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The AI Assist

Strategies for Integrating AI into the Very Human Act of Teaching

by Nathan Lang-Raad ...

In The AI Assist, Nathan Lang-Raad presents a groundbreaking guide for teachers who are navigating the frontier of artificial intelligence in education.“We must recognize the value of human connection in teaching, ensuring that AI tools serve as supplements to—not replacements for—human teachers. This approach will help maintain a balance where AI enriches human interaction, creativity, and ... Read more

$25.49 USD

In The AI Assist, Nathan Lang-Raad presents a groundbreaking guide for teachers who are navigating the frontier of artificial intelligence in education.“We must recognize the value of human connection in teaching, ensuring that AI tools serve as supplements to—not replacements for—human teachers. This approach will help maintain a balance where AI enriches human interaction, creativity, and
... Read more
The Boundless Classroom

Designing Purposeful Instruction for Any Learning Environment

by Nathan Lang-Raad, James V. Witty ...

Discover how to plan effective blended instruction with purpose and intention with help from this definitive, practical guide to lesson design.A global pandemic hit our world and education has forever changed. But have your instructional practices changed? Teachers must now leverage technology to provide students with high-quality teaching and learning experiences that transcend a traditional ... Read more

$22.19 USD

Discover how to plan effective blended instruction with purpose and intention with help from this definitive, practical guide to lesson design.A global pandemic hit our world and education has forever changed. But have your instructional practices changed? Teachers must now leverage technology to provide students with high-quality teaching and learning experiences that transcend a traditional
... Read more
Audiobook

Savage City

The Bliss Wars, Book 1

by L. Penelope ...

Narrated by Caroline Sorunke, Nathan Lang ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Bliss Wars
Unabridged

9 hours 4 min

“Penelope offers a wonderfully in-depth exploration of their characters, forcing readers to reevaluate the dichotomy of hero and villain. The romance blossoms organically against a background that skillfully mixes high fantasy elements with an urban post-apocalypse. Readers will be eager to see what comes next.” – Publishers Weekly (starred review)Savage City is a dystopian, enemies-to-lovers, ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

“Penelope offers a wonderfully in-depth exploration of their characters, forcing readers to reevaluate the dichotomy of hero and villain. The romance blossoms organically against a background that skillfully mixes high fantasy elements with an urban post-apocalypse. Readers will be eager to see what comes next.” – Publishers Weekly (starred review)Savage City is a dystopian, enemies-to-lovers,
... Read more
Audiobook

Thriving on Overload

The 5 Powers for Success In A World Of Exponential Information

by Ross Dawson ...

Narrated by Nathan Lang ...

Unabridged

5 hours 57 min

When managing massive amounts of information is part of your job and daily life, how do you transform a feeling of overwhelm into a sense of abundance and empowerment?This groundbreaking guide delivers the practical insights and strategies you need to build a positive relationship with information and excel at work and in all your ventures.Ross Dawson draws on his work as a leading futurist and ... Read more

$19.99 USD

When managing massive amounts of information is part of your job and daily life, how do you transform a feeling of overwhelm into a sense of abundance and empowerment?This groundbreaking guide delivers the practical insights and strategies you need to build a positive relationship with information and excel at work and in all your ventures.Ross Dawson draws on his work as a leading futurist and
... Read more
Audiobook

Pirates in the Navy

How Innovators Lead Transformation

by Tendayi Viki ...

Narrated by Nathan Lang ...

Unabridged

4 hours 11 min

Faced with the choice of starting a company or joining a large corporation, Steve Jobs believed that it was 'more fun to be a pirate than to join the navy'. But for innovators inside established companies, making a distinction between being a pirate and joining the navy is a fallacy. We have to figure out a way to become pirates in the navy!There is nothing harder in business than trying to ... Read more

$18.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Faced with the choice of starting a company or joining a large corporation, Steve Jobs believed that it was 'more fun to be a pirate than to join the navy'. But for innovators inside established companies, making a distinction between being a pirate and joining the navy is a fallacy. We have to figure out a way to become pirates in the navy!There is nothing harder in business than trying to
... Read more
Audiobook

Superyacht Captain

Life and Leadership in the World’s Most Incredible Industry

by Brendan O'Shannassy ...

Narrated by Nathan Lang ...

Unabridged

6 hours 42 min

In Superyacht Captain, a professional at the zenith of the world's most lavish and exclusive industry gives a rare insight into a career that is entertaining, instructive and at times daunting in its scale.The tale of an ordinary boy whose career takes him on a most extraordinary journey, this book begins with Brendan messing about in boats in a sleepy coastal Australian town, and ends with him ... Read more

$13.17 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: eBook

In Superyacht Captain, a professional at the zenith of the world's most lavish and exclusive industry gives a rare insight into a career that is entertaining, instructive and at times daunting in its scale.The tale of an ordinary boy whose career takes him on a most extraordinary journey, this book begins with Brendan messing about in boats in a sleepy coastal Australian town, and ends with him
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

Never Stop Asking

Teaching Students to Be Better Critical Thinkers

by Nathan D. Lang-Raad ...

Narrated by Stephen R. Thorne ...

Unabridged

6 hours 49 min

Students and teachers alike face a dilemma: Why think deeply when we can just take a shortcut by googling something? Why read an article when we can learn from a social media headline? If, as educators, we want to encourage our students to value thoughtfulness and to embrace the effort it takes to reach deep understandings, we must model that behavior ourselves. In Never Stop Asking, author Dr. ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

Students and teachers alike face a dilemma: Why think deeply when we can just take a shortcut by googling something? Why read an article when we can learn from a social media headline? If, as educators, we want to encourage our students to value thoughtfulness and to embrace the effort it takes to reach deep understandings, we must model that behavior ourselves. In Never Stop Asking, author Dr.
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
The Empathetic Edge

A Mindful Approach to Instructional Coaching (Strategies for empathy, awareness, and connection in instructional coaching)

by Nathan D. Lang-Raad ...

Even the best instructional coach can find presence, empathy, and connection challenging to uphold under constant pressure. In this book, Nathan D. Lang-Raad shares coaching approaches to build stronger partnerships through active mindfulness and empathetic understanding stemming from genuine human connection. Learn tangible ways to handle challenges and reshape resistance, leading to productive ... Read more

$32.39 USD

Even the best instructional coach can find presence, empathy, and connection challenging to uphold under constant pressure. In this book, Nathan D. Lang-Raad shares coaching approaches to build stronger partnerships through active mindfulness and empathetic understanding stemming from genuine human connection. Learn tangible ways to handle challenges and reshape resistance, leading to productive
... Read more
Audiobook

Everything Abridged

by Dennard Dayle ...

Narrated by Nathan Lang ...

Unabridged

12 hours 37 min

Best Books of 2022 - The New Yorker“Slyly defiant and blazingly imaginative, like the best modernist literature, Everything Abridged is a powerful celebration of flaw and failure. It’s a book that revels in the timelessness of obsolescence and the freedom of powerlessness. Dayle’s a genre-shattering writer, whose wit and intellect never cease to entertain. This refreshingly original and powerfully ... Read more

$18.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Best Books of 2022 - The New Yorker“Slyly defiant and blazingly imaginative, like the best modernist literature, Everything Abridged is a powerful celebration of flaw and failure. It’s a book that revels in the timelessness of obsolescence and the freedom of powerlessness. Dayle’s a genre-shattering writer, whose wit and intellect never cease to entertain. This refreshingly original and powerfully
... Read more
Mathematics Teaching Reimagined

Seven Competencies to Foster Robust Student Learning and Engagement (Use the CMC framework for deeper mathematical thinking)

by Nathan D Lang-Raad ...

Transform mathematics instruction with the comprehensive mathematical competencies (CMC) framework—a research-based model that integrates seven essential competencies: conceptual and procedural integration, problem solving, logical reasoning, communication, tool use, pattern recognition, and student engagement. Through practical classroom strategies and real-world examples, create learning ... Read more

$28.79 USD

Transform mathematics instruction with the comprehensive mathematical competencies (CMC) framework—a research-based model that integrates seven essential competencies: conceptual and procedural integration, problem solving, logical reasoning, communication, tool use, pattern recognition, and student engagement. Through practical classroom strategies and real-world examples, create learning
... Read more
Renaissance Thinking in the Classroom

Interdisciplinary Learning, Real-World Problems, Intellectually Curious Students

by Nathan D. Lang-Raad ...

Former STEM educator Nathan D. Lang-Raad has witnessed the power of interdisciplinary teaching in K–12 schools. In this book, he details nine specific habits of thinking and a challenge-based framework that educators should systematically integrate to promote students’ academic knowledge and lifelong learning. Lang-Raad’s approach consolidates supportive research and gives clear guidance through ... Read more

$34.59 USD

Former STEM educator Nathan D. Lang-Raad has witnessed the power of interdisciplinary teaching in K–12 schools. In this book, he details nine specific habits of thinking and a challenge-based framework that educators should systematically integrate to promote students’ academic knowledge and lifelong learning. Lang-Raad’s approach consolidates supportive research and gives clear guidance through
... Read more
Audiobook

Other Houses

by Paddy O'Reilly ...

Narrated by Nathan Lang, Vivien Carter ...

Unabridged

6 hours

Lily works as a cleaner. She moves through houses in inner-city Melbourne, unseen, scrubbing away the daily residue of other people’s privilege. Her partner Janks works the line in a local food factory. With every pay cheque they inch further away from their former world of poverty and addiction.Lily and Janks are determined that their daughter Jewelee will have a different life. She’ll have a ... Read more

$13.17 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: eBook

Lily works as a cleaner. She moves through houses in inner-city Melbourne, unseen, scrubbing away the daily residue of other people’s privilege. Her partner Janks works the line in a local food factory. With every pay cheque they inch further away from their former world of poverty and addiction.Lily and Janks are determined that their daughter Jewelee will have a different life. She’ll have a
... Read more

Also available as: eBook