Road to Awesome: The Journey of a Leader

Finding your way at anything you do in life can take time. Throughout your journey, there will be moments that make a significant impact on you. This story takes you through Melissa’s journey as a first year educator, as an outsider coming into a tight knit school, through to her experiences with school culture and leadership and finding inspiration. Inspired brings you moments that have mattered to Melissa and have shaped her into the educator she is today. This story will give you the tools you need to open your heart and mind to help you get started on your own inspired journey.

Foundations of Instructional Coaching: Impact People, Improve Instruction, Increase Success shares the real-world experiences of a first-time instructional coach. These personal stories relate the ups and downs of coaching while providing relevant advice to overcome challenges and prepare for the reality of coaching.

Educational leaders transitioning from the classroom to a role of coaching will take away life lessons learned by another instructional coach to use as a foundation for their own understanding.

As you read this book, you’ll gain insight and resources that will prepare you to build relationships, coach individuals, lead professional development, and find a balance to manage it all.

You were born to make an impact, prepare for that impact.

Out of the Trenches: Stories of Resilient Educators will give you insight into challenges educators in a variety of roles have experienced. They all have one thing in common: they used their trench as a learning experience. They have gone on to make a positive impact in their community and beyond. Dr. Goodier weaves these stories with her own curvy path leading to where she is today. This book also provides the opportunity for reflection and a chance to open up a discussion among colleagues on the trenches many educators experience.

Principled Leader is written for aspiring and current leaders looking to take the next step in their leadership journey. It is a book the author wishes he had in 2015 when he took on a new role in a school and represents the stories, lessons learned, philosophy, and ideas he picked up along the way. It is not a how-to guide or road map but a compass. A book to help you think about where you are and where you want to go.

Principled Leader is a practical book to support your learning and growth as a leader. The book introduces you to principles in several key areas that impact your life: relationship principles, leadership principles, and fitness (mental, physical, spiritual) principles. It also addresses leadership strategies and decision making. After reading the book, you will have a stronger understanding of the importance of communication, reflecting, and mindset as it pertains to your role as a leader. You will pick up tools, strategies, and skills that you can implement right away as you start your journey on the path to becoming a Principled Leader.

If you ask an educator, "What's your favorite part of your job?" It is highly unlikely they will say, "Communicating with parents." Educators know that building partnerships with parents is essential for student success, but it is certainly not easy. When Calling Parents isn't Your Calling is a how-to for effective and efficient parent communication through a variety of methods: phone calls, emails, newsletter, meet-the-teacher night, conferences, and more. This book serves as a helpful resource for educators who may struggle to communicate with parents and provides practical advice for improving parent-teacher partnerships.

I’m Autistic and I’m Awesome is an illustrated children’s book that celebrates the uniqueness of our children on the Autism spectrum. Families and friends can use this book to come together, share their experiences, and celebrate the “superpowers” gifted to their children as they make and navigate their own world. This book is for everyone: families, parents, siblings, and friends who cherish their relationship with someone who is Autistic and awesome.

Throughout this remarkable book, Kip Shubert fearlessly shares his raw and vulnerable story, taking readers on a roller coaster of triumphs and setbacks, joy and heartache. His experiences serve as inspiration, empowering educators, leaders, and individuals to conquer seemingly insurmountable challenges. Struggle To Strength boldly explores the universal truth that success is forged through hardship. Kip's journey reveals that it is within our struggles that our true strength resides—the essential ingredients that compose our own secret sauce. As readers delve into this transformative story, they will gain insights that will push them to new heights in their professional and personal lives.

Emersyn Blake’s newest adventure takes her to a place where saltwater meets freshwater – an estuary! After discovering a small Stalked Jellyfish clinging to a piece of seaweed, Emersyn uses her trusty Ecosystem Field Guide to learn more about this threatened creature. Join her as she discovers new details about this adorable species, all while recording her findings and additional wonderings in her notebook!

Transformational change with sustainable impact is easier said than done in any organization, and establishing sustainable impact in education could be argued as even more challenging. Guiding Transformational Change in Education provides simple yet effective strategies with honest experiences and examples that you, as an educator, can leverage when implementing transformational change of any size across all grade levels, academic areas, and school environments.

Teachers and school administrators, while extensively and exhaustively degreed, credentialed, and certified, typically do not have backgrounds in organizational leadership, change management, or project management. This book attempts to blend those worlds when implementing change at schools and is intended for educators who are tasked with working on or leading a project but who have not received formal training in how to do so effectively.

This book is meant to contribute to the existing works dedicated to change and project management, yet take a step beyond to focus those practices in education.

If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together - African Proverb

Be the Cause: An Educator's Guide to EFFECTive Teaching is a straightforward, practical guide designed with educators in mind. This book cuts through the noise, presenting clear, actionable strategies that can be implemented immediately to improve student engagement, understanding, and outcomes. Drawing from personal experience and evidence-based practices, it empowers teachers at all levels to spark positive changes in their teaching methods and their students' lives. Whether seeking to invigorate your current methods or discover new ways to inspire your students, this guide is essential for creating a meaningful impact through every lesson.

Will you #bethecause?

Afraid that calling his friend Patty by an unwanted nickname might have cost him their friendship, a young Mippers heads to his serenity spot to problem-solve. Enter his sister, Birdie, who takes him on a walk 'n talk through nature, not only to lift him back up but also to help him understand the significance of our given names and the kind, respectful use of nicknames. Savor every step of this sweet sibling stroll as they work together to heal a hurting heart.

Called to Empower, by Coach Kurt Hines, isn't just another sports book; it's a powerful testament to the transformative power of mentorship, discipline, and resilience. Drawing from his extensive experience as a high school football coach and his deep-seated belief in the capacity for personal growth, Coach Hines shares profound insights and life lessons that resonate far beyond the realm of athletics. Through compelling anecdotes and candid reflections, he underscores the importance of discipline, prioritization, and unwavering commitment to excellence. With each turn of the page, readers are challenged to embrace adversity as a catalyst for growth and harness their innate potential to achieve greatness.

This book isn't just for athletes or coaches – it's for anyone who dares to dream big, aspire to greatness, and leave a lasting impact on the world. Called to Empower is a rallying cry for all individuals to heed their inner calling, seize opportunities for growth, and empower themselves and others to reach their full potential.

Are you ready to answer the call to empowerment?