The K-12 Educator’s Data Guidebook is a comprehensive field guide for school professionals learning to use data. “Non-data people,” rejoice! Requiring no prior proficiency in data tools and programming, this book validates the implicit challenges of learning to use data to empower educators and features original real-world examples from in-service educators to illustrate common problem-solving. Each chapter uses stories, humor, and a human approach to set the tone for a safe and f...

Data Science in Education Using R is the go-to reference for learning data science in the education field. The book answers questions like: What does a data scientist in education do? How do I get started learning R, the popular open-source statistical programming language? And what does a data analysis project in education look like?If you’re just getting started with R in an education job, this is the book you’ll want with you. This book gets you started with R by teachi...

An international best-seller from Brendon Burchard – the world's #1 high performance coach, New York Times bestselling author, and renowned speaker in self-improvement, mindset, and motivation.THESE HABITS WILL MAKE YOU EXTRAORDINARY and help you unlock your full potential!Brendon Burchard is the top motivation and marketing trainer in the world. – Larry KingAre you ready to take your life and career to the next level? This motivat...

In How to Have a Good Day, economist and former McKinsey partner Caroline Webb shows readers how to use recent findings from behavioral economics, psychology, and neuroscience to transform our approach to everyday working life.Advances in behavioral sciences are giving us an ever better understanding of how our brains work, why we make the choices we do, and what it takes for us to be at our best. But it has not always been easy to see how to apply these i...

Go from Poor Learner to Pro-Learner Without Buying into the Many MythsImagine that there was a way to improve your ability to learn, so that you could move toward your goals faster. Think what would happen if you didn’t have to struggle so much to get little result, and that you could make great progress for the effort you put in.Internationally bestselling author I. C. Robledo collected information from a wide range of sources to show you ...

Have better ideas, faster, without the stress and burnout.It isn't enough to just do your job anymore. In order to thrive in today's marketplace, all of us-even the accountants-have to be ready to generate brilliant ideas on demand.Business creativity expert Todd Henry explains how to establish effective practices that unleash your creative potential. Born out of his consultancy and his popular podcast, Henry has created a practical method for discovering y...

An empowering guide to overcoming self-defeating behaviorsI can’t believe I just did that!Why does this always happen to me?I really should stop myself from . . .Sound familiar? Whether we’re aware of it or not, most of us are guilty of self-sabotage. These behaviors can manifest in seemingly innocuous ways, but if left unchecked can create stress and cause problems in all areas of your life.In The Healthy Mind Toolkit, Dr. Al...

Empower learning through grit and resilience—with this easy-to-follow teacher's guide to growth mindset strategies.Created by teachers for teachers, this is the ultimate guide for unleashing students' potential through creative lessons, empowering messages, and innovative teaching. The Growth Mindset Coach provides all you need to foster a growth mindset classroom, including:A Month-by-Month ProgramResearch-Based Activities...

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 only change behaviors but transform students into productive citizens,...

Optimize Your Life, Realize Your Potential & Maximize Your Success!What if you could create habits that last a lifetime? What if you could achieve anything you set your mind to? What if you could routinely make smart decisions?Mental trainer and author Patrik Edblad has helped tens of thousands of readers to live better lives. The Good Life Blueprint Series contains all of his best-selling books:The Habit Blueprint: 15 Simple Steps to Transf...

This book is about the power of our rational and emotional minds in our work lives. It demonstrates the essential interconnection between them for motivating us to work and for making us effective leaders. Using the metaphor of the Rider for the rational mind and the Elephant for our emotional mind, the reader instantly sees the differences between them in size and power. They serve different but interconnected functions and when they are positively aligned our work engagement and producti...

Productivity starts with you.Every day begins with the same challenge: too many tasks on your to-do list and not enough time to accomplish them. Perhaps you tell yourself to just buckle down and get it all done—skip lunch, work a longer day. Maybe you throw your hands up, recognize you can't do it all, and just begin fighting the biggest fire or greasing the squeakiest wheel.And yet you know how good it feels on those days when you're working at peak produc...