School Transformation

The Listening Leader is a practical guide that will inspire school, district, and teacher leaders to make substantive change and increase equitable student outcomes. Rooted in the values of equity, relationships, and listening, this luminous book helps reimagine what is possible in education today. Drawing from more than 20 years of experience in public schools, Shane Safir incorporates hands-on strategies and powerful stories to show us how to leverage one of the most vital tools of leadership: listening.

Globally recognized digital expert David L. Rogers argues that digital transformation is not about updating your technology but about upgrading your strategic thinking. Based on Rogers' decade of research and teaching at Columbia Business School and his consulting for businesses around the world, The Digital Transformation Playbook shows how pre-digital-era companies can reinvigorate their game plans and capture the new opportunities of the digital world.

8 MAGICAL FEMINIZATION books that have never been published in any other collection! The men in these stories never knew that magic was real. And they certainly never imagined how it could change their lives forever. This collection includes: Wrong Cabin Her New Daughter Homecoming Mother of the Revolution Candy A Respectable Lady The Girlfriend Ring Almost Perfect

Education can be transformed if we eradicate our fixation on big data like standardized test scores as the supreme measure of equity and learning. Instead of the focus being on “fixing” and “filling” academic gaps, we must envision and rebuild the system from the student up—with classrooms, schools and systems built around students’ brilliance, cultural wealth, and intellectual potential. Street data reminds us that what is measurable is not the same as what is valuable and that data can be humanizing, liberatory and healing.

I never believed in magic. Not until my best friend put on that ring. We couldn't be more different. I'm a football player, and Austin is a scrawny kid who looks like he still belongs in high school. But since our freshman year, we've been best friends. So close that he told me his darkest secret. One I promised I'd never reveal to anyone. As much as I encourage him to be himself, he stays hidden deep in the closet. Until the night he slides that ring on his finger. Now everything is different. He's different. He's finally getting what he's always wanted. But each change makes it more ...

Taylor has been captured from Llewellyn College by a former student with one goal in mind - take down Dean Slade and free the transformed sissies. With the aid of a new student, can the reformed sissies resist their carnal urges and free the others? Or will Slade and her feminizing friends trap the sissies forevermore?

This practical resource offers the foundational skills and tools needed by new coaching educators, as well as presenting an overview of the knowledge and theory base behind the practice. Established coaches will find numerous ways to deepen and refine their coaching practice. Principals and others who incorporate coaching strategies into their work will also find a wealth of resources. Aguilar offers a model for transformational coaching which could be implemented as professional development in schools or districts anywhere.

Nanites -- itsy-bitsy machines, tinier than a gnat's handlebar mustache-- can make Stan's big idea a reality. But there's just one small problem... Now he's got to go to high school all over again -- as a girl! And the doctors say they are being kind. He could be going to middle school instead!

Drawing on experience in general and special education, Victor Moody - Dean of Students, presents the PBIS Playbook, revealing the #1 school-wide positive behavior intervention system (PBIS) designed to improve student behavior, academic achievement, and school culture. This practical resource offers a proven, step-by-step system for successfully managing the most challenging students, classrooms, and schools in today’s toughest educational settings. PBIS Playbook contains premium information that can be used by educators in any school. However, this book is particularly sought after by ...

The other teachers joke that there's something magical about this classroom. That it helps you find your soulmate. Well, unless it can transform me into a woman, it won't work for me. It's my first day at my new school. My first day teaching students this young. But after years of teaching high school—and after what happened with my ex—I need a fresh start, even if it is something completely different. In fact, it's better if it is completely different. I'm not even an hour into the day when he walks to my classroom. His voice makes my heart race. And when I see him, it feels like a ...

My wife wants a daughter. But we’ve tried everything. There’s just no way… I knew touring the new high school would be hard on her. Now we’re in the cafeteria, and she’s in tears. She wishes she had a daughter who could go to school here, and I wish I could give her that. But wishes don’t come true, do they? I laugh when I open the mail a week later. A letter confirming my registration? As a high school sophomore? Whatever. I’m 33 and long past graduation, so I toss it aside. But maybe I shouldn’t ignore it. Maybe I should go to the office and clear this up. Maybe I should ...

Jeremy had tried to explain to his parents when he was seven, but their reaction had been so destructive that he hid his true feelings and simply withdrew from the family. He feared and disliked his older brother Richard too. By eleven, something or someone had to break and it would not be Jem. A visit to his GP released him and the hidden emotions of those closest to him. That was when he learned about love, love of his family, what remained of it and love of a friend, expressing his real identity at last. Above all she learned to love herself and her new persona, even though she seemed to...

Jamie is a bright boy and a good actor but sooner or later a lie will be exposed even if he is using the method, that's right, like Marlon Brando. There are lessons to be learned too, who to trust and what to tell. James is on a journey but the trail is long and arduous. Life will never be perfect he realises, but he will settle for the best he can get. Luckily he has sisters to help him and more friends than he ever expected. He has enemies too, hiding behind their faith, the most dangerous of all.

I thought I was safe. Just two nights a week on stage at a club that’s over an hour from home. But then I see her, and I know my life will never be the same. No one in town knows about me. Not even my best friend. I’m always so careful to keep Makayla hidden. She’s a part of me that no one outside the club will ever see. But when Kiana finds out — when she asks me for just one date — I let my guard down. Only a little. But it’s too much. My heart pushes me closer to her, but my world unravels with each step. Until I finally have to choose between her and the safe, empty life ...

Have you ever felt that there’s something more to life—an underlying purpose, a deeper meaning that just seems out of reach? A feeling that your soul is calling for something greater? If so, you're not alone. Earth School is for those who are searching for a deeper connection, a greater understanding of who they are and why they’re here. In this powerful book, Mitch Deutsch invites you on a transformative journey to explore the mysteries of life, diving into the depths of spiritual growth, healing, and self-discovery. The book offers a compassionate, grounded approach to spirituality,...

Company leaders feel the urgency to transform their organizations in the face of digital disruption. New rivals are digitizing whatever can be digitized to attack incumbents' value chains, gaining market share, eroding margins, and wreaking havoc to the competitive landscape in virtually every industry.

An MBA-level toolkit in hours, not years. Business today moves fast — global, digital, and competitive. Traditional MBAs are valuable, but not everyone has the time or resources for two years of study. What professionals need instead is clarity, structure, and practical tools they can use immediately. The 500-Minute MBA is the capstone of Mohammed Hamed Ahmed Soliman’s acclaimed Mini-MBA Series. It brings together everything from the earlier books and expands your learning into 60 advanced, case-driven lessons across six key areas: Leadership & Coaching – Emotional intelligence, ...

Introduction REFLECTIONS ON SOME NOTABLE QUOTES ON A.I REVOLUTION: Sundar Pichai (CEO of Google) “AI is probably the most important thing humanity has ever worked on. I think of it as something more profound than electricity or fire.” Bill Gates “AI can be our friend, but it needs to be handled carefully. We should be optimistic but also cautious.” Yuval Noah Harari “The most important question in 21st-century economics may well be: what to do with all the superfluous people when AI takes over most jobs?” Alan Turing “Instead of trying to produce a program to simulate the ...

"A well-written and engaging book, Richard invites his readers on his journey of learning, forgiveness, and re-education as he weaves in his personal stories along with the universal teachings of manifestation that he learned from his spiritual teacher, John-Roger. Richard’s moment of re-awakening to greater levels of expansion came at a time where it appeared he had lost everything; yet the truth as he discovered was it provided an opportunity to look at life from a newer, more elevated perspective. Included throughout are principles and suggested exercises that are enhanced by the ...

From desperate rescue to revolutionary education—the stunning conclusion to the Briar Worthington series. Three weeks after the harrowing events at Ravenscroft, Briar Worthington thought she understood her role as protector of vulnerable boundary practitioners. But when systematic interference cuts off communication between supernatural communities and well-dressed strangers begin targeting gifted children, Briar realizes she's facing something far more organized and dangerous than individual exploitation. What begins as scattered incidents across London soon reveals itself as a ...