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Elevate reading performance through collaborative action. This guide explores how schools using a PLC framework grounded in the science of reading can improve reading outcomes. Discover how collective efforts and the five pillars of literacy instruction drive impactful change.

Equip secondary students with age-appropriate strategies to conquer complex informational texts. Gain specific techniques to boost student confidence and facilitate engaging discussions, ultimately fostering deep comprehension and enhancing literacy skills for adolescent readers.

Teacher team leaders, this book is for you. It will build your knowledge and skills in approaches and actions that get more done in less time, and with greater joy, to help your team truly become the engine that drives the most promising strategy for improving student achievement.

This book provides a step-by-step process for English educators to design future-ready literacy experiences in secondary English classrooms. Grades 6–12 teachers will find practical steps and resources, including reflection questions and tools, to aid curriculum development and reflection.

Address stress, time management, and burnout in school leadership by developing a balanced approach that supports long-term resilience. Through practical guidance, leaders can optimize motivation, manage stress, and create sustainable daily practices for effective, committed educational leadership.

This book promotes small-group reading as a key tool for K–5 teachers, offering frameworks, videos, and text strategies. Teachers can differentiate instruction with evidence-based routines, creating a dynamic learning environment that nurtures readers and aligns whole-class instruction with small-group lessons.

Effective assessment leadership on the part of teachers is crucial for student success. This book helps teachers develop skills in formative assessment, data analysis, and evidence-based decision making. It emphasizes strategies for fostering a growth mindset, promoting self-regulation and aligning assessments with learning goals to accelerate learning and improve student achievement.

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.

This guide helps educators identify their classroom goals and implement efficient teaching strategies. K–12 educators can gain techniques to manage themselves, maximize their time, and avoid burnout.

Explore specific biases in education with author ClauDean ChiNaka Kizart. She emphasizes bias origins and how they impact K–12 educators, students, and administrators. From intergroup bias to decision-fatigue bias to scarcity bias, discover insights and strategies for recognizing, managing, and countering these biases in school communities.