Book of the Month for August 2024

Teaching Sprints: How Overloaded Educators Can Keep Getting Better

 

by - Simon Breakspear, Bronwyn Ryrie Jones

Teachers and school leaders have ambitious goals, but improvement work in busy schools is hard. Eminently practical and field tested around the globe, the evidence-informed process outlined in this book will provide you with a framework for robust, sustainable and powerful professional learning.

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Your Essential Guide to Effective Reflective Practice: Improving Practice through Self-Reflection and Writing

by - Christian van Nieuwerburgh, David Love

This impactful guide takes you through the process of effective reflective practice with a clear and creative focus on helping you be successful in your professional and academic life. It will provide you with clear guidance about how to undertake the reflective writing needed to achieve academic qualifications and professional accreditations.

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December 2022

10 Steps to Develop Great Learners: Visible Learning for Parents

by - John Hattie, Kyle Hattie

John Hattie provides a simple 10 step plan for parents to nurture and develop their children’s learning. He draws on his globally famous Visible Learning research; Applicable for children of all ages; Includes advice on choosing the right school, communicating effectively with teachers and being the ‘first learner’ for your child. 

November 2022

De-implementation: Creating the Space to Focus on What Works

by - Peter M. DeWitt

October 2022

Leading Continuous Change: Navigating Churn in the Real World

by - Bill Pasmore

Most change efforts fail because most change methods are built to deal with single challenges in a nice, neat, linear way. But leaders know that today, pressures for change don’t come at you one at a time; they come all at once. It’s like riding a roller coaster: sudden drops, jarring turns, anxious climbs into…