Are you an author looking to get your books into classrooms and school libraries? Want to understand what really drives school decision-makers to choose one book over another? Join us for a practical and powerful session that breaks down how to use data, tools, and educational resources to boost your visibility and credibility with schools. 

Authors who are looking to 

• Who are interested in creating Teaching Guides and Resources to aid their sales. 
• Walk away from the webinar knowing what to create and how to DIY your guides! 
• Sell books to school libraries/classrooms  
• Seeking to optimize metadata for discoverability  
• Who are interested in building reading series and selling to schools or leveled tools 

In this webinar, you’ll learn:

• What makes a teaching resource useful and usable for real classrooms (hint: it’s more than just a worksheet!)
  
• How to create lesson plans, discussion questions, and activities that align with grade-level standards
  
• The difference between teacher’s guides, student handouts, and extension activities—and when to use each
  
• Tools and templates to help you build educational resources, even if you don’t have a background in teaching
  
• How to connect your book’s themes to subjects like ELA, SEL, science, or social studies to increase curriculum relevance
  
• Where and how to host your materials so teachers can access them easily
  
• How having classroom-ready resources increases your chances of school bookings, library purchases, and bulk orders
• How to get a Lexile Measure for your book—and why it matters
• What curriculum alignment really means, and how to talk about it in your book pitch
• The difference between teacher’s guides, lesson plans, and educator resources (and how to create them)
• How having the tools  impact buying decisions
• The role of educational standards in school sales (and how your book can meet them)
• Tips to position your book for school buyers, administrators, and library distributors