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“Students rarely underperform when conditions are set up for their academic, cultural, and emotional success,” writes author Angie Freese. Get the tools and strategies you need to cultivate a classroom culture where student voice is valued in a dignified, authentic, and connected learning environment.

Written for leaders, this book is divided into three parts, helping readers maximize their roles as chief communicators with a school's internal and external stakeholders: students, teachers, parents, and community. Learn how school leaders can develop a communication strategy to increase school and community collaboration.

Discover a singular, practical, evidence-based solution to overcome behavior and learning challenges in early childhood students. The coauthors of this book provide a metacognitive strategy for educators aiming to teach preschoolers SEL competencies, improve school climate, boost academic performance, and increase inclusivity.

Understanding how the brain learns helps teachers do their jobs more effectively. In this book, primary researchers share the latest findings in neuroscience as well as applications, examples, and innovative strategies.

Build a mindset for collaborative learning using the problem-based learning approach. With a guided plan and scenarios designed to facilitate a shift in thinking, leaders and teacher teams will walk away feeling mentally prepared to navigate the PLC process.

Understand how to properly use the SMART goal process to effect change and achieve real school improvement.

Instill a lasting love of learning in students of any age. Learn why students disengage and how to motivate them to achieve success with a five-step framework.

Discover a results-driven framework—based on a six-level hierarchy of student needs and goals—that you can use to provide engaging instruction to students.

Break the cycle of endless busywork to achieve sustainable change with the support of Moving Beyond Busy. This change management book will help you establish goal clarity, engage in strategic action, and guide transformational change for student-centered learning.