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About the AuthorLauren Porosoff is the founder of EmpowerForwards, a collaborative consultancy practice that builds learning communities that truly belong to everyone and where everyone truly belongs.
Lauren has 18 years of teaching experience and has also served as a DEI coordinator, grade level dean, and leader of curricular initiatives. Her commitment to transforming the psychological experience of school has been a constant in her teaching practice, leading her to learn about values-guided behavior change in contextual psychology.
Informed by research and practice, as well as her 18 years as a teacher, Lauren develops tools and protocols that empower students and teachers to make school a source of meaning, vitality, and community.
JP Frame—School-Wide Progressive Discipline Model
Michael Lehan—Supporting Student Athletes
Douglas Reeves—Fearless Coaching: Resilience and Results from the Classroom to the Boardroom
Bradley James Davies—School Leadership from A to Z: How to Lead Well Without Losing Your Way
Julie Causton—The Way to Inclusion: How Leaders Create Schools Where Every Student Belongs
Lori Cohen—The PD Book: 7 Habits that Transform Professional Development
Andrea Gribble—Social Media for Schools: Proven Storytelling Strategies & Ideas to Celebrate Your Students & Staff - While Keeping Your Sanity
Robert Feirsen & Seth Weitzman—From Conflict to Collaboration: A School Leader’s Guide to Unleashing Conflict’s Problem-Solving Power
Jamie Sears—How to Love Teaching Again: Work Smarter, Beat Burnout, and Watch Your Students Thrive
Andrew Knips & Michael Savoy—Equity in Data: A Framework for What Counts in Schools
Rae Hughart—Teachers Deserve It: What You Deserve. Why You Don’t Have It. And How You Can Go Get It
Cassandra Erkens & Tom Schimmer—Concise Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Assessment and Grading
David Price—The Power of Us: How We Connect, Act, and Innovate Together
Barbara Oakley & Beth Rogowsky—Uncommon Sense Teaching: Practical Insights in Brain Science to Help Students Learn
Tom Guskey—Implementing Mastery Learning 3rd Edition
Eric Carbaugh and Laura McCullough—Building Educator Capacity Through Microcredentials
Jorge Valenzuela—Raising Equity Through SEL: A Framework for Implementing Trauma-Informed, Culturally Responsive Teaching and Restorative Practices
A. Keith Young—The Instructional Coaching Handbook: 200+ Troubleshooting Strategies for Success
AJ Crabill—Great On Their Behalf: Why School Boards Fail, How Yours Can Become Effective
Hedreich Nichols—Finding Your Blind Spots: Eight Guiding Principles for Overcoming Implicit Bias in Teaching
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