
Mission Critical
The award-winning memoir of a senior military officer who retires into public education and finds a system barely held together by the people inside it. Riveting, funny, and honest.
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The award-winning memoir of a senior military officer who retires into public education and finds a system barely held together by the people inside it. Riveting, funny, and honest.

Common-sense personal protection for every staff member. Part one builds safe habits in everyday life. Part two brings them into the classroom and the hallway. Includes a 100-page handbook.

Reach the students who have checked out. Practical strategies that lift participation and motivation so more students take part and more of the learning sticks.
Real alternatives to the standard test. Ready-to-use project and performance assessments that let students show what they actually know, one pack per subject, delivered as an instant download.
Real alternatives to the standard test for the social studies classroom, from primary sources to simulations, that let students show what they truly understand.
Ways for students to prove they understand the math, not just fill in the answer, with projects that connect to the real world.
Hands-on ways to assess understanding in science, from investigations to models to student-led demonstrations.
Assessment projects for the English classroom that get students writing, speaking, and thinking well beyond the worksheet.
Age-appropriate projects and performances for the elementary classroom that make assessment feel like learning.
Tell Eric your grade level and goals and he will point you to the right resource, or build something custom for your team.
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