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Heinemann Teaching Books Publishing in 2026

2025 Professional Books

Look forward to 9 new teaching books from Heinemann in 2026. Check back regularly for updates on cover and author photos! Follow us on social media for the latest on the projects. 

Positive Classroom Communities: Activities to Support Student's Emotional and Social Growth, by Stacy Simonyi and Tania Campanelli

Rooted in the trusted CASEL framework, this book provides easy-to-implement strategies, flexible activities, and compassionate guidance to help students build self-awareness, manage emotions, navigate relationships, and make responsible decisions. Whether you’re new to Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) or looking to deepen your practice, this resource empowers you to support each student’s unique journey—while nurturing a positive, inclusive classroom culture.

A Teacher's Guide to Using AI, by Meenoo Rami

An essential companion for educators navigating the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence in schools. Meenoo Rami, a former classroom teacher and longtime advocate and builder of thoughtful technology in education, offers clear, specific, actionable guidance to help educators understand, incorporate, and make sense of AI’s role in the classroom.

The Teaching Life: An Encyclopedia of Irreverent Opinions, Observations, and Advice, by Kelly Gallagher

Organized from A–Z, The Teaching Life is packed with strategies and candid insights distilled from decades of teaching in-the-trenches. Whether you’re a first-year teacher or a seasoned veteran, Kelly offers a wealth of valuable information on how to manage the kaleidoscope of issues teachers encounter daily, from the mind-numbing to the meaningful.
 

All Minds on Mathematics, by Wendy Ward Hoeffer

Built on the now-familiar frame of math workshop, Wendy Ward Hoffer provides an extension of the ideas presented in Minds on Mathematics to add nuance and insight to solve today’s critical problems facing math students: their needs for safety, inspiration, challenge, support, growth and, above all, joy, in their learning experiences. 

IN PROGRESS . . . 

  • En Comunidad Spanish Translation by Carla España and Luz Yadira Herrera. Learn more about the first book!
  • Designing Intentional Classrooms: How to Create Inclusive Learning Environments by Carla Dabau Padrosa. See her blogs.
  • On Good Ground: A Framework for Transformational Leadership by David Kirkland.
  • Creating Safe & Welcoming Elementary Classrooms for LGBTQ+ Students by Scott Sundstrom. See his blog.
  • You Already Know: Teaching Students Math from the Knowledge Within by José Vilson. See the announcement