Gordon: 712 books

One of Illinois’ favorite educators taps the mind, memory, and heart of every teacher who stands (or stood) in front of a classroom, with wit, humor, wisdom, and immediately usable how-to tips. A loving yet no-nonsense how-to guide that every new teachers needs and every veteran lauds. Unforgettable stories of what always works in the classroom.

It's inevitable that a school administrator will have to deal with the death of a student, faculty, or staff member at some point during their career, and that each situation will be different in nature and scope. When that happens, there isn't much time to develop a plan or to research options for...

Being the poor kid in school with one pair of pants is an uphill fight. This book is the true, first-hand account of what life is really like for a kid who comes to school self-conscious, tired, confused, hungry and his only pants are purple! The author, Patrick Anderson, is now a superintendent...

After 17 years of marriage, my wife and I were expecting our first child. Why wait so long? I wish I knew. Conception was apparently not in the cards or whatever. What ultimately led to this miraculous event is anyone's guess. However, the fact I was in the best shape in years probably had something...

This book sets out to resolve this crime providing the location of her abduction. This is good news for she is still alive. Now older though reconciled to her fate through the internet she tries to make contact with the world. This book details the nature of that contact providing the hope, her family is searching for that she is again united with her family.

Everybody wants a perfect school, but what does that really mean? That’s what three top award-winning educational leaders from Illinois asked each other, then dug into their areas of strength to answer. The result is their second book, The Perfect School, a no-nonsense look at perfect teachers, perfect staff, perfect parents, and perfect principals, plus a dozen chapters more!

Brian Schwartz masterfully makes complex K-12 education laws understandable while Jim Burgett magically creates win-win situations. Here, the two prize-winning educators balance best practices and the law in a compelling book that’s full of practicality, reality, humor, and common sense. “It should be required reading by every educator everywhere” is what we hear most.

School board rookies or veterans, superintendents, administrators, and the education-guiding citizenry are the reading targets for Jim Burgett’s newest K-12 book (of six). The Art of School Boarding should also be mandatory reading for candidates seeking school board election. As Burgett...

Daniel D. Drek tiene un problema. Su nuevo robot de juguete no deja de tirarse pedos, y lo que es aun peor, todos le echan la culpa a él. ¿Podra Danny ponerle un corcho al hábito pedorrero de su robot de una vez por todas, o sus padres lo dejarán castigado por toda la eternidad? Para chicos de 9 a 12. CUIDADO: ¡Este libro está lleno de pedos!

Are you stuck going around in circles?   If you had to rate your relationship to God today, what would you say? Are you distant, close, or dry?   Whatever the case, now is the time to take ownership of your spiritual maturity. It is like a wall around your life, that...

Rights and Responsibilities of School Principals is the bedrock first chapter of Jim Burgett's newest full book, The School Principal’s Toolbook. What is more important for school principals than knowing the principal’s rights and responsibilities in their district? What do others expect of them—others...

As a school administrator you may cringe at the word “create” if you think of all the barriers, hoops, and politics that may be involved if you want to implement a new idea or, in fact, “create” almost anything. As well, the path from vision to implementation is often bumpy and sometimes it...