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Keynote

Empower your leadership team by scheduling a dynamic keynote with one of our experts. Participants will gain best practices, practical strategies, and forward-thinking approaches for supporting staff, driving schoolimprovement efforts, and increasing student achievement.

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Empowering Women for School Leadership

The impact of high-quality school leadership is second only to that of teaching. While a majority of educators are women, they remain underrepresented in school leadership. Support women leaders on their journey to discover their personal leadership identity and engage in opportunities to learn, grow, and lead within their school communities.

Swimming in the Deep End: What Does It Take?

No matter what role you play in a school or district, you want to make a difference.

• Improve the communication and rollouts of new initiatives with skills to help you avoid preventable mistakes.

• Develop a toolkit for how to manage resistance when change gets messy.

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Customized Services

With your goals and challenges in mind, we’ll develop a learning plan custom-made for your leadership team. Based on your unique needs, our experts will provide targeted training sessions—either face-toface, virtually, or a combination of both—that deliver foundational knowledge, real-world solutions, and next steps for strengthening your organization’s approach to teaching and learning.

Global PD Teams

Empower your teams to best support student success. Global PD Teams is your one-stop digital resource for professional learning by renowned experts in preK–12 education.

With one building-wide site license, every team member can access practical strategies and professional guidance that will strengthen their collaborative work to ensure high levels of learning for all.

Featured Books

Read Alouds for All Learners NEW A Comprehensive Plan for Every Subject, Every Day, Grades PreK–8

By Molly Ness

Foreword by Natalie Wexler

In Read Alouds for All Learners: A Comprehensive Plan for Every Subject, Every Day, Grades PreK–8, Molly Ness, supported by current research and personal experiences, demonstrates the sobering effect an absence of read alouds in classrooms has on preK–8 students’ comprehension skills. She provides intentional directions on planning and implementing a read-aloud routine that supports young learners’ literacy development, contentarea knowledge, social-emotional learning, and academic achievement.

• Understand the role of read alouds in the science of reading.

• Develop understanding of the three-step planning process for a read aloud.

• See current read-aloud research and trends among elementary, middle, and high school teachers.

23GCTG-S8A–BKG116 $35.95 USD | $47.00 CAD

ISBN 978-1-958590-03-4

Leading a Culture of Reading NEW How to Ignite and Sustain a Love of Literacy in Your School Community

By Lorraine M. Radice

Engaged students achieve better reading success. Grounded in current research, this book provides practical resources and strategies that will help educators improve literacy culture in their schools and inspire a love of reading in their students.

Author Lorraine M. Radice demonstrates how educators can promote literacy through technology and social media and shares innovative ways in which all stakeholders can contribute to students’ reading engagement.

• Understand how access to devices has dampened reading interest among K–12 students and consequently affected literacy.

• Create and launch a reading campaign.

• Become familiar with the research behind the role of social media in students’ lives and discover how to use social media to support reading engagement.

23GCTG-S8A–BKG124 $43.95 USD | $57.50 CAD

ISBN 978-1-958590-19-5

Literacy in a PLC at Work® NEW Guiding Teams to Get Going and Get Better in Grades K–6 Reading

By Paula Maeker and Jacqueline Heller

Learn practical strategies for utilizing assessment data as collaborative teams, and access templates and protocols to improve literacy for all.

23GCTG-S8A–BKG046 $40.95 USD | $53.50 CAD

ISBN 978-1-949539-58-5

192 pages

Inspiring Lifelong Readers NEW Using Inquiry to Engage Learners in Grades 6–12

By Jennifer McCarty Plucker

Inspiring Lifelong Readers equips secondary teachers with evidence-based literacy strategies that support all students in becoming competent and engaged readers.

23GCTG-S8A–BKF947 $40.95 USD | $53.50 CAD

ISBN 978-1-949539-87-5

Vocabulary in a SNAP 100+ Lessons for Elementary Instruction

By Angela B. Peery

This innovative resource provides more than 100 research-based mini-lessons that help teachers efficiently shape instruction, each taking less than 20 minutes.

23GCTG-S8A–BKF773 $43.95 USD | $57.50 CAD

ISBN 978-1-943874-90-3

Grades K–5; 280 pages

Blended Vocabulary for K–12 Classrooms

Harnessing the Power of Digital Tools and Direct Instruction

By Kimberly A. Tyson and Angela B. Peery

Discover a research-based model you can implement to help English learners, general education students, and special education students master tiered vocabulary.

23GCTG-S8A–BKF630 $35.95 USD | $47.00 CAD

ISBN 978-0-9913748-3-0 168 pages

Turning the Page on Complex Texts Differentiated Scaffolds for Close Reading Instruction

By Diane Lapp, Barbara Moss, Maria C. Grant, and Kelly Johnson

Discover how to select appropriate complex texts and design instruction to meet the needs of every K–12 student.

23GCTG-S8A–BKF654 $40.95 USD | $53.50 CAD

ISBN 978-1-935249-46-7

184 pages

The

Power

of Effective Reading

Instruction NEW How Neuroscience Informs Instruction Across All Grades and Disciplines

By Karen Gazith

Discover the reproducible tools and strategies to effectively implement reading instruction and interventions to ensure proper student achievement.

23GCTG-S8A–BKG104 $40.95 USD | $53.50 CAD

ISBN 978-1-954631-77-9

Clearing the Path for Developing Learners NEW Essential Literacy Skills to Support Achievement in Every Content Area

By Peg Grafwallner

Through this essential title, educators will gain the tools they need to apply essential literacy skills in every subject matter.

23GCTG-S8A–BKG105 USD $35.95 | CAD $47.00

ISBN 978-1-954631-79-3

176 pages

Vocabulary in a SNAP 100+ Lessons for Secondary Instruction

By Angela B. Peery

Access 100+ effective, practical, and fun vocabulary lessons that take 20 minutes or less. Designed specifically for teachers of grades 6–12, each mini-lesson can be easily modified to fit your curriculum and your students’ needs.

23GCTG-S8A–BKF783 $43.95 USD | $57.50 CAD

ISBN 978-1-945349-05-8

Grades 6–12; 264 pages

200+ Proven Strategies for Teaching Reading, Grades K–8

By Kathy Perez

This easy-to-use reference guide provides K–8 teachers with practical strategies to motivate all students to develop their reading abilities across grade levels and content areas and to help students who are struggling with reading make great strides in literacy achievement.

23GCTG-S8A–BKF663 $35.95 USD | $47.00 CAD

ISBN 978-1-936764-43-3

Grades K–8; 160 pages

The Literacy Triangle

50+ High-Impact Strategies to Integrate Reading, Discussing, and Writing in K–8 Classrooms

By LeAnn Nickelsen and Melissa Dickson

Accelerate learning with high-impact strategies. Beginning and veteran teachers alike will find insights and practices they can use immediately.

23GCTG-S8A–BKF983 $43.95 USD | $57.50 CAD

ISBN 978-1-951075-67-5

Grades K–8; 384 pages

Cultivating Competence in English Learners NEW

Integrating Social-Emotional Learning With Language and Literacy

By Margarita Espino Calderón and Lisa Tartaglia

With Hector Montenegro

Learn research-backed, evidence-based strategies that integrate instruction for English learners with literacy, reading, discourse, and social-emotional learning to cultivate active, engaged learners.

23GCTG-S8A–BKG001 $40.95 USD | $53.50 CAD

ISBN 978-1-952812-11-8 184 pages

From Tired to Inspired Fresh Strategies to Engage Students in Literacy

By Mary Kim Schreck

In this Common Core State Standardsaligned book, educators will discover research-based tips and strategies to improve literacy from upper elementary to secondary school classrooms.

23GCTG-S8A–BKF594 $40.95 USD | $53.50 CAD

Special Price $5.00 USD and CAD

ISBN 978-1-936764-37-2

208 pages

Authentic Literacy Instruction Empowering Secondary Students to Become Lifelong Readers, Writers, and Communicators

By Billy Eastman and Amy Rasmussen

Cultivate a thriving English classroom that inspires students to grow into highly capable readers, writers, listeners, and speakers.

23GCTG-S8A–BKF948 $35.95 USD | $47.00 CAD

ISBN 978-1-949539-89-9 Grades 6–12; 168 pages

Remaking Literacy

Innovative Instructional Strategies for Maker Learning, Grades K–5

By Jacie Maslyk

Transform literacy teaching and learning by integrating hands-on experiences designed to deepen student understanding.

23GCTG-S8A–BKF890 $40.95 USD | $53.50 CAD

ISBN 978-1-947604-69-8

Grades K–5; 200 pages

40 Reading Intervention Strategies for K–6 Students BESTSELLER Research-Based Support for RTI

By Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins

This well-rounded collection of reading intervention strategies, teacher-friendly lesson plans, and adaptable mini-routines will support and inform your RTI efforts.

23GCTG-S8A–BKF270 $43.95 USD | $57.50 CAD

ISBN 978-1-934009-50-5

Grades K–6; 352 pages

Companion Resources

The Fundamentals of (Re)designing Writing Units

By Kathy Tuchman Glass

Discover practical strategies and best practices for teaching writing skills in drafting, editing, revising, feedback, assessment, and student collaboration.

23GCTG-S8A–BKF711 $35.95 USD | $47.00 CAD

ISBN 978-1-942496-76-2

Grades 5–12; 128 pages

(Re)designing Argumentation

Writing Units for Grades 5–12

By Kathy Tuchman Glass

Discover how to establish engaging argumentation units of instruction that empower students to present and convince others of their position.

23GCTG-S8A–BKF708 $35.95 USD | $47.00 CAD

ISBN 978-1-942496-70-0

Grades 5–12; 136 pages

(Re)designing Narrative Writing Units for Grades 5–12

By Kathy Tuchman Glass

This user-friendly resource provides practical recommendations and strategies for designing units of study that center on students writing narrative fiction and nonfiction.

23GCTG-S8A–BKF712 $40.95 USD | $53.50 CAD

ISBN 978-1-942496-78-6

Grades 5–12; 184 pages

I’m Listening

How Teacher-Student Relationships Improve Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening

By Beth Pandolpho

Rely on I’m Listening to help you drive deeper, more meaningful learning by integrating relationship building into lesson design.

23GCTG-S8A–BKF926 $40.95 USD | $53.50 CAD

ISBN 978-1-949539-39-4

Grades 6–12; 224 pages

Literacy Reframed

How a Focus on Decoding, Vocabulary, and Background Knowledge Improves Reading Comprehension

By Robin

J. Fogarty, Gene M. Kerns, and Brian M. Pete

With Jan Bryan and Cheryl Ballou

Despite reform efforts, reading growth has flatlined. With Literacy Reframed, you will discover a game-changing new way to think about—and teach—literacy.

23GCTG-S8A–BKF959 $40.95 USD | $53.50 CAD

ISBN 978-1-951075-13-2

200 pages