Featuring some of the most well known names in K-12 education and rooted in tried and tested classroom practice, our practical books support teacher and leader development at every stage of learning. Whether there is a particular area of focus in your school or you're looking for a broad range of professional development books to support your staff, our educator-written and affordable titles are here to help!
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What Great Teachers Do Differently explores the beliefs and behaviors that set great teachers apart.
Perfect for educators at any level of experience, for independent reading or for schoolwide book studies, this practical book will leave you feeling inspired and ready to do the things that matter most for the people who matter most—your students.
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Supporting the Wounded Educator is packed with doable strategies and suggestions for personal and professional self-care.
The tensions between an educator’s calling and the reality of the profession can create a sense of compassion fatigue, burnout, and job dissatisfaction. This book will help you navigate these pressures, whether you have felt wounded from your work environment, or you are simply someone trying to support others.
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7 Ways to Transform the Lives of Wounded Students provides strategies and ideas for educators who work with students who are beyond the point of "at-risk" and have experienced trauma in their lives.
This book examines the seven key strategies necessary for changing school culture to transform the lives of individual students. Recognizing the power of leadership and empathy in creating a community safe for wounded students, this resource helps educators redesign their school to direct students on a path to academic and life success.
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High Leverage Practices for Inclusive Classrooms provides rich, practical information highly suitable for teachers, but that can also be useful for teacher educators and teacher preparation programs.
A must-have for all educators, leaders, and service providers working in general education inclusive classrooms, this research-based resource offers a set of practices fundamental to supporting student learning.
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Dear Teacher provides daily encouragement for all that teachers do in the classroom and beyond.
With uplifting advice, quotes, and powerful stories for 100 days of the school year, this inspirational book will remind you why you’ve chosen this profession and the impact you have on others, and is also the perfect gift to boost schoolwide morale and and keep teachers feeling their best.
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Dealing with Difficult Parents will equip you with the skills you need to expertly navigate even the most challenging encounters with parents.
In this updated second edition of the bestseller, you will obtain a repertoire of tools and skills for comfortable and effective interaction with parents, including detailed scripts for dealing with even the most stubborn and volatile parents, new strategies for increasing parent involvement to foster student success, and more.
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Building Executive Function explores practical strategies and tools to help teachers establish a clear framework for building executive function in all students.
Learn how building executive function requires a combination of activities, structures, and teacher facilitation strategies aimed at six increasingly complex life skills that should be the goal of any school: conscious control, engagement, collaboration, empowerment, efficacy, and leadership.
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Everyday Self-Care for Educators will provide teachers with a toolbox of information and simple practices to effectively advocate for their well-being in educational spaces and beyond.
The authors illustrate not only "the why" of self-care, but also "the how." Including a variety of tips and interactive activities to help you identify your own needs and implement helpful practices, explore how stress at school impacts personal life, the way teacher self-care benefits students, and ways in which schools can implement and support well-being.
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