Education - Decision Making & Problem Solving

'As you read, you will not only fi nd practical strategies to use tomorrow, but also the courage to centre what matters most - empowering learners for lifelong success.' Dr Shyam BarrIn a world of rapid change, students need more than content - they...

Have you "tried everything" and are still not healed?Do you experience anxiety or panic attacks? Do you still have symptoms after receiving prayer for physical healing? Are you plagued with emotions like shame, guilt, fear, or anger? Do you feel condemned by difficult events...

Make distracted students a thing of the pastIf you and your students aren't approaching your class each day with excitement for the new ideas and learning surprises you're about to experience, then it's time to hack your student engagement.Four-decade classroom teacher James Sturtevant knows...

First Things First: Putting Students Before Standards focuses on improving the pedagogy of stakeholder interaction within the educational community. Reasons many students underperform in our schools and why there is a lack of enthused diversity when it comes to stakeholder and community involvement are...

"The author's message is potent and timely... this is a vital call to reform a broken system." - Publishers Weekly Review, June 2025 "Dr. Lester has gifted us this book for this moment and for our posterity. He shares searing personal stories of tragedy...

The book Future Ready Now is for young and old. The 21st-century world of work is going to be different. It is important to be educated and prepared for the multiple career changes which are going to be part of the new world. Knowing...

The insider's guide to turning your run-of-the-mill coaching job into a wildly powerful coaching practice that boosts teacher skill and student scores! Here you have it...again! You learned in Jill's first book, Get a Backbone, Principal!, how to get rid of fancy educational jargon...

School systems nationwide are struggling to excel as they lurch from crisis to crisis-teacher shortages, school shootings, high turnover rates, weak discipline systems, and more. These things can pull the focus of school boards away from why school systems exist: to educate students. airick...

Discover the power of a growth mindset this summer with hands-on activities for ages 8 to 12.Having a growth mindset means practicing flexible thinking and looking at challenges as opportunities to learn and grow! When you approach situations with genuine curiosity and excitement, there's...

Are you focused on what's wrong with your students?Now you can transform learning by reframing your view from what's wrong to what's strong."At risk." "Low." "Title I kids." If you've worked with students, you've probably heard or said these coded labels that reflect deficit...

The best leaders lead from the middle When school leaders join teachers, students, and parents in a collaborative effort to improve teaching and learning, achievement soars and schools turn into vibrant communities, filled with enthusiastic members. Teaching and learning feel too much like work...

"Look out, Socrates! Here comes Connie Hamilton, the newest innovator of questionology! - Marcia Gutiérrez, High School EducatorA fresh perspective on the art of questioningQuestions are the driving force of learning in classrooms. Hacking Questions digs into framing, delivering, and maximizing questions in the...

Drawing together the worlds of classroom practice, school leadership and scientific research, this is an essential how-to guide for initiating and maintaining a school improvement journey based on the science of learning.What we now know about learning and teaching is vast; yet often, wading...

"A thoughtful map for authentically engaging in and learning from hard conversations. Abrams gently teaches us why having these conversations matter and how they can help us grow."--Eleanor Drago-Severson, Associate Professor of Educational LeadershipTeachers College, Columbia University"A wonderful combination of coaching, consulting, and crafting...

A NOW READ THIS PBS NewsHour and New York Times Book Review selection From the New York Times best-selling author of How Children Succeed comes an essential handbook of successful strategies to help kids overcome issues, learn, and thrive in today's chaotic learning environments....

Make your home school activities enjoyable experiences for you and your child or children. This engaging book of stories, activities, and guided discussions (Sharing Circles) provides a wealth of fun, esay-to-use home schooling resources. Aimed at parents who want to involve their children in...

My students are too young to ask big questions.My students just aren't curious. My students only ask closed questions. Igniting and embracing curiosity is essential to inquiry-based learning, and that begins with questions. But if your students' off-topic, too basic, or simply non-existent questions...

The first book based on Tom Scott's hit podcast, LATERAL! Unlock a world of mind-bending brainteasers. This massive collection of lateral thinking puzzles features 100 questions with unexpected, fascinating answers. Figuring them out will require you to challenge your assumptions and find new perspectives--but...

Leadership Principles for Teens "Empowering Students to be Future- Ready" is authored by a high school drop out who returned to compete her GED and PHD. She is a former educator, counselor and mentor who has written an informative, inspirational and self help book...

A practical, step-by-step guide to leading change efforts for sustainable results Leading Change Step-by-Step offers a comprehensive and tactical guide for change leaders. Spiro's approach has been field-tested for more than a decade and proven effective in a wide variety of public sector organizations...