Collection: Professional Development
At Hawker Brownlow Publishing, we are committed to supporting educators with high-quality, evidence-based professional development resources that make a real impact in schools. Our collection includes original titles developed by Australian educators, as well as internationally respected works designed to meet the evolving needs of teachers and leaders.
Through our partnership with Solution Tree—a global leader in educational transformation—we also offer a selection of their most influential titles, trusted by educators worldwide to build strong professional learning communities, lift student achievement and create meaningful change in teaching and learning.
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Tips and Traps for School Leaders
Regular price $49.95Regular priceUnit price / perSale price $49.95Tips and Traps for School Leaders is a practical, experience-based guide to the real challenges school leaders face every day; not theoretical ideas, but what actually works in schools. Authors Trevor Doyle and Ross McSwan have led schools... -
Creating Emotionally Safe Schools, Second Edition
Regular price $69.95Regular priceUnit price / perSale price $69.95Whether students feel stressed or supported has a profound impact on their success, sense of belonging and behaviour. Designed as a guide for education professionals and parents, this book explores emotional safety, its effect on learning and practical... -
Multi-School Collaborative Teams: Building Districtwide Partnerships in a PLC at Work
Regular price $55.95Regular priceUnit price / perSale price $55.95In this book, Jen Minor and Amy Moore offer a blueprint for building a school culture that embraces and supports the important work of multi-school collaborative teams. They provide clear strategies to unite leaders and teams around shared... -
Beyond Implicit and Explicit Bias: Strategies for Healing the Root Causes of Inequity in Education
Regular price $49.95Regular priceUnit price / perSale price $49.95Gain practical strategies to help educators identify, manage and counteract biases in their schools. ClauDean ChiNaka Kizart delves into the tendencies that can restrict educators’ potential, such as resistance to the unknown and the inclination to favour information... -
Mathematics Teaching Reimagined: Seven Competencies to Foster Robust Student Learning and Engagement
Regular price $65.95Regular priceUnit price / perSale price $65.95Transform 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... -
Flip the Script: Breaking Down Barriers, Building Relationships, and Engaging Secondary Students
Regular price $76.95Regular priceUnit price / perSale price $76.95In Flip the Script, the authors propose that to build relationships with and engage students, educators must examine core beliefs and assumptions that create unintentional barriers to supporting students. Through self-exploration, empathy building and real-life examples from five... -
Honoring Each Learner: How to Develop Individualized Learning Plans for All Students
Regular price $55.95Regular priceUnit price / perSale price $55.95Author Keely Keller presents a five-step process inspired by high-impact special education practices to empower teachers to individualise learning for every student. By assessing strengths, addressing challenges and creating unique learning plans, educators can take actionable steps to... -
Guide on the Side: Sequencing Instruction for Self-Regulated Learners
Regular price $52.95Regular priceUnit price / perSale price $52.95Through research-backed strategies and practical applications, author Julia A. Simms explores self-regulated learning, instructional sequences and brain-based learning. She examines the development of cognitive and metacognitive skills, working memory and effective explicit instruction, offering step-by-step guidance for teachers... -
Marzano Mastery Approaches: A Decision-Making Process for Competency-Based Schools
Regular price $53.95Regular priceUnit price / perSale price $53.95This book argues that competency-based practices are the key to creating school systems that meet students’ academic needs and prepare students to effectively communicate, collaborate and self-regulate. With comprehensive coverage of competency-based practices and recommended steps to explore... -
Revisiting Professional Learning Communities at Work: Proven Insights for Sustained, Substantive School Improvement, Second Edition
Regular price $86.95Regular priceUnit price / perSale price $86.95This new edition of a classic work is written for educators invested in the moral imperative to do what’s right for all students. The authors work from the mindset that PLC at Work® is a continuous process of... -
The School Leader's Game Plan: Strategies for Maximizing Your Capacity to Tackle Daily Challenges
Regular price $55.95Regular priceUnit price / perSale price $55.95Effective school leadership requires resilience during high demands to deliver results. Scott A. Laliberte provides educational leaders with strategies and resources to build mental, physical and emotional strength, using a balanced leadership philosophy inspired by athletic training. Through... -
The Collaborative Administrator: Working Together as a Professional Learning Community
Regular price $68.95Regular priceUnit price / perSale price $68.95In a culture of shared leadership, the administrator's role is more important than ever. How do you maintain the right balance of loose and tight leadership? How do you establish profound, lasting trust? What principles strengthen principal leadership?... -
Women Who Lead: Insights, Inspiration, and Guidance to Grow as an Educator
Regular price $62.95Regular priceUnit price / perSale price $62.95Get motivated by this collection of voices from women in leadership and their allies. Janel Keating and Jasmine K. Kullar gather a wide variety of educational leaders to focus on effective leadership practices as they relate to women,... -
Cultivating Exceptional Principals: A Guide for Principal Supervisors to Hire, Develop, and Retain School Leaders
Regular price $54.95Regular priceUnit price / perSale price $54.95This practical guide helps principal supervisors develop effective strategies to hire, support and retain strong school leaders. The authors provide intentional strategies for building collaborative teams, offering professional development and providing ongoing feedback to ensure principals thrive and... -
Finding Your Balance: Personal and Professional Wellness Strategies for Effective Educational Leadership
Regular price $38.95Regular priceUnit price / perSale price $38.95Explore the vital link between personal wellbeing and professional success in this guide to educational leadership. Drawing on personal experiences, author Joshua Ray offers practical strategies, relatable anecdotes and templates to help leaders thrive professionally and personally. Learn... -
The Handbook for Highly Effective Teams in a PLC at Work: Essential Actions for Tackling Critical Issues
Regular price $68.95Regular priceUnit price / perSale price $68.95Transform your teacher teams into the driving force of student success and collaboration with this practical, action-driven guide. A companion to Learning by Doing, this handbook delivers 15 essential actions that highly effective teams use to strengthen collaboration,... -
The PLC Dashboard: Implementing, Leading, and Sustaining Your Professional Learning Community at Work
Regular price $47.95Regular priceUnit price / perSale price $47.95Author Brig Leane introduces the PLC Dashboard, a tool designed to help administrators and teachers efficiently implement the PLC at Work® process. This resource utilises a seven-step learning cycle, complete with illustrative examples, concise templates and reflective exercises.... -
The Teacher Team Leader Handbook: Simple Habits to Transform Collaboration in a PLC at Work
Regular price $61.95Regular priceUnit price / perSale price $61.95Education expert and award-winning researcher Chad Dumas provides teacher team leaders with clarity on their role and approach, accompanied by actions that help teams get going, gain momentum, overcome obstacles and refine skills that maximize their effectiveness in... -
Cultural Caring: The Human Side of Professional Learning Communities at Work
Regular price $50.95Regular priceUnit price / perSale price $50.95A nurturing, caring school environment is essential for school improvement and student motivation. In this book, Douglas Reeves and Robert Eaker bring the importance of a caring environment to the forefront of school transformation efforts. They identify who... -
The Schools Our Students Deserve: A Comprehensive Framework for Shaping Exceptional School Culture
Regular price $67.95Regular priceUnit price / perSale price $67.95Author Mario I. Acosta emphasises the critical importance of school culture in enhancing student learning and optimising teacher efficacy. In this guide, he defines and examines the foundations of an effective school culture and how it influences the... -
Celebrate to Motivate: The Art of Inspiring Students, Staff, and the School Community
Regular price $54.95Regular priceUnit price / perSale price $54.95Celebrations enrich the lives of students, staff members and school communities. The authors provide powerful, compelling stories; proven strategies; and practical tools for embedding celebration into school culture. Drawing on insights from schools and districts, this book empowers... -
Beyond Conversations About Race: A Guide for Discussions With Students, Teachers, and Communities
Regular price $50.95Regular priceUnit price / perSale price $50.95Written by a collective of brilliant authors, this essential work provokes respectful dialogue about race that catalyses school-changing action. The book masterfully weaves together an array of scenarios and discussions, and directly addresses challenging topics such as discomfort,... -
Celebrating in a PLC at Work: A Leader’s Guide to Building Collective Efficacy and High-Performing Collaborative Teams
Regular price $50.95Regular priceUnit price / perSale price $50.95When leaders foster a culture of frequent, specific recognition in their school system, it allows collaborative teams to function at high levels. In this book, the authors demonstrate how celebrating the “right work” of professional learning communities stimulates... -
Supporting Beginning Teachers, Second Edition
Regular price $36.95Regular priceUnit price / perSale price $36.95Support and retain your best and brightest new teachers. The second edition of this acclaimed book retains much of what made the original a classic, but now offers the latest research along with new insights, strategies and best...