Behind the Book: Q&A with Jordan Mendez, Vice President and Regional Manager 

We’re offering readers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the bookmaking process—the people behind the books and the products we create! Through our “Behind the Book” blog series , discover who plays a role in creating a book, what daily life looks like at Norton, and what being part of an independent and employee-owned company means. Jordan MendezImage Credit: …

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How to Teach the Process of Science to Promote a Growth Mindset

Erin Baumgartner is an award-winning teacher and biology education researcher. She earned her PhD in zoology at the University of Hawai’i-Manoa, where she remained for an additional six years as a science curriculum developer and researcher. In 2008, she joined Western Oregon University, where she coordinated introductory biology and taught courses in vertebrate evolution and …

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Behind the Book: Q&A with Shannon Missick, College Sales Rep

We’re offering readers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the bookmaking process—the people behind the books and the products we create! Through our “Behind the Book” blog series , discover who plays a role in creating a book, what daily life looks like at Norton, and what being part of an independent and employee-owned company means. Shannon MissickImage Credit: …

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Reaching Every Student in Your General Education Class

Stacy Palen is an award-winning professor at Weber State University. She received her BS in physics from Rutgers University and her PhD in physics from the University of Iowa. As a lecturer at the University of Washington, she taught Introductory Astronomy more than 20 times over 4 years. She spends most of her time thinking …

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