Are you looking for practical ways to use generative AI to reduce your workload without compromising the quality of your teaching?

Generative AI for Educators: Practical Strategies to Reduce Workload, Save Time, and Support Student Learning is a practical guide for middle school and high school teachers who want to use generative AI responsibly and effectively in the classroom. Written in clear, accessible language, it focuses on classroom-ready strategies that help educators save time while keeping professional judgment at the center of every decision.

You'll discover how generative AI can support lesson and unit planning, classroom materials, assessments, rubrics, feedback, differentiation, communication, and everyday administrative tasks. The book also explores responsible AI use, including student privacy, data protection, bias, accessibility, transparency, and academic integrity.

Inside the book, you'll learn how to:

• Reduce teacher workload by streamlining planning, assessments, feedback, and communication
• Create AI-assisted teaching resources through effective prompting and evaluation
• Protect student privacy and use AI responsibly
• Build sustainable classroom workflows with downloadable templates, checklists, and prompt libraries

Written by veteran educator, curriculum developer, programmer, and author Shawn Peters, the book includes chapter summaries, Food for Thought reflections, Try This! activities, classroom case studies, and downloadable resources to help you confidently apply each concept.

Why do some organizations consistently outperform their competitors while others struggle to keep up?

The answer often comes down to strategy. Business Strategy Essentials You Always Wanted to Know (3rd Edition) is a practical guide to understanding strategic management—from analyzing industries and competitors to formulating and executing strategies that deliver results.

Key Features include:

• Comprehensive coverage of strategic management fundamentals
• New chapter on AI and competitive advantage
• New coverage of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)
• Real-world case studies featuring Walmart, BMW, and Apple
• Chapter summaries and quizzes to reinforce learning

Learn how to evaluate industry life cycles and competitive forces, scan the external environment, develop business- and corporate-level strategies, and navigate diversification, mergers and acquisitions, and organizational change.

New to this Third Edition is coverage of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) for aligning strategy with execution, along with a new chapter on artificial intelligence (AI) as a strategic tool for competitive advantage.

After reading this book, you'll be able to:

• Evaluate industries and competitors using proven strategic frameworks.
• Formulate business- and corporate-level strategies for sustainable competitive advantage.
• Understand diversification, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and organizational structure.
• Apply OKRs and AI to strategic planning and decision-making.

Part of Vibrant Publishers' Self-Learning Management Series, this book is an essential resource for managers, entrepreneurs, consultants, and business students seeking to strengthen their strategic thinking and make better business decisions.

Vocabulary Workbook for the Digital SAT 2027

Boost your SAT score with stronger vocabulary skills. Learn how words work in context through 700+ essential SAT words, focused practice, and structured review.

Learn SAT-Relevant Vocabulary

• Master 700+ words most frequently tested on the SATs 
• Learn and retain through pronunciations, definitions, word forms, and examples
• Study words organized by themes and usage
• Build vocabulary across key academic subjects like science, humanities, finance, government, business, and social science

Decode Words in Context

• Use context clues, punctuation, sentence structure, and tone to determine meaning 
• Break down unfamiliar words using prefixes and suffixes
• Distinguish multiple-meaning and commonly confused words

Practice and Retain

• Match words with their meanings 
• Fill-in-the-blank exercises
• Context-based and word-decoding questions
• Synonym and antonym practice
• End-of-section reviews to reinforce learning

Plan and Review

• Flexible 3-month and 6-month study plans
• Complete word list for quick revision
• Suitable for self-study, classrooms, and tutoring

Build a stronger vocabulary and approach Digital SAT questions with greater accuracy and confidence.

How do organizations determine what jobs are worth, build competitive salary structures, and create benefits programs that support both people and business goals?

Compensation and Benefits Essentials provides a clear, practical introduction to compensation management, employee benefits, total rewards, pay equity, and salary structures.

Designed for HR professionals, managers, business owners, compensation specialists, students, instructors, consultants, and those new to compensation, the book explains how compensation works inside organizations in clear, accessible language. It progresses from foundational concepts to practical applications using real-world examples, case studies, exercises, quizzes, and ready-to-use resources.

What You’ll Learn

• Build fair, competitive salary structures using job analysis, job evaluation, market pricing, and benchmarking.
• Understand total rewards, employee benefits, incentives, merit pay, and pay-for-performance.
• Address pay equity, transparency, compliance, and governance.
• Explore remote, geographic, skills-based, and global compensation practices.
• Put concepts into practice with case studies, audit tools, templates, a pay structure builder, and a compa-ratio calculator.

Develop the skills to build internally fair and externally competitive pay structures, manage salary ranges and benefits programs, connect compensation with performance, and approach pay equity and compliance with greater confidence.

Whether you're beginning a career in human resources and compensation, managing employees, developing a total rewards strategy, or looking for a practical refresher, Compensation and Benefits Essentials offers an accessible path to understanding the decisions behind workplace pay and benefits.

PSAT/NMSQT Practice Tests 2027

The closer your practice is to the real PSAT/NMSQT, the higher you'll score on the test. This book includes 4 full-length, adaptive-style tests that do exactly that—ideal for PSAT/NMSQT or PSAT 10 prep. 

Practice Designed for Measurable Improvement

• 4 full-length PSAT/NMSQT practice tests covering Reading and Writing and Math
• Includes 3-month and 6-month study plans to support different prep timelines

Adaptive-Style Practice Framework

• Practice tests are built in a six-module adaptive-style format
• Module 2 routes to Easy or Hard based on your Module 1 performance, giving an adaptive test experience on paper 

Explanations That Teach

Most prep books tell you what the right answer is. This book shows you how to get there.

• Every explanation is built on Vibrant's 5-Step Approach to solving questions with accuracy and speed
• Strategies for pacing, accuracy, and eliminating wrong answers are woven throughout
• Answer keys and scaled-score guidance are included for every test

PSAT/NMSQT Coverage

• A complete guide to PSAT/NMSQT format, scoring, timing, and question types
• Dedicated coverage of the Selection Index and the National Merit Scholarship Program

Online Resources

• Bonus Hard Questions for advanced practice
• Companion Notes covering grammar rules, Standard English Conventions, and Math formulas
• Frequently tested vocabulary words

Whether used for self-study, classroom instruction, or tutoring support, this book offers realistic, exam-aligned practice for mastering the full PSAT/NMSQT.

What does it take to build a successful product—and develop a career in product management?

Product Management Fundamentals for Aspiring Product Managers provides a practical introduction to product strategy, development, and the skills needed to manage products throughout their lifecycle.

Designed for aspiring and early-career product managers, MBA students, project and program managers, Scrum Masters, founders, analysts, consultants, marketing and sales professionals, and technical leads, the book connects foundational concepts with practical applications through examples, case studies, exercises, tips, and online resources.

What You’ll Learn

• Navigate the product lifecycle, from customer needs and market opportunities to strategy, roadmaps, MVPs, launches, go-to-market plans, and post-launch performance.
• Use SWOT, PESTLE, Business Model Canvas, Porter’s Five Forces, 5C Analysis, BCG Matrix, TAM/SAM/SOM, the Pragmatic Marketing Framework, and product requirements documents.
• Understand the role of AI in market analysis, MVP development, customer feedback, and product decisions.
• Explore positioning, pricing, customer interactions, portfolio planning, funnel analysis, customer lifetime value, and lifecycle management.
• Build customer empathy, communication, business acumen, data analysis, negotiation, relationship management, technical knowledge, and leadership without authority.
• Prepare for career transitions, consider whether an MBA is needed, and understand hiring, interviews, networking, mentorship, and career paths.

Whether you are entering product management or strengthening your existing skills, Product Management Fundamentals for Aspiring Product Managers helps you connect product management concepts with the decisions and responsibilities of the role.