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Dawn Harris—Plan Like A PIRATE: Designing Extraordinary Learning Journeys for Every Student

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Visit Dawn's website, EducationUndone.com

Follow Dawn on Twitter @DHarrisEdS

About the Author

Dawn Harris is the founder of Education Undone. She is a secondary English Language Arts Educator, Gifted and Talented Teacher, and education speaker, has served as an Associate Professor of Teacher Education. Dawn continually strives to bring authentic and engaging learning experiences to students of all ages.

Dr. Quintin Shepherd—The Secret to Transformational Leadership

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Visit the website TransformationalLeadershipSecret.com 

About the Author

Quintin Shepherd, PhD has served as a superintendent in 3 states over the past 18 years. A former elementary and high school principal, he is superintendent of Victoria Independent School District in Victoria, Texas.

Shira Leibowitz—Havens of Hope: Ideas for Redesigning Education from the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Visit the Discovery Village website

About the Author

 

Shira Leibowitz, PhD has more than 20 years of experience leading schools from nursery through eighth grade. She is the founder and CEO of Discovery Village, a project- and play-based preschool in Tarrytown, NY. She also supports preschool leaders and education business owners through Revabilities. Dr. Leibowitz is also a faculty member teaching in the doctoral program of education at Northeastern University. She's the author of two books, including The Coach Approach to School Leadership: Leading Teachers to Higher Levels of Effectiveness, with Jessica Johnson and Kathy Perett, and she's the author of the new book Havens of Hope: Ideas for Redesigning Education from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Josh Packard—Mental Health & Gen Z: What Educators Need To Know

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About the Author

Dr. Josh Packard is a social science researcher and the executive director of Springtide Research Institute. He has a Ph.D. in sociology from Vanderbilt University, and previously taught at the college level.

 

 

Matt Renwick—Leading Like a COACH: 5 Strategies for Supporting Teaching and Learning

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About the Author

Matt Renwick is an author and literacy instructional leadership expert, he serves as principal of Mineral Point Elementary in Wisconsin he writes at Read By Example on Substack and Twitter, and he is the author of Leading Like a C.O.A.C.H.: 5 Strategies for Supporting Teaching and Learning

Christopher Jones—SEEing To Lead: Creating a World-Class Culture Through a Teacher-Centric Approach

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Visit the SEEing To Lead website, www.SEEingtoLead.com

Visit the TeamJonesEDU website, www.TeamJonesEDU.com

Visit Chris' Website, www.drcsjones.blog

Follow Chris on Twitter @DrCSJones

About the Authors

Dr. Christopher Jones is a teacher-centered high school principal in Massachusetts who is driven by modeling continuous improvement by being purposeful, acting with integrity, and building character.

 

 

Erik Francis—Deconstructing Depth of Knowledge: A Method and Model for Deeper Teaching and Learning

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Visit Erik's Website, MaverikEducation.com

Follow Erik on Twitter @Maverikedu12

About the Authors

Erik Francis an international author and presenter with over 25 years of experience working in education as a classroom teacher, a site administrator, an education program specialist with a state education agency, and a trainer who produces and provides professional development for teachers and school leaders. He is the author of Deconstructing Depth of Knowledge: A Method and Model for Deeper Teaching and Learning published by Solution Tree and Now THAT'S a Good Question! How to Promote Cognitive Rigor Through Classroom Questioning published by ASCD.

 

 

Tom Hierck & Chris Weber—MTSS Roadmap

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Visit Chris's Website, ChrisWeberEducation.com

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Follow Chris on Twitter @webereducation

About the Authors

Tom Hierck is one of our profession's leading authors and consultants, with 39 years of experience in education. He's author of more than 20 books.

Chris Weber, EdD, is an expert in behavior, mathematics, and response to intervention who presents internationally to audiences on important topics in education.

 

 

Peter Docker—Leading from the Jumpseat: How to Create Extraordinary Opportunities by Handing Over Control

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Visit the website, LeadingFromTheJumpseat.com

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About the Author

Peter Docker is a keynote speaker and facilitator who presents around the world to inspire people to lead from the jumpseat. He worked alongside Simon Sinek for more than 7 years, co-authoring the book Find Your Why, and now draws on his 25 years of experience in the Royal Air Force to help organizations around the world build capacity for leadership.

 

Decoteau Irby—Stuck Improving: Racial Equity & School Leadership

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About the Author

Decoteau Irby, PhD is an associate professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies at the University of Illinois - Chicago, where he teaches and advises in the College's Urban Education Leadership program area. He researches equity-focused school leadership as a lever to improve Black children's academic and socio-emotional experiences and outcomes.

 

Larry Dake—Crisis Management: Effective School Leadership to Avoid Early Burnout

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About the Author

Dr. Larry Dake is is a district administrator in upstate New York. He teaches educational leadership preparation courses at Binghamton University, and he is the author of Crisis Management: Effective School Leadership to Avoid Early Burnout.

 

Ken Williams—Ruthless Equity: Disrupt the Status Quo and Ensure Learning for ALL Students

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Visit Ken's website, UnfoldTheSoul.com

About the Author

With nearly three decades of successful educational leadership, Ken Williams has led successful equity and school improvement efforts in multiple schools as a leader, and in hundreds of schools as an author, speaker, coach, and consultant. Ken is the author of Ruthless Equity: Disrupt the Status Quo and Ensure Learning for ALL Students. 

 

Sean Glaze—Staying Coachable: A Story with 4 Questions to Help You Thrive in Change, Keep Climbing, and Enjoy Relentless Improvement

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Follow Sean on Twitter @LeadYourTeam

Visit Sean's Website, GreatResultsTeambuilding.com

Learn more about Staying Coachable

About the Author

A successful coach and educator for over 20 years, Sean Glaze is the founder of Great Results Teambuilding, where he helps inspire employees to become winning teammates. Sean is and a nationally renowned speaker, author, and the author of four books.

 

Allen Mendler—Motivating Students Who Don’t Care: Proven Strategies to Engage All Learners - 2nd Edition

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About the Author

Allen N. Mendler, PhD, is an educator and school psychologist who specializes in approaches for helping youth with learning and behavior problems succeed.

Dr. Mendler is speaker, trainer, and author who addresses topics pertaining to challenging students. He is the author or coauthor of many publications, including Motivating Students Who Don't Care.

Diana Parafiniuk—Mental Health Support Services for Educators

Visit the E-Therapy Website, www.Electronic-Therapy.com

Follow Diana on Twitter @DianaParafiniuk

About the Guests

Diana Parafiniuk is a seasoned and nationally recognized business leader in the teletherapy market. She is the Founder and CMO of E-Therapy

Ashley Sanders and Jon Ebert are Educational Mental Health Program Managers with E-Therapy

Laura Stack—The Dangerous Truth About Today’s Marijuana: Johnny Stack’s Life and Death Story

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Visit the Johnny's Ambassadors Website, www.johnnysambassadors.org

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About the Author

Laura Stack is an award-winning keynote speaker, bestselling author, and noted authority on personal productivity. A past president of the National Speakers Association and Hall of Fame speaker, Laura's keynote speeches and seminars have helped organizations increase productivity for more than 30 years. After losing her 19-year-old son to suicide in Nov. 2019, she founded the nonprofit, Johnny's Ambassadors, with a mission to educate parents and teens about the effects of today's high-THC marijuana on adolescent brain development, mental illness, and suicide.

Frank Buck—Get Organized Digitally! The Educator’s Guide to Time Management

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Visit Frank's website, FrankBuck.org

Follow Frank on Twitter @DrFrankBuck

About the Author

Frank Buck is a veteran school leader with a career in education spanning almost 30 years. Today, he is a writer, speaker, and coach in the areas of organization, time management, and productivity. “Global Gurus Top 30” ranked Dr. Buck #1 in the “Time Management” category for 2019, 2020, and 2021.

Tom Hierck—Trauma-Sensitive Instruction: Creating a Safe and Predictable Classroom Environment

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Visit Tom's website, TomHierck.com

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About the Author

Tom Hierck is one of our profession's leading authors and consultants, with 39 years of experience in education. He's author of more than 20 books, including Trauma-Sensitive Instruction: Creating a Safe and Predictable Classroom Environment. 

Joseph Jones & TJ Vari—Retention for a Change: Motivate, Inspire, and Energize Your School Culture

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Visit TheSchoolHouse302 Website

Follow TJ on Twitter @TJVari

Follow Joseph on Twitter @Supt_Jones

About the Authors

Joseph Jones and TJ Vari are authors, speakers and district administrators who have written four books together, including Retention for a Change: Motivate, Inspire, and Energize Your School Culture

Daphne Wallbrige—The First-Year Principal: 52 Practical Lessons to Help New Principals Thrive as Conscious Leaders

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Visit The First-Year Principal website

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About the Author

Daphne Wallbridge is a superintendent in Northern Ontario, and she is the author of two books, including The First-Year Principal: 52 Practical Lessons to Help New Principals Thrive as Conscious Leaders

Jason Baehr & Jacquie Bryant—Deep in Thought: A Practical Guide to Teaching for Intellectual Virtues

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Visit Jason's Website, JasonBaehr.wordpress.com

Learn more about the Intellectual Virtues Academy

About the Author

Jason Baehr is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He works at the intersection of virtue theory and epistemology, and has written widely on topics like intellectual virtue, wisdom, humility, and knowledge. He is the author of Deep in Thought: A Practical Guide to Teaching for Intellectual Virtues.

Jacquie Bryant is the Founding Principal of Intellectual Virtues Academy, a charter middle school located in Long Beach. Ms. Bryant has earned a Master's in Rhetoric and Composition, and Bachelor’s in English. She has presented several times at CSDC annual conferences on various aspects of intellectual character growth practices, and co-run summer seminars for six years with Jason Baehr training new teachers and staff on an intellectual virtues educational model.

Monica Brady-Myerov—Listen Wise: Teach Students to be Better Listeners

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Visit Monica's Website, MonicaBradyMyerov.com

Follow Listenwise on twitter @listenwiselearn

About the Author

Monica Brady-Myerov is an award winning NPR journalist, and is the founder of ListenWise, which features the only curated collection of NPR stories and podcasts tailored to the K-12 classroom. She is a visionary and thought leader in the listening space, and she is the author of the book, Listen Wise: Teach Students to Be Better Listeners

Eric Garcia—We‘re Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation

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Visit Eric's Website, EricMGarcia.net

About the Author

Eric Garcia is a journalist based in Washington, DC who has served as an editor and correspondent at numerous outlets, including Washington Post, The Hill, National Journal, The New Republic, and more. He is a graduate of UNC Chapel Hill and he's the author of We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation

Allison Rodman—Personalized Professional Learning: A Job-Embedded Pathway for Elevating Teacher Voice

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Visit Allison's website, TheLearningLoop.com

About the Author

Allison Rodman is the Founder of The Learning Loop, an educational consulting organization that provides professional learning services to districts, schools, and nonprofit organizations internationally. The Learning Loop designs, facilitates, and coaches professional learning that is personalized, purposeful, and paradigm-shifting. Allison is the author of Personalized Professional Learning: A Job-Embedded Pathway for Elevating Teacher Voice

Morgan Polikoff—Beyond Standards: The Fragmentation of Education Governance & the Promise of Curricular Reform

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About the Author

Morgan Polikoff is an associate professor of education at the University of Southern California’s Rossier School of Education.

Daniel Bauer—Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader

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Visit Daniel's Website, BetterLeadersBetterSchools.com

Learn more about the Mastermind

About the Author

Daniel Bauer is the founder of Better Leaders Better Schools, where he helps school leaders fight isolation and frustration via a leadership community in order to gain clarity and find solutions to their greatest challenges.

Patrick Leddin—The Five-Week Leadership Challenge: 35 Action Steps to Become the Leader You Were Meant to Be

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Visit Patrick's Website, LeddinGroup.com

Listen to Patrick's Podcast, Leadership Lab

Follow Patrick on Twitter @PatrickLeddin

About the Author

Patrick Leddin PhD. has benefited from both hands-on leadership and management experience in the military as well as the corporate world. He is an associate professor at Vanderbilt University, as well as founder of The Leddin Group, and he is author of The Five-Week Leadership Challenge: 35 Action Steps to Become the Leader You Were Meant to Be. 

Michael Gaskell—Leading Schools Through Trauma: A Data-Driven Approach to Helping Children Heal

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Visit Mike's website, MikesMicroMinute.com

Follow Mike on Twitter @GaskellMgaskell

About the Author

Dr. Michael Gaskell is a veteran middle school principal in East Brunswick, NJ. He writes extensively on school culture, trauma, and educational leadership, and mentors new principals through the Leaders to Leaders program. 

 

Daniel Willingham—Why Don’t Students Like School? 2nd Edition

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About the Author

Daniel Willingham earned his B.A. from Duke University in 1983 and his Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from Harvard University in 1990. He is currently Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia, where he has taught since 1992. Until about 2000, his research focused solely on the brain basis of learning and memory. Today, all of his research concerns the application of cognitive psychology to K-16 education.He writes the “Ask the Cognitive Scientist” column for American Educator magazine, and is the author of Why Don't Students Like School?, When Can You Trust the Experts?, Raising Kids Who Read, and The Reading Mind. His writing on education has appeared in seventeen languages. In 2017 he was appointed by President Obama to serve as a Member of the National Board for Education Sciences.

 

Ulcca Joshi Hansen—The Future of Smart: How Our Education System Needs to Change to Help All Young People Thrive

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Ulcca Joshi Hansen - TEDx Talk: The Future of Smart

Ulcca Joshi Hansen - TEDx Talk: Re-thinking The 3Rs

About the Author

Ulcca Joshi Hansen is the author of The Future of Smart: How Our Education System Needs to Change to Help All Young People Thrive. She is also Chief Program Officer at Grantmakers for Education. Hansen is a mother of two and a former elementary teacher who has worked in education for two decades. Her experiences as an English-language learner and first-generation college student inform her perspective on what it means to provide an “equitable” education for every child and engage communities in that effort

 

Diana Parafiniuk—E-Therapy

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Follow Diana on Twitter @DianaParafiniuk

About the Author

Diana is a seasoned and nationally recognized business leader in the teletherapy market. Her company, E-Therapy, pioneered the teletherapy industry in education with its innovative practices, services, and solutions and first-to-market approaches to serve PreK-12 schools and students. Diana is an honored recipient of the inaugural Women Achievers of Arizona award in recognition of her leadership in the online therapy field.

Jane Kise—Doable Differentiation: Twelve Strategies to Meet the Needs of All Learners

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About the Author

Dr. Jane Kise is the author of 27 books and an organizational presenter with extensive experience in leadership development and executive coaching, instructional coaching, and differentiated instruction.

Randy Weiner & James Bailey—The Daily SEL Leader

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Visit the Brass Tacks Innovations website, www.brasstacksinnovations.com

About the Authors

James Bailey’s career has encompassed teacher, principal, assistant superintendent, school turnaround leader, consultant and superintendent roles spanning Texas, Colorado and Wyoming. As Superintendent in Wyoming, his district was the first member in the state to join the League of Innovative Schools after reform efforts around personalized learning and social-emotional development. In San Antonio, he led the turnaround efforts for the Carpe Diem Schools. His deep-seated commitment to equity and supporting school leaders led to his training as an executive coach and co-founding Brass Tacks Innovations with a focus on supporting educational leaders to develop their SEL skills to support adults and students. He is also an advocate for helping schools and districts create better learning capacity to adapt to the future and in helping leaders and young people become more self-aware of their social and emotional needs to develop the skills to work with others on a more human level. He has a PhD in Educational Leadership and Innovation from the University of Colorado-Denver, is a prolific publisher and presenter, and currently serves as a core faculty member at Walden University in the area of educational leadership.

Randy Weiner has worked in education and education technology and consulting throughout his career. He co- founded and served as the first Chairman of the Board at Urban Montessori Charter School (UMCS) in Oakland, CA—the nation’s first public Montessori, Arts Integration and Design Thinking school. Randy is also a co-founder and the CEO at BrainQuake, a two- time U.S. Department of Education Small Business Innovation Award winner. A Teach for America alum and father to two daughters, Randy taught for 5 years in Oakland and Madagascar, and holds two BAs from Middlebury College and an MA in Education from Stanford.

Andrew Marotta—The School Leader: Surviving & Thriving

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About the Author

Andrew Marotta is an author, speaker, high school principal, and former NCAA basketball official. 

Patrice Bain—A Parent's Guide to Powerful Teaching

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Learn more about Patrice on her website, www.PatriceBain.com

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About the Author

Patrice M. Bain, Ed.S. is an educator, speaker and author. Finalist for Illinois Teacher of the Year and a Fulbright Scholar in Russia, she has been featured in national and international webinars, podcasts, articles and press. Bain was asked by the Department of Education to work with cognitive scientists to co-author Organizing Instruction and Study to Improve Student Learning. In addition, Patrice co-authored Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning.

Steve Zonnevylle & David Armstrong—The Forty-Hour Principal

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Visit the 40-Hour Principal website, 40HourPrincipal.com

Follow Steve on Twitter @OABZonnie

About the Authors

Steve Zonnevylle and David Armstrong are both principals on the South Island of New Zealand and the authors of the book, The Forty-Hour Principal: Provocations for the Discerning Educator

Robyn Jackson—Stop Leading, Start Building!: Turn Your School into a Success Story with the People and Resources You Already Have

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Visit Robyn's Website, Mindstepsinc.com

About the Authors

Robyn Jackson, PhD., is the founder of Mindsteps and the host of School Leadership Re-Imagined, the podcast for school administrators, instructional coaches, and teacher leaders. She's the award-winning author of 11 books including the best selling The Instructional Leader’s Guide to Strategic Conversations with Teachers and Never Underestimate Your Teachers, which was chosen as an ASCD Member Book.

Teaching With the Instructional Cha-Chas: Four Steps to Make Learning Stick—LeAnn Nickelsen & Melissa Dickson

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Visit Melissa's website, MelissaDickson.com

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Follow Melissa on Twitter @mdickson221

About the Authors

Melissa Dickson, MEd, is an outstanding presenter and educator. She is passionate about providing teachers with research-based ideas and strategies that can be immediately implemented. In her decades as an educator, Melissa has been a literacy coach, staff developer, site-based team leader, mentor teacher, inclusion teacher, classroom teacher, and early-childhood teacher. S

LeAnn Nickelsen, MEd, delivers presentations nationally on brain research topics, differentiation, reading and vocabulary strategies, and nutrition affecting cognition, all based on the latest research. She is known for delivering a wealth of information in an active, fun format with very specific, practical classroom examples. Participants leave with many ideas for maximizing learning for all students.

Danny Brassell—Leadership Begins with Motivation

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Visit The Reading Habit website, TheReadingHabit.com

Follow Danny on Twitter, @DannyBrassell

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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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 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 Stanier—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.