Solution Tree and Marzano Resources Sweep Independent Publisher Book Awards

BLOOMINGTON, Ind., June 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Two premier educational publishers and professional development providers, Solution Tree and Marzano Resources, have swept the gold, silver and bronze in the education category of the 2025 Independent Publisher ("IPPY") Book Awards.

Place-Based Learning (Solution Tree), The Metacognitive Preschooler (Solution Tree) and Humanized Education (Marzano Resources) received top honors in the Education I (Workbook/Resources) category. These wins highlight the impressive track record earned by both companies in this category year after year.

Kendra Slayton, publisher of Solution Tree International, praised the authors and their work. "We're honored to have been able to support these incredible authors in the creation of such wonderful resources and to help bring their visions to life," said Slayton.

Conducted annually, the IPPY Awards honor the year's best independently published titles from around the world.

Here are the 2025 IPPY Award Winners published by Solution Tree and Marzano Resources:

GOLD Award in the Education I (Workbook/Resources) Category

Place-Based Learning: Connecting Inquiry, Community, and Culture

By Micki Evans, Charity Marcella Moran and Erin Sanchez

Understand the impact a sense of place has on education, culture and community in this powerful book. Authors Micki Evans, Charity Marcella Moran and Erin Sanchez offer tools and principles for teaching and learning beyond the classroom walls. Teachers can learn to enrich the traditional curricula with authentic, community-driven experiences that create student ownership.

SILVER Award in the Education I (Workbook/Resources) Category

The Metacognitive Preschooler: How to Teach Academic, Social, and Emotional Intelligence to Your Youngest Students

By Richard K. Cohen, Michele A. Herold, Emily R. Peluso, Katie Upshaw and Kelsee G. Young

The coauthors of this book provide a metacognitive strategy for educators aiming to teach preschoolers SEL competencies, improving school climate, boosting academic performance, and increasing inclusivity. Gain a singular, practical, evidence-based solution to overcome behavior and learning challenges in early childhood students.

BRONZE Award in the Education I (Workbook/Resources) Category

Humanized Education: A Mastery-Based Framework to Promote Student Growth and Strength

By Mike Ruyle, Jason D. Cummins (Awachíikaate), Libby Child, and Donyall D. Dickey

With actionable steps, educators can learn to be more strategic about which developmental competencies to prioritize and how to approach them for successful outcomes. Discover the school fitness flywheel framework, which emphasizes growth-based schooling, strength-based teaching and mastery-based learning.

Place-Based Learning The Metacognitive Preschooler, and Humanized Education are available to order at SolutionTree.com. Humanized Education is also available to order at MarzanoResources.com.

About Solution Tree
For over 25 years, Solution Tree has worked to transform education worldwide, empowering educators to raise student achievement. With more than 60,000 educators attending professional development events and more than 12,000 professional development days in schools each year, Solution Tree helps teachers and administrators confront essential challenges. Solution Tree has a catalog of more than 600 titles, along with hundreds of videos and online courses, and is the creator of Global PD Teams and Avanti, online learning platforms that facilitate the work of teachers and educators. Follow @SolutionTree on X, Facebook, and Instagram. Learn more about Solution Tree.

About Marzano Resources
Marzano Resources, formerly Marzano Research, is dedicated to helping K–12 educators advance student achievement. Built on the foundation of Dr. Robert J. Marzano's 50 years of education research, Marzano Resources supports teachers and administrators through customizable on-site professional development, educator events, virtual coaching, books, videos and online courses. Our associates and authors are thought leaders in the field of education and deliver research-backed guidance for all major areas of schooling, including curriculum development, instruction, assessment, student engagement and personalized competency-based education. Marzano Resources is the home of High Reliability Schools and The Marzano Compendium of Instructional Strategies.

About the Independent Publisher Book Awards
The Independent Publisher Book Awards were conceived in 1996 as a broad-based, unaffiliated awards program open to all members of the independent publishing industry. The awards are intended to bring increased recognition to the thousands of exemplary independent, university and self-published titles produced each year, and reward those who exhibit the courage, innovation and creativity to bring about change in the world of publishing.

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