What if education’s biggest problems were actually easy to fix?
You have challenges, but you don’t have time for a five-year plan. You want practical solutions you can read today and use tomorrow. That’s why we launched the Hack Learning Series 10 years ago—to provide teachers, leaders, and parents with smart, simple ideas that work in real classrooms.
This 10th Anniversary Edition celebrates a decade of impact with a refreshed design, a new “From the Publisher” message, and bonus previews of other Hack Learning Series titles in the back.
Inside Hacking Education, bestselling authors Mark Barnes and Jennifer Gonzalez share 10 powerful, proven strategies that can transform your school immediately. Using a Hacker’s mentality—small fixes that make a big difference—you’ll learn how to eliminate:
- Wasted meeting time
- Classroom management struggles
- Planning time interruptions
- Ineffective PD
- EdTech overwhelm
Discover timeless tools like:
- Pineapple Charts (the secret sauce to free PD)
- Glass Classrooms
- The 360 Spreadsheet (a simple way to build rapport with kids)
- The TQZ (Teacher Quiet Zone)
- Marigold Committees (the best mentors are marigolds)
Practical. Relatable. Ready to Use.
Each Hack follows a simple, effective format readers have grown to love.
Whether you’re new to Hack Learning or revisiting where it began, this Anniversary Edition honors a movement rooted in helping educators fix problems fast—and do it with confidence.
Scroll up to grab your copy of the 10th Anniversary Edition of Hacking Education today. Start solving problems tomorrow.
Mark Barnes is a veteran classroom teacher, internationally recognized author and speaker, and creator of the Hack Learning Series for teachers and the Hack Learning mobile app. Mark is the author of six education books, including the critically acclaimed Role Reversal (ASCD, 2013) and Assessment 3.0 (Corwin, 2015), which encourages teachers to eliminate traditional grades and build an ongoing conversation about learning. His Facebook group, Teachers Throwing Out Grades, is a growing collection of educators, parents, and students, dedicated to changing the way learning is assessed in classrooms around the world. Mark is the publisher of the popular education blog, Brilliant or Insane, named a Top 10 education technology blog by EdTech Magazine. He can be found daily on Twitter @markbarnes19.
Jennifer Gonzalez is a National Board Certified teacher. Her twelve years of classroom experience include teaching English language arts in middle school and preparing pre-service teachers at the college level. In 2013 she started her blog, Cult of Pedagogy, where she shares effective teaching and assessment practices, curates top-notch educational resources, explores how race and culture intersect with education, and studies the effective use of technology in the classroom. Her writing has appeared on Edutopia, Education Week, MiddleWeb, Brilliant or Insane, and Corkboard Connections. She is the author of The Teacher's Guide to Tech, available at teachersguidetotech.com, and the host of The Cult of Pedagogy Podcast, available on iTunes. Find her on Twitter at @cultofpedagogy.
