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Whitney Hegseth—Just Talk To Us Normally: A Leader's Guide To Organizing Schools That Elevate Students

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Justin Baeder—The Now We're Talking! Walkthrough System

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Lisa Maxfield & Cheryl Abla—Teachables: Bite-Size Strategies That Make a Major Impact in the Classroom

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Nidhi Sachdeva & Paul Kirschner—Becoming an Expert Teacher: Deliberate Practice for Effective Teaching

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Gretchen Kraig-Turner, Jana Dean, & Jen Sauer—Rethinking Schools: Science Teaching for Social Justice

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Nick Gibb—Reforming Lessons: Why English Schools Have Improved Since 2010 and How This Was Achieved

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Keith Fickel & Justin Baeder—Cultivate and Activate: Building Teacher Capacity for Instructional Leadership

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Erika Kitzmiller—Unchartered: How One High School Transformed First-Generation College Success

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David Corvi—Fix Your Tier 1 Instruction

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Erika Bare & Tiffany Burns—Connecting Through Conversation: A Playbook for Talking with Students

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Courtney Daikos & Chris Daikos— Structured Service Learning: A Universal Apathy Intervention

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Nancy Frey—The Art and Science of Teacher Coaching

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Muriel Summers—The Leader in Me: How Schools and Parents Around the World Are Inspiring Greatness, One Student at a Time

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Keith Schumacher—After the Donut: An Introduction to School-Based Father Engagement for School Leaders

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Erika Bare & Tiffany Burns—A School Leader’s Playbook for Tough Conversations

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Katrina Huels—Transformational Tools for Special Educators: How to Beat Burnout and Become the Best at What You Do

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Dr. Frank Rodriguez and Dr. Gene Tavernetti—Digital Captives: Helping Schools Strike A Balance Between Humans And Hardware

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Barbara Blackburn—Productive Struggle in the Classroom

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Priten Soundar Shah—Ethical Ed Tech: How Educators Can Lead on AI and Digital Safety in K-12 Schools

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Darin Thompson–The Four Cornerstones of Effective Schools: How to Build Lasting Success

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Kristan Rodriguez—In Support of Student Data: A Data Workbook for MTSS Teams

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Naphtali Hoff—Becoming The Delegating School Boss

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Brian J. Stephens—A Level Playing Field: Strategies to Ensure Public Schools' Success

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Lauren Brown—Social Studies Content at the Elementary Level

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Steve Reifman—The Complete Guide For New Elementary Teachers: Discover Joy and Success with a Whole Child Approach

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Louise Selby—Morph Mastery: A Morphological Intervention for Reading, Spelling and Vocabulary

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James Bailey & Randy Weiner—A Blueprint for Teacher Retention: Leading Schools that Teachers Don’t Want To Leave

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Jared Cooney Horvath—The Digital Delusion: How Classroom Technology Harms Our Kids’ Learning—And How To Help Them Thrive Again

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Todd Whitaker—Dealing with Difficult Parents (School Leader Edition): How to Model, Coach, and Support Your Teachers

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John Travis—Strengthening School Leadership Through External Partnerships

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Jasmine Kullar, Bruce Fraser, & Lisa Reddel—Cultivating Exceptional Principals: A Guide for Principal Supervisors to Hire, Develop, and Retain School Leaders

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Nathaniel Hansford—The Scientific Principles of Reading and Writing Instruction Bridging the Divide Between Educational Practice and Research

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Lindsay Whorton—A New School Leadership Architecture: A Four-Level Framework for Reimagining Roles

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Louise Selby—All About Dyslexia

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Rich Czyz—Autopilot: Practical Productivity for School Leaders

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Timothy Shanahan—Leveled Reading, Leveled Lives: How Students’ Reading Achievement Has Been Held Back and What We Can Do About It

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Erin Lehmann & Bill Barnes—Leading Educator Wellness: Six Critical Actions to Support All Staff

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Brig Leane—Singletons in a PLC at Work®: Navigating On-Ramps to Meaningful Collaboration

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Bob Sonju, Dr. Anisa Baker-Busby & Kim Monkres—The Handbook for Highly Effective Teams in a PLC at Work®: Essential Actions for Tackling Critical Issues

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Margaret Sullivan Marcus—Dual-Language Immersion Programs & Teacher Pipelines

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Jean Twenge—10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World

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Brig Leane—The PLC Dashboard: Implementing, Leading, and Sustaining Your Professional Learning Community at Work®

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Aly Murray—UPchieve: Free Online Tutoring & College Counseling

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Barbara Blackburn—Rigor & Assessment in the Classroom: Strategies & Tools, 2nd Edition

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Decoteau Irby & Ann Ishimaru—Doing the Work of Equity Leadership for Justice and Systems Change

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Doug Lemov—The Teach Like a Champion Guide to the Science of Reading

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James Lane—Leading with Laser Focus: The Seven Steps to School Success

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Adam Tyner—"Equitable" Grading Through the Eyes of Teachers

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Christina Hidek—The Principal's Parent Group Playbook

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Sharon Kramer & Sarah Schuhl—Acceleration for All: A How-To Guide for Overcoming Learning Gaps

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Justin Baeder—Announcing The Eduleadership Show

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Tom Sherrington—Rosenshine's Principles in Action

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Barbara Oakley—The Memory Paradox: Why Our Brains Need Knowledge in an Age of AI

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Sam Nix—Six Steps to a Strong School Culture: A Leadership Cycle for Educational Success

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Nathaniel Hansford—The Scientific Principles of Teaching: Bridging the Divide Between Educational Practice and Research

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Dave Nagel & Bruce Potter—Grading Visible Learners: Learning with Fluidity, Not Finality

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Patrice Bain—Powerful Classrooms: Evidence-informed Strategies and Resources

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Jheri South—Supporting Teens with ADHD and RSD

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Elena Aguilar—Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching

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Douglas Fisher—RIGOR Unveiled: A Video-Enhanced Flipbook to Promote Teacher Expertise in Relationship Building, Instruction, Goals, Organization, and Relevance

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Shira Woolf Cohen—Leading Future-Focused Schools: Engaging and Preparing Students for Career Success

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Janet Patti & Robin Stern—Emotional Intelligence for School Leaders

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Amy Baeder—Leadership For Instructional Change

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William D. Parker—Whose Permission Are You Waiting For? An Educator’s Guide to Doing What You Love

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Barbara Blackburn—Rigor Is NOT A Four-Letter Word

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Tom Hierck & Jonathan Ferris—The SNAP Solution: An Innovative Math Assessment Tool for Grades K–8 (A step-by-step framework for implementing the SNAP)

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Keith Schumacher—National Alliance for Father Friendly Schools

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Michelle Hope—Building a Strong Foundation: How School Leaders Can Help New Teachers Succeed and Stay

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Michelle Singh—The Blueprint: A School Leader's Starter Kit To Crack the Code on Student Disengagement

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Anthony Muhammad—Culture Keepers: Leaders Creating a Healthy School Culture

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Jim Knight—The IC Toolkit

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Erik Palmer—Well Spoken: Teaching Speaking to All Students

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Anthony Muhammad—Culture Champions: Teachers Supporting a Healthy Classroom Culture

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Mike Anderson—Tackling the Motivation Crisis: How to Activate Student Learning Without Behavior Charts, Pizza Parties, or Other Hard-to-Quit Incentive Systems

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Sarah Frank—OpenLiteracy

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Erik Palmer—Before You Say a Word: A School Leader's Guide to Clear and Compelling Communication

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Michael Petrilli—National Assessment of Educational Progress

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Robert Barnett—Meet Every Learner’s Needs: Redesigning Instruction So All Students Can Succeed

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Mike Anderson—Rekindle Your Professional Fire: Powerful Habits for Becoming a More Well-Balanced Teacher

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Jill Handley & Lara Donnelly—What Can I Take Off Your Plate? A Structural—and Sustainable—Approach to Countering Teacher Burnout

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Baruti Kafele—What Is My Value Instructionally to the Teachers I Supervise?

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Peter Marshall—Today's Teachers, Tomorrow's Leaders: A Guide to Identifying and Developing Future Administrators

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Barbara Blackburn—Rigor for Students with Special Needs

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Teresa Hill—The Instructional Leader's Guide to Closing Achievement Gaps: Five Keys for Improving Student Outcomes

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Marc-Oliver Gewaltig—Thesify.ai: Scholarly Writing in the Age of A.I.

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Barbara Blackburn—Rigor in the 6-12 Math and Science Classroom: A Teacher Toolkit

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Carl Hendrick—How Learning Happens: Seminal Works in Educational Psychology and What They Mean in Practice

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Vickie Echols—AI for School Leaders: 62 Ways To Lighten Your Workload and Focus On What Matters

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Joshua Starr—Equity-Based Leadership: Leveraging Complexity to Transform School Systems

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Larry Thompson—Responsibility-Centered Discipline: Keeping Students on the Path of Accountability

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Natalie Wexler—Beyond the Science of Reading: Connecting Literacy Instruction to the Science of Learning

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Barbara Blackburn—Scaffolding for Success: Helping Learners Meet Rigorous Expectations Across The Curriculum

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Nason Lollar—The Five Principles of Educator Professionalism: Rebuilding Trust in Schools

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Tom Hierck & Alex Kajitani—You're A Teacher Now! What's Next?

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Chris Joffe—All Clear: Lessons From A Decade of Managing School Crises

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Holly Geyer—Ending the Crisis: Mayo Clinic's Guide to Opioid Addiction and Safe Opioid Use

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Jim Marshall—Fixing Education Initiatives In Crisis: 24 Go-To Strategies

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Zach Groshell—Just Tell Them: The Art and Science of Explanation

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Richard DeLorenzo & Roxanne Mourant—Competency-Based Education Ignited: A Transformational Systemwide Approach for Leaders

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Alyssa Gallagher—Embracing MESSY Leadership: How the Experience of 20,000 School Leaders Can Transform You and Your School