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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's already in your classrooms and schools - and how to bring out the very best in your educators.

The Fundamental 5 Revisited: Exceptional Instruction In Every Setting, shares with educators the five high-yield instructional practices that every teacher can, and should, use to dramatically improve instructional rigor and relevance, and student performance. The Fundamental 5 Revisited provides teachers with strategies that will allow them to implement the practices with ease and fidelity. The book provides instructional leaders with the information and insight they need to support teachers as they begin to purposefully use the practices. Used by campuses and teachers across the country, ...

There is an art to advanced consulting as well as a science; who you are is as important as what you do. Bill Pasmore draws on his four decades of experience as a consultant and teacher of consultants to show listeners how to see possibilities that are not evident, conduct analyses that support the value of more comprehensive work, build relationships that engender deeper trust, adapt to changing circumstances, and empower members of their team to take independent actions while maintaining overall control of an engagement.

I got into medical school by saying I was black. I lied. Honestly, I am about as black as my sister Mindy Kaling. Once upon a time, I was an ethically challenged, hard-partying Indian-American frat boy enjoying my third year of college. That is until I realized I didn't have the grades or test scores to get into medical school. Legitimately.

BeMo's Ultimate Guide to CASPer® Test Prep is the most comprehensive resource for CASPer preparation. Written by former CASPer test raters, admissions committee members and award-winning scientists, this guide is a must-listen for all applicants required to take the CASPer test.

BeMo's Ultimate Guide to MCAT®* CARS is the most comprehensive resource to use when preparing for the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills section of the MCAT. Written by former admissions committee members, medical doctors, and award-winning scientists, this guide is a must-listen for all medical school applicants. The guide includes effective strategies, 10 sample CARS passages with questions, answers, and expert analyses, along with 40 practice passages.

Little Things Matter: Management Lessons From Exceptional School Leaders identifies the threads, patterns, and practices that separate the exceptional school leader from their less effective peers. Sean Cain and Mike Laird, authors of The Fundamental 5 and The Fundamental 5 Revisited, share the knowledge and insights gleaned from observing, studying, and collaborating with exceptional school leaders from across the country. School leaders who put processes in place to ensure that teaching and learning is priority one and that their students consistently outperform similar peers and compete,...

Continue to hide or help save the very kin she's hidden from? Welcome to SYN Consulting, the top business strategy consulting firm in Europe, home to a motley crew whose leader has a life changing secret. CEO, Danica Lestrange, is the first female dragon born in the last 800 years. Hidden from the rest of her kin and raised in the human world, she built a life that she would defend until her death. A devious plan is unearthed while working on a new business deal that could plunge the dragons into another war with the humans.

Crisis Homeschool Handbook is not your typical homeschool book. It's a down-and-dirty survival guide for navigating the 2020-2021 school years. Written specifically for parents who feel current events have left them no choice but to try homeschooling. Author Erin Huffstutter is a "veteran" homeschooler with a decade of experience.

Just in case nobody ever told you, being a principal, teacher, or a parent is a tough job. You are the person who is ultimately responsible for the academic success of one or more students. Your every decision can have an immediate impact on a student, a class, and perhaps even an entire school.

Opportunity Coaching: How to Coach Teachers on the Fly, guides instructional leaders through a straightforward, easy to comprehend process that will transform them into credible and influential Opportunity Coaches. Opportunity Coaching is powerful and timely coaching, addressing the rapidly evolving reality of today’s classrooms. Implemented correctly, consistent Opportunity Coaching significantly enhances the effectiveness of teachers and amplifies the performance of the students they teach.

Noteworthy Note Making: A Practical Critical Writing Solution for Every Classroom, shares with teachers a step-by-step plan for implementing meaningful note making in any classroom. Noteworthy Note Making is a transferable skill that students can use in school and life. Noteworthy Note Making improves student thinking about, and increases student retention of, content. Noteworthy Note Making when implemented correctly immerses students in a learning environment of high-yield instructional strategies. For schools and classrooms using The Fundamental 5 as an instructional framework, ...