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Culture First Classrooms: Leadership, Relationships, and Practices that Transform Schools
Creating a positive classroom culture is both an art and a science—layered, nuanced, and deeply personal. In Culture First Classrooms, Dr. Darrin Peppard, Katie Kinder, and a powerhouse team of education experts reveal proven strategies for transforming classrooms and schools. Through innovative practices and practical strategies, this book shows how to build environments where students and staff feel safe, engaged, and empowered. Discover how laughter, relationships, and intentional culture-building can lead to deeper learning and lasting success.
Road to Awesome: The Journey of a Leader Presented with a fork in the road moment,
Dr. Darrin Peppard chose to shift his focus to look for the positives rather than all that was wrong in every situation. Road to Awesome: The Journey of a Leader is your road map to bringing a positive attitude, elevating those around you, and finding the joy in your job. Darrin’s energy and passion for leadership and learning are evident throughout this book and will challenge novice and experienced leaders to take their game to the next level. As leaders, we have a choice every day of how to show up for the people around us. Our leadership journey will have plenty of twists and turns, and when two roads diverge on your path, take the Road to Awesome and don’t look back.
The Blueprint: Survive and Thrive as a School Administrator
The Blueprint is meant for aspiring administrators, teacher-leaders, current administrators, and central office personnel. The Blueprint is also written for teachers, community members, and even students in leadership positions because what is discussed within the book can and should be implemented in every school across the globe.
The stories shared throughout the book will make you reflect, make you ponder, and make you laugh. Each chapter will assist you in your leadership journey. At the end of the day, we are all in this together. Let’s band together and change the game.
Untold Teaching Truths
In this often-viewed-as-broken education sphere, how do educators find continued success? How do teachers not burn out and run away from this profession? Open the cover and learn about how to engage your students to the max. Embed music, gamification, and experiences in the family classroom. Learn the untold truths of the classroom and a school. Future teachers, you need this book before you step into a school system for the first time as an educator. This guide through the tumultuous waters of educating students in an ever-changing world, will become a lifeline for teachers. This information is everything the author wished she would have known before she stepped in the classroom for the first time in 2006. She failed, cried, learned, and grew so your first few years as a teacher would be easier. Veteran teachers, this book is for you too! Re-energize yourselves to your calling in this noble profession. Laugh, cry, and remember why you believe in this mission called Teaching. Teach on, my tenacious teacher warriors. We are rooting for you.
Sustaining Excellence: How Culture Drives Teacher Retention
This book was developed to share the perspective of a long-time school leader as we consider the most effective practices to preserve our school communities. These strategies are multifaceted. Some of them can be implemented tomorrow, while others will take a bit more time. Using these strategies will recenter your thinking around how the people in your school connect to your organization. Remember, we are in the people business, and this book is designed to build your repertoire of effective practices when it comes to building school culture, managing a changing workforce, contending with societal changes, and considering how your school is the best place for teachers to be. The goal is to help alleviate the trend of teachers leaving one school to go to another and, even better, to help rekindle the connections that keep our teachers moving forward in our profession. The author shares his ideas on creating a culture of yes, hiring effectively, building genuine autonomy, considering mental health and well-being, and creating a family-like culture where our teachers not only stay but choose to stay.
Teddy the Tiny Tree
Nestled among towering noble fir and evergreen trees in a family Christmas tree lot, stands a tiny tree with a big heart. His name is Teddy, and he worries that his small size will keep him from finding a home this holiday season. While the grand trees catch the eye of Christmas revelers, the littlest tree on the mountain wonders if he’ll ever be chosen.
Join Teddy on a heartwarming journey of self-discovery and holiday magic. Through snowy nights, sparkling lights and surprising friendships, he learns that sometimes the smallest trees can truly make the biggest difference.
Will Teddy find the perfect family to share in his holiday cheer? Discover the joy of believing in yourself and the true meaning of Christmas in this charming tale that’s perfect for readers of all ages.
Teddy the Tiny inspired: moment that matter
Finding your way at anything you do in life can take time. Throughout your journey, there will be moments that make a significant impact on you. This story takes you through Melissa’s journey as a first year educator, as an outsider coming into a tight knit school, through to her experiences with school culture and leadership and finding inspiration. Inspired brings you moments that have mattered to Melissa and have shaped her into the educator she is today. This story will give you the tools you need to open your heart and mind to help you get started on your own inspired journey.
Foundations of Instructional Coaching: Impact People, Improve Instruction, Increase Success
Foundations of Instructional Coaching: Impact People, Improve Instruction, Increase Success shares the real-world experiences of a first-time instructional coach. These personal stories relate the ups and downs of coaching while providing relevant advice to overcome challenges and prepare for the reality of coaching.
Educational leaders transitioning from the classroom to a role of coaching will take away life lessons learned by another instructional coach to use as a foundation for their own understanding.
As you read this book, you’ll gain insight and resources that will prepare you to build relationships, coach individuals, lead professional development, and find a balance to manage it all.
You were born to make an impact, prepare for that impact.
Out of the Trenches: Stories of Resilient Educators
Out of the Trenches: Stories of Resilient Educators will give you insight into challenges educators in a variety of roles have experienced. They all have one thing in common: they used their trench as a learning experience. They have gone on to make a positive impact in their community and beyond. Dr. Goodier weaves these stories with her own curvy path leading to where she is today. This book also provides the opportunity for reflection and a chance to open up a discussion among colleagues on the trenches many educators experience.
Principled Leader
Principled Leader is written for aspiring and current leaders looking to take the next step in their leadership journey. It is a book the author wishes he had in 2015 when he took on a new role in a school and represents the stories, lessons learned, philosophy, and ideas he picked up along the way. It is not a how-to guide or road map but a compass. A book to help you think about where you are and where you want to go.
Principled Leader is a practical book to support your learning and growth as a leader. The book introduces you to principles in several key areas that impact your life: relationship principles, leadership principles, and fitness (mental, physical, spiritual) principles. It also addresses leadership strategies and decision making. After reading the book, you will have a stronger understanding of the importance of communication, reflecting, and mindset as it pertains to your role as a leader. You will pick up tools, strategies, and skills that you can implement right away as you start your journey on the path to becoming a Principled Leader.
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