Transforming school culture is some of the hardest work you’ll ever do, but the payoff is a school community where students and adults thrive together. With this book, authors Alexander McNeece and Bo Ryan bridge the gap between theory and practice, offering a practical, comprehensive how-to guide. Learn how to navigate tough conversations, strengthen collaboration, and build a healthy, sustainable school culture.K–12 school leaders can use this book to:

Teased at school and ignored at home, unpopular sixteen-year-old Sam Iver feels utterly alone. That is, until he logs onto the Internet to play video games against people from all over the world. Using the alias Henry Ruff, Sam becomes one of the most feared players in a game called Imminent Threat. This fast-paced, true-to-life tactical battle is Henry Ruffs digital playground, where the winners have elite skills and reflexes. Sam is on his way to becoming the best player ever, but his vi...

Part of the Unstoppable Learning SeriesAdopted by educators worldwide, the Unstoppable Learning model includes seven elements of teaching and learning: (1) planning, (2) launching, (3) consolidating, (4) assessing, (5) adapting, (6) managing, and (7) leading. This book offers strategies for launching (introducing content and hooking students) and consolidating (facilitating students' comprehension) to help readers cultivate and increase meaningful, studen...

The first of seven brand new 39 Clues stories, leading up to one explosive reveal.Time is running out for Grace Cahill as she struggles to make the most important choice of her life: a decision that will shape the future of the Cahill family . . . and the world at large. After spending centuries lurking the shadows, the Cahills' enemy - the Vespers - are planning an attack, and sending Amy and Dan on a dangerous hunt for The 39 Clues might be the only way to stop them.

"Bick's compelling tale manages to be a blistering confessional and a page-turning whodunit . . . all in one. . . . Readers won't be able to look away." — Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewPeople in Merit, Wisconsin, always said Jimmy was . . . you know. But people said all sorts of stupid stuff. Nobody really knew anything. Nobody really knew Jimmy.I guess you could say I knew Jimmy as well as anyone (which was not very well). I knew what scared him. An...

A young girl that moves in a new environment. She meet an owl that gives her the gift to communicate with the animals.