Free Leader’s Guides, PLC Guides & Webinars

Our free online resources include a host of downloadable leader’s guides and high-quality streaming webinars for use by professional learning communities (PLCs), book study groups, coaches, trainers, teacher leaders, administrators, and individual educators to aid the use of Free Spirit books and support continual growth and professional development.

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Neurodivergent and Gifted: Supporting Twice-Exceptional Students

Emily Kircher-Morris, M.A., M.Ed., LPC

During this free webinar recording, author Emily Kircher-Morris, M.A., M.Ed., LPC, discusses the attributes of 2e learners; considerations for assessments and identification; and how to identify and provide appropriate accommodations in gifted, general, and special education classrooms.

Bright, Complex Kids PLC/Book Study Guide

Jean Sunde Peterson, Ph.D. / Daniel B. Peters, Ph.D.

This free guide is designed as a professional development resource and can be used to facilitate a book study or as a learning experience for a professional learning community (PLC) using Bright, Complex Kids.

Achieving Equity Through Student Self-Advocacy

Joy Lawson Davis, Ed.D. / Deb Douglas, M.S.

This free webinar, based on the research and lived experiences of gifted education experts, is designed to help allies better support underrepresented gifted learners as they break through the barriers to self-advocacy and follow their dreams.

A Teacher’s Guide to Learning to Get Along^®

Cheri J. Meiners, M.Ed.

Help young readers get the most out of the Learning to Get Along^® series.

Teaching Twice-Exceptional Learners in Today’s Classroom PLC/Book Study Guide

Emily Kircher-Morris, M.A., M.Ed., LPC

Use this free professional development resource to facilitate a book study or learning experience for a professional learning community (PLC) using Teaching Twice-Exceptional Learners in Today’s Classroom.

A Leader’s Guide to Ease the Tease

Judy S. Freedman, M.S.W. / Mimi P. Black, Ph.D. / Steve Mark

Help young readers get the most out of Ease the Tease.

A Leader’s Guide to Make a Friend, Be a Friend

Eric Braun / Steve Mark

Help young readers get the most out of Make a Friend, Be a Friend.

The Big Deal About Addictions: What Educators Need to Know

James J. Crist, Ph.D.

In this edWebinar, Dr. James J. Crist, author of What’s the Big Deal About Addictions?, addresses the prevalence of addictive disorders among teens, how to spot the signs of addiction, how addiction impacts online learning, and how educators can work with teens and help them improve their learning experience.

Consent Is a Social-Emotional Skill: Building a Culture of Consent in Your School

Lydia Bowers

Using hands-on activities that can be adapted for school and home, you’ll discover how to support children’s understanding of empathy and consent. You’ll learn considerations for your own modeling and teaching consent in a classroom setting, and you’ll discuss the gray areas when an adult needs to be in charge.

A Leader’s Guide to What’s the Big Deal About Addictions?

James J. Crist, Ph.D.

Help readers get the most out of What’s the Big Deal About Addictions?

Creative Ways to Help Students Manage Their Emotions

Rayne Lacko / Lesley Holmes

Using hands-on, personalized projects with tools every student already has, discover how to direct students to independently shift from a dark, challenging emotion to a light, empowering emotion. Find a variety of creative approaches to self-expression that encourage students to find their talents, build stronger peer connections, and set and achieve personal goals.

Responding to Student Trauma PLC/Book Study Guide

Stephanie Filio, M.Ed.

Use this free professional development resource to facilitate a book study or learning experience for a professional learning community (PLC) using Responding to Student Trauma.

Finding Your Way Through Conflict PLC/Book Study Guide

Chris Amirault, Ph.D. / Christine Snyder, M.A.

Use this free professional development resource to facilitate a book study or learning experience for a professional learning community (PLC) using Finding Your Way Through Conflict.

Ready, Set, Grow! How to Teach Growth Mindset in Grades K–8

Shannon Anderson

In this webinar, you'll learn how to change the way your students think about their challenges and help them set goals, overcome self-doubt, and build resilience.

Help Students Develop Critical Thinking Online and in the Classroom

Richard M. Cash, Ed.D.

Critical thinking is an essential tool in today’s highly complex and confusing world. In this webinar, learn how to construct challenges that develop critical thinking throughout any content area, especially in an online platform.

A Leader’s Guide to Dream Up Now^™

Rayne Lacko / Lesley Holmes

Help readers get the most out of Dream Up Now.

A Leader’s Guide to Lulu and the Hunger Monster

Erik Talkin

Help young readers get the most out of Lulu and the Hunger Monster.

A Teacher’s Guide to Jamie and Bubbie

Afsaneh Moradian

Help young readers get the most out of Jamie and Bubbie.

A Leader’s Guide to Mindset Power

Shannon Anderson

Help young readers get the most out of Mindset Power.

How Educators Can Respond to Students Experiencing Trauma

Stephanie Filio, M.Ed.

The word “trauma” used to apply to a relatively small sector of students. Not so anymore. All students faced multiple traumas in 2020 and will continue to face them in 2021. In this edWebinar, school counselor Stephanie Filio, M.Ed., author of Responding to Student Trauma, gives an overview of how students experience trauma at four levels: self/home, school, community, and country/world.

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