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Danny Brassell—Leadership Begins with Motivation

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Visit The Reading Habit website, TheReadingHabit.com

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About the Authors

A highly-sought after speaker, trainer and coach known as “Jim Carrey
with a Ph.D.,” Dr. Danny Brassell has spoken to over 3,500 audiences
worldwide and authored 16 books, including his latest, Leadership Begins
with Motivation. He is the co-founder of www.theREADINGhabit.com, the
world’s top reading engagement program.

Jed Dearybury—The Playful Classroom: The Power of Play for All Ages

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Visit Jed's Website, www.MrDearybury.com

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About the Authors

Jed Dearybury is a teacher educator and award-winning classroom teacher, who was featured as GQ Magazine as Male Leader of the Year, met President Obama as the SC winner of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching. Since 2015, he has become an educational leader by providing quality, hands-on, engaging learning experiences for students and teachers across the country.

Annie Murphy Paul—The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain

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About the Authors

Annie Murphy Paul is an acclaimed science writer whose work has appeared in the New York Times, Scientific American, Psychology Today, O the Oprah Magazine, and many other publications. She is the author of Origins: How the Nine Months Before Birth Shape the Rest of Our Lives, The Cult of Personality Testing, and her new book, The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain. 

Courtney Ostaff—The Teaching Online Handbook

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About the Authors

Courtney Ostaff has been teaching online since 1999. With a wide variety of experience as a public school special education teacher, an in-home early intervention specialist, a community college algebra instructor, and a homeschooler, she has worked with students ranging from the very young to the elderly. Along the way, she has developed practices and techniques for making the most of the online classroom. Currently, she teaches math, science, and social studies at an online learning services provider, working with secondary students worldwide.

Jared Cooney Horvath & David Bott—10 Things Schools Get Wrong and How We Can Get Them Right

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Visit the LME Global Website, LMEGlobal.net

Visit the Vidaly website, Vidaly.com

Follow Jared on Twitter @JCHorvath

Follow David on Twitter @DavidBott

About the Authors

Jared Cooney Horvath is a cognitive neuroscientist based out of the University of Melbourne specializing in human thought, learning and brain stimulation.

David Bott is an education consultant who works with government organisations and some of the world’s leading schools to help guide wellbeing vision and strategy, and is Founder & Chief of Education Content at Vidaly.

Ted Bunch & Anna Marie Johnson Teague—The Book of Dares: 100 Ways for Boys to be Kind, Bold, and Brave

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Visit the A Call To Men website, ACallToMen.org

About the Authors

Ted Bunch and Anna Marie Johnson Teague are friends, parents, and anti-violence educators with A Call to Men, where they help men and boys promote healthy manhood and prevent violence and discrimination, working with students, professional athletes, and organizations like the NFL, US military, and United Nations.

Barbara Blackburn—Rigor in the Remote Learning Classroom: Instructional Tips and Strategies

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About the Author

Barbara Blackburn, PhD is the author of 29 books and a full-time consultant who works with schools around the world to help raise the level of rigor and motivation for professional educators and students alike. Dr. Blackburn has been named to the Top 30 Education Gurus by Global Gurus for 3 years running, and she’s the author of the new book Rigor in the Remote Learning Classroom: Instructional Tips and Strategies.

Jennifer Abrams—Stretching Your Learning Edges: Growing (Up) at Work

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Visit Jennifer's Website, JenniferAbrams.com

About the Author

Jennifer Abrams is an international educational and communications consultant for public and independent schools, hospitals, universities and non-profits. Jennifer trains and coaches teachers, administrators, and others on new employee support, supervision, being generationally savvy, having hard conversations and collaboration skills.

Michael Bungay Stainer—The Advice Trap: Be Humble, Stay Curious & Change the Way You Lead Forever

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Visit Michael's Website, MBS.Works

About the Author

Michael Bungay Stanier is a bestselling author and Rhodes scholar who helps people stay curious a bit longer, and rush to action and advice-giving a little more slowly.  strengthens leadership and culture within organizations by giving busy managers and leaders the tools to coach in a way that works.

Jessica Lahey—The Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence

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About the Author

Jessica Lahey is a teacher, writer, and mom, with a background in juvenile and education law, but she's best known as a writer whose work has appeared in The Atlantic, Vermont Public Radio, and the New York Times, and she's the author of the New York Times bestselling book, The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed.

Houston Kraft—Deep Kindness: A Revolutionary Guide for the Way We Think, Talk, and Act in Kindness

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Visit Houston's Website, HoustonKraft.com

Visit the CharacterStrong Website, CharacterStrong.com

Follow Houston on Twitter @HoustonKraft

About the Author

Houston Kraft is a popular speaker working in schools around the country and co-founder of CharacterStrong, which provides curriculum and training for safer and kinder schools.

Read Write Code: A Friendly Introduction to the World of Coding, and Why It’s the New Literacy

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Follow Jeremy @Jkeesh on Twitter

Visit Jeremy's website, thekeesh.com 

About the Author

Jeremy Keeshin is the CEO and co-founder of CodeHS, the leading coding education platform for schools used by millions of students. He is an expert in computer science education and education technology, and he has visited hundreds of schools all over the world. Prior to starting CodeHS, he taught computer science at Stanford.

Robert Slavin: Proven Tutoring

About the Author

Robert Slavin, PhD is a distinguished professor and director of the Center for Research and Reform in Education at Johns Hopkins University. A member of the National Academy of Education, he is the author of more than 300 articles and books, including the textbook, Educational Psychology: Theory and Practice. He is co-founder of the Success For All foundation as well as the new website ProvenTutoring.org.

John Corrigan—Why We Teach: Preparing Young People For A Future That's Here

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Visit John's Website, JohnGCorrigan.com

About the Author

John Corrigan, MBA is a Melbourne-based author and consultant who helps schools operate to their full human potential.

Douglas Fisher—The Distance Learning Playbook for School Leaders: Leading for Engagement and Impact in Any Setting

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Visit the Fisher and Frey website 

About the Author

Doug Fisher is a professor at San Diego State University and a founder of Health Sciences High & Middle College. He's the author of numerous books. 

Alexs Pate—The Innocent Classroom: Dismantling Racial Bias to Support Students of Color

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Visit The Innocent Classroom website, InnocentClassroom.com

 

About the Author

Alexs Pate is the President and CEO of Innocent Technologies and the creator of the Innocent Classroom, a program for K–12 educators that aims to transform U.S. public education and end disparities by closing the relationship gap between educators and students of color. Mr. Pate is the author of five novels, including the New York Times best-seller Amistad.

Simon Rodberg—What If I'm Wrong? and Other Key Questions for Decisive School Leadership

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About the Author

Simon Rodberg is a strategy consultant and coach who teaches educational leadership at American University. He was the founding principal of DC International School, an award-winning public charter, and his writing has appeared in Educational Leadership, Harvard Business Review, Principal Leadership, Principal magazine, and The New York Times.

Justin Thomas—The Principal's Toolbox: Real Talk on Tackling School Leadership

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About the Author

Dr. Justin Thomas is an elementary principal in the Nashville area. Dr. Thomas believes that the keys to success revolve around growth and gratitude - the ideas that all members of a school can 'get better', and that a spirit of thankfulness is key to strong culture.

Ebony Omotola McGee—Black, Brown, Bruised: How Racialized STEM Education Stifles Innovation

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Visit the BlackEngineeringPHD website

About the Author

Dr. Ebony Omotola McGee is associate professor of diversity and STEM education at Peabody College of Vanderbilt University.

Bryan Goodwin—Balanced Leadership for Powerful Learning: Tools for Achieving Success in Your School

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About Bryan Goodwin

Bryan Goodwin is President & CEO of McREL International, a nonprofit school improvement organization that seeks to harness the power of curiosity and inquiry to empower all learners through rigorously researched professional learning and coaching services for school systems worldwide. He's the author of numerous books.

Molly Hudgens—Saving Sycamore: The School Shooting That Never Happened

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Visit Molly's Website, MollyHudgens.com

About the Author

Molly Hudgens is a nationally known speaker and expert on preventing school shootings. She is a counselor at Sycamore Middle School in Pleasant View, Tennessee, and a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Curtis Zimmerman—Life at Performance Level

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About the Author

Curtis Zimmerman is a bestselling author, keynote speaker, and host of the podcast The Next 24 Hours. He is the author of 4 books, including Keys to Success in College and Life.

Marcie Beigel—Love Your Classroom Again: Realistic Behavior Strategies for Educators

About The Author

Dr. Marcie Beigel is the founder and director of Behavior + Beyond. By redesigning behavior with realistic strategies, Dr. Marcie has been transforming classrooms, families, and students since 1998. She is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, holds a doctorate from Columbia University, and appears regularly as a guest expert on TV and other media. She's the author of two books on behavior, including Love Your Family Again, and Love Your Classroom Again.

Karen Gross—Trauma Doesn’t Stop at the School Door: Strategies and Solutions for Educators, PreK-College

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About the Author

Karen Gross is an author and educator with more than 40 years of experience as a law professor, college president, keynote speaker, and consultant. She's the author of books for both children and adults, including her Lady Lucy series for kids, and her new book Trauma Doesn’t Stop at the School Door.

Delores Lindsey—Culturally Proficient Coaching: Supporting Educators to Create Equitable Schools

 

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Visit The Center for Culturally Proficient Educational Practice (CCPEP) Website

Contact Delores at dblindsey@aol.com

 

About the Author

Delores Lindsey, PhD supports schools and districts through coaching, consulting, and mentoring. With more than 50 years of experience as an educator committed to the work of equity, she has served as a teacher, administrator, and university professor at Cal State San Marcos.

Raymond Smith—10 Mindframes for Leaders: The VISIBLE LEARNING Approach to School Success

 

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About the Author

Dr. Raymond Smith speaks, writes, and consults about leadership development with Visible Learning and Corwin Press, and has worked in K-12 leadership, administrator preparation, and higher education.

Chad Dumas—Let's Put the C in PLC: A Practical Guide for School Leaders

 

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Visit the Next Learning Solutions website

About the Author

Dr. Chad Dumas is an educational consultant, international presenter and award-winning researcher whose primary focus is collaborating to develop capacity for continuous improvement. Having been a successful teacher, principal, central office administrator, professional developer and consultant in a variety of school districts, he brings his passion, expertise, and skills to his writing and speaking as he engages participants in meaningful and practical learning.

William A. Sommers and Diane Zimmerman—9 Professional Conversations to Change Schools: A Dashboard of Options

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About the Authors

William A. Sommers, PhD is the author of 10 books. A former board member and President of the National Staff Development Council, now Learning Forward, Bill was a school and district administrator for over 35 years. Diane Zimmerman, PhD is a writer and consultant focusing on entrepreneurial learning and schools that make a difference. A former superintendent, she has more the 36 years of experience at the K-12 and higher ed levels.

William D. Parker—Pause. Breathe. Flourish. Living Your Best Life as an Educator.

 

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Visit Will's Website, WilliamDParker.com

Follow Will on Twitter @Williamdp

 

About the Author

William D. Parker is executive director of Oklahoma’s Association of Secondary Principals and Oklahoma’s Middle Level Educator Association. William is a nationally known author and speaker who uses his expertise in school culture, leadership and communication to equip educators with solutions and strategies for motivating students, inspiring teachers, and reaching communities. He is the host of the Principal Matters podcast, and the author of three books.

Craig Randall—Trust-Based Observations: Maximizing Teaching & Learning Growth

 

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Follow Craig on Twitter @TrustbasedCraig

 

About the Author

Craig Randall is a trainer and consultant who has served as principal, counselor, teacher, and college basketball coach with experience in schools in the Pacific Northwest and around the world.

William A. Sommers—Responding to Resistance: Thirty Strategies to Manage Conflict in Your School

 

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Follow Bill on Twitter @BillSommers8

 

About the Author

William A. Sommers, PhD is the author of 10 books. A former board member and President for the National Staff Development Council, now Learning Forward, and was a school and district administrator for over 35 years.

Robert Barr & Emily Gibson—Building the Resilient School: Overcoming the Effects of Poverty With a Culture of Hope

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About the Authors

Dr. Bob Barr and Dr. Emily Gibson are the authors of two books together. Their first book, Building a Culture of Hope, won Learning Magazine's Teacher Choice Award for Professional Development.

Douglas Fisher—The Distance Learning Playbook

 

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Visit the Fisher and Frey Website

 

Follow Douglas on Twitter @dfishersdsu

 

About the Author

Douglas Fisher is a professor at San Diego State University and co-founder of Health Sciences High & Middle College, and the author of numerous books—many with John Hattie on Visible Learning.

Michael Roberts—Shifting from Me to We: How to Jumpstart Collaboration in a PLC at Work®

 

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Visit Michael's Website, EveryKidNow.com

 

Follow Michael on Twitter @EveryKidNow

 

About the Author

Michael Roberts is an author and consultant with over two decades of experience teaching and leading schools at all levels. A former principal and director, he's the author of several books, including Shifting from Me to We: How to Jumpstart Collaboration in a PLC at Work®.

Meredith Honig & Lydia Rainey—Supervising Principals for Instructional Leadership: A Teaching and Learning Approach

 

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Visit the District Leadership Design Lab website

 

View the Principal Supervision and Distance Learning: What’s the Right Approach? Webinar with Meredith Honig

 

About the Authors

Meredith Honig, PhD is a professor of Education Policy, Organizations, and Leadership at the University of Washington, Seattle. Lydia Rainey, PhD is a research scientist at the University of Washington, Seattle, and the director of research for the District Leadership Design Lab.

Jethro Jones—SchoolX: How principals can design a transformative school experience for students, teachers, parents – and themselves

 

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Visit Jethro's Website, JethroJones.com

Get a free sample chapter of the book, SchoolX

About the Author

Jethro Jones is a former principal who helps schools and districts find simple solutions to complex problems. Named a Digital Principal of the Year by the NASSP, Jethro has served students as a teacher, district coach, media & distance learning specialist, and principal, with experience at every level of public education. He's the host of the Transformative Principal podcast, and the author of the new book SchoolX: How principals can design a transformative school experience for students, teachers, parents - and themselves.

Jamie Thom—A Quiet Education: Challenging the Extrovert Ideal in our Schools

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About the Author

Jamie Thom is an English teacher in Scotland and the host of the Well Teacher podcast. He's author of two books, including A Quiet Education, which we're here to talk about today.

Emma Turner—Be More Toddler: A Leadership Education From Our Little Learners

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Listen to the Mind The Gap Podcast

About the Author

Emma Turner is a former primary school teacher, and was one of the first female co-heads of a primary school in the UK. She currently serves as the Research and CPD lead for the Discovery School's Academy Trust in the UK, and she is the author of Be More Toddler: A Leadership Education From Our Little Learners

Wendy Oliver—Not Your Mama's Classroom: What You Need to Know As A Parent About Your Child's Digital Education

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Visit Wendy's website, DrWendyOliver.com

Follow Wendy on Twitter @oliver_dr

About The Author

Dr. Wendy Oliver has 20 years of experience in online and blended education. She served as Chief Learning Architect for an online school through Arizona State University, and is currently the Chief Learning Officer at Edison Learning.

Dana Goodier—Working With Students with Chronic Attendance And Truancy Issues

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Visit Dana's Website, DanaGoodier.com

Visit the Attendance Works website 

Subscribe to Dana's Podcast, Out Of The Trenches 

About Dr. Dana Goodier

Dr. Dana Goodier is an educational leader and speaker with more than 18 years of experience. She holds an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership & Management, and her research interests include district accreditation and parent opt-outs from standardized testing. She is also the host of the new podcast “Out of the Trenches”, which is features educators who have been in the trenches and have managed to crawl out. Hear their stories of resiliency and what they have learned as a result of their experiences.

Kirsten Richert, Jeffrey Ikler and Margaret Zacchei—Shifting How School Leaders Can Create a Culture of Change

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Visit the website, ShiftingForImpact.com

About the Authors

Kirsten Richert is an innovation expert who works with leaders on transformational efforts. Kirsten teaches Design Thinking, Communication and Innovation at a number of colleges in the greater NYC area.

Jeff Ikler is Director of Quetico Career and Leadership Coaching, a firm dedicated to helping individuals overcome career issues, and leaders develop sustained changes in their leadership practices and organizations.

Margaret Zacchei is an innovative educational leader and consultant with 25 years experience as an elementary principal and teacher. Through Margaret’s leadership and engagement of staff, the school where she was principal until 2017 received the highest recognition for achievement by the Connecticut Department of Education in 2015-16 and 2016-17.

Peter Dewitt—Instructional Leadership: Creating Practice Out of Theory

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Visit Peter's Website, PeterMDewitt.com

About the Author

Dr. Peter DeWitt is a leading education consultant and the author of six books.

Amy Baeder—Creating Purpose and Consistency for Students with Project-Based Learning

Visit Amy's Website, www.amybaeder.com

Download the PBL Roadmap for School and District Leaders

Learn More about The Project-Based Learning Curriculum Developer Certification Program

About Amy Baeder

Dr Amy Baeder is an independent education consultant supporting instructional excellence through project-based learning. Dr. Baeder is the Director of the Project-Based Learning Network, which supports teachers across the United States and 43 countries.

Andy Hargreaves—Moving: A Memoir of Education and Social Mobility

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Visit Andy's Website, www.AndyHargreaves.com

About The Author

Dr. Andy Hargreaves is an internationally renowned researcher, professor, government adviser, and global change agent, and the founder of the Atlantic Rim Collaboratory, a group of nations committed to excellence, equity, wellbeing, inclusion, democracy and human rights. Dr. Hargreaves has consulted with the OECD, the World Bank, governments, universities and teacher unions worldwide. He's the author of more than 30 books.

Amber Dembowski—Monday Mindset

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About Amber Dembowski

Amber Dembowski is the host of Monday Mindset, a podcast on learning how to think better, as well as principal of two schools.

Anne Gregory and Katherine R. Evans—The Starts and Stumbles of Restorative Justice in Education: Where Do We Go from Here?

Read The Starts and Stumbles of Restorative Justice in Education: Where Do We Go from Here?

Learn more about the Restorative Justice in Education course at Eastern Mennonite University

About the Authors

Anne Gregory is a professor at Rutgers University. Since she joined the faculty, she has been dedicated to making advances in her areas of research on school discipline. Dr. Gregory has been part of the Research-to-Practice Collaborative on Discipline Disparities, comprised of a national panel of researchers, educators, and policy analysts advocating for change in the gender and race disparities in discipline.

Katherine Evans has been a professor in teacher education at Eastern Mennonite University since 2011. She teaches courses in educational psychology, special education, and restorative justice in education (RJE). She holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and Research from The University of Tennessee in Knoxville where her dissertation research employed phenomenological interviews with middle school students about their experiences with in-school suspension.

Barbara Blackburn—Money for Good Grades and Other Myths about Motivating Kids: Strategies for Parents & Teachers

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Visit Barbara's website, BarbaraBlackburnOnline.com

About The Author

Barbara Blackburn, PhD is the author of more than two dozen books and a full-time consultant who works with schools around the world to help raise the level of rigor and motivation for professional educators and students alike.

Thomas Guskey—Get Set, Go: Creating Successful Grading and Reporting Systems

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Visit Tom's website, TGuskey.com

About The Author

Dr. Tom Guskey is a renowned expert on assessment and standards-based grading, and fellow of the American Educational Research Association. He's the author of more than 25 books, including On Your Mark: Challenging the Conventions of Grading and Reporting, and the new book Get Set, Go! Creating Successful Grading and Reporting Systems.

Dan Heath—Upstream: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen

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About The Author

Dan Heath is a Senior Fellow at Duke University's CASE Center, which focuses on social justice entrepreneurship, and he's the author of four NY Times bestselling books, including Made to Stick, Switch, Decisive, and The Power of Moments.

Tricia Taylor—Connect the Dots: The Collective Power of Relationships, Memory and Mindset in the Classroom

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Visit Tricia's website, TailoredPractice.com

Follow Tricia on Twitter @TriciaTailored

About The Author

Tricia Taylor is the founder of Tailored Practice. An international educator with more than 20 years teaching and leading in schools in London and New York, she's a strategic partner to schools around the world.