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Financial Feminist

Overcome the Patriarchy’s Bullsh*t to Master Your Money and Build a Life You Love

by Tori Dunlap ...

An instant New York Times bestsellerFrom the globally-recognized personal finance educator and social media star behind Her First $100K, an inclusive money management guide to all things money—from managing debt to investing and voting with your dollarsTori Dunlap was always good with money. As a kid, she watched her prudent parents balance their checkbook every month and learned to save for ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

An instant New York Times bestsellerFrom the globally-recognized personal finance educator and social media star behind Her First $100K, an inclusive money management guide to all things money—from managing debt to investing and voting with your dollarsTori Dunlap was always good with money. As a kid, she watched her prudent parents balance their checkbook every month and learned to save for
... Read more
Great by Choice

Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck--Why Some Thrive Despite Them All

by Jim Collins, Morten T. Hansen ...

Series Book 5 - Good to Great
Ten years after the worldwide bestseller Good to Great, Jim Collins returns withanother groundbreaking work, this time to ask: why do some companies thrive inuncertainty, even chaos, and others do not? Based on nine years of research,buttressed by rigorous analysis and infused with engaging stories, Collins andhis colleague Morten Hansen enumerate the principles for building a truly ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

Ten years after the worldwide bestseller Good to Great, Jim Collins returns withanother groundbreaking work, this time to ask: why do some companies thrive inuncertainty, even chaos, and others do not? Based on nine years of research,buttressed by rigorous analysis and infused with engaging stories, Collins andhis colleague Morten Hansen enumerate the principles for building a truly
... Read more
Rich Dad Poor Dad

What The Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That The Poor And Middle Class Do Not!

by Francis Thomas ...

Series Book 1 - Francis Books
Rich Dad Poor Dad By Robert KiyosakiKey take-away from this book: Being rich is a mindset, not a sum of money. The rich don't think the way that most of us who are trapped in the Rat Race do. The rich buy and build assets that put money back in their pocket. Once their assets are generating enough money to live off, a completely new world of freedom opens up where they can work for themselves ... Read more

$4.99 CAD

Rich Dad Poor Dad By Robert KiyosakiKey take-away from this book: Being rich is a mindset, not a sum of money. The rich don't think the way that most of us who are trapped in the Rat Race do. The rich buy and build assets that put money back in their pocket. Once their assets are generating enough money to live off, a completely new world of freedom opens up where they can work for themselves
... Read more
The Pruning Principle

Mastering the Art of Strategic Subtraction Within Education

by Michael Rosenbrock, Dr Simon Breakspear ...

The Pruning Principle offers a groundbreaking approach to educational leadership, drawing inspiration from horticulture to address the chronic issues of overwork and inefficiency in schools. The authors, Dr Simon Breakspear and Michael Rosenbrock, propose a radical shift from the culture of "doing more" to one of strategic subtraction, arguing that by carefully pruning away non-essential tasks and ... Read more

$20.99 CAD

The Pruning Principle offers a groundbreaking approach to educational leadership, drawing inspiration from horticulture to address the chronic issues of overwork and inefficiency in schools. The authors, Dr Simon Breakspear and Michael Rosenbrock, propose a radical shift from the culture of "doing more" to one of strategic subtraction, arguing that by carefully pruning away non-essential tasks and
... Read more
Schooling Internationally

Globalisation, Internationalisation and the Future for International Schools

Edited by Richard Bates ...

The number of schools that call themselves international is growing exponentially. In addition many other schools are exploring the concept of international-mindedness and what that might mean in the contemporary world of globalisation. This book sets out to provide a critical perspective on current issues facing ‘international schooling’, particularly the conflict between ‘internationalising’ and ... Read more

$81.99 CAD

The number of schools that call themselves international is growing exponentially. In addition many other schools are exploring the concept of international-mindedness and what that might mean in the contemporary world of globalisation. This book sets out to provide a critical perspective on current issues facing ‘international schooling’, particularly the conflict between ‘internationalising’ and
... Read more
The Total Money Makeover Updated and Expanded

A Proven Plan for Financial Peace

by Dave Ramsey ...

Series series The Total Money Makeover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER — A Trusted Plan for Becoming Debt-Free with Over 8 Million Copies Sold.Do you want to build a budget that actually works for you? Are you ready to transform your relationship with money? This New York Times bestseller has already helped millions of people just like you learn how to develop everyday money-saving habits with the help of America's favorite personal finance ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER — A Trusted Plan for Becoming Debt-Free with Over 8 Million Copies Sold.Do you want to build a budget that actually works for you? Are you ready to transform your relationship with money? This New York Times bestseller has already helped millions of people just like you learn how to develop everyday money-saving habits with the help of America's favorite personal finance
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The Three-Minute Classroom Walk-Through

Changing School Supervisory Practice One Teacher at a Time

Edited by Carolyn J. Downey, Betty E. Steffy-English, Fenwick W. English, Larry E. Frase, William K. Poston ...

Change the entire school culture with this collaborative method of supervision!For years, the classic supervision model has frustrated both principals and teachers by fostering superior-subordinate relationships, focusing on teacher conformity rather than growth, or producing checklist data that is irrelevant to the curriculum. ***The Three-Minute Classroom Walk-Through***offers a practical, time ... Read more

$47.19 CAD

Change the entire school culture with this collaborative method of supervision!For years, the classic supervision model has frustrated both principals and teachers by fostering superior-subordinate relationships, focusing on teacher conformity rather than growth, or producing checklist data that is irrelevant to the curriculum. ***The Three-Minute Classroom Walk-Through***offers a practical, time
... Read more
The Fall of the Faculty:The Rise of the All-Administrative University and Why It Matters

by Benjamin Ginsberg ...

Until very recently, American universities were led mainly by their faculties, which viewed intellectual production and pedagogy as the core missions of higher education. Today, as Benjamin Ginsberg warns in this eye-opening, controversial book, "deanlets"--administrators and staffers often without serious academic backgrounds or experience--are setting the educational agenda. The Fall of the ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

Until very recently, American universities were led mainly by their faculties, which viewed intellectual production and pedagogy as the core missions of higher education. Today, as Benjamin Ginsberg warns in this eye-opening, controversial book, "deanlets"--administrators and staffers often without serious academic backgrounds or experience--are setting the educational agenda. The Fall of the
... Read more
Lifting the Veil on Enrollment Management

How a Powerful Industry is Limiting Social Mobility in American Higher Education

Edited by Stephen J. Burd ...

A shrewd examination and critique of an industry that exerts a far-reaching influence on college admissions in the United States. ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

A shrewd examination and critique of an industry that exerts a far-reaching influence on college admissions in the United States.
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For the Public Good

Reimagining Arts Graduate Programs in Canadian Universities

by Loleen Berdahl, Jonathan Malloy, Lisa Young ...

Arts graduate education is uniquely positioned to deliver many of the public good needs of contemporary Canada. For the Public Good argues, however, that graduate programs must fundamentally change if they are to achieve this potential. Drawing on deep experience and research, the authors outline how reformed programs that equip graduates with advanced skills can address Canada’s most vexing ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

Arts graduate education is uniquely positioned to deliver many of the public good needs of contemporary Canada. For the Public Good argues, however, that graduate programs must fundamentally change if they are to achieve this potential. Drawing on deep experience and research, the authors outline how reformed programs that equip graduates with advanced skills can address Canada’s most vexing
... Read more
Better Feedback, Improved Lessons

A How-To Guide for Principals, Teacher Educators, and Mentors

by Jacqueline G. Van Schooneveld ...

Good teaching does not just happen during classroom instruction. The instructional design practices teachers participate in outside of instruction can have impact on potential learning opportunities that take place during class time. Lesson planning is one of those practices that can improve a teacher’s instruction; however, it needs to be supported. Although there are a plethora of lesson plan ... Read more

$31.99 CAD

Good teaching does not just happen during classroom instruction. The instructional design practices teachers participate in outside of instruction can have impact on potential learning opportunities that take place during class time. Lesson planning is one of those practices that can improve a teacher’s instruction; however, it needs to be supported. Although there are a plethora of lesson plan
... Read more
The Age of Identity

Who Do Our Kids Think They Are . . . and How Do We Help Them Belong?

by Dennis Shirley, Andy Hargreaves ...

There’s more to all of us than what meets the eyeA perfect storm is upon us and educators are in the middle of it. Identity issues often incite and divide us, but they are actually our way out of the storm. No one should be oppressed or have to hide who they are, and young people need to be prepared for a future where they can learn to live together and help others belong.In their beautifully ... Read more

$38.39 CAD

There’s more to all of us than what meets the eyeA perfect storm is upon us and educators are in the middle of it. Identity issues often incite and divide us, but they are actually our way out of the storm. No one should be oppressed or have to hide who they are, and young people need to be prepared for a future where they can learn to live together and help others belong.In their beautifully
... Read more
Hacking School Discipline

9 Ways to Create a Culture of Empathy and Responsibility Using Restorative Justice

by Nathan Maynard, Brad Weinstein ...

Series Book 22 - Hack Learning Series
Eliminate old-school punishments and create a community of responsible, productive learnersAre you or your teachers frustrated with carrots and sticks, detention rooms, and suspension--antiquated school discipline practices that simply do not work with the students entering our classrooms today? Our kids have complex needs, and we must empower and embrace them with restorative practices that not ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

Eliminate old-school punishments and create a community of responsible, productive learnersAre you or your teachers frustrated with carrots and sticks, detention rooms, and suspension--antiquated school discipline practices that simply do not work with the students entering our classrooms today? Our kids have complex needs, and we must empower and embrace them with restorative practices that not
... Read more
Quick Answers for Busy Teachers

Solutions to 60 Common Challenges

by Annette Breaux, Todd Whitaker ...

Deftly handle the sixty most common problems classroom teachers faceQuick Answers for Busy Teachers presents some of the most common challenges teachers encounter in the classroom, and provides expert help toward solving those problems. This easy-to-read guide is organized into short, discreet chapters, making it an ideal quick reference for on-the-spot answers, with practical advice and concise, ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

Deftly handle the sixty most common problems classroom teachers faceQuick Answers for Busy Teachers presents some of the most common challenges teachers encounter in the classroom, and provides expert help toward solving those problems. This easy-to-read guide is organized into short, discreet chapters, making it an ideal quick reference for on-the-spot answers, with practical advice and concise,
... Read more
Learning and Teaching While White

Antiracist Strategies for School Communities

by Jenna Chandler-Ward, Elizabeth Denevi ...

Series series Equity and Social Justice in Education Series
We need to name whiteness, in order to move toward antiracism.For too long, white educators have relied on people of color to make change to a relentlessly racist school system. Racial equity will not come until white educators recognize their role in supporting racist policies and practices, and take responsibility for dismantling them.Learning and Teaching While White is an accessible guide to ... Read more

$44.77 CAD

We need to name whiteness, in order to move toward antiracism.For too long, white educators have relied on people of color to make change to a relentlessly racist school system. Racial equity will not come until white educators recognize their role in supporting racist policies and practices, and take responsibility for dismantling them.Learning and Teaching While White is an accessible guide to
... Read more
Lead Like a PIRATE

Make School Amazing for Your Students and Staff

by Shelley Burgess, Beth Houf ...

Are You a Treasure Seeker?Pirates are on a constant quest for riches, but PIRATE Leaders seek even greater rewards: amazing schools, engaged students, and empowered educators who know they are making a difference.In Lead Like a PIRATE, education leaders Shelley Burgess and Beth Houf map out the character traits necessary to captain a school or district. You’ll learn where to find the treasure that ... Read more

$13.59 CAD

Are You a Treasure Seeker?Pirates are on a constant quest for riches, but PIRATE Leaders seek even greater rewards: amazing schools, engaged students, and empowered educators who know they are making a difference.In Lead Like a PIRATE, education leaders Shelley Burgess and Beth Houf map out the character traits necessary to captain a school or district. You’ll learn where to find the treasure that
... Read more
On Being a Teacher

The Human Dimension

by Ellen Kottler, Jeffrey A. Kottler, Stanley J. Zehm ...

"This book is a fabulous resource that helps both beginning and experienced teachers examine themselves and reflect on their own teaching practices."Michelle BarneaEducational ConsultantRealize, refresh, and awaken the passionate, caring, motivated teacher inside!Who was the best teacher you ever had? Can you remember the excitement and joy that this teacher brought to learning? Do you want to be ... Read more

$39.19 CAD

"This book is a fabulous resource that helps both beginning and experienced teachers examine themselves and reflect on their own teaching practices."Michelle BarneaEducational ConsultantRealize, refresh, and awaken the passionate, caring, motivated teacher inside!Who was the best teacher you ever had? Can you remember the excitement and joy that this teacher brought to learning? Do you want to be
... Read more
Black Mountain College

by Anne Chesky Smith, Heather South ...

Series series Images of America
Located in the mountains of North Carolina, Black Mountain College was founded in 1933 by John Andrew Rice, Theodore Dreier, and other former faculty members from Rollins College. Their mission was to provide a liberal arts education that developed the student as a whole. Students and faculty lived and worked together on campus. Grades were abolished, and the arts were central to education. The ... Read more

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Located in the mountains of North Carolina, Black Mountain College was founded in 1933 by John Andrew Rice, Theodore Dreier, and other former faculty members from Rollins College. Their mission was to provide a liberal arts education that developed the student as a whole. Students and faculty lived and worked together on campus. Grades were abolished, and the arts were central to education. The
... Read more
The Inclusive Classroom

A new approach to differentiation

by Daniel Sobel, Sara Alston ...

Effective inclusion in the classroom shouldn't be a burden; it should be the most rewarding aspect of a teacher's role.'A****n excellent guide to changing approaches to inclusion and creating a culture where all children can flourish.' SEN MagazineIn this innovative guide to supporting the most vulnerable students, experts Daniel Sobel and Sara Alston help primary and secondary teachers understand ... Read more

$26.99 CAD

Effective inclusion in the classroom shouldn't be a burden; it should be the most rewarding aspect of a teacher's role.'A****n excellent guide to changing approaches to inclusion and creating a culture where all children can flourish.' SEN MagazineIn this innovative guide to supporting the most vulnerable students, experts Daniel Sobel and Sara Alston help primary and secondary teachers understand
... Read more
School, Family, and Community Partnerships

Your Handbook for Action

by Steven Sheldon, Joyce L. Epstein, Mavis G. Sanders, Beth S. Simon, Karen Clark Salinas, Natalie R. Jansorn, Frances L. VanVoorhis, Cecelia S. Martin, Brenda G. Thomas, Marsha D. Greenfield, Darcy J. Hutchins, Kenyatta J. Williams ...

Strengthen programs of family and community engagement to promote equity and increase student success!When schools, families, and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students′ education, more students succeed in school. Based on 30 years of research and fieldwork, the fourth edition of the bestseller School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, presents ... Read more

$49.59 CAD

Strengthen programs of family and community engagement to promote equity and increase student success!When schools, families, and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students′ education, more students succeed in school. Based on 30 years of research and fieldwork, the fourth edition of the bestseller School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, presents
... Read more
The Inspired Teacher

Zen Advice for the Happy Teacher

by Donna Quesada ...

Donna Quesada had been teaching for about a dozen years when the first signs of burnout hit her. Rather than give in to her frustration, she reached for Buddha’s teachings, the Zen wisdom that formed the basis of her own longtime spiritual practice. She survived the semester and gradually rediscovered the joy in her job that had been progressively declining. In this wise and inspirational book, ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

Donna Quesada had been teaching for about a dozen years when the first signs of burnout hit her. Rather than give in to her frustration, she reached for Buddha’s teachings, the Zen wisdom that formed the basis of her own longtime spiritual practice. She survived the semester and gradually rediscovered the joy in her job that had been progressively declining. In this wise and inspirational book,
... Read more
Over-Tested and Under-Prepared

Shifting from One-Size-Fits-All Instruction to Personalized Competency Based Learning

by Bob Sornson ...

Pressured by standardized testing and rigid pacing guidelines, many schools are forced to cover too much content too quickly, without being able to meet the needs of individual students. In this powerful book from acclaimed author and presenter Bob Sornson, you’ll learn how shifting from curriculum-based instruction to competency based, personalized learning can help students become more ... Read more

$46.13 CAD

Pressured by standardized testing and rigid pacing guidelines, many schools are forced to cover too much content too quickly, without being able to meet the needs of individual students. In this powerful book from acclaimed author and presenter Bob Sornson, you’ll learn how shifting from curriculum-based instruction to competency based, personalized learning can help students become more
... Read more
The Indoor Epidemic

How Parents, Teachers, and Kids Can Start an Outdoor Revolution

by Erik Shonstrom ...

The Indoor Epidemic is an accessible, readable book that educators, parents, policymakers, and general readers can use to develop an in-depth understanding of the role the outdoors has played in our evolutionary and cultural history—and how it affects their own daily life. Readers will be astounded by the depth to which a sedentary, indoor lifestyle has negatively affected their ability to live a ... Read more

$44.29 CAD

The Indoor Epidemic is an accessible, readable book that educators, parents, policymakers, and general readers can use to develop an in-depth understanding of the role the outdoors has played in our evolutionary and cultural history—and how it affects their own daily life. Readers will be astounded by the depth to which a sedentary, indoor lifestyle has negatively affected their ability to live a
... Read more
The Kids Who Aren't Okay

The Urgent Case for Reimagining Support, Belonging, and Hope in Schools

by Ross W. Greene, Ph.D. ...

From a child psychologist and New York Times bestselling authority on schools comes “a gift to educators who are feeling stuck and overwhelmed...it’s practical, based on the realities teachers face today, but also visionary and hopeful” (Joan Durrant, PhD, Professor Emerita, University of Manitoba).The Kids Who Aren’t Okay opens with sobering statistics: higher than ever rates of concerning ... Read more

$20.99 CAD

From a child psychologist and New York Times bestselling authority on schools comes “a gift to educators who are feeling stuck and overwhelmed...it’s practical, based on the realities teachers face today, but also visionary and hopeful” (Joan Durrant, PhD, Professor Emerita, University of Manitoba).The Kids Who Aren’t Okay opens with sobering statistics: higher than ever rates of concerning
... Read more

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