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Group work is a staple of the modern classroom, but it can be difficult to get students engaged and working together effectively. Connie Hamilton provides 11 proven strategies for designing and managing student collaborative teams, including: Design student groups so they are all engaged and contribute to the team's learning. Use a variety of grouping strategies to ensure that all students have the opportunity to participate and contribute. A...

Father Time is running scared, because life after 50 just got hacked! After-50s life used to be overwhelming. It made people think their best years were gone, even when they felt great and had a lot more to give. Hacking Life After 50 shares 10 strategies you can use today to live a long, happy, joy-filled life and keep Father Time on the run. After-50s Club members and health and fitness practitioners Sturtevant and Barnes show you how to: ...

Eliminate school discipline and classroom management problems with schoolwide restorative justice Washington Post bestseller Hacking School Discipline brought restorative practice to classrooms around the world. The sequel, Hacking School Discipline TOGETHER, is helping all stakeholders--teachers, students, counselors, principals, superintendents, and parents--create a schoolwide restorative justice system that can change the culture of scho...

What are the keys to making teachers happy, and why does it matter? In today's educational landscape, teachers are facing unprecedented challenges. The demands of their profession continue to increase while resources continue to decrease. Exhaustion and burnout are taking a toll on teacher well-being, threatening the stability of our schools. A global pandemic has only intensified these struggles, leading many teachers to consider leaving th...

Integrate student culture and language to create rich learning experiences for all Culturally and linguistically diverse students often lack representation and inclusion in the classroom, hindering their academic success. Yet when teachers integrate even subtle culturally sustaining practices, they help all students understand our global community and situate themselves within it. Education leader Kendra Nalubega-Booker shows step-by-step ...

Are you ready to break down conflict and build consensus on polarizing topics? Ideally, education equips students to care about the world and helps them shape their futures. In an era that has become incredibly polarized, we can help our students learn how to come together despite differences. Michelle Blanchet and Brian Deters show how all educators can equip our youth with skills to become active and engaged citizens. A one-off course on...

Make distracted students a thing of the past If 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 how to engage learners, and he's sharing his best strategies on how to make kids love learning. Sturtevant packed previous books Hacking Engagement ...

Now is the time to reimagine assessment and throw out traditional grades Internationally-recognized grading and assessment expert Starr Sackstein is back with the long-awaited update to her highly-regarded guide to throwing out grades, even in a traditional grades school. Over 100 new strategies and resources Nearly seven years after helping launch a global no-grades classroom movement, Sackstein has honed her practice and now brings teac...

Do your kids hate math? Many students fail to understand the value of math, and some grow to hate it. Want proof? Read genuine letters students wrote to math, compiled by the authors in this Dear Math book. Discover the root of this problem. 15-year veteran math teacher, Sarah Strong, and her high school student, Gigi Butterfield, address concerns about negativity around teaching and learning math and why kids hate math (at least some of...

Look what happens when assessment becomes a simple student-driven process Traditional outcome-based grades make school a place of right or wrong answers, a rigid system that stalls enjoyment and learning. In contrast, innovative teachers of all subjects and grade levels use process-based assessment to build positive classroom cultures and foster resilient learners who focus on the learning, not the grades. Award-winning writer and teacher ...

It's time to modernize our teaching methods for student success Modern teaching is not about your ability to deploy a flashy education app or attract TikTok followers. Instead, it's a mindset where you keep student success at the forefront of your instruction. Today's teachers have a unique opportunity to reflect on their values, rethink their lessons, and reevaluate what is essential to meet the needs of modern students. In Hacking Modern Tea...

Now, you can create one flexible lesson format to use in any virtual setting, subject, or grade levelEducation and technology have merged, forever changing the way we teach and the way students learn. Teachers need guidance in this flexible world of education technology to create one lesson format that streamlines teaching, engages students, and elevates learning outcomes.In Hacking Flex Teaching, author Hollie Woodard, an award-winning public...

Transform your classroom into a dynamic learning experience with small groups A learning centers model enhances excellent pedagogy. Learning is a dynamic experience, and students thrive when educators acknowledge individual learners' needs and interests and inspire them to engage with the content more deeply within personalized spaces. Learning centers create robust thinkers, problem-solvers, and brave leaders. As teachers and administrators, ...

Too many of our kids struggle with reading and writingNow, you can help us end illiteracy and unlock the love of reading and writing in all learners, with the power of graphic novels and comics.Teaching with comics increases engagement, and the ultimate value is in helping your students look with care, see possibilities, consider alternatives, ask nuanced questions, show their thinking, and bravely tell stories they would not have told in any ...

Countless educators from across the globe would love to leverage project based learning to create learner-centered opportunities for their students, but, believe it or not, PBL has yet to go mainstream.If project based learning can benefit so many students, why isn't this approach the norm in teaching? Because educators have questions.Since the release of their first book, Hacking Project Based Learning, Ross Cooper and Erin Murphy, prominent ...

The world is changing fast, and education hasn't caught up.Teachers know schools need more innovation, change-making, and relevance. But in the midst of overwhelming challenges, how can these needs turn into action?Blanchet and Bakkegard grew tired of everyone telling teachers what to fix without sharing the "how, " so they created easy-to-use professional development tools and strategies to help teachers think like startup entrepreneurs.Using...

There's no reason to leave education, because teacher burnout just got hacked!Teachers often face challenges that throw off their entire plans and leave them feeling isolated and powerless. These challenges can range from new technologies, classroom discipline, sudden change to hybrid or distance learning, and unforeseen personal crises-issues that smolder until a teacher is fully burned out with no spark in sight. Could this describe you now ...

A Journal for Teachers to Pause, Write, and Reflect to Create a Calmer, More Purposeful LifeThis journal is meant for you, the teacher and school leader, because you deserve it. By giving yourself Permission to Pause for a few minutes each day, you gain clarity on your priorities and unravel what is worth nurturing and what you can let go.Your time is precious, and journaling is an investment in yourself. Veteran teacher, presenter, and author...

What does it mean to teach in magenta?Magenta is bold, it's vibrant, and the color holds noble qualities. Teaching in Magenta means creating magnificent days. It's a refreshing approach to teaching that puts your joy and well-being first so you can share those attributes with your students.Veteran teacher and author James Sturtevant shares 100 paths for living and teaching in an authentic, enthusiastic, and relevant way. Take a few minutes eac...

Whether during a time of crisis or in everyday life, our kids today may be more anxious than everClinical anxiety is on the rise, and teachers are seeing more students struggling with the pressures of school and society. Educators are often ill-equipped to help the anxious child, and need anxiety tips to help students who have this mental illness.Whether you have anxiety or want to advocate for anxious kids, this book will change your thinking...