"Look inside to explore the real-world science and engineering tha has inspired the gadgets on the Dark Knight's utility belt."--Page 4 of cover.

This isn't your average teaching book. With a fun, comic-book-inspired layout, Teaching Is for Superheroes! skips the information overload and gives you practical action steps for igniting enthusiasm in your K-12 classroom and achieving your professional goals. Now more than ever, teachers are in high demand—yet the threat of burnout still looms large. This book will help you keep the spark alive, engaging you in a deeper examination of education by way of entertaining superhero archetypes and tropes. What’s your teaching origin story? Your secret identity? Your powers, weaknesses, nemeses? The teachers-as-superheroes metaphor provides a rich venue through which you can thoughtfully analyze your purpose and pedagogy. This high quality, eye-catching book offers you an inspirational springboard for practical insight and application in the classroom. You’ll gain ideas for surviving your first year, navigating social media as a teacher, interacting productively with colleagues and parents, using tech in the classroom, prioritizing self-care, harnessing your teacher “superpowers,” and even dressing for teaching success. The school setting may not be as glamorous as the futurist skyscrapers, alien planets, or alternate universes we see in movies and comics, but the adventure is just as exciting—and best of all, it’s real! Gain teaching insights, tips, and advice in an entertaining, superhero-inspired format Identify your teaching superpowers and weaknesses, and learn to lean on others when needed Explore the “universe” of teaching to understand where you fit in and how you can leave your legacy Equip yourself with the gadgets and gizmos you need to sharpen your skills and power up your classroom Current and future K-12 educators—pick up Teaching Is for Superheroes!, put on your cape, and start saving the world, one class at a time.

Batman’s life depends on the gadgets he stores in his Utility Belt. But is any of that gear real? The answer may surprise you. Look inside to learn how the tools in Batman’s Utility Belt are rooted in real-world science and engineering.

BATMAN is forced to face his fear of bats again when Man-Bat surfaces in Gotham. To defeat Man-Bat, Bruce Wayne must think back to how he overcame his fears when he was younger.

When it comes to fighting crime, technology is Batman's greatest weapon. From his gadget-packed Utility Belt to his high-tech Batmobile, the Dark Knight tackles Gotham's criminal underworld. But does any of his gear have a basis in reality? Or is it merely the stuff of fiction? Batman Tech uncovers the real-world connections behind Batman's equipment, and much of it will surprise you Accessible text, photos and Batman illustrations combine to reveal the real science and engineering behind Batman's fictional world.

"Explores the real-world science and engineering connections to the features of Batman's Batsuit, Utility Belt, road vehicles, and aircraft"--

"Simple, step-by-step instructions teach readers how to draw Batman and his friends and enemies"--