The AI-Powered Classroom
Reclaim your time. Reignite your teaching. Learn how to make AI your teaching partner-not your replacement.The AI-Powered Classroom is your go-to guide for integrating artificial intelligence into your everyday teaching-without needing to be a tech expert. Whether you're overwhelmed by lesson planning, buried in grading, or looking for new ways to connect with your students, this book will show you how AI can help you save time, reduce burnout, and focus on what really matters: teaching and learning.This book doesn't require you to be tech-savvy-it just asks that you're curious.Written by an experienced educator with a background in school counseling, this practical guide breaks down the what, why, and how of AI for teachers who want real results, not more to add to their plate. You'll walk away with a clear understanding of what's possible-and how to start-no matter your subject, grade level, or tech setup.In this book, you'll discover how to: Streamline lesson planning - Learn how to brainstorm, outline, and adapt lessons in less timeReduce grading overload - Explore how AI can assist with feedback, rubrics, and reportingDifferentiate instruction more easily - Discover ways to adjust content for varied learning needsCreate engaging learning experiences - Use AI to spark creativity and bring fresh energy into your classroomSupport struggling students - Build better scaffolds, simplify content, and enhance accessibilityNavigate AI with intention and ethics - Understand the guardrails and opportunities in an AI-assisted classroomWhat you won't find: hype, jargon, or tech overwhelm. What you will find: encouragement, clarity, and strategies that respect your time and your professional expertise.This is not about being replaced. It's about being supported.Whether you're curious about AI or already experimenting with it, this book will help you feel more confident, more efficient, and more in control of your classroom.The future is already in your inbox. Let's make it work in your classroom!
Boys Will Be Men
Something's gone wrong in the journey from boyhood to manhood. Too many young men today feel lost-unmotivated, anxious, disconnected-and too many parents feel powerless to help.BOYS WILL BE MEN offers a new way forward. Vince Benevento, founder of the acclaimed Causeway Collaborative, has helped thousands of young men and their families rebuild lives drifting off course. Benevento's approach replaces the endless talk of traditional therapy with action, accountability, and connection, giving young men the structure they need and the purpose they crave.And because true change doesn't happen in isolation, he shows families-especially fathers-how to lead with presence, strength, and compassion.Through powerful stories and eight transformative lessons, Benevento demonstrates how to overcome the challenges facing young men today-anxiety, dependence, isolation, and the pressure to measure up in a confusing world-one decision, one action, one honest conversation at a time.Whether you're seeking help for the first time or have already tried everything else, BOYS WILL BE MEN is your family's guide to rebuilding hope, respect, and trust-together. Because boys don't stay boys forever. Sooner or later, every one of them must decide what kind of man he'll become.
Leading with Purpose
This book provides a leadership framework to guide non-Native school leaders aspiring to lead with respect, empathy, and a commitment to transforming the educational paradigm for Native students. It presents a reimagined educational system that supports Native students' academic pursuits while preserving their cultural identity. The framework has five pillars: embracing Native educational sovereignty, decolonizing leadership practices, prioritizing Indigenous knowledge, culturally affirming practices, and meaningful collaboration. This framework provides non-Native school leaders with an operational structure and strategies to ensure Native students leave school with their language, culture, and identities intact. It helps non-Native school leaders address systemic barriers faced by Native students while honoring and embracing the rich tapestry of Indigenous cultures and educational sovereignty.
The High-Value Inbox, How to Communicate Less and Achieve More
The High-Value Inbox: How to Communicate Less and Achieve More is a practical manifesto for anyone drowning in emails, messages, and endless notifications. Instead of glorifying busyness, this book teaches you how to reclaim your time, sharpen your focus, and elevate your professional status by mastering the art of intentional communication. Through strategies that blend productivity, boundary-setting, and digital etiquette, you'll learn how to transform your inbox from a source of stress into a tool of influence. Each chapter offers actionable insights on silence, brevity, automation, and authority-helping you break free from the tyranny of instant response and build a reputation as someone who achieves more by saying less.
The Curiosity Classroom
Curiosity isn't a personality type-it's a practice. This book shows how to architect classrooms where questions come first, motivation runs from the inside out, and learning doesn't stop at the bell. If you've ever felt the dead weight of coverage, grades, and test prep, you'll find a practical alternative here: routines and designs that convert attention into inquiry, inquiry into evidence, and evidence into durable understanding. You'll learn curiosity in education as a working method, not a slogan, grounded in cognitive science and honest classroom craft. - Replace bribes with purpose using intrinsic motivation students and design moves that actually stick - Turn lessons into living investigations with inquiry-based learning and question-based teaching - Build authentic projects that matter beyond the grade with self-directed projects and a field-tested project-based learning book toolkit - Make thinking visible through assessment for learning, portfolios, and exhibitions that raise standards without killing joy - Help young people develop lifelong learning habits and real classroom curiosity strategies that transfer to work and life Written for teachers, leaders, and parents who want student engagement without rewards, this is a clear, humane blueprint for rigour you can feel. Expect practical protocols, question audits, and evidence-centred assessments you can use tomorrow-plus a fresh mental model that makes curiosity the engine of everything. If you want students who don't just remember the answer but keep searching for the next good question, this book shows you how to build the room where that happens.
The Attention Classroom
In a world engineered to steal your focus, this book shows you how to win it back-period after period, learner by learner. It is a field guide to designing lessons, rooms and routines that make concentration feel natural, not forced, turning noise into momentum and anxiety into progress. If you have ever wondered why your smartest plans wobble the moment phones appear, or how to make curiosity outcompete the feed, you are in the right place. You will learn practical moves drawn from classroom attention, student engagement strategies, and focus in the classroom that you can try tomorrow and refine all year. Discover how to use gamification in education without gimmicks, apply cognitive load theory teachers can actually plan with, and build formative assessment strategies that act like a steering wheel, not a scorecard. You will set up fair phone norms using proven phone policy schools patterns, swap cramming for retrieval practice classroom, and run simple "two-week experiments" to iterate what works. Written for teachers, coaches, heads of department and anyone who leads learning, it balances evidence with clarity, offering scripts, templates and protocols that protect dignity while raising rigour. If you are ready for digital detox for students that respects reality rather than pretending the internet doesn't exist, and an approach grounded in the attention economy education rather than slogans, this is your map. - Design lesson rhythms that hold attention without theatrics - Replace busywork with visible progress learners can feel - Build a culture where attention is a shared contract-and everyone keeps it
Learning How to Learn Again
You do not need another course; you need a way to change how you learn. In a world where skills expire quickly and credentials age faster than curiosity, this book offers a practical system for learning how to learn-and relearn-without burning out. It shows how to unstick progress, choose better problems, and turn effort into momentum through a repeatable learning system you can run every week. If you have felt your expertise harden into habit, this is your field guide back to movement. - Learn the discipline of unlearning-how to retire stale playbooks without losing face or confidence - Build real-world metacognition that improves judgment under pressure, not just in theory - Design weekly loops of deliberate practice tailored to knowledge work, with fast feedback and visible gains - Stack transferable skills with purpose-smart skill stacking for optionality, portability, and compounding reputation - Navigate career change by reading market signals, choosing what to learn next, and proving it in public Grounded in research on memory, transfer, and cognitive biases, and rich with case studies, checklists, and small experiments, this is a manual for lifelong learning that pays off in the real economy. Whether you are switching roles, rebuilding after redundancy, or simply refusing to coast, you will leave with an OS for adult learning-clear choices, sharper focus, and habits that compound. If you are ready to treat learning as a craft, not a cram, start here.
Somewhere Out There, There's More
Somewhere Out There, There's More is a deeply personal and eye-opening memoir about adoption, identity, and the stories we think we know about ourselves.For decades, the author believed she understood her adoption story so well that she wrote her first book, Somewhere Out There: My Experience of Adoption and My Search for Understanding. But years later, a shocking discovery revealed that what she had been told-and what she had believed-was not the whole truth.Her journey began with a simple and practical need: medical history. Like many adoptees, she had little to no accurate information about her origins. What started as a search for health records became an investigation that exposed the barriers adoptees face when trying to access their own histories-and the carefully crafted narratives adoption agencies often provided.Adopted through the Homestead Maternity Home in Fort Worth, Texas, the author uncovers how agencies "marketed" children to adoptive parents, often repeating identical and sometimes misleading birth-parent profiles. With the help of a professional searcher-and her own persistence-she follows the trail from Texas to Hawaii to North Dakota, discovering just how small the world can be, and how complicated the truth often is.Drawing on her experience as a professional counselor, the author explores the feelings of abandonment, emptiness, and longing that many adoptees experience at some point in their lives. She reflects honestly on reunion, connection, and the realization that finding biological family does not automatically make someone whole. DNA, she reminds us, does not define family.
The Subversive Art of a Classical Education
The Subversive Art of a Classical Education is a bold call to reclaim traditional education as a radical act of cultural resistance, forming minds and souls for wisdom in an age of distraction and decline In an age obsessed with screens, speed, and skills, The Subversive Art of a Classical Education delivers a bold, timely manifesto for reclaiming education as a deeply human pursuit. Veteran educator and bestselling author Michael S. Rose makes the compelling case that classical education is not just an academic alternative--but a revolutionary act of cultural defiance. Drawing on over two decades of experience, Rose reveals how traditional practices--grammar, logic, rhetoric, memorization, handwriting, slow reading, and the liberal arts--foster attention, discernment, and wisdom in a distracted world. Each chapter explores how these time-honored disciplines develop intellectual and moral virtues now endangered by modern education's utilitarian and technological focus. The Subversive Art of a Classical Education calls on parents, teachers, and thinkers to reject the reduction of students into data points and rediscover the transformative power of real learning. This book is a rallying cry for those ready to resist the flattening forces of modernity and form souls capable of freedom, depth, and meaning.
Biliteracy and Globalization
This book analyzes how the urban disadvantaged in the city of New Delhi learn English. Using qualitative methods the author discusses the pedagogy, texts and contexts in which biliteracy occurs and links English language teaching and learning in India with the broader social and economic processes of globalization in a developing country. The study is situated in a government school, a site where classrooms have rarely been qualitatively described, and where the Three Language Formula (TLF) is being fundamentally transformed due to increasing demand from the community for earlier access to the linguistic capital of English. Through research conducted in a call centre the author also shows what the requirements of new workplaces are and how government schools are trying to meet this demand.
A Study of God's Creation
This book includes four addendums containing ready-to-use material that instructors are free to copy and adapt when teaching biblical creation. The exercises and illustrations are ones the author regularly uses, as repetition reinforces key concepts and conclusions.Each exercise is presented exactly as it is taught, guiding participants to consider the differences between naturalistic and Bible-based worldviews regarding origins and major historical biblical events, including the Creation Week, the Genesis Flood, and the Tower of Babel. Audience engagement is central to the approach-through questions, pauses for reflection, and interactive discussion.These exercises have been successfully used with a wide range of ages and in diverse teaching settings. Each exercise is clearly titled, with the intended lesson identified in parentheses.
The Horrors of Slavery
"The Horrors Of The Negro Slavery Existing In Our West Indian Islands" presents a stark depiction of the realities of slavery in the West Indies during the early 19th century. The anonymous author draws upon official documents recently presented to the House of Commons to provide an unflinching account of the brutal conditions endured by enslaved people. This work serves as a crucial historical record, offering insight into the social and political context of the era and highlighting the urgent need for abolition. It stands as a testament to the suffering inflicted by the system of slavery and a powerful indictment of its inhumanity. The use of official documentation lends weight to the author's claims, making this a valuable resource for understanding the history of slavery and its lasting impact.The first thing which occurs in these papers particularly deserving of notice is a continuation of the correspondence between Lord Seaforth and the Secretary of State. The following is a transcript of it, with the addition of a few notes intended to illustrate the text: "Extract of a Letter from Lord Seaforth to the Earl Camden, dated Barbadoes, 13th November 1804.
A Study of God's Creation
As the author tells his audiences, if you cannot answer the questions typically posed by young people about the dramatic differences in these world views, the Gospel message will be much harder to present or will be refused outright. It is critical to know this subject to reach younger generations who are taught from early grades: they from star dust or, eventually, from some kind of primate. The Bible emphatically disagrees, and so does experimental science as well as Bible-based history.The original resource (second edition) is a 60-lesson course for high school levels. The needs of church leaders without resources led to this third edition, so it is streamlined. While the second edition does not presume a student is a Christian, the third edition presumes a church leader is a Christian and the Bible is true. So, chapters are rearranged and shortened. The major units remain the same. Soft copy of different language versions will be downloadable at cwm4him.org (2026).An important addition for the third edition, which is based on the lack of resources where the author has led seminars, includes key exercises, images of fossils with explanations, "bent rock' images as evidence of the Flood, and general illustrations of the Ark. They are included because the author uses them to demonstrate points in the text.
The Special Tree
The Special Tree is a gentle and uplifting picture book that celebrates the many shapes and forms a family can take. Some children live with grandparents, some are raised by a single parent, and some are welcomed into adoptive homes - yet under the branches of the Special Tree, every child discovers the same universal truth: love is what makes us belong.Through warm, child-friendly language and soft watercolor illustrations, this story highlights diversity, friendship, and the joy of finding your place in the world. It offers young readers a reassuring message that families may look different, but the love that holds them together is always the same.Perfect for bedtime reading, classroom discussions, and storytime sessions, The Special Tree encourages empathy, acceptance, and a sense of belonging. A heartwarming addition to any home, school, or library collection.
The MISEDUCATION of the Negro in the 21st Century- College/University Student Workbook
The MISEDUCATION of the Negro in the 21st Century - College/University Student WorkbookThe College/University Student Workbook is an academic companion designed for undergraduate courses exploring culture, education, race, identity, sociology, psychology, or leadership studies. Built on Cedric A. Washington's transformative memoir, this workbook guides young adults through deep intellectual analysis, personal reflection, and scholarly inquiry into the historical and modern forces that shape African American experiences in the 21st century.Each chapter provides: Advanced discussion questions suitable for seminars and college-level discourseAnalytical writing prompts and argumentative essay frameworksResearch-based extension tasks connecting memoir themes to academic literatureCritical theory intersections (identity, culture, power, privilege, leadership, environment)Reflective journaling that cultivates self-awareness and professional identityAcademic vocabulary drawn from the text and social sciencesThis workbook pushes students to engage with the memoir not only as readers, but as scholars-connecting personal experience to historical patterns, educational structures, cultural influences, and societal narratives. It supports deep thinking, dialogue, and personal transformation, making it ideal for general education courses, first-year seminars, cultural studies, and leadership programs.
The MISEDUCATION of the Negro in the 21st Century
The Miseducation of the Negro in the 21st Century is a researched based memoir that has been eloquently written explaining the demise of the black people of America through controlling their culture, intelligence, and behavior. This culmination of speeches invites a different audience to the room with each chapter addressing the issues within education, the inner cities, hip hop, politics, and church. Inspiring those that are charged with the ability to impact the culture through changing our intelligence and behavior, The Miseducation of the Negro in the 21st Century is an up close and personal perspective through the eyes of the experiences of a black educator. This memoir was constructed with the very intent to teach the people to think critically and question everything in order to gain understanding. Through powerful conversations, brave acts of positive change, and the willingness to want better The Miseducation of the Negro in the 21st Century will be read in institutions and homes across the world to shine light on the real issues and properly begin in the direction of true change.
Tuskegee And Its People
Tuskegee and Its People by Booker T. Washington is a landmark collection of essays highlighting the founding, mission, and impact of the Tuskegee Institute-one of the most influential educational institutions in American history. Written by Washington and other faculty members, this work provides a detailed account of how Tuskegee became a model of industrial and moral education for African Americans in the post-slavery era.Through essays on education, labor, character, and community development, Washington and his colleagues demonstrate how the principles of self-help, vocational training, and integrity shaped generations of Black students. The book serves both as a historical record and a philosophical guide to social progress through education.A vital text for understanding the roots of African American education and empowerment, Tuskegee and Its People continues to inspire readers with its message of resilience, leadership, and hope.
Unlicensed Medicine
What if the emotional trauma you're carrying isn't even yours?In Unlicensed Medicine, Dr. Chahal takes you on a raw, unflinching journey from psychiatric residency to ancestral healing, revealing how generational trauma lives in our bodies and shapes our lives in ways we never imagined. This ancestral trauma essentially becomes a soul-level karmic debt that a child carries out of love and loyalty to the family system of origin.This isn't your typical self-help book filled with gentle affirmations.This is shadow work for the brave-a guide to facing the parts of yourself you've been avoiding and alchemizing your deepest wounds into power. Through the lens of Family Constellations and somatic healing, Chahal shows us that breaking generational cycles requires more than positive thinking, conventional medications, and talk therapy. It demands radical honesty, nervous system rewiring, and the courage to feel everything you've been running from.This is root cause healing at the deepest layer of all trauma. Something which most self-help books miss. Drawing from both Western psychiatry and spiritual healing on a soul level. Dr. Chahal offers a revolutionary approach to understanding trauma-not just as personal wounds, but as inherited burdens passed down through generations. With unflinching vulnerability, she shares her own journey of pain, discovery, and continuous healing-because this work is never truly "done," and that's exactly the point.Unlicensed Medicine is for seekers who are done with surface-level healing. For those brave enough to look into the shadow cage and reclaim what's been hidden there. For anyone ready to honor their ancestors while returning their unprocessed pain.Warning: Side effects include sudden self-awareness, expanding your consciousness, audacious authenticity, and the uncomfortable realisation that most healing modalities don't even come close to the root. The Good News? This powerful healing therapy may just heal your relationship with money, power, sex, and love! Since these are all deeply intertwined in the systemic constellation morphic field. After all, what's the point of healing if it's not practically useful?Because the experience of the material world is the most spiritual experience for a soul on this planet.
Finding Ground Zero
Do you feel like you're thinking in analog but navigating a digital landscape?Is your body more and more reluctant to meet the physical demands placed on it?Do relationships in your life feel harder to maintain than they did a few years back?Do you find the tech in our world over-whelming?Finding Ground Zero is essential information for men navigating the unique challenges of middle adulthood in a rapidly changing world such as ours.This book provides a practical framework to reset your life to a position of clarity and strength, - your personal ground zero in the life domains of Career, Health and Relationships. From such a place, new strategies brings new results. If you are wanting more motivation, personal growth and better personal management of your life then Finding Ground Zero will make a difference in your life whatever stage you find yourself at.Drawing on research from psychology, neuroscience and physiology, Gerald T. Preston delivers straightforward strategies to: - Develop mental toughness for an accelerated digital age- Optimize your physical performance as your body changes- Make technology your servant, instead of allowing it to master you- Build deeper connections in an world of shallow engagement- Turn middle-age crisis into middle-years of meaning and purpose- Create an integrated life in health, career and relationship."Finding Ground Zero provides proven approaches tailored for Gen-X men, in their 50's and beyond who feel caught between outdated strategies and modern demands."With practical assessments, clear action steps and integrative frameworks, this book serves as both a roadmap and a toolbox to recalibrate the person you already are for the changing world around us. Start your journey from your personal ground zero and build a life of confidence, purpose and fulfilment, aligned with today's modern realities.
The Baby who hides his Face
"The Baby Who Hides His Face" is a soft and gentle rhyming picture book inspired by a real pregnancy journey. Every time Mommy sees her baby on the ultrasound, he hides his face with his tiny hands - shy, sweet, and full of mystery. Through gentle rhyme and soft illustrations, this story celebrates the bond between mother and child, the courage found in difficult moments, and the love that grows long before a baby is born. Perfect for all mothers and any parent supported by someone close to them, this book is a heartfelt keepsake for baby showers, new parents, and families who want a story filled with warmth, hope, and connection.
Motherhood Don't Lose Your Sh*t!
Motherhood: Don't Lose Your Sh*t! is the brutally honest, laugh-out-loud, and deeply comforting motherhood guide every mom needs when she feels like she is hanging on by a thread.Written by Sasha Wood, mom of four from Aotearoa, New Zealand, global traveler, and creator of Serial Expat Mom coaching, this empowering self-help book for mothers dives straight into the chaos, exhaustion, and beauty of raising kids while trying to hold on to your own identity. From pregnancy cravings, toddler tantrums and sibling rivalry to mom rage, emotional burnout, relationship strain, and the invisible mental load moms cope with. Sasha shares real stories, heartfelt advice, and science-based insights that help you feel seen, supported, and understood. From one mother to the next. This isn't a sparkly picture-perfect parenting guide. It's a relatable survival manual for real women facing the challenges of modern motherhood. With warmth, humour, and humility, Motherhood: Don't Lose Your Sh*t! helps you reclaim your calm, rediscover yourself, and find joy in the perfectly imperfect moments of family life.If you're tired, overwhelmed, or simply craving a reminder that you're not alone, this book is just what you need to help you laugh more, take life a little less seriously, and find some joy in the lighter side of motherhood.
Pixel and Pulse, How Digital Life Can Nurture Creativity, Calm, and Closeness
Pixel and Pulse: How Digital Life Can Nurture Creativity, Calm, and Closeness is a refreshing exploration of how technology, often seen as a source of distraction, can instead become a powerful ally for human flourishing. Through seventeen thoughtful chapters, this book reveals how screens can serve as canvases for creativity, how digital rituals can anchor calm in our daily lives, and how online connections can foster genuine closeness across distances.Rather than warning against digital overload, Pixel and Pulse invites readers to reimagine their relationship with technology. It shows how mindful consumption, digital empathy, and intentional presence can transform pixels into pathways of meaning. With a warm, human-centered voice, the book blends reflection and practical insight, offering a roadmap for living harmoniously in a connected world.Whether you are a creator seeking inspiration, a professional searching for balance, or someone longing for deeper connections in the digital age, this book will guide you toward a healthier, more intentional rhythm of life. It is not about rejecting technology but about embracing it with pulse and purpose.
The Heart of the Feed, Mental Health, Creativity, and Connection in Social Spaces
The Heart of the Feed: Mental Health, Creativity, and Connection in Social Spaces is a timely exploration of how digital platforms shape our inner lives and collective culture. Through seventeen thought-provoking chapters, the book examines the paradoxes of online existence: how the feed can inspire creativity yet fuel comparison, foster intimacy yet deepen loneliness, and connect us globally while leaving us fragmented. Written in a deeply human voice, it invites readers to reflect on their relationship with social spaces, offering insights into reclaiming authenticity, nurturing resilience, and finding meaning in the digital age. This is not just a book about technology-it is a book about us, our hearts, and the stories we share in the endless scroll.
Glowing Within, Finding Mental Peace, Creative Voice, and Human Bonds Online
In a digital age defined by constant noise and endless scrolling, Glowing Within invites readers to rediscover the quiet strength of inner peace, the joy of authentic creativity, and the warmth of genuine human connection. This book explores how online spaces-often overwhelming and distracting-can be transformed into sanctuaries of reflection, inspiration, and belonging.Through thoughtful insights and practical guidance, it shows how to cultivate mental calm amidst digital chaos, nurture a creative voice that resists conformity, and build meaningful bonds that transcend screens. Each chapter illuminates the subtle art of living intentionally online, reminding us that technology can be a tool for growth rather than a source of anxiety.Glowing Within is not about abandoning the internet but about reclaiming it with purpose. It empowers readers to curate their digital lives, set boundaries that protect their well-being, and engage with communities that uplift rather than drain.By the end, readers will carry a renewed sense of clarity and confidence-glowing from within, grounded in peace, expressive in creativity, and connected through authentic human bonds.
Emoji to Emotion
In a world where digital conversations often replace face-to-face dialogue, Emoji to Emotion explores how small symbols carry immense power in shaping our mental balance, creativity, and relationships. This book dives into the psychology of emojis, their role in authentic self-expression, and the ways they can both strengthen and distort human connection. Through seventeen thoughtful chapters, it reveals how to use digital language with intention-balancing vulnerability, humor, and creativity while protecting mental health. More than a guide to online communication, it is a manifesto for reclaiming humanity in the digital age, showing how emojis can become sparks of empathy, artistry, and true belonging.
The Human Algorithm, Blending Wellness, Imagination, and Bonds in a Tech-Driven Era
The Human Algorithm: Blending Wellness, Imagination, and Bonds in a Tech-Driven Era is a thought-provoking exploration of how we can remain deeply human in a world increasingly shaped by machines. Through seventeen rich chapters, the book invites readers to reclaim wellness beyond metrics, nurture imagination as resistance, and preserve authentic bonds in the age of screens. It challenges the myth of efficiency, redefines love and community in digital landscapes, and insists on ethics as the compass of innovation.This is not a rejection of technology but a reimagining of its role: a call to craft a "human algorithm" that blends body, soul, creativity, and connection. Written in a reflective, human-centered style, the book offers wisdom for anyone seeking balance, meaning, and authenticity in a tech-driven era. Whether you are a professional navigating digital overload, a creative searching for inspiration, or a seeker longing for deeper bonds, this book is a guide to living fully and intentionally in modern times.
The Mindful Scroll, Healing, Creating, and Connecting in a Digital World
In a world where our thumbs never stop scrolling, The Mindful Scroll offers a refreshing pause. This book is a guide to reclaiming balance, creativity, and authentic connection in the digital age. Through seventeen thought-provoking chapters, it explores how technology shapes our attention, identity, and relationships-and how we can transform the scroll from a source of distraction into a tool for healing and growth.Blending storytelling with practical wisdom, the book invites readers to slow down, reflect, and engage with digital spaces intentionally. It shows how mindful scrolling can help us nurture empathy, protect our mental well-being, and rediscover the joy of authentic human connection. Whether you're overwhelmed by endless feeds, seeking creative inspiration, or longing for deeper community online, The Mindful Scroll is your companion for navigating the digital world with clarity and compassion.This is not a book about rejecting technology-it's about embracing it wisely. It's about turning the scroll into a canvas for creativity, a mirror for self-awareness, and a bridge for meaningful relationships.
The Silent Dialogue, What Your Wardrobe Says to Your Soul
The Silent Dialogue: What Your Wardrobe Says to Your Soul is a transformative exploration of the hidden language between the clothes we wear and the lives we lead. More than a book on fashion, it is a meditation on identity, memory, aspiration, and self-expression. Each chapter reveals how garments act as companions, confessions, and catalysts-shaping not only how the world sees us but how we see ourselves.Through vivid storytelling and thoughtful reflection, this book uncovers the emotional weight of fabric, the symbolism of color, and the rituals of dressing that silently shape our days. It invites readers to listen to the whispers of their wardrobe, to rediscover forgotten garments, and to embrace clothing as both armor and celebration.Whether you are a minimalist seeking clarity, a dreamer chasing aspiration, or someone curious about the deeper meaning behind everyday choices, this book offers a soulful journey into the dialogue between fabric and spirit. It is not about trends-it is about truth, and the way your wardrobe speaks to the essence of who you are.The Silent Dialogue is for anyone who has ever stood before a mirror and wondered: what story am I telling today?
Curious Hours, How Emotional Resilience and Storytelling Transform the Way We Manage Time
In Curious Hours, time is no longer a rigid schedule of ticking clocks-it becomes a living, breathing companion shaped by our emotions and the stories we tell. This groundbreaking book explores how emotional resilience allows us to bend the weight of hours, turning moments of crisis, joy, love, and loss into meaningful chapters of growth. Through vivid storytelling and practical wisdom, it reveals how reframing our personal narratives can transform waiting into patience, routine into ritual, and uncertainty into opportunity.Rather than offering another productivity hack, Curious Hours invites readers to embrace time as a deeply human experience. Each chapter uncovers how resilience and storytelling intertwine to help us manage life's seasons, navigate shared hours with others, and find meaning even in silence or crisis. It is a book for anyone who has ever felt overwhelmed by the pace of life yet longed to reclaim their hours with purpose and curiosity.With warmth and insight, this book shows that managing time is not about squeezing more tasks into a day-it's about reshaping the way we live, remember, and imagine our hours. By the end, readers will discover that the true measure of time is not minutes or deadlines, but the stories we carry forward.Curious Hours is both a guide and a companion, offering a fresh lens on resilience, storytelling, and the art of living meaningfully in every hour.
Curated Confidence, Building Self-Worth, One Outfit at a Time
Curated Confidence: Building Self-Worth, One Outfit at a Time is a transformative guide to discovering the power of personal style as a pathway to self-acceptance and empowerment. Through seventeen engaging chapters, this book explores how clothing choices influence mood, identity, and confidence, offering readers a fresh perspective on fashion as more than trends - but as a language of self-worth.Blending storytelling with practical wisdom, it shows how the right fit, color, and accessories can become tools of resilience, self-care, and connection. Each chapter invites readers to see their wardrobe not as a collection of garments, but as a sanctuary of possibility, memory, and empowerment.Whether you're rebuilding confidence after setbacks, seeking to refine your personal style, or simply longing to feel more authentic in your daily life, this book provides a roadmap to dressing with intention and joy. It's not about chasing perfection - it's about curating confidence, one outfit at a time.Empowering, relatable, and deeply human, Curated Confidence is for anyone ready to step into their day with clarity, courage, and style stitched into every seam.
Follow Me Forward
Transform professional learning from random one-and-done events into real, sustainable instructional changeProfessional development in K-12 education is often disconnected, ineffective, or impossible to sustain. This contributes to critical challenges of teacher recruitment and retention, low impact on student achievement, and teacher resistance. Follow Me Forward offers a research-backed, classroom-tested model that replaces standalone, low-impact workshops with an active learning ecosystem that leads to real, sustainable growth. Designed for K-12 leaders, coaches, and teachers, this book guides you to grow teacher practice, strengthen a culture of learning, and improve student outcomes-all with tools you can use tomorrow.Inside, you'll discover how to: Build a whole-school continuous learning modelCreate an ecosystem where educators learn from one another in real timeSupport teacher agency through personalized goals, coaching, and peer observationCreate sustainable instructional improvementSpark lasting schoolwide transformationWhether you lead a district, school, or instructional team, Follow Me Forward is your roadmap to professional learning that engages teachers, elevates practice, and transforms schools from the inside out.
The Executive Function Project
Struggling students are not lazy-they're stuck. The Executive Function Project unlocks the hidden potential of high school learners by addressing the root cause of many academic and behavioral challenges: underdeveloped executive function skills. Written by Dr. Dawn Matera, a seasoned educator and founder of Westport Day School, this groundbreaking textbook provides students, teachers, and parents with a structured, accessible, and empowering approach to building the skills that drive success-in school and in life. Executive functions like time management, emotional regulation, planning, and organization are not just "nice to have"-they are essential for student independence, resilience, and achievement. This book breaks down each of the 12 key executive functions into practical lessons, relatable examples, and engaging activities designed to foster self-awareness, self-advocacy, and accountability. Whether used in classrooms, counseling groups, or home environments, The Executive Function Project offers a research-informed roadmap for growth, personalized learning, and mindset development. With a tone that is honest, encouraging, and student-centered, the book meets learners where they are and helps guide them to where they want to be. Ideal for grades 9-12, this is more than a textbook-it's a transformative journey. Give your students the tools they need to discover who they are, how they learn, and how to thrive beyond the classroom. Empower your students. Equip your educators. Transform your outcomes. Welcome to The Executive Function Project.
The Religion of the Yorubas
An account of the religious beliefs and practices of the Yoruba peoples of Southern Nigeria. Especially in relation to the religion of ancient Egypt. A comprehensive study of Yoruba, including a survey of the major Orishas, the deified spirits of ancestors and other spirits, the minor Orishas, details of priesthood and worship, the Yoruba conception of human beings, magic in Yorubaland, and survival of hieroglyphics, emblems and other symbols.Jonathan Olumide Lucas was a Nigerian clergyman, educator and historian who is known for his work on the history of Yoruba traditional religion. As an author, he was among a group of West African historians who proposed a Hamitic origin of the people or of the cultural features of their ethnic group.Other works: Lucas, Jonathan Olumide. An oration on the history of the Anglican Church in Lagos, 1852 to 1952. Delivered by J. Olumide Lucas at the Glover Memorial Hall, Lagos, on Monday, 14 January 1952. Lagos, Printed by Tika-Tore Press, 1952Lucas, Jonathan Olumide. The religion of the Yorubas, being an account of the religious beliefs and practices of the Yoruba peoples of southern Nigeria, especially in relation to the religion of ancient Egypt. Lagos [Nigeria] C. M. S. Bookshop, 1948.Lucas, Jonathan Olumide. Yoruba language its structure and relationship to other languages / by J. Olumide Lucas. 1964. Lagos. Ore Ki Gbe Press.
Cup of Chai with a Thousand Interruptions
Cup of Chai with a Thousand Interruptions is not a parenting manual or an ode to perfect motherhood; it's the exact opposite. Over two months, Parul invites you into the unedited and hilarious thoughts that run through a mother's mind. From pondering what's for dinner while wondering if she has emotionally scarred her children, to celebrating the rare moments of peace (usually in the bathroom), this is motherhood as it's really lived. Messy, funny, tender, and unapologetically real. Whether you're a mom or not, if you like reading about other people who overshare, you'll feel right at home.
Girl with a Snake
Girl with a Snake is a very personal, passionate and insightful book on how to heal after the horrors of narcissistic abuse. This book will take you on a journey through the eyes of a survivor and lessons learned through narcissistic abuse recovery. In this book, Euraysia shares her own personal journal and lessons learned from recovery with each entry. This book is intended to help you, the reader, the victim, understand the reasons you may have fallen prey to these cunning, charming individuals and how to recover in every realm of your life; from personal to professional, and come out stronger and wiser on your journey to self discovery and healing.
Secrets of Academic Excellence
Secrets of Academic Excellence lays out a step by step process to becoming an academic high flyer. The material is effectively presented in a manner that is relevant to today's youth, using language and stories that they will consider goofy and entertaining. In 5 concise chapters, this book unveils the essential process of attaining academic excellence which includes, a discussion on why anybody should bother about attaining it, goal setting, how to predict your grades, how to study, and a colorful discussion on where to go to know more than your teachers! Brilliant and entertaining, Secrets of Academic Excellence will simultaneously delight and illuminate.
The Tech-Enabled Principal
As a principal, you are always one second away from complete disaster. Just not this second.That is the baseline mantra of Irish primary school principalship. It is the low-humming anxiety that often follows you from the school gates to the dinner table, and eventually into your restless Sunday night sleep. We live in a state of perpetual readiness for the Corridor Ambush, that moment when a parent, a teacher, or a child stops you with a problem that is, for them, the centre of the universe, and for you, the forty-seventh item on a list you haven't even had time to write down yet.I didn't write this book to tell you how to be a better leader. If you have survived a Monday morning in a primary school, you are already a leader of extraordinary resilience. I wrote this book because I have spent over two decades obsessed with a single question: How can we use technology to make life easier for teachers?
Mild & Bitter
A Potent brew Of Drama, Comedy and Romance.Inspired by true events, this is the story of a West Country Brewery, barely surviving at the end of the Second World War, and a young Brewer, dedicated to resurrecting its reputation for producing top quality beer.Basil Porter, a newly demobbed Intelligence Officer, is taken on as Head brewer of Holt Bros. Ltd. in the small seaside town of Burnham-On-Sea, Somerset.His Challenge is to oversee the restoration of the Brewery.However, a powerful adversary has a very different agenda, and is determined that he will not succeed. A Conflict interest develops between a traditional way of life, at the heart of the community, and the remorseless march of corporate greed.Besides our main protagonists, a whole host of endearing, comic and eccentric characters flavour to the mix.
Knowledge of SELF Curriculum- Middle School Student Workbook
The Knowledge of SELF (Social Empowerment Learning Framework) is a groundbreaking, culturally responsive curriculum designed to develop emotionally intelligent, socially aware, purpose-driven youth. Built on five core competencies-SELF Conscience, SELF Governing, Social Conscience, Aspirations, and Good People Skills-this curriculum equips students with the mindset and tools needed to excel academically, socially, and emotionally in a rapidly changing world.Since its launch in 2022, the Knowledge of SELF Curriculum has transformed learning spaces across Indiana and beyond, empowering students to understand who they are, where they come from, and the greatness they are capable of achieving. Through reflective activities, critical thinking prompts, literacy-based writing tasks, and identity-centered lessons, students learn to strengthen their character, improve decision-making, develop resilience, and foster healthy relationships.This curriculum is intentionally crafted for today's youth, providing educators, mentors, and community leaders with a structured resource that builds confidence, leadership, cultural awareness, and a strong sense of purpose. Designed with clarity, rigor, and relevance, the Knowledge of SELF Curriculum nurtures the next generation of thinkers, innovators, and world-changers.Aligned with NERD Youth Services' mission to uplift youth through mentoring, education, and social empowerment, this curriculum stands as a transformative tool for changing lives one lesson at a time.Whether used in classrooms, after-school programs, mentoring groups, or community settings, the Knowledge of SELF Curriculum helps students unlock their potential by mastering the most important subject of all-themselves.
A Second Chance
On Friday April 13, 1990, Thomas Smith's life changed forever. What began as an ordinary night at a youth center dance ended in gunfire, chaos, and a fight for survival. Shot three times in the head, abdomen, and pelvis, Thomas was left clinging to life, his dreams shattered, his future uncertain.From a hospital room where doctors gave little hope, to the painstaking journey of relearning to walk, talk, read, and write, Thomas refused to surrender. Through unwavering faith in God, the support of family and friends, and a determination forged in adversity, he defied the odds. He graduated high school, earned a college degree, and transformed his pain into purpose, becoming an educator and advocate for students with disabilities.A Second Chance, is a powerful story that chronicles Thomas's journey from the brink of death to a life of meaning and service. Thomas reminds us that our darkest moments do not define us, they refine us.If you have ever faced seemingly insurmountable obstacles or questioned whether you have the strength to carry on, this book is for you. It is a beacon of hope, a call to perseverance, and an invitation to embrace the beautiful tapestry of your own life."I can do all things through Him who strengthens me." - Philippians 4:13
Animals of the Alphabet
The alphabet is seen through many eyes every day but in different ways. Many people do not understand the meaning of autism or children on the autism spectrum. This book was designed to show children pictures of different animals that are unique in their own way, like a bird with an umbrella on their head or a fish you can see through. The author wrote this book having hope that children, no matter where they live or what they look like, can be different and still feel like they fit in.
Teaching Kids About Money
A Parent's Guide to Financial Literacy, Smart Money Habits, and Responsibility"You've got to tell your money what to do, or it will leave." - Dave RamseyWhat if your child grew up confident with money instead of confused by it?In Teaching Kids About Money, author Bukky Ekine-Ogunlana, a parent, educator, and money mentor with over a decade of hands-on experience, shows parents and teachers exactly how to raise financially smart, responsible children in today's spend-everything world.Drawing from years of working with families and teaching her own three children practical money skills, Bukky breaks down complex financial concepts into simple, age-appropriate lessons that kids actually understand and use.This isn't theory.This is real-life money education for real kids.Inside this practical, parent-approved guide, you'll discover: How to teach kids the value of saving for big goals like college, a first car, and future dreamsSimple ways to introduce budgeting for both needs and "wants" (toys, games, phones, and subscriptions)Clear explanations of how ATMs, debit cards, and credit cards work and what they really costProven strategies for creating kid-friendly spending plans that actually stickHow to talk to children about adult money topics like debt, monthly payments, and financial choicesWhen and how to confidently say "no" to unnecessary spending without guilt or conflictAge-appropriate lessons for kids from early elementary through middle schoolHow to teach the value of work, responsibility, and earning money through tasks and jobsWhether you're a parent who wants to stop financial stress from passing to the next generation or a teacher looking for a clear, practical way to introduce financial literacy, this book gives you the tools to start today.The earlier kids learn about money, the stronger their financial future becomes.Scroll up and click "Buy Now" to start raising money-smart kids who are prepared for life, not just school.
Positive Parenting and Child Development Tips for Every Age
Positive Parenting and Child Development Tips for Every AgeProven Methods for Raising Children, Improving Behavior, and Building Resilience from Toddlers to Teens"By paying extra attention to the whole brain child, you are helping them develop all the skill sets necessary to lead honest, compassionate, caring, independent, and fruitful lives."Raising confident, resilient, and well-adjusted children in today's world requires more than discipline-it requires understanding how a child's brain develops and how that development shapes behavior, emotions, and relationships.In Positive Parenting and Child Development Tips for Every Age, author Bukky Ekine-Ogunlana shares practical, research-informed strategies drawn from over a decade of working with children and parents, as well as her personal experience raising and guiding her own three children through social, emotional, and moral development.This book emphasizes the importance of whole-brain development-understanding how the right and left sides of the brain work together-and how parents can use this knowledge to improve behavior at home and school, strengthen emotional intelligence, and raise children with strong values.Through clear, accessible guidance, parents will learn how to apply positive parenting techniques that nurture empathy, independence, confidence, and resilience from the toddler years through adolescence.In this practical parenting guide, you will discover: How to raise children with strong morals, purpose, and ambitionPositive discipline techniques that reinforce values without fear or shameHow to help children overcome low self-esteem and self-doubtWhole-brain strategies that enhance cognitive development, emotional regulation, and conflict resolutionHow to guide and monitor children's and teens' social media use responsiblyWhy teaching empathy is essential-and how to cultivate it at every ageWhether you are parenting a toddler, school-age child, or teenager, Positive Parenting and Child Development Tips for Every Age provides proven tools to help you raise respectful, emotionally healthy children prepared to thrive in an ever-changing world.
Boys Will Be Men
Something's gone wrong in the journey from boyhood to manhood. Too many young men today feel lost-unmotivated, anxious, disconnected-and too many parents feel powerless to help.BOYS WILL BE MEN offers a new way forward. Vince Benevento, founder of the acclaimed Causeway Collaborative, has helped thousands of young men and their families rebuild lives drifting off course. Benevento's approach replaces the endless talk of traditional therapy with action, accountability, and connection, giving young men the structure they need and the purpose they crave.And because true change doesn't happen in isolation, he shows families-especially fathers-how to lead with presence, strength, and compassion.Through powerful stories and eight transformative lessons, Benevento demonstrates how to overcome the challenges facing young men today-anxiety, dependence, isolation, and the pressure to measure up in a confusing world-one decision, one action, one honest conversation at a time.Whether you're seeking help for the first time or have already tried everything else, BOYS WILL BE MEN is your family's guide to rebuilding hope, respect, and trust-together. Because boys don't stay boys forever. Sooner or later, every one of them must decide what kind of man he'll become.
A Second Chance
On Friday April 13, 1990, Thomas Smith's life changed forever. What began as an ordinary night at a youth center dance ended in gunfire, chaos, and a fight for survival. Shot three times in the head, abdomen, and pelvis, Thomas was left clinging to life, his dreams shattered, his future uncertain.From a hospital room where doctors gave little hope, to the painstaking journey of relearning to walk, talk, read, and write, Thomas refused to surrender. Through unwavering faith in God, the support of family and friends, and a determination forged in adversity, he defied the odds. He graduated high school, earned a college degree, and transformed his pain into purpose, becoming an educator and advocate for students with disabilities.A Second Chance, is a powerful story that chronicles Thomas's journey from the brink of death to a life of meaning and service. Thomas reminds us that our darkest moments do not define us, they refine us.If you have ever faced seemingly insurmountable obstacles or questioned whether you have the strength to carry on, this book is for you. It is a beacon of hope, a call to perseverance, and an invitation to embrace the beautiful tapestry of your own life."I can do all things through Him who strengthens me." - Philippians 4:13
Knowledge of SELF Curriculum- High School Edition
The Knowledge of SELF (Social Empowerment Learning Framework) is a groundbreaking, culturally responsive curriculum designed to develop emotionally intelligent, socially aware, purpose-driven youth. Built on five core competencies-SELF Conscience, SELF Governing, Social Conscience, Aspirations, and Good People Skills-this curriculum equips students with the mindset and tools needed to excel academically, socially, and emotionally in a rapidly changing world.Since its launch in 2022, the Knowledge of SELF Curriculum has transformed learning spaces across Indiana and beyond, empowering students to understand who they are, where they come from, and the greatness they are capable of achieving. Through reflective activities, critical thinking prompts, literacy-based writing tasks, and identity-centered lessons, students learn to strengthen their character, improve decision-making, develop resilience, and foster healthy relationships.This curriculum is intentionally crafted for today's youth, providing educators, mentors, and community leaders with a structured resource that builds confidence, leadership, cultural awareness, and a strong sense of purpose. Designed with clarity, rigor, and relevance, the Knowledge of SELF Curriculum nurtures the next generation of thinkers, innovators, and world-changers.Aligned with NERD Youth Services' mission to uplift youth through mentoring, education, and social empowerment, this curriculum stands as a transformative tool for changing lives one lesson at a time.Whether used in classrooms, after-school programs, mentoring groups, or community settings, the Knowledge of SELF Curriculum helps students unlock their potential by mastering the most important subject of all-themselves.
Homeschool Reading Bundle, Grade 6
Your Grade 6 Homeschool Reading Bundle provides reading comprehension resources to help teach your child essential reading skills and strategies. This bundle includes four core reading resources, including fiction and nonfiction reading selections, vocabulary activities, and supporting comprehension activities.The sixth grade homeschool reading bundle includes: Daily Reading Comprehension, Teachers Edition and Student Book-Use Daily Reading Comprehension to introduce your child to various reading comprehension strategies and skills in weekly units.-The teachers edition includes a suggested plan for daily lessons to introduce the skills in each of the 30 weekly units.Reading Comprehension Fundamentals, Teachers Edition-Use Reading Comprehension Fundamentals to target difficult reading strategies such as main idea and details, compare and contrast, cause and effect, fact and opinion and more.-The teachers edition includes fiction and nonfiction reading comprehension strategies, practice pages and unit review.-Use Reading Comprehension Fundamentals as a complete reading curriculum.Skill Sharpeners: Reading, Full-Color Activity Book-Use Skill Sharpeners: Reading to give your child extra reading practice in a fun, theme-based format.-14 units focus on vocabulary, phonological awareness, phonics, word analysis, and standard English conventions.View the Reading Pacing Guide for suggested pacing and ideas for using these resources.
