"I love a good story. I think everyone does," says Bob Lenz, one of our nation's most sought-after youth speakers. "But something happens when the cover of a book or the opening screen of a movie says, 'Based on a true story.' True stories are more personal, more compelling, more captivating." In "This Is Life: Real Stories from the Road," Bob shares true stories of joy and triumph, of hurt and heartache, and of crazy situations encountered while living life on the road. These real-life stories will encourage, challenge and increase your faith in a big God who can bring good out of pain and...

It's not what students know, but what they do with what they know that is important

Schools are changing in response to this reality, and in Transforming Schools Using Project-Based Learning, Performance Assessment, and Common Core Standards, Bob Lenz, Justin Wells, and Sally Kingston draw on the example of the Envision Education schools, as well as other leading schools around the country, to show how the concept of deeper learning can meet the need for students who are both college and career ready and engaged in their own education.

In this book, the authors...