Book of the Month for November 2024
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 work-life balance.
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Recommended Read
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.
Previous Reads
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.
June 2024
Leading With Intention: How School Leaders Can Unlock Deeper Collaboration and Drive Results
by - Peter M. DeWitt, Michael Nelson
This book is focused on how educators think, the choices they make, and how they develop deeper academic and social-emotional connections.
May 2024
Leading Learning and Teaching
by - Stephen Dinham
Leading Learning and Teaching is a thorough, comprehensive sourcebook on school improvement and best-practice leadership, including extensive references, case studies and evidence to back up arguments.