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Designed for K–12 leaders, this title examines how to develop responsive leadership characteristics that foster schoolwide success.

The fourth edition of this comprehensive action guide provides new strategies for leveraging PLC for a highly effective multitiered system of supports, expert-led guidance on school culture, and a deeper discussion on connecting school improvement to the mission of helping all students succeed.

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Transform how your school operates to better prepare students. Learn how the six areas of school management and structure—school and community partnerships, instruction, school timing and scheduling, physical learning environments, educational technology, and budget—intersect to affect students’ academic performance.

This book is for educational leaders and supervisors seeking to enhance teacher effectiveness through learning-focused supervision. It offers a continuum of strategies, data-driven conversations, and a comprehensive tool kit for teacher planning and problem solving, promoting professional development aligned with standards-based practices.

Explore the essential qualities of great teachers. From passion and knowledge to effective time management, relationship building, lesson planning, and continuous improvement, this book explores the key factors that contribute to exceptional teaching.

Build a culture of purposeful assessment design and data analysis for student learning. Drive student achievement in your school or classroom with a systematic approach to conducting effective assessments, collecting meaningful data, and taking action based on the results.

Authors Paula Maeker and Jacqueline Heller are practitioners who share the belief that all students can be literate at high levels. Explore their practical, research-affirmed framework for how teams can better sustain change and improve as literacy educators.

Despite reform efforts, reading growth flatlines in the secondary years. Literacy Reframed provides a game-changing new way to think about—and teach—literacy. This resource helps educators boost reading comprehension and engagement through powerful, reframed strategies for teaching decoding, phonics, and vocabulary.

Motivate English learners to boost proficiency using instructional strategies that integrate language, literacy, and content to ensure all students thrive.

Embrace challenging conversations, confront biases, and shape learning from an early age with Little Learners, Big Hearts. This book equips early childhood educators with the necessary tools to become kind, caring forces, fostering meaningful connections with young children and families.