Professional Development
Free Spirit professional growth resources provide:
- Thorough yet user-friendly content with real-world strategies
- A cost-effective means of training for small groups, schools, or districts
- Expert authors active in their field
- Up-to-date resources on a multitude of topics
- Opportunities for active, hands-on learning
- Best practices that improve student learning
- A CD-ROM with reproducible forms included with most books for educators
Free Spirit offers professional growth resources in these key areas:
- Bullying & School Climate
- Character Education
- Differentiation
- Gifted Education
- Leadership
- Service Learning
- Special Needs
Looking for speakers?
Many of our authors are experienced and effective workshop presenters and trainers. Below is a sampling of Free Spirit authors who frequently provide training:
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Katia S. Petersen, Ph.D., author of the Safe & Caring Schools® Resource Guides
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Allan L. Beane, Ph.D., author of The New Bully Free Classroom®
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Naomi Drew, M.A., author of No Kidding About Bullying, The Kids' Guide to Working Out Conflicts, and A Leader's Guide to the Kids' Guide to Working Out Conflicts
 
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Susan Winebrenner, M.S., author of Teaching Gifted Kids in Today's Classroom, Teaching Kids with Learning Difficulties in the Regular Classroom, Differentiating Content for Gifted Learners Grades 6–12 CD-ROM, and coauthor of The Cluster Grouping Handbook: A Schoolwide Model (see below)
  
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Dina Brulles, Ph.D., coauthor (with Susan Winebrenner, M.S.) of The Cluster Grouping Handbook: A Schoolwide Model
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Diane Heacox, Ed.D., author of Differentiating Instruction in the Regular Classroom and Making Differentiation a Habit
 
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Hope Sara Blecher-Sass, Ed.D., and Maryellen Moffitt, authors of See It, Be It, Write It
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Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A., author of The Complete Guide to Service Learning and the How to Take Action! series of workbooks
 
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Mariam MacGregor, M.A., author of Building Everyday Leadership in All Teens, Everyday Leadership (A Guidebook for Teens), and Teambuilding with Teens
 
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Elizabeth Whitten, Ph.D., Kelli J. Esteves, Ed.D., and Alice Woodrow, Ed.D., authors of RTI Success
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Myles L. Cooley, Ph.D., author of Teaching Kids with Mental Health & Learning Disorders in the Regular Classroom
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Barbara A. Lewis, author of What Do You Stand For? For Kids and What Do You Stand For? For Teens
 
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Visit our Speakers’ Bureau for more information and a complete list of Free Spirit authors who provide training.
Earn Graduate Credits
Select Free Spirit titles may be used to earn graduate credits through Learner’s Edge Inc., an international leader in developing self-paced professional development graduate credit courses for educators. Learn more about Learner’s Edge Inc.
Below find more Free Spirit resources that can enhance your professional development:
 Projects & Presentations for K–6 Students
Book with CD-ROM
$34.99
Phil Schlemmer, M.Ed., and Dori Schlemmer |
 Teaching Beyond the Test
Book with CD-ROM
$39.99
Phil Schlemmer, M.Ed., and Dori Schlemmer |
 Teaching Young Gifted Children in the Regular Classroom
Book with CD-ROM
$39.99
Joan Franklin Smutny, M.A., Sally Yahnke Walker, Ph.D., and Elizabeth A. Meckstroth, M.Ed., M.S.W. |
 The Essential Guide to Talking with Gifted Teens
Book with CD-ROM
$39.95
Jean Sunde Peterson, Ph.D.
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 Building Strong Writers in Middle School
Book with CD-ROM
$32.99
Deb Delisle and James R. Delisle, Ph.D. |
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