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
February 2025
The Age of Identity: Who Do Our Kids Think They Are . . . and How Do We Help Them Belong?
by - Dennis Shirley, Andy Hargreaves
Dennis Shirley and Andy Hargreaves brilliantly show how we can and must engage with young people's identities in their fullness and complexity. Rooted in classical and contemporary theories of identity, extensive research, and in sheer common sense, their book takes us from bitterness to belonging
Previous Reads
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.
April 2024
Culture Rules: Creating Schools Where Children Want to Learn and Adults Want to Work
by - Jo Facer
School culture is unarguably central to a school’s success or failure. While there is no single "correct" school culture, there are lessons to be learned. Culture Rules examines the factors that create an environment where students want to learn, and adults want to teach.