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How can elementary educators create a learning environment that is conducive to creativity, critical thinking, and student ownership of learning? By implementing design-minded real life examples in the classroom. All while achieving positive student learning outcomes.

This book explores the impact of celebrations on school culture with a focus on continuous growth and the role of all educators in fostering celebratory practices. Learn how celebrations enhance student success, staff morale, and community engagement.

Divided into two parts, Celebrating Mathematical Mistakes aims to explore why mistakes matter in mathematics and share types of mistakes made in mathematics classrooms, along with mistakes made by mathematicians. It then supports shifting to asset-based views of mistakes by supplying practical tools that encourage productive mathematical mistakes from students.

When leaders foster a culture of frequent, specific recognition in their school system, it allows collaborative teams to function at high levels. In this book, the authors demonstrate how celebrating the “right work” of professional learning communities stimulates the culture shift necessary for successful PLC implementation. Using intentional celebrations, K–12 leaders can improve collaborative team performance, resulting in higher student achievement.

Make a positive impact on how elementary students view and understand race discrimination. This guide will help you tactfully tackle topics such as White silence, the scientific origin of skin color, and societal fears of being perceived as a racist by giving you real-world examples to use in the classroom.

What can organizations do to create profound, enduring changes? International experts prove successful change can be a realistic goal and then explore constructive alternatives to traditional change strategies.

Join implementation science expert and author of Implement with IMPACT, Jenice Pizzuto, to learn about the difference between implementation and implementation science— and why, as leaders, you should know and care about the difference as you fund and lead change efforts. Participants will receive tools for immediate use in their districts.

William M. Ferriter and Diana Williams share how their students are changing the world for the better by coming together to make microloans to entrepreneurs in the developing world.

Develop the know-how to work as a collaborative team to overcome barriers and challenges in priority schools. This comprehensive anthology offers clear steps you can take to significantly improve underperforming schools.

This thorough leadership resource offers clear steps leaders can take to turn their priority school around. Discover how struggling schools can implement a strong coaching system, create and align schoolwide SMART goals, and prioritize time for collaboration to overcome obstacles and ensure learning for all.