School Organizations

“Pfeffer [blends] academic rigor and practical genius into wonderfully readable text. The leading thinker on the topic of power, Pfeffer here distills his wisdom into an indispensable guide.” —Jim Collins, author of New York Times bestselling author Good to Great and How the Mighty Fall...

The vital skills children need to achieve their full potential! Being organized. Staying focused. Controlling impulses and emotions. These are some of the basic executive functioning (EF) skills children need to function and succeed as they grow. But what can you do if your child is struggling...

Dr. Alicia Ramirez can’t take it anymore. The district’s disconnected decision-making, endless meetings, and reactive processes are robbing her of the success she had envisioned. With operational chaos looming, she hears of another superintendent whose role has been transformed by embracing...

Most new teachers lose control of their classroom during the first week—and spend the rest of the year trying to get it back. It doesn't have to be that way. The difference between teachers who thrive and those who struggle isn't talent or experience. It's having a proven plan before the first bell rings. The First 5 Days is a practical, step-by-step playbook created specifically for new teachers. Instead of educational theory, you'll get ready-to-use strategies, checklists, scripts, and routines you can put into action immediately. Inside you'll discover: ✔ The mindset that builds ...

The creator of the revolutionary educational platform Khan Academy share his vision for the future of schooling and the major role that technology will play. A free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere: this is the goal of the Khan Academy, a passion project that grew from an ex-engineer...

Does every morning feel like a battle you didn't sign up for? You remind. You repeat. You watch your bright, capable child forget the same things day after day — the homework folder, the jacket, the permission slip you signed three times. You've tried charts, consequences, pep talks, and patience you didn't know you had. Nothing sticks. And in the quiet moments, a worry creeps in: Is something wrong with my child? Am I doing this wrong? You're not. And neither are they. The daily chaos isn't a parenting failure or a character flaw. It's a brain development gap — and it has a name. ...

What’s the worst thing you can hear when you have a good idea at work? “That’s not how we do it here!” In their iconic bestseller Our Iceberg Is Melting, John Kotter and Holger Rathgeber used a simple fable about penguins to explain the process of lead­ing people through major changes...

Whether it is medical volunteering, volunteering abroad, or volunteer work with children or animals – whatever kind of volunteers your organization needs, this book will help you to recruit them. If you are organizing a fundraising event, school fundraising or any kind of charity fundraising – this book will help you to raise money for charity by making it easy to get people to say YES. When you are creating a non-profit organization, the challenge is not the legal work required to set up your 501c3. The challenge is getting people to say YES. In this book, you will learn from an expert...

The shocking story of Joe Hunt and the downfall of the Billionaire Boys Club—from social investing group to Ponzi scheme to murderers—told in a propulsive narrative by Randall Sullivan, now updated with a new afterword and soon to be a CNN miniseries. When it first came to the public’s...

Why do some students thrive while others struggle with organization, focus, and follow-through? The answer lies in executive functioning—the set of brain-based skills that helps us plan, initiate, and complete tasks. In There’s a Strategy for That!, educator and learning specialist Mary Miele introduces the Integrated Executive Functioning (IEF) Model, a research-based, practical, and adaptable framework designed to strengthen executive functioning in students from grade four through adulthood. This book is a guide for parents, teachers, tutors, and executive function coaches who want ...

An adaptation of the business classic Getting Things Done for teenage readers The most interconnected generation in history is navigating unimaginable amounts of social pressure, both in personal and online interactions. Very little time, focus, or education is being spent teaching and coaching...

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Law School Notes: – Business Organizations: Volume 9, has been specifically written for the Law Student, Bar Examinee, and Individual who seeks to acquire the skills to lean the Rules of Law and write Legal Fact Patterns. The design of the book allows easy access and comprehension. The Law School Notes series is a dynamic learning tool to help in the memorization of the Rules of Law. Learning the many hundreds, Rules of Law, can be an intimidating experience, but the Law School Notes series is an instrument to overcome the complexity of learning the law. Law School Notes provides The ...

Previously published as Parenting Ages 9–14 by Julian Omes. Your child can handle the hard part—and still miss the small step that makes the whole thing work. A twelve-year-old can understand a complicated assignment and forget to submit it. A teenager can manage a demanding activity and still miss one small agreement at home. They can sound mature in one conversation and seem surprisingly unreliable in the next. More Capable, Less Predictable is a developmental road map for parents of tweens and young teens ages 9–14. At this age, the challenge is no longer simply whether a child can...

Unlock the full potential of your academic journey with The Organized Mind, a compelling guide designed to revolutionize the way you approach learning and productivity. Dive into the heart of effective organization with proven strategies that enhance academic success and foster personal growth. Start your journey in Chapter 1 with an introduction to the art and science of organization, emphasizing its vital role in achieving both educational and personal milestones. Explore the diverse world of planners in Chapter 2, and discover which type best suits your lifestyle, whether digital or ...

You’ve probably tried to get things under control more than once. You told yourself you would start earlier. You made a plan. You tried to stay organized. For a few days, it felt like things were finally working. Then something shifted. You lost track of time. You stopped following the plan. And before you knew it, you were back to rushing, stressed, or stuck again. If this keeps happening, it starts to feel confusing. Because it’s not that you don’t care. It’s not that you don’t know what to do. And it’s definitely not that you haven’t tried. So you start asking yourself: Why...

Are you curious about artificial intelligence but have no idea where to start, or whether it even applies to you and your horses? Are you watching the world change around you and wondering where horses fit in? You are not alone. Most horse people do not want to become technology experts. Discover the amazing results that await you in the world of artificial intelligence and how it can revolutionize your experience with horses. AI for Horse People is a practical, grounded, and highly accessible guide written specifically for riders, breeders, trainers, horse owners, educators, and equine ...

From the author of "36 Home Organizing Ideas for Your Family Around the Year" and "Organizing: Paper Management at Home" comes this collection of how-to articles covering the topics of desk organizing, setting up a "To Do" system, children's school paper organizing, and recipe organizing. Each article lists the supplies, detailed steps, and helpful tips you will need, and benefit from, in order to tackle each project.

Are you a student? Feeling overwhelmed and struggling to take care of yourself as well as stay on top of your schoolwork? If so, this book is for you. This book is intentionally short (30 pages) and written primarily in bullet point format. The goal is to provide you with a variety of simple tools to enhance your current time management, organizational, and other related executive function skills. Study skills recommendations are also provided. Furthermore, the hope is that this book increases not only your knowledge of what to do, but your confidence in your own ability to make small ...

Educating Students with ADHD K Thru College is a compilation of all of the small books in the Education Series from Live Well with ADD (and other neuro-differences). From strategies for reading effectively to mastering math facts, this book contains information to help students excel in the K-12 classroom and beyond. Information is provided about how students with this neuro-difference learn best, so that parents can effectively advocate to help their student get an appropriate education. College planning is discussed. The joys and pitfalls of living on campus are examined. If a student ...