senior consultant of The Learning Collaborative, FRAN PROLMAN is an internationally recognized teacher, administrator, author, consultant and keynote speaker. She is known for her depth of knowledge, dynamism, energy, practical application and proven track record of results.
Fran earned her doctorate in teacher training and international education from George Washington University and a master’s degree in educational administration and curriculum and instruction from the University of Pennsylvania. She has been a two-time Fulbright Scholar in India and Israel and has presented numerous papers and workshops nationally and internationally.
She brings 30 years of experience providing multifaceted work with organizations and school systems throughout the United States and the world. Fran was a member of the first Understanding by Design trainer cadre for ASCD designing curriculum training throughout the U.S., a faculty member for ASCD and a senior consultant at Research for Better Teaching training trainers and educating thousands of administrators and teachers in effective learning practice.
Fran focuses on building human capacity through a variety of avenues. She facilitates leadership retreats for teachers, administrators and executives; delivers organization-wide keynote speeches and workshops, coaches to build highly functional teams; assists organizations and teams in the appropriate use of data, designs professional growth and evaluation systems and brings insight to the change process.
She is the author of Building Your Instructional Leadership, Women in Leadership: Self-Trust, Self-Care and Courage, and Transforming Schools: Leading and Learning in Complex Systems. Fran's newest book, Deep Listening: The Art of Ego Management, is now available.