As we gain access to more and more knowledge and information online, the future will belong to those who are powerful, literate, curious learners. That means emphasis in classrooms must move toward helping students develop the skills, literacies, and dispositions to be powerful, self-organized learners. Teachers who are themselves master learners in new, modern contexts are crucial to making that happen.

Give students control over the learning process. The 21st century has seen vast advances in technology—which can connect students and teachers to more information, knowledge, and experts than ever before. Investigate why the traditional education system isn’t working, uncover why the meanings of education and success should be redefined, and understand the teacher’s role in a free learning environment.

Will Richardson saw addiction destroy his father’s life and remove him from the children he loved so much.He vowed that his life would not be centered on addiction, but ever since, it’s been the theme of his existence. Today, his purpose is to ensure that addiction doesn’t ruin anyone else’s life.In Addicted, he argues that we are all addicts, and once we accept this, we can end the vicious cycle of addiction. His analysis presents a breakthrough concept by bridgin...

Despite the best efforts of educators, our nation's schools are dangerously obsolete. Instead of teaching students to be critical thinkers and problem-solvers, we are asking them to memorize facts for multiple choice tests. This problem isn't limited to low-income school districts: even our top schools aren't teaching or testing the skills that matter most in the global knowledge economy. Our teens leave school equipped to work only in the kinds of jobs that are fast disappearing from the ...

Reimagine school practices to meet the needs of modern learners. With today’s digitally rich classrooms and highly connected world, the context on which traditional schools are built must shift dramatically. The author challenges school administrators and leaders to let go of their assumptions about the relevance of traditional schooling in learners’ lives and deeply reevaluate the effectiveness of their current methods.

Words that Change Minds is based on the Language and Behaviour Profile (LAB Profile™); an easy to learn tool which illustrates how each person is unique. The LAB Profile™ will enable you to understand and predict from someone's language in everyday conversation, how he or she will behave in a given situation. You will learn how to customize your language for specific people and groups to trigger motivation and even change people's minds.

The New York Times bestseller that gives readers a paradigm-shattering new perspective on motivationMost people believe that the best way to motivate is with rewards—known as the carrot-and-stick approach. That's a mistake, says Daniel H. Pink, author of To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Motivating Others.In this provocative and persuasive new book, Pink asserts that the secret to high performance and satisfaction at work, at sc...

Create a connected learning community through social media and rediscover the power of being a learner first. After uncovering the theories and research behind the significance of learning through collaboration with other educators, the authors show you how to take advantage of technology to improve your own learning and ultimately the learning of your students

A revolutionary reappraisal of how to educate our children and young people by Ken Robinson, the New York Times bestselling author of The Element and Finding Your Element.Ken Robinson is one of the world’s most influential voices in education, and his 2006 TED Talk on the subject is the most viewed in the organization’s history. Now, the internationally recognized leader on creativity and human potential focuses on one of the most critica...

“After years of debate and inquiry, the key to a great marriage remained shrouded in mystery. Until now...”—Carol Dweck, author of Mindset: The New Psychology of SuccessEli J. Finkel's insightful and ground-breaking investigation of marriage clearly shows that the best marriages today are better than the best marriages of earlier eras. Indeed, they are the best marriages the world has ever known. He presents his findings here for the first time in this luc...

Selected as one of the "Best Books on Innovation, 2008" by BusinessWeek magazineNamed the "Best Human-Capital Book of 2008" by Strategy + Business magazineA crash course in the business of learning-from the bestselling author of The Innovator's Dilemma and The Innovator's Solution…"Provocatively titled, Disrupting Class is just what America's K-12 education system...

Somehow, a set of deeply conservative assumptions about children -- what they're like and how they should be raised -- have congealed into the conventional wisdom in our society. Parents are accused of being both permissive and overprotective, unwilling to set limits and afraid to let their kids fail. Young people, meanwhile, are routinely described as entitled and narcissistic . . . among other unflattering adjectives.In The Myth of the Spoiled Child, Alfie Kohn systemati...