Taryl Hansen – författare

Inspire trust, raise engagement, and advance learning outcomes with teacher credibility

Why do some instructional strategies work better for certain teachers than others? Given the same materials, time and effort, these teachers seem to possess the secret to success when it comes to high-impact teaching. No secrets here—the key to increasing student learning outcomes is teacher credibility.

The Illustrated Guide to Teacher Credibility dives into one of the most impactful aspects of teaching, helping educators understand how trust, competence, dynamism, and immediacy shape students’ perceptions and influence their motivation to learn. By focusing on the relationship between teacher credibility and its influence on learning, this book delivers the goods for educators to overcome barriers, establish meaningful connections, and achieve high-impact teaching. With practical insights and strategies and a research-backed Visible Learning effect size of 1.09, the authors demonstrate how credibility is not just a concept but a fundamental driver for student success with:

Comprehensive Frameworks: Explore the four pillars of teacher credibility (trust, competence, dynamism, and immediacy) and how to cultivate them in your practice.Practical Strategies: Gain actionable tools for building trust with students, improving teacher clarity, and fostering dynamic, engaging learning environments.Self-Assessments and Tools: Evaluate your own credibility and use reflective tools to enhance professional growth.Real-World Applications: Learn how to apply immediacy and proximity to improve communication and create enriched classroom relationships.

This essential resource is for every educator whose aim is to inspire trust, raise engagement, and advance learning outcomes. By focusing on credibility, you’ll empower your students and create an environment where they can thrive academically and socially.

Pulled from the pages of the bestselling book The Illustrated Guide to Visible Learning, this colorful and practical 5-pack of posters is ready to brighten your classroom walls and highlight five important signature practices of Visible Learning: classroom and school climate, teacher clarity, teaching students to drive their learning, practice and overlearning, and feedback.

Lead lasting change for your entire learning community

School leadership requires more than good intentions—it demands consequential actions that produce positive and meaningful outcomes for students, teachers, and the whole school community. Consequential Leadership is a practical, illustrated guide for busy educational leaders that will help you move beyond compliance to meaningful transformation—efficiently and effectively.

Drawing from extensive research and real-world experience, the authors present five essential leadership imperatives that combine theoretical insights with actionable strategies, all delivered alongside engaging illustrations that make complex concepts accessible and memorable.

The book explores crucial areas that define effective educational leadership:

Five leadership imperatives that include courage and accountability, motivation and collective purpose, evidence-based decision making, professional learning design, and performance conversationsPractical tools and assessments like self-evaluation rubrics, reflection prompts, and a personalized leadership journey mapReal-world applications that bridge research and practice, helping you to implement strategies that drive student achievement and teacher effectivenessA visual framework that presents leadership concepts through illustrations, charts, and diagrams designed to enhance understanding and retention

Embracing consequential leadership principles will allow you to develop the skills and competencies to create learning environments where students grow academically and personally, teachers thrive professionally, and school communities flourish through collective purpose and shared accountability.

Your Hands-On Guide to Thriving as a Substitute

Every day, substitute teachers walk into unfamiliar classrooms, often with little preparation time and high expectations to maintain a productive learning environment. This highly illustrated guide recognizes that substitute teachers are critical to student success and deserve practical tools that help them succeed, not just survive. From preparing before the bell rings to leading engaging lessons and managing those final moments of class, this book covers everything substitute teachers need to ensure learning continuity and make a real difference in students' lives.

Welcome to Substitute Teaching! provides a comprehensive toolkit designed specifically for guest educators, featuring:

Visual learning aids and infographics that enhance understanding and can be used as classroom strategiesVideos showcasing successful substitute teachers sharing practical tips and classroom demonstrationsEssential checklists and templates that reduce cognitive load and increase daily successQuestion-based organization addressing the most common concerns new substitute teachers face

This resource ensures consistent, engaging learning experiences that keep students on track—no matter who’s in the classroom.

Ready to transform your classroom into a place where every student can thrive?

Effective classroom management isn’t just about control—it’s about creating an environment where trust, fairness, and purpose guide every action. Instead of relying on quick fixes, this practical guide digs into proven strategies that go beyond simple compliance, helping you build real connections and engagement with your students.

This guide is fully illustrated, with visuals created to make complicated concepts easier to digest and remember. Whether you’re a visual learner or just want ideas to stick, the illustrations don’t just decorate the pages—they actually help bring strategies to life, making communication clearer and your own understanding stronger.

Inside, you’ll find:

Clear explanations of classroom management and discipline, showing how they work together for a supportive classroomResearch-based tips to create a positive climate, boost your credibility, and build communityProactive routines to kick off the year, manage transitions, and design instruction that fosters responsibility and belongingHandy quick guides for tackling common challenges, from off-task behaviors to conflicts

By blending strong management with responsive discipline, you can help students feel safe, empowered, and ready to learn. Perfect for new and experienced educators alike, this guide is your companion for building a classroom culture where every kid has the chance to succeed.

Bring your PLC+ work to life with this illustrated guide to the essential questions

Traditionally, teaching was a solo act. While many educators developed expertise on their own, important decisions were made in isolation, leading to inconsistent student experiences and missed opportunities to learn from one another. Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) offered a way for educators to collaborate, but simply providing time to meet is not enough.

This beautifully illustrated guide offers a meaningful and accessible on-ramp to the PLC+ framework, an evidence-based approach that empowers teacher teams to do what matters most: boost student learning and improve teaching. By focusing on the five essential questions, this guide brings the big ideas of PLC+ to life with visuals, examples, and tools you can use right away.

This book will help you:

Understand the five essential questions: Where are we going? Where are we now? How do we move learning forward? What did we learn today? Who benefited and who did not?Engage with illustrations and prompts designed to spark reflection and conversation, whether you’re reviewing student work, planning instruction, or tackling tough questions with colleaguesUse checklists to help your team see connections more clearly and determine actionable next stepsExplore spotlights on research that bring the importance and impact of high-functioning PLCs to light

Think of this guide as a roadmap you can flip open when you need direction, clarity, or inspiration in your PLC work. Then, continue with Your Introduction to PLC+ to go even deeper into the framework.

Elevate your coaching practice and make a meaningful impact

Instructional coaching holds immense potential to support teachers, elevate practice, and improve student outcomes. However, coaches are often left to figure things out on their own, and the impact of coaching can be limited without a clear, research-based approach. The Art and Science of Teacher Coaching is a practical and reflective guide that centers on collaboration, trust, and student-focused growth. Blending research-based insights with vivid illustrations and adaptable strategies, this book empowers coaches and leaders to foster meaningful dialogue, deepen professional learning, and elevate teaching practice.

This accessible primer is an entryway to high-impact coaching practices. It provides a comprehensive look at the history and goals of coaching, how to build credibility, and the core skills that matter most. You will learn to:

Build rapport and trust, ground conversations in evidence, guide reflective dialogue, and provide actionable next stepsIntegrate various coaching structures, including micro-coaching, short-cycle, and full-cycle coaching, to meet diverse needsExpand your practice from individual support to effective team coaching, fostering collective efficacy and aligning growth with school-wide goals

With strategies, self-assessments, sample prompts, and other practical resources, this illustrated guide will help you strengthen your impact and unlock the full potential of coaching as a force for authentic growth.

Your Hands-On Guide to Thriving Your First Years of Teaching

You’ve made the incredible decision to become an educator because you want to impact the learning lives of young people. Thank you, and welcome. We welcome you to this amazing profession with open arms, and with an arsenal of experience and essential tools, strategies, and lessons to help you establish a successful and satisfying teaching career.

We wanted to make it easier for you to learn and practice these techniques that research shows increase student learning. To do so, we also considered cognitive psychology research that tells us that images and illustrations can help strengthen communication and our own understanding. This helped us develop the unique format for this book: part hands-on playbook, part professional book, and all highly illustrated, it is designed to make complicated concepts more digestible and memorable.

This extensive guide for new teachers provides everything you need to impact learning from your first day on, including:

How to plan powerful learning experiences that ensure student engagement22 step-by-step learning strategies for any grade and any subjectDetailed guidance for developing formative and summative assessments30+ classroom videos demonstrating the techniques and strategies in action

Teaching is without a doubt one of the most challenging professions there is. But those who chose to accept that challenge are what make teaching the best profession in the world!