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
July 2026
Never Underestimate Your Teachers: Instructional Leadership for Excellence in Every Classroom
by - Robyn R. Jackson
In this book for school leaders, Jackson presents a new model for understanding teaching as a combination of skill and will and explains the best ways to support individual teachers' ongoing professional development.
Previous Reads
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...
October 2024
The Art of Skimming Stones: Leading Sustained Improvement in Schools
by - Steven Trotter
The Art of Skimming Stones challenges conventional leadership frameworks, highlighting a crucial gap in their ability to effectively drive improvement.