LATEST RELEASES

  By Wanda Terral

In Fortune Cookie Pedagogy, Dr. Wanda Terral draws on decades of experience in education to explore the everyday moments that shape great teaching. Through relatable stories, practical strategies, and bite-sized reflections, she reminds educators that meaningful growth doesn't always come from a new program or major initiative. Sometimes, it begins with one small idea, one honest reflection, or one willingness to try something differently tomorrow.

Featuring insights and vignettes from more than thirty educators, Fortune Cookie Pedagogy brings together voices from the field to share lessons learned through real classroom experiences. These stories offer practical ideas for strengthening instructional design, building relationships, navigating challenges, and moving beyond teacher burnout through the power of reflection and intentional practice.

By Daniel Freidman

Schools are a particularly important part of this transformation because they collect data about children who are still growing, changing, and becoming. Grades, attendance, assessment results, interventions, behavior records, learning platforms, and predictive systems can provide educators with valuable information to better understand and support students. But those same data points can also influence expectations, opportunities, placements, interventions, and decisions long after the circumstances that created them have changed.

In a time when burnout is high and joy feels like a luxury, SMILEFactor: Bringing Passion, Play, and Purpose Back to Education is a call to reconnect with what initially drew us to teaching and leadership.

This book highlights into the moments that matter, where laughter, creativity, connection, and purpose intersect to reignite the spark in classrooms and school communities. Through powerful storytelling, practical strategies, and a healthy dose of humor, Dr. Matthew X. Joseph and Laurie Guyon share how joy isn't just a "nice to have"; it's a must-have for sustainable, meaningful learning.

Whether you're a teacher seeking to bring back the fun, a school leader looking for culture-building strategies, or an aspiring educator wondering how to make a lasting impact, this book serves as a reminder: passion fuels progress, play powers innovation, and purpose keeps us going.

By Dr. Andrea Tejedor  and Dr. Katherine Larsen 

Every educator knows what great teaching should look like. The challenge has never been a lack of research, ideas, or commitment. The challenge is turning those ideas into meaningful action in classrooms every day.

Wonder, By Design offers educators and school leaders a practical framework for moving from intention to implementation. Rather than chasing trends or focusing on innovation for innovation’s sake, this book helps readers design learning experiences that are purposeful, student-centered, and sustainable.

Through a six-step framework grounded in authentic classroom practice, Dr. Andrea Tejedor and Dr. Katherine Larsen guide readers through a process of understanding learners, identifying opportunities for change, designing with purpose, testing ideas, reflecting on results, and scaling practices that work.