Book of the Month for August 2024
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.
Book of the Month
August 2026
Meeting Wise: Making the Most of Collaborative Time for Educators
by - Kathryn Parker Boudett, Elizabeth A. City
This book, by two editors of Data Wise: A Step-by-Step Guide to Using Assessment Results to Improve Teaching and Learning, attempts to bring about a fundamental shift in how educators think about the meetings we attend.
Previous Reads
January 2025
The Pruning Principle: Mastering the Art of Strategic Subtraction Within Education
by - Simon Breakspear, Michael Rosenbrock
The Pruning Principle offers a groundbreaking approach to educational leadership, drawing inspiration from horticulture to address the chronic issues of overwork and inefficiency in schools. The authors, Dr Simon Breakspear and Michael Rosenbrock, propose a radical shift from the culture of "doing more" to one of strategic subtraction, arguing that by carefully pruning away non-essential...
December 2024
Emerge: The Five Most Common Challenges Faced by Middle Leaders and How to Overcome Them (Unleash the power of self-awareness in leadership.)
by - Gavin Grift
Author Gavin Grift proposes that successful leadership is, at its core, a deeply personal endeavor built on self-awareness.
November 2024
Making Room for Impact: A De-implementation Guide for Educators
by - by Arran Hamilton, John Hattie, Dylan Wiliam
With teacher and leader workloads and burnout at an all-time high, it’s time for de-implementation: de-prioritizing and deleting the less effective, higher-cost initiatives we implement in schools. De-implementation allows us to focus on practices that have more supporting evidence and a higher probability of positive impact on students, and at the same time gain much-needed...