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Social and emotional learning has been proven to advance equity, but many educators still do not have the resources actively engage with it. In his new book Raising Equity Through SEL, Jorge Valenzuela unveils his five step Equity and SEL Integration framework and dives into research-backed strategies for engaging with students of all backgrounds and building classrooms safe for all learners. Using ideas like restorative justice and culturally...

So often, when educators talk about well-being, the conversation begins and ends with self-care without addressing all aspects of educator wellness. In Beyond Self Care, Gail Markin dives into the importance of well-being on the individual, communal, and system-wide levels as well as the role of leadership in ensuring their schools can be sustainable. With research-backed practices and excerpts of conversations from working educators, Markin d...

Every school is unique and requires its own individualized support system for accelerating student learning and development. In their new book, The Road to Success With MTSS: A Ten-Step Process for Schools, Tom Hierck and Chris Weber dive into their MTSS Roadmap approach of customizing solutions for schools and providing uniquely developed MTSS plans. Grounded in data-backed strategies and contextual solutions, RTI Roadmap for School Leaders i...

Section One provides the foundations for this work, including the authors' purpose, vision, and central principles. In the present chapter, we have established our purpose, the "why" behind our development of the Landscape Model. In Chapter Two, we provide an overview of the Landscape Model that allows readers to gain a holistic sense of our vision, as well as an initial understanding of each element and its interplay with the others. Chapter ...

Low babies." "Red group." "Those kids." These are labels used by educators without much thought in describing underachieving students in the classroom, but what is their impact on the students being described? In The Language of Possibility, Michael Roberts dives into the limiting language we use in classrooms and how built-in assumptions negatively affect children's ability to learn. With research-backed analysis, real-life anecdotes, and a p...

In Demystifying MTSS: A School and District Framework for Meeting Students' Academic and Social-Emotional Needs, authors Matt Navo and Amy Williams guide school and district educators in building a successful multitiered system of supports (MTSS) framework. The authors assert that a solid MTSS framework is essential for maximizing student outcomes and inclusivity and that operating as a professional learning community (PLC) is the foundation f...

Urban schools face a multitude of challenges in the face of staggering inequity and need immediate support. In his book The Brilliance in the Building: Effecting Change in Urban Schools With the PLC [at Work] Process, Bo Ryan presents the ways leaders in urban schools can immediately begin enacting change utilizing the resources currently available to them. Using the Professional Learning Communities at Work (PLC) process, leaders will learn h...

Today's teachers are some of the brightest and best educators in generations, and today's students are more technologically savvy and engaged in the world than ever before. So why are students so disinterested in the classroom? In their new book, Jackpot, Nicole Dimich, Cassandra Erkens, and Tom Schimmer dive into the structural complexities of engaging with student investment and what educators can do to reinvigorate their students. Utilizing...

The PLC process is built around four questions to build collaboration and maximize learning for all. The fourth of these questions is often neglected: What will we do if they already know it? Many educators struggle to continue learning for students who have excelled beyond what the curriculum mandates. Thankfully, authors Mark Weichel and Steve Pearce with their book What's Next? Monthly Extensions to Challenge Proficient Students in a PLC ha...

Good leadership necessitates decisiveness and continuous growth to prevent sinking into the stagnation of status quo. In their newest book, Leading Beyond Intention, Karen Power and Jeanne Spiller encourage and challenge educational leaders to grow even in the most overwhelming of times. Using the Pythagorean idea of the perfection of six, Power and Spiller break down the six fundamental areas of leadership and expound upon how educational lea...

Collaboration is a foundational practice in the professional learning community (PLC) process. Most teachers will collaborate in grade-level or course-alike teams in a PLC, but what about singletons-those teachers who do not have grade-level or course-alike peers? In Singletons in a PLC at Work: Navigating On-Ramps to Meaningful Collaboration, authors Brig Leane and Jon Yost help singletons find meaningful collaboration no matter what context ...

One of the most significant shifts in education has been the recent and ever-increasing move to online and blended instruction. Authors Kathryn Fishman-Weaver and Stephanie Walter, in their new book Connected Classrooms: A People-Centered Approach for Online, Blended, and In-Person Learning, dive into the opportunities and difficulties within the rapidly expanding field of online education. Using their personal experiences in blended classroom...

Instructional frameworks provide excellent professional guidance to accelerate growth in schools, but there are many pitfalls in trying to establish clear and effective shared expectations. In their new book Mapping Professional Practice, Heather Bell-Williams and Justin Baeder dive into the complexities and payoffs of implementing solid frameworks for teaching in a way that actually helps both teachers and students improve. Using personal ane...

Trust is the foundational component of any thriving community. In Trust as the Core of Instructional Leadership: Protocols to Mediate Thinking, Shift Practice, and Improve Student Learning, Delia Racines dives into the importance of developing trust between educators and with their students, providing research-backed analysis of methods and behaviors to help entire schools flourish. With excellent tools and a wealth of personal experience, Rac...

Assistant Principals occupy a unique role in their school administrations as they work alongside their teachers and their superiors, and this role is critical for student success. In Assistant Principal University, Ryan Donlan dives into the wide range of duties taken up by an Assistant Principal and offers strategies to achieve success and happiness in the position, whether for a single year or for a career. With compassion and accountability...

Blending online and offline learning has become an immediate necessity for educators since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In her new book The Complete Guide to Blended Learning, Catlin R. Tucker dives into the exciting territory of harnessing technology to enhance student learning both in the classroom and remotely. Utilizing a foundation of solid theoretical framework, pointed reflection, and personal knowledge on teaching in a blend...

In The Cardboard Classroom, authors Doug Robertson and Jennifer Borgioli Binis provide educators with strategies and tools to adopt design-minded teaching in their classrooms. By incorporating design thinking in their teaching practices, teachers create a learning environment conducive to creativity and critical thinking and supportive of students taking ownership of their learning. The authors explain the five stages of the design process-(1)...

In Becoming Active Citizens: Practices to Engage Students in Civic Education Across the Curriculum, authors Tom Driscoll and Shawn W. McCusker provide educators with tools and strategies to reimagine civics education. Often, civics instruction in schools does not prepare or empower students to participate in civic discourse or other forms of civic engagement. Without high-quality civics education, students lack the skills and knowledge to part...

For students to experience authentic engagement both in and out of the classroom, teachers must help students develop key skills that foster educational independence. In The Independent Learner: Metacognitive Exercises to Help K-12 Students Focus, Self-Regulate, and Persevere, author Nina Parrish provides K-12 educators with practical tools to teach students how to self-regulate. The book focuses on research-backed teaching strategies designed...

Strong, high quality leadership is necessary for success in any effort toward school improvement, but while "leadership" in general has received a wide range of attention, "women in leadership" has only received attention recently. In this new collection Women Who Lead, Janel Keating and Jasmine K. Kullar bring together a wide variety of leaders in education to focus on effective leadership practices as they relate to women, the roadblocks and...