College Student Learning

Decades of research demonstrate how important the relationships with peers and professors are for students academically, personally, and professionally. Yet many students lack the strategies to develop educationally purposeful relationships in college. Connections Are Everything shows students the simple steps they can take to make their own college experience meaningful and transformational.

Your students aren't reading. They aren't engaged in class. Getting them to talk is like pulling teeth. Whatever the situation, your reality is not meeting your expectations. Change is needed. But who's got the time? Or maybe you're just starting out, and you want to get it right the first time. If so, Teaching College: The Ultimate Guide to Lecturing, Presenting, and Engaging Students is the blueprint. Find out how to hack the world of higher education instruction and have your course become the standard.

Written by two Ivy League graduates who struggled with learning disabilities and ADHD, Learning Outside the Lines teaches students how to take control of their education and find true success with brilliant and easy study suggestions and tips. Every day, your school, your teachers, and even your...

A neuroscience-based approach to learning how to play music at any age You can learn to play music, no matter what you've been told about your musical talent or aptitude. Each and every one of us has been gifted with a fully customizable brain, one we can mold to learn anything, at any age. With...

A groundbreaking guide to improve teaching based on the latest research in neuroscience, from the bestselling author of A Mind for Numbers. Neuroscientists and cognitive scientists have made enormous strides in understanding the brain and how we learn, but little of that insight has filtered...

The Successful College Student Learning Experience & Financial Essentials Handbook is a practical, student-focused two books in one guide designed to help college and university students succeed academically while avoiding unnecessary financial stress and debt.

From elementary to graduate school, classrooms are now filled with Generation Z students, born 1995-2010. And, much like those in the generations who came before, these students are eager to learn. But, their characteristics, interests, styles, and preferred learning environments are in many ways different from their predecessors. How then can educators effectively leverage the capacities and foster the potential of this generational cohort?In Generation Z Learns, Dr. Corey Seemiller and Meghan Grace, explore the nuances of Generation Z and offer recommendations to enhance the educational ...

One of America’s leading educators explains what children need to thrive and excel. In The Well-Educated Child, Dr. Deborah Kenny offers an inspiring vision for education that cultivates intelligent, happy, morally grounded young people. This landmark book will change the way we think about...

This Handbook & Survival Guide will help new students settle in well & make the most of their college and university experience.

Instant New York Times Bestseller! Teachers deserve recognition every day, especially on National Teacher’s Day! This Teacher Appreciation Week and end of school year, express your gratitude with these heroic stories from the classroom trenches from the world’s #1 bestselling author James...

“Learning is not compulsory… neither is survival.” — W. Edwards Deming The better we get at getting better, the faster we will get better. Futurist Alvin Toffler once said, “The illiterate of the future are not those who can't read or write but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” The global economy has shifted from a material-based to a knowledge-based model. Whereas material assets such as gold mines, wheat farms, and oil wells were historically the primary sources of riches, knowledge is now the primary source of prosperity. The path to success is the continuous ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A groundbreaking history of 175 years of American education that brings the lessons of the past to bear on the dilemmas we face today—and brilliantly illuminates the path forward for public schools. “[A] lively account." —New York Times Book Review In The...

Your Degree Used to Guarantee a Career. Now AI Can Do Entry-Level Work in Accounting, Law, Marketing, Coding, and Design. So What's the Point of Your Education? Every campus is changing. AI writes papers. It generates code. It designs graphics, analyzes data, and drafts legal briefs. The entry-level jobs your degree was supposed to unlock? Machines do them faster, cheaper, and without needing a diploma. Here's what nobody in your career center wants to say out loud: the credential-only graduate is becoming obsolete. You will never out-write ChatGPT. You will never out-code GitHub Copilot. ...

Help Your Students Develop Critical Skills Through Field Studies Field studies are considered by many to be the most powerful tool to teach the Critical Skills. A field study is a project conducted by a team of students to address a problem or issue in the “real world” under faculty supervision. They provide rigorous and learning rich experiences where students can practice and master their skills while working productively with an educational partner. Given the opportunity, virtually any student can participate and contribute as a field study team member. Field studies offer an ...

Your guidance counselor had one script. This book has the math. Federal student debt just crossed $1.7 trillion across 42.8 million borrowers. Meanwhile, the median electrician earns $62,350 with no loan payment, the top 10 percent clear $106,000, and the owners of trade businesses build companies that private equity now lines up to buy. Somebody should have shown you both spreadsheets before you signed anything. This book does. Trades Over College is not a manifesto, and it is not TikTok cheerleading. It is a decision system built on BLS wage data, federal loan numbers, and the entry maps ...

Are you a college student struggling to find motivation and interest in your studies? Do you feel like the educational system is outdated and fails to meet your needs? Look no further than "Teaching Strategies to Motivate College Students." This book offers a fresh perspective on the educational system and provides invaluable insights into how teachers can connect with and inspire their students. In today's rapidly changing world, the way we learn and interact has evolved, but the educational system remains stagnant. Students, like yourself, are disengaged and lacking motivation. It's time ...

Bloomsbury presents Seven Steps to College Success by Elizabeth C. Hamblet, read by Laurel Lefkow “Just when I’ve mastered the IEP process, here comes college.” If you’re a parent of a student with a disability who has an IEP or 504 or you’re a professional who works with them, you...

Transform academic anxiety into focused success with a proven college productivity system designed for faster learning. Perfect for your morning commute across campus, this empowering guide tackles the reality of packed schedules, digital distractions, and exhausting late-night cram sessions...

The education system is failing — and it's not your fault. You did everything right. You studied, passed the tests, and collected the diplomas. So why did you forget almost all of it — and why did school never teach the things that actually run a life and a career? School Made Us Stupid is the provocative, deeply researched book that proves what millions quietly suspect: that modern education kills the curiosity we're born with, teaches us what to think instead of how, and no longer delivers the jobs, money, or freedom it promises. Backed by science and hard data, this book reveals: Why...

Do you want to know why? Because not a single one of those topics matter if you are scared to death to speak in front of a crowd. It is extremely difficult to appear professional when you are terrified to speak in public. Conquering that internal struggle is the focus us of this book. To get you comfortable in your own skin while speaking to an audience whether you’re looking to be a rock star at your next presentation, wanting to run for a leadership position, or simply wanting to have control over yourself whenever you speak Stage Fight. Is. Your. Answer.