Two Playbooks. One Powerful Shift in Your School Culture.

A smiling young woman with glasses balancing a stack of books on her head.

Virtual or in-person sessions with Erika Bare & Tiffany Burns, the authors of Connecting Through Conversation: A Playbook for Talking with Students and A School Leader’s Playbook for Tough Conversations.

Bring your team together for a customized, author-led book study experience designed to build the skills that matter most: strong relationships, calm under pressure, and confident communication in high-stakes moments.

Choose the focus that best fits your team’s needs—or combine both for a comprehensive approach to student behavior and adult conversations.

Connecting Through Conversation: A Playbook for Talking with Students

Tools for Connection

All educators care about kids, they just don’t always have the knowledge and skills to effectively show it. Engaging in a fully customizable Book Study will give educators the tools they need to create a culture of connection.


Common Language

Your staff will gain a common language, while collaboratively learning immediately applicable moves to strengthen relationships, avoid power struggles, de-escalate students, maintain calm, and improve communication with families.

Improve Culture

Educators will learn high-leverage, evidence-based strategies to better navigate student behavior, increase engagement and achievement, and improve school culture.

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This book is designed for all educators: Teachers, support staff, and administrators. Bring your whole staff together to explore practical and easy-to-implement strategies to transform behavior. Reach out today to start your journey.


A School Leader’s Playbook for Tough Conversations


Lead with Clarity

High-stakes conversations are unavoidable in school leadership. This book study builds the skills to approach them with clarity, calm, and confidence.

Strengthen Skills

Develop skills in addressing performance, navigating caregiver concerns, and leading difficult conversations with honesty and care.

Improve Culture

When leaders communicate effectively, trust grows and culture strengthens. When the culture is strong, staff performance, collaboration, and student incomes all improve.

Start Today!

Bring your leadership team together to explore practical and easy-to-implement strategies to improve communication and improve outcomes. Reach out today to start your journey.