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Education Starts With You and Me.

Connecting Education Past to Education Future to Create Education Now.

Rachael Mann

Inspiring Tomorrow’s
Learners

Discover books that turn space, STEM, and career exploration into meaningful learning for today’s classrooms and tomorrow’s innovators.

Pack Your Bags for an AI-Driven Future: Artificial Intelligence in Education

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the world, including the workplaces our students will soon enter. How will education rise to the challenge of navigating this technology and the disruption it entails?

Available in Paperback, and Kindle on Amazon.

The Martians in Your Classroom: STEM in Every Learning Space

We are preparing the next generation for jobs that do not exist and for career paths that may not be in our communities, our countries, or even on our planet.

The Martians in Your Classroom book cover

Available in Paperback, Hardcover, and Kindle on Amazon.

The Spaces You’ll Go

Join the adventures of Cas & Kanga Blue as they explore the answer through a playful mix of astronomy and imagination.

Available in Paperback, Hardcover, and Kindle on Amazon.

The Things You'll Grow: Agriculture Careers for Little Big Dreamers

Join Cas, Kanga Blue, and their new friend Tillie on an adventure through a wide range of agriculture careers as they imagine the exciting things they might do someday.

Available in Hardcover, and Kindle on Amazon.

“Practical, intuitive, and full of orbit-worthy expertise, The Martians in Your Classroom is a call to action for modern education and creative work with kids.”

Rick Jetter, Ph.D.

Founder of Pushing Boundaries Consulting, LLC

“If you are a teacher, a parent, a Space nut, a futurist—okay anybody who has anything to do with children—this is a must-read.”

Dr. Rob Furman

Principal, author of The Future Ready Challenge, #BlogTalkRadio

“Mann and Sandford fuel a twin-turbo rocket onto a different planet regarding their claim about where education was and where it needs to go. Their launchpad reflections offer practical applications and intuitive, orbital expertise that any classroom can adopt.”

Rick Jetter, Ph.D.

Founder of Pushing Boundaries Consulting, LLC

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“The future of humanity is in our learning spaces. What we do with this awesome responsibility determines what our future world will look like.”

Rachael is the executive director of NCLA, host of the NCLA and OTCs podcasts, and a keynote speaker at education and workforce development events on disruptive technology, education, and careers. She champions forward-thinking in artificial intelligence, CTE, and the changing landscape of work. She is the author of six books, including her latest title, Pack Your Bags for an AI-Driven Future. She has developed university courses on artificial intelligence for college faculty and K12 educators, as well as developed three AI micro-credentials for NJIT.