New Releases from X-Factor Publishing

By: By: Yaritza Villalba

Leadership Series

Designed for students and adults to learn and reflect with activities that promote social and emotional learning (SEL) and critical thinking skills. .

By: Mary Howard

Leadership Series

Applications of AI technology for classroom organization,  lesson planning and improving school-home communication are just some of  the potential needs of the modern teacher. The methodologies presented  in this book will assist educators in discovering the potential power of  Chatbots and in particular ChatGPT to simplify and streamline classroom  education.

By: Laurie Guyon

Leadership Series

The world of education is rapidly changing. This book looks at all the moving parts of educational technology to find a way forward. The ultimate goal is to ensure our students feel safe, belong, and learn the skills needed to thrive. Using educational technology can provide our students with the tools for success.

By: Namya Joshi 

Leadership Series

I am Namya Joshi, a proud Indian girl. I have spent the last four years designing and delivering free-of-cost coding workshops for more than 15,000 teachers and young people, especially girls, in India and all over the world. I have also been empowering other young people to run their own coding clubs. I have raised awareness about social issues using game-based learning with STEM.

It all started four years ago during an unplanned interaction with my teacher.  

#EachOneTeachTen shares this journey and impowers you to teach ten.

By: Jed Stefanowicz  

Leadership Series

Discover risk-takers, rule-breakers, and changemakers who have  forged pathways to find their voice, amplify their ideas, and broaden  their reach from impacting a small number of students in classrooms to  influencing teaching and learning around the world. Each section of the  book tells a story of a leader, followed by key takeaways and a QR code  to an embedded video interview.

By: Matthew X. Joseph

Leadership Series

When teachers work in a silo, it limits the collective thinking or brainstorming that is critical to innovative ideas that can transform teaching and learning. Change is hard and sometimes schools are unwilling to change due to many factors (already high achieving, possible union pushback, consistent turnover, and so on). However, moving outside your comfort zone and into the learning zone is a step to breaking down school silos. With skilled educators and the digital resources of today, we have ideas and strategies available 24/7. We have the power to shift a school into a collaborative community and to have critical conversations about exciting and innovative change in schools.

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By: Carl Hooker 

Leadership Series

Students don’t take risks if teachers don’t take risks. 

Teachers don’t take risks if leaders don’t take risks. 

The lack of risk-taking and embracing failure as a learning tool stifles creativity and innovation. This book is designed to tackle that challenge and provide ideas for both teachers and providers of professional learning with new ways to motivate learners of all ages and open up their creative pathways. 

By: Jed Stefanowicz  

Leadership Series 

Now more than ever, it’s time to focus forward and Take AIM at digital learning.  Discover classroom-tested strategies to ACTIVATE content, INNOVATE instructional practice, and MOTIVATE learners.  Loaded with reflective prompts and next-day takeaways, this book is designed to push your thinking about the integration and application of academic technology across the curriculum, and inspire learning experiences that are meaningful, memorable, and measurable.   Explore methods to reinvent content curriculum, redesign learning spaces, or  create computational thinking and coding challenges to engage all learners.

By:  Brian Aspinall, Daphne McMenemy, Matthew Joseph, Christine Ravasi-Weinstein  

Leadership Series

Through first hand experiences and stories of both failure and  success, Brian Aspinall, Daphne McMenemy, Matthew X. Joseph, and  Christine Ravesi-Weinstein address four critical topics important in  today’s educational environment: toxicity, failure, perspective, and  voice.

In our ever changing landscape, we must learn to see the  value in failure. We must realize that perspectives make all the  difference in the way we interact with our world. We must understand how  toxicity can define who we become as educators and we must provide  opportunities for all learners to experience growth and express  themselves creatively.
Published from Code Breaker Inc.

By: Matthew X. Joseph

Leadership Series

Lifelong learning requires effort. Collaboration as a method of learning has been a fabric of education for years. With today’s technology, our ability to connect is limitless. With an openness to learn, anyone can begin to expand their knowledge by being part of a Professional Learning Network. A PLN is a mindset; it is not a one-shot association. When managed well, these connections can help educational leaders innovate in their classrooms, schools, and beyond to improve student outcomes. Power of Connections is an opportunity to take your professional relationships to the next level. Published from Code Breaker Inc.

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By: Matthew X. Joseph

Leadership Series

As modern mentors, how can we shift our practices as individuals or make widespread change happen in our systems? Mentoring is not the process of checking a box; it is the process of developing colleagues who eventually work alongside us in a challenging profession where collaboration, connection, and consistency are all so vital for our students. Having a menu of strategies will ensure knowing exactly what you will get! The goal of this book is to showcase ways to develop mentoring programs, designed to assist teachers in becoming strong mentors and to assist new teachers in getting the most out of their mentoring relationship.
Published from X10 and Suzy Brooks

By: Yaritza Villalba

Kids Collection

Join McKenzie on a journey through the untold accomplishments of people of color.   

“It’s important that every child understand the connection between the past and their bright future!” ~ Yaritza Villalba, Author

By: Yaritza Villalba

Kids Collection

Meet McKenzie. A young girl who loves history, traveling, adventures and the outdoors. She is the youngest in a family where almost all of the elders were born in Panamá. Many share the last name Leinch while others, including her mother, have unique last names like Villalba, Perez, Jimenez, Bailey, Kidd and Kennedy. This may be a bit confusing but it tells the story about her family’s history and experiences.

By: Yaritza Villalba

Kids Collection

Conoce a McKenzie. Una joven amante de la historia, los viajes, las aventuras y el aire libre. Es la menor de una familia donde casi todos los mayores nacieron en Panamá. Muchos comparten el apellido Leinch mientras que otros, incluida su madre, tienen apellidos únicos como Villalba, Pérez, Jiménez, Bailey, Kidd y Kennedy. Esto puede ser un poco confuso, pero cuenta la historia y las experiencias de su familia.

By: Toby Price

Kids Collection

Mom and dad can’t find their car keys? Tytus probably hid them. Wondering who was drawing on the wall in the living room? It was probably Tytus the Monkey. The almost true adventures of Tytus the Monkey is a story about kindness, chaos, and autism. Tytus the Monkey and his three friends learn a lesson about kindness while visiting the grocery store. 

By: Toby Price

Kids Collection

The Almost True Adventures of Tytus the Monkey stories are about  kindness, chaos, and autism. You might think Tytus wasn’t afraid of  anything, you would be wrong. In Mayhem at Midnight his best friend  leaves the house in the middle of the night. Tytus must face his fears  and find the courage to protect his friends. Mayhem at Midnight is an  Almost True story about zombies, autism, squirrels, courage and  friendship.

By: Toby Price

Kids Collection

In this new adventure, all is calm in the backyard until bullies from Tytus the Monkey’s past arrive and upsets a member of the family. Tytus and the Price kids work together to make sure the bullies pay for their crimes. Come and learn and laugh with the Almost True Adventures of Tytus the Monkey “When Nature Calls.”