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  • Some Summer Reading And Resour Some Summer Reading And Resource Browsing

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      Are you a summer reader? Looking for books that not only are educationally relevant but also interesting, thought-provoking, and easy to read? Looking for books that might change your way of thinking about schools and classrooms? Here are a few to put on your list to buy or get from the library:

       

      Will Richardson, Why School?

      This book is only available as an e-read for $1.99 (as my young nephew once said to my wife: “It’s a new world, my friend”). Provides an excellent discussion of what schooling should be about and how schools should be different in this new 21st century age we live in, with information abundance, new forms of communication, etc. Both an easy read and full of quotes and information that make the read insightful, thought-provoking, entertaining, and challenging.

       

      Ken Robinson, The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything.

      This book focuses on the how to create schools and educational experiences that nurture varied forms of talent, interests, intelligence and creativity that need to be developed within each of us. An excellent and easy read, with lots of examples and humor. A companion book is Finding Your Element: How To Discover Your Talents and Passions and Transform Your Life.

       

      Paul Tough, How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity and the Hidden Power of Character

      Paul Tough believes that we don’t place enough emphasis in schools on developing “character traits”, such as perseverance, resilience, curiosity, optimism, self-control. He makes a very strong case that, in the long run, these traits are as significant as, and perhaps more significant than academic skills. His solutions are novel, including significant forms of early intervention in the lives of some children.

       

      Alice E. Ginsberg, Embracing Risk in Urban Education

      Alice Ginsberg argues that, instead of eliminating risk from schools by “regulating, standardizing, scripting, and quantifying” what we do in schools, we should try to develop schools that embrace risk by enabling students to “…experiment, disagree, … assert their individuality, test assumptions and question data”, essential qualities for a 21st century world and a democratic society (p. 3). The book provides case studies of four Philadelphia urban schools and teaching examples that, in her view, “make space for children to explore the unknown” (p. 4), teach children how to inquire and collaborate; teach them how to foster social justice; and help them build patience, sustained commitment, and cooperative, responsible leadership (p. 10).

       

      Ron Berger, An Ethic of Excellence: Building a Culture of Craftsmanship with Students

      This relatively short, well written, powerful book, by an elementary teacher in New Hampshire and an educational presenter and speaker, shows us a way to think about excellence and educational practice that is very different from the test score mentality that exists in today’s educational world. His is a focus on, among other things, a framework that builds community, creates an ethic of excellence, focuses on excellence and craftsmanship in student work, and sees teaching as a calling. A very worthwhile book and a good read.

       

      Dennis Littky, The Big Picture: Education is Everyone’s Business

      This book not only influenced my way of thinking about education, but also has influenced the thinking of thousands of educators who are struggling to motivate students in a 21st century world. Starting with “the real goals of education”, Littky provides a very different way of viewing education, personalizing it, and getting students to be passionate about learning. A very powerful and different way to approach education that has been implemented in “Big Picture” schools across the country, and has proven to be successful with thousands of students.

       

      Tony Wagner, The Global Achievement Gap

      This wonderful and important book examines the world of the 21st century and its implications for the future of work, teaching and learning.  Wagner’s “seven survival skills” are not even touched upon in most schools (a scary thought). The book also highlights a number of schools that are meeting the challenges of the post-industrial world with a different approach to education.

       

      Summer is also a good time for exploration and browsing! You might also want to explore my website: www.era3learning.org. There you will find many articles and readings about 21st century educational practice, examples of instructional strategies, curriculum materials, and assessment approaches for this new era, links to many other websites, commentaries and blogs from many different sources, and much more.

       

      ENJOY!!!

       

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  • It's hard to fail... It's hard to fail...

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      Here are some slides from my leadership presentations. Enjoy!

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  • Teamwork Teamwork

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      Here are some slides from my leadership presentations. Enjoy!

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  • Many of life's failures occur. Many of life's failures occur...

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      Here are some slides from my leadership presentations. Enjoy!

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  • Anything unattempted... Anything unattempted...

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      Here are some slides from my leadership presentations. Enjoy!

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  • Limiting growth? Limiting growth?

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      Here are some slides from my leadership presentations. Enjoy!

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  • Failure & Success Failure & Success

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      Here are some slides from my leadership presentations. Enjoy!

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  • Knowledge Knowledge

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      Here are some slides from my leadership presentations. Enjoy!

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  • Nora Roberts Nora Roberts

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  • Challenges make life interesti Challenges make life interesting...

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  • The ultimate measure... The ultimate measure...

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  • Learn, Live, Hope Learn, Live, Hope

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      Here are some slides from my leadership presentations. Enjoy!

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  • Swimming with the big fish Swimming with the big fish

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      Here are some slides from my leadership presentations. Enjoy!

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  • Dreams Come True Dreams Come True

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      Here are some slides from my leadership presentations. Enjoy!

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  • Collaborate & Improvise Collaborate & Improvise

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  • Keep calm Keep calm

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  • A bend in the road isn't the e A bend in the road isn't the end...

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  • To accomplish great things... To accomplish great things...

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  • What lies behind us... What lies behind us...

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      Here are some slides from my leadership presentations. Enjoy!

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  • Don't be afraid of great work! Don't be afraid of great work!

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      Here are some slides from my leadership presentations. Enjoy!

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