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The fight to be first, the pressure to be right, and the stress surrounding test scores were just a few of the many reasons Stacey Roshan chose to flip her class. In Tech with Heart, she offers practical insights and instruction for using edtech tools to create greater connection with students, humanize modern learning, and help all learners to thrive.

School should be fun! In EDrenaline Rush, John Meehan pulls back the curtain on what it takes to create thrilling learning experiences in your classroom. Packed with lesson planning tips, instructional design ideas, and plug-and-play teaching resources, EDrenaline Rush will challenge you to think differently and equip you to push your pedagogy to incredible limits.

The practical ideas in the latest of the DITCH series will help you find the sweet spot where tech meets students' needs. In this teacher-tailored guide, you'll find tips on how to use technology to differentiate learning. Whether you're a tech newbie or the school's device guru, you'll walk away with new understandings and strategies for transforming your approach to teaching.

Whether you are a new teacher struggling to figure out what works, an established teacher who needs a refresh, or a teaching veteran who needs a reminder of why you chose teaching as your profession, you need The SECRET SAUCE. In this book, Rich Czyz reveals the essential ingredients to being an exceptional teacher, and the good news is that they are all within your reach.

No matter how great a teacher you are, there will be days when you are short on time, resources, energy, or ideas. Educator Katie Powell packs a wealth of lesson twists, games, and activities into this book to help re-energize your classroom. The Worksheet Busters, Lecture Busters, and Homework Busters she shares work for all grade levels to create engaging, memorable, meaningful learning experiences for your students.

Balance Like a Pirate, a Lead Like a PIRATE Guide, was written by educators for educators with a focus on helping you create a lifestyle that allows you to break free from "e;shoulds"e; and "e;have tos."e; Educational leaders Jessica Cabeen, Jessica Johnson, and Sarah Johnson equip you with practical strategies and tools to thrive in every area of life. Balance is a myth, but living with purpose, passion, and priorities is within your reach.

After running twelve marathons in twelve months, Adam Welcome shares the mindset and tactics necessary for accomplishing big dreams. You don't have to be a runner or even an athlete to be inspired by this power-filled book. Whatever your personal or professional goals are, Adam's example and encouragement will challenge you to set your sights on something bigger and to push yourself to get more out of life.

Technology supports learning by providing extraordinary opportunities, but it will never replace the life that REAL educators bring to our schools. REAL educators are relatable, they expose vulnerability by sharing their experiences, they are approachable, and they learn through life. REAL educators are the heart of our schools. Though Tara Martin's personal and engaging stories, you'll learn the power of being true to yourself and find the courage to teach from the heart.

Learning to read-and teaching students to read-isn't always easy, which is why the most important tenet of developing a culture of reading in your school is to foster a love of reading. In Lead with Literacy, educator and elementary school principal Mandy Ellis offers practical, immediately actionable, fun ideas and strategies that will deeply embed books, reading, and literacy into your school culture.

School can be amazing. It can be a place where people of all ages, interests, and backgrounds enjoy learning together. And in this Lead Like a PIRATE Guide, author and elementary school principal Jay Billy explains that making school a place where students and staff want to be starts with culture. Lead with Culture offers personal stories and practical ideas for creating a sense of unity-even in the most diverse communities.

More standards, tests, and mandates are not the answer to improving literacy. Travis Crowder and Todd Nesloney explain that sparking a passion for words, stories, and self-expression in learners is the surest path to instilling a lifelong love of learning. Through real-life stories and practical strategies they inspire educators in every subject area to incorporate reading and writing in meaningful and engaging ways.

The best gift life gives us is the freedom to choose who you want to be and what kind of life you want to live. In The Path to Serendipity, educational leader Allyson Apsey offers a funny, genuine, and clever look at the fortunes we can gain from even our worst experiences. Through her personal, relatable stories, you will learn strategies for living a meaningful life regardless of the craziness happening around you.

Is the learning in your classroom static or dynamic? In Shake Up Learning, Kasey Bell guides teachers through the process of creating dynamic learning opportunities-from purposeful planning and maximizing technology to fearless implementation. You'll find templates and powerful, practical ideas to use tech to shake things up in your classroom.

In this inspiring book, Andrew Sharos offers real-life stories that prove AP classes shouldn't be relegated to "e;privileged"e; schools and students. With proper support, every student can experience success. All 4s and 5s offers a wealth of classroom and program strategies that equip you to develop a culture of academic and personal excellence.

Students need guidance to succeed academically, but they also need our help to survive and thrive in today's turbulent world. They need someone to model the attributes that will help them win not just in school but in life as well. That someone is you. With forty-eight short, inspiring chapters, this book is suited for improving your personal practice daily. Or focus on a chapter each week to encourage your staff at meetings.

Have you ever wished you were more creative . . . or that your students were more engaged in your lessons? The Wild Card is your step-by-step guide to experiencing a creative breakthrough in your classroom with your students. Wade and Hope King show you how to draw on your authentic self to deliver your content creatively and be the wild card who changes the game for your learners.

In Culturize, author and education leader Jimmy Casas shares insights into what it takes to cultivate a community of learners who embody the innately human traits our world desperately needs, such as kindness, honesty, and compassion. His stories reveal how these "e;soft skills"e; can be honed while meeting and exceeding academic standards of twenty-first-century learning.

In Google Apps for Littles, author-educators Christine Pinto and Alice Keeler encourage teachers to tap into their young students' curiosity, particularly when it comes to technology. The authors share a wealth of innovative ways to integrate digital tools in the primary classroom to make learning engaging and relevant for even the youngest of today's twenty-first-century learners.

Author Rich Czyz is on a mission to revolutionize professional learning for all educators. In The Four O'Clock Faculty, Rich identifies ways to make professional development (PD) meaningful, efficient, and, above all, personally relevant. This book is a practical guide that reveals why some PD is so awful and what you can do to change the model for the betterment of you and your colleagues.

It can be challenging to add new technology to the classroom, but it's a must if students are going to be well-equipped for the future. Alice Keeler and Libbi Miller shorten the learning curve by providing a thorough overview of the Google Classroom App. Part of Google Apps for Education (GAfE), Google Classroom was specifically designed to help teachers save time by streamlining the process of going digital. Complete with screenshots, 50 Things You Can Do with Google Classroom provides ideas and step-by-step instructions to help teachers implement this powerful tool.