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Get the book, Rigor for Students with Special Needs Visit Barbara's website www. BarbaraBlackburnOnline.com About The Author Barbara Blackburn, PhD is the author of more than 35 books and a full-time consultant who works with schools around the world to help raise the level of rigor and motivation for professional educators and students alike. Dr. Blackburn has been repeatedly named to the Top 30...

Get the book, The Instructional Leader's Guide to Closing Achievement Gaps: Five Keys for Improving Student Outcomes About The Author Dr. Teresa Hill is a speaker, author, and leader whose work focuses on underserved communities and making the system work for every child. She is devoted to eliminating achievement gaps and ending what she terms “failure as a default”. Her motto is “All children can...

Learn more about Thesify at www. Thesify.ai About The Author Marc-Oliver has a Ph. D in physics but quickly switched to neuroscience to understand how our brain processes information. Before co-founding Thesify, Marc-Oliver was senior group leader at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and before that Principal Scientist at the Honda Research Institute Europe in Germany.

Get the book, Rigor in the 6-12 Math and Science Classroom: A Teacher Toolkit Download the Sample Science Structured Writing Guide Download the Sample Mathematics Structured Writing Guide Download the Flesh It Out Math Handout Download the Flesh It Out Science Handout About The Author Barbara Blackburn, PhD is the author of more than 35 books and a full-time consultant who works with schools aroun...

Get the book, How Learning Happens: Seminal Works in Educational Psychology and What They Mean in Practice Follow Carl on X @C_Hendrick About The Author Carl Hendrick is Professor at Academica University of Applied Sciences in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where he translates research findings into practical teaching strategies. He taught English at the secondary level for 18 years, and holds a PhD...

Get the book, AI for School Leaders: 62 Ways To Lighten Your Workload and Focus On What Matters Visit Vickie's website, www. VickieEchols.com About The Author Vickie Echols is a veteran educator who has served as a K-12 and university teacher, elementary principal and district communication director during her career in public education. She currently serves as a school transformation coach for th...

Get the book, Equity-Based Leadership: Leveraging Complexity to Transform School Systems Connect with Joshua on LinkedIn About The Author Dr. Joshua Starr is an experienced educational leader who has served as the Managing Partner of the Center for Model Schools, the CEO of PDK International, and as superintendent in Montgomery County, Maryland and Stamford, Connecticut. He is a graduate of the Ha...

Get the book, Responsibility-Centered Discipline: Keeping Students on the Path of Accountability Visit Larry's Website, www. GivemFive.com About The Author Larry Thompson is the creator of Responsibility-Centered Discipline, as well as Responsibility-Centered Leadership and Responsibility-Centered Parenting. A popular speaker, author, and thought leader, he has worked with thousands of educators,...

Visit Natalie's Website, www. NatalieWexler.com  Follow Natalie on X @natwexler About The Author Natalie Wexler is an education journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, and the Washington Post. She is the coauthor of The Writing Revolution 2.0. She is the author of The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America's Broken Education System and How To Fix It, and the new...

Get the book, Scaffolding for Success: Helping Learners Meet Rigorous Expectations Across The Curriculum Visit Barbara's website www. BarbaraBlackburnOnline.com Vote Barbara Blackburn for The Best Global Education Guru 2025 About The Author Barbara Blackburn, PhD is the author of more than 35 books and a full-time consultant who works with schools around the world to help raise the level of rigor...

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Get the book, You're A Teacher Now! What's Next? Visit Alex' Website, www. AlexKajitani.com Visit Tom's Website, www. TomHierck.com About The Author Tom Hierck has been an educator since 1983 in a career that has spanned all grade levels and many roles in public education, including teacher, administrator, district leader, department of education project leader, and  executive director. A prolific...

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Get the book, Competency-Based Education Ignited: A Transformational Systemwide Approach for Leaders (A critical road map for implementing competency-based learning) Visit the Competency Based Education IGNITED website, www. CBEIgnited.org About The Authors Richard DeLorenzo is an internationally known leader in education and organization restructuring. He is best known for his uniquely comprehens...

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  Visit the Instructional Leadership Collective website www.instructionalleadershipcollective.com Follow Mike on X @SuitguyMike Follow Peter on X @PeterMDeWitt About The Authors Dr. Peter DeWitt is the founder and CEO of the Instructional Leadership Collective. He hosts the Education Week blog Finding Common Ground and is the author of 9 books.   Michael Nelson is a past president of the Washingto...

Get the book, The Illustrated Guide to Visible Learning: An Introduction to What Works Best In Schools About The Author Dr. John Almarode is a bestselling author and an Associate Professor of Education at James Madison University, where he holds the Sarah Miller Luck Endowed Professorship. He received an Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council for Higher Education in Virginia in 2021. Bef...

  Download the PDF "How Instructional Leaders Change Teacher Practice" at www.principalcenter.com/3roles Read a sample chapter and learn more about Now We're Talking at www.solutiontree.com/21days Read the article "Classroom Walkthrough FAQ for Instructional Leaders" at https://principalcenter.com/faq Start your free trial of Repertoire at www.principalcenter.com/repertoire About Justin Baeder PhD...

Get the book Mapping Professional Practice: How to Develop Instructional Frameworks to Support Teacher Growth Contact Heather Bell-Williams via email at  ConsultHBW@gmail.com About The Authors Heather Bell-Williams is an experienced teacher, school administrator and consultant, with over 30 years of expertise to bring to her role as Coach and Consultant. Heather holds three bachelor’s degrees in a...

  Visit Amy's Website, www.amybaeder.com Download the PBL Roadmap for School and District Leaders Learn More about The Project-Based Learning Curriculum Developer Certification Program About Dr. Amy Baeder Dr Amy Baeder is an independent education consultant supporting instructional excellence through project-based learning. Dr. Baeder is the Director of the  Project-Based Learning Network , which...

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