From The Author 
With expectations on school leaders being at an all-time high, it is essential that leadership becomes a shared effort throughout the school house. As a school leader, Darrin Peppard’s passion for empowering adults and students alike will energize culture, learning, and connection in your school, classroom, or district.\nThe leadership journey is a road complete with twists and turns, bumps and straightaways, and times when it diverges in two. When the road diverges on your journey, take the Road to Awesome...and don’t look back.\nEditorial Reviews 
Darrin Peppard tells his story from the lens of a sitting Superintendent with a myriad of experiences. Spanning a career of more than 25 years in education, Darrin let's us into his heart by sharing personal stories in an honest, thought-provoking way and reminds us through his key concepts what it takes to truly change the game for schools - great people! 
JIMMY CASAS • EDUCATOR • AUTHOR • SPEAKER • LEADERSHIP COACH\nThe Road to Awesome is a great tool for those who have just started their leadership journey to those who need to be rejuvenated. The ideas are impactful and won't make you feel like you have more on an already full plate. From telling the story of your school to leading from different levels The Road to Awesome has you covered. It is definitely a book I will revisit throughout my administrative career. 
JOE SANFELIPPO, PHD, • SUPERINTENDENT • AUTHOR

Road To Awesome: Empower, Lead, Change The Game

Education & Teaching

Peppard, Darrin M.

Schools & Teaching

Code Breaker Inc.

CHOOSE TO BE YOU! 
The stigma surrounding mental health has often kept our society from being willing to engage in important conversations surrounding the challenges that many people face each and every day. Through sharing his personal story and the daily battle he fights as someone who lives with anorexia, Mark Brown offers a voice of advocacy, inspiration, hope, and encouragement.\nIn Choose To Be You, Mark provides practical ideas that can be implemented into your daily routine to help you focus on working towards mental wellness. We all face pressure to live up to certain standards and often compromise who we are at our core in order to live up to the expectations of others. Whether you are an educator, student, or someone looking to live life as the best version of you, this book will help you find the courage to look yourself in the mirror and Choose To Be You!\nEDITORIAL REVIEWS 
Mark Brown has opened his heart in order to move you forward in life. This book, Choose To Be You is more than sharing a few good ideas. It is an exploration into what many of us are feeling and living with and a guide to how to make the world a better place. This is a book you need to read again and again. 
Steven Bollar aka Stand Tall Steve - Speaker, Trainer, Author, Renaissance Hall of Fame\nReal, Honest, Insightful - In Choose to Be You, Mark Brown takes the reader on a journey that is not just his but could belong to any student in our classrooms and hallways. Mark opens his heart about his own struggles and how he has both overcome and applied them to his leadership journey supporting and honoring his students. This book needs to be your next educational read!! 
Darrin M Peppard, Ed.D. - Superintendent and Author of Road To Awesome, Renaissance Hall of Fame\nChoose to be You is a compilation of reminders to live your WHY. Mark uses his personal stories to share with us a remarkable view into what it means to overcome adversity. His transparency is a model for us all on how to live life on purpose, using who we are at our core to positively influence those around us. 
Bethany Hill - Educator/Administrator , Cabot, Arkansas\nAs great as social media is to connect and collaborate with other educators, watching the highlight reel of others can cause imposter’s syndrome or the guilt of feeling one doesn’t measure up to some false narrative in their role. In Choose to Be You, Brown shares his personal story, offering the needed encouragement to just simply be who YOU are! As an educator, your fingerprints of impact are unique; with each imprint being personal and authentic. So, be proud. Be fearless. Be who you are meant to be! 
Thomas C. Murray - Director of Innovation, Future Ready Schools Ⓡ, Best selling author of Personal & Authentic: Designing Learning Experiences that Impact a Lifetime, Washington, D.C.\nMark Brown's writing is vulnerable and compelling. As a school leader it can be easy to lose yourself when you are trying to be everything to everybody. Mark reminds us that our beauty lies in our humanity, and isn't until we fully embrace that humanity--imperfections and all--that we truly can be whole enough to lead and love bravely 
Dr. Amy Fast - Principal, Author, Education Commentator

Choose To Be You

Self-Help

BROWN, MARK

Motivational

Anyone can learn to code and if you can learn to code, you can code to learn! Coding can be very abstract. It is a picturesque canvas. It supports one’s spatial awareness. It’s like playing chess and being five moves ahead based on three different scenarios. This is something students must develop in the 21st century.\nQuite often, the first time you write code, the code doesn’t work. That’s important because that’s when innovation and problem solving happens! There are many benefits of learning to code. Coding empowers kids and puts them in control of the device. It builds mastery through experimentation. Coding fosters problem solving, logical thinking, critical and computational thinking. Most importantly, it is a safe space to take risks and learn from failure!\nBut best of all, coding can give you superpowers!\nGrab the second book in the Gracie series! When her teacher brings a robot into the classroom and teaches Gracie to code, she unlocks a world of creativity, innovation, and discovery she’d never imagined. Follow Gracie as she learns to code, learns to problem solve and learns to take risks in her learning!

What Happens When I Learn To Code? (Gracie)

McMenemy, Daphne

Aspinall, Brian

From The Author:\nHas your school added a STEM class, or are you hoping to build more STEM into your school community? Buying a bunch of 3D printers and robot kits is a good start, but what does a sustainable STEM learning culture look like? This book will challenge you to think past the Daily STEM acronym and think about what it means to build a culture of STEM thinking in your school. You’ll find plenty of practical tips and examples to make STEM relevant for every kid and infuse it into every classroom and every home in your community.\nEditorial Reviews:\n“STEM can seem like such a big challenge for teachers and school leaders alike. We all want students engaged in meaningful, hands-on learning. But where do we begin? Start with Daily STEM. This awesome gift to educators by author Chris Woods is packed full of practical, logical, and easy steps teachers can and should take to bring STEM to life. It's like having Chris right there coaching you, helping you find STEM in everyday life. Daily STEM will have you building a "culture of STEM" in your school or classroom and bringing relevant learning to life.” 
Darrin M Peppard, Ed.D. | Superintendent | Author of Road To Awesome | Renaissance Hall of Fame\n"Chris’ book Daily STEM is exactly what every teacher needs to promote curiosity and hands-on learning in the classroom. He prompts critical thinking and offers experiences that are fun and engaging for students. It is packed full of cool ideas and STEM inspiration—a must read!!!" 
Jacie Maslyk | Educator | Author | STEM Enthusiast\n"I absolutely love Daily STEM!! You will never be able to look at the world the same way after you read this gem! Hundreds of ideas will swirl through your head after each page. If you are searching for your teaching style, here it is: curiosity and connections. This is a book you will read more than once. Chris’s personal stories will put a smile on your face as you reflect on your own stories. WOW Factor!! Epic!" 
Dr. Frank Rudnesky | Educator | Author | Speaker | Consultant\n"Daily STEM is a book I would normally have an aversion to! Teachers either love the idea of STEM, or they run as fast as they can when they hear the term. I used to run! Daily Stem offered me significant insight into so many ways educators can continue to provide STEM instruction/ideas and exploration across content areas and beyond the classroom walls. The Q and A style made Daily Stem an easy read. It also provided opportunity to revisit a question -and the answer- quite readily. “A noisy classroom is a collaborative classroom. A messy classroom is an inventing classroom,” sums up best practice and is a powerful reminder as we plan for the new school year!" 
Dr. Lori Koerner | K-12 Administrator for Curriculum, Instruction & Professional Personnel

Daily STEM: How to Create a STEM Culture in Your Classrooms & Communities

Woods, Chris

When you consciously make the decision to accept your role as a leader, amazing things happen! As you pursue balance in your life, the five domains of Fired Up Leadership allow you to create a culture of leadership. A culture of leadership creates a culture of passion. That is the center of Fired Up Leadership. As you empower people to pursue their passion and become leaders, your leadership ability increases exponentially. Leadership becomes a choice not a position. Your vision becomes a reality through your mission. People are taken to levels they never thought possible. Get Fired Up, people!\nEDITORIAL REVIEWS\nFrank is all about helping you and your kids believe that leaders are made, not born. Fired Up Leadership is filled with practical steps, stories, and encouragement to help everyone have the tools necessary to become a leader. 
Chris Woods Educator | Author | Speaker | STEM Nerd\nFired Up Leadership propels you from words into action. Through powerful stories, practical exercises, and sound wisdom, Dr. Rudnesky entertains you with his innate passion for not only making people better, but helping them lead from the heart. All of this leads to better schools with students who are empowered and ready to make the world a better place. 
Dr. Brandon Beck Author | Speaker | Educator\nWhen it comes to leadership in the field of education, it simply doesn't get much better than Dr. Frank Rudnesky. With so many years of experience in leadership development, he has a plethora of ideas, tips, and strategies for maximizing the leadership capacity in students and educators alike. Frank has a knack for challenging the status quo and creating new perspectives, and this book is no exception. You're going to reflect, you're going to relate, and, most importantly, you're going to grow throughout the course of this book. Fired Up Leadership is an absolute grand slam if you are looking to take your leadership skills to the next level! 
Dr. Phil Campbell | Educator Jostens Renaissance Ambassador Host of The Green Room Podcast Series\nThe adage, "there is strength in numbers" rings true throughout Frank's words as he strives to build, foster, and grow more leaders. For many years, and to countless people, Frank has served as a trusted advisor and mentor when it comes to leadership and the wisdom shared in Fired Up Leadership will serve everyone in their endeavor to be a better leader and a better person. 
Bradlee W. Skinner Author | Educator | Speaker\nYou can't help but be "Fired Up" when you read this book. Dr. Rudnesky's reminder to use experiences that shaped us through our lives to define the type of leader we can be, is both insightful and empowering. His encouragement to let our innate character traits, our ability to communicate and listen, our desire to serve, influence our leadership capabilities is empowering. Using team building to empower others and encouraging others to bring solutions to the table, helps when we need to set goals, lead a vision and live out our intentions. Let passion drive you and celebrate along the way! Keep pushing those boundaries! 
Melissa Daddabbo | Administrator\nWhile all of the domains are powerful, I stopped and reread Domain 5: Passion, several times. The proposal that “passion beats data every time” is one I have based my career on. Sparking change and shifting our language from “what if?” to “I am” is what I’ve been shouting from the rooftops for years. You will catch yourself nodding in agreement throughout the entire read.The inspirational ideas will undoubtedly assist other leaders to become FIRED UP to pay it forward, ignite passion and be the very best version of themselves - and support others in doing the same. 
Dr. Lori Koerner Educator | Administrator | Fulbright Specialist Scholar

Fired Up Leadership

Rudnesky, Dr. Frank

Product Description Look for the Math Around You: Geometry is a collection of real-life photos with question prompts to help start math conversations with children. Shapes, lines, and angles are everywhere around us; together, they make up the beauty of our world. When children can see geometry concepts all around them, they begin to make connections to what they learn about in the classroom. Perfect for reading at home or in the classroom, this book will help children see math in their daily lives. Use the optional prompts or go off-script and have fun looking for the math around you! Review Not only does this book guide you with geometry questions but also has wonderful vocabulary to discuss! From three-dimensional to parallel lines to perpendicular lines to reflection to point of intersection and the list goes on and on! This book will definitely get the geometry conversation going while expanding your little one's vocabulary! - Amazon Customer About the Author Alice Aspinall, B.Math(Hon), B.Ed, is a Portuguese-Canadian secondary mathematics educator in Ontario, Canada. She loves spending time with her husband and two children reading books, playing math games, and exploring the outdoors.Alice is a strong advocate of the growth mindset. She is continually looking for ways to build young people's confidence in math and to make math fun, challenging, and satisfying. Her innovative lessons and her dedication in the classroom have made a positive impact on her students' attitudes toward math. Her YouTube channel, "MrsALovesMath," exemplifies her commitment to her students' learning.Alice is also a champion for females in STEM by encouraging girls to pursue science and mathematics both in high school and in post-secondary education.Alice believes everyone can learn math and she is on a mission to prove it.

Look for the Math Around You: Geometry

Aspinall, Alice

Product Description Look for the Math Around You: Arrays is a collection of real-life photos with question prompts to help start math conversations with children. Arrays are an excellent way to arrange objects for visual effect and for easy counting. When children understand the rows and columns in an array, they make connections to addition, multiplication, and division concepts. Perfect for reading at home or in the classroom, this book will help children see math in their daily lives. Use the optional prompts or go off-script and have fun looking for the math around you! Review My son and I devoured this book. He loved seeing the arrays and talking about what he notices. The prompts on the side are nice for parents to think about different questions to ask. In school, he can answer the questions quickly but has trouble explaining his thinking. This book is great to get him talking about how he came to that answer. The pictures are from everyday life, which reminds us to look for the math in our everyday lives.I like how some questions are not limited to one answer, and we can talk about the different ways we came up with our answers. We are excited to try the other books in the series too. -Parent, EducatorWhat a wonderful way to start talking about arrays - addition, multiplication or both! The open ended questions in this book can be used at multiple levels. The amazing pictures really show how arrays can be found anywhere and how you can be on the lookout to find them with your students/children! -Amazon Customer About the Author Alice Aspinall, B.Math(Hon), B.Ed, is a Portuguese-Canadian secondary mathematics educator in Ontario, Canada. She loves spending time with her husband and two children reading books, playing math games, and exploring the outdoors.Alice is a strong advocate of the growth mindset. She is continually looking for ways to build young people's confidence in math and to make math fun, challenging, and satisfying. Her innovative lessons and her dedication in the classroom have made a positive impact on her students' attitudes toward math. Her YouTube channel, "MrsALovesMath," exemplifies her commitment to her students' learning.Alice is also a champion for females in STEM by encouraging girls to pursue science and mathematics both in high school and in post-secondary education.Alice believes everyone can learn math and she is on a mission to prove it.

Look for the Math Around You: Arrays

Product Description Look for the Math Around You: Estimation is a collection of real-life photos with question prompts to help start math conversations with children. Estimating is a skill we use every day. When children learn to hone their estimating skills, they begin to estimate everything around them – correct answers to math problems, materials needed for an art project, and even how long it will take them to fold their laundry! Perfect for reading at home or in the classroom, this book will help children see math in their daily lives. Use the optional prompts or go off-script and have fun looking for the math around you! Review This book about estimation is wonderful! Not only does it encourage the conversation about estimation but also the reasoning behind the estimation given. It prompts you with questions that make you think of the pictures in different ways. Love all the real world examples used! -Amazon Customer About the Author Alice Aspinall, B.Math(Hon), B.Ed, is a Portuguese-Canadian secondary mathematics educator in Ontario, Canada. She loves spending time with her husband and two children reading books, playing math games, and exploring the outdoors.Alice is a strong advocate of the growth mindset. She is continually looking for ways to build young people's confidence in math and to make math fun, challenging, and satisfying. Her innovative lessons and her dedication in the classroom have made a positive impact on her students' attitudes toward math. Her YouTube channel, "MrsALovesMath," exemplifies her commitment to her students' learning.Alice is also a champion for females in STEM by encouraging girls to pursue science and mathematics both in high school and in post-secondary education.Alice believes everyone can learn math and she is on a mission to prove it.

Look for the Math Around You: Estimation

Look for the Math Around You: Fractions is a collection of real-life photos with question prompts to help start math conversations with children. Fractions appear in many ways in our lives – not just in the classroom. Explore the countless places we can find fractions in our world. Perfect for reading at home or in the classroom, this book will help children see math in their daily lives. Use the optional prompts or go off-script and have fun looking for the math around you!

Look for the Math Around You: Fractions

Look for the Math Around You: Math Chats

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