Leadership

Middle school is a pivotal stage for students and educators. Chris Bennett shares strategies grounded in real experiences. He supports principals in the daily realities of leading a middle school and creating a school culture that strengthens their PLC, collaboration, tiered instruction, student engagement, and consistent growth.

Discover how to build capacity for instructional leadership by empowering teacher leadership. This resource shows school leaders how to close authority, information, opportunity, and culture gaps to improve decision making, collaboration, and student learning.

Packed with resources to help build stronger school teams, this book empowers school leaders and educators to exert greater impact. Focusing on the human side of professional learning communities, the authors offer a framework for cultivating courage, accountability, and a sense of belonging, which are essential for all adult learners to achieve sustained growth.

Understanding conflict among adults is just as important as addressing it with students. This book helps educators and school systems manage conflict in ways that protect school culture and working relationships. Grounded in self-determination theory, it supports schools in planning for conflict across the year rather than reacting under pressure.

Creating a thriving school culture requires vision, practical action, and a shared commitment. This book helps educators move from understanding culture to improving it through thoughtful leadership and collaboration. Use these field-tested tools to break down isolation and build strong school teams.

Reclaim the energy you need to lead effectively. Retired superintendent Scott A. Laliberte delivers practical tools for leaders to bridge the gap between school administration and personal well-being.

Chris Weber is the principal of Oak Creek Elementary School in Irvine Unified School District, California. He earned his EdD from the University of California, Los Angeles, and has written books on Professional Learning Communities (PLCs), Response to Intervention (RTI), behavior, and mathematics that have supported well over half a million educators.

Todd Whitaker, PhD, is a professor at Indiana State University. Recognized as a leading presenter in the fields of education and leadership, his message has resonated with over a million professionals around the world.

Dr. Tonya Balch is a professor in the Department of Applied Clinical and Educational Sciences in the Bayh College of Education at Indiana State University and has been the program coordinator for the School Counseling M.Ed. program for 15 years. She is passionate about ensuring excellence in graduate programming and providing authentic experiences in practice.

Melissa Dickson, EdM, is an outstanding presenter and educator. She is passionate about providing teachers with research-based ideas and strategies that they implement immediately. In her decades as an educator, Melissa has been a literacy coach, staff developer, site-based team leader, mentor teacher, inclusion teacher, classroom teacher, and early childhood teacher.