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  1. The Essential 55

    by Ron Clark

    Now in paperback, Ron Clark's New York Times bestseller that's changing America one child at a time! The runaway bestseller that's a must-have for every parent and teacher. How many authors would travel coast to coast on a bus to get their book into as many hands as possible? Not... (learn more about this book)

  2. Disrupting Class

    by Clayton M. Christensen, Michael B. Horn, Curtis W. Johnson

    Selected as one of the "Best Books on Innovation, 2008" by BusinessWeek magazine Named the "Best Human-Capital Book of 2008" by Strategy + Business magazine A crash course in the business of learning-from the bestselling author of The Innovator's Dilemma and The... (learn more about this book)

  3. A Leader Becomes a Leader

    by J. Kevin Sheehan

    A Leader Becomes a Leader opens with a window on history: Henry David Thoreau riding a borrowed horse and wagon into the woods around Concord, Massachusetts to Walden Pond in 1845. There, he writes a classic work that has a powerful effect on the lives and philosophies of seminal leaders in... (learn more about this book)

  4. The Leader in Me

    by Stephen R. Covey

    The world has entered an era of the most profound and challenging change in human history. Most of our children are not prepared, and we know it. Parents around the world see the change and know that the traditional three R's -- reading, writing, and arithmetic -- are necessary, but not... (learn more about this book)

  5. Schools That Learn: A Fifth Discipline Fieldbook for Educators, Parents, and Everyone Who Cares About Education

    by Art Kleiner, Nelda H. Cambron-McCabe

    Created by bestselling author and MIT senior lecturer Peter Senge and a team of educators and organizational change leaders, this new addition to the Fifth Discipline Resource Book series offers practical advice for educators, administrators, and parents on how to strengthen and rebuild... (learn more about this book)

  6. Coach

    by Michael Lewis

    A story with a big heart about a boy, a coach, the game of baseball, and the game of life. "There are teachers with a rare ability to enter a child's mind; it's as if their ability to get there at all gives them the right to stay forever." There was a turning point in Michael Lewis's... (learn more about this book)

  7. Failure Is Not an Option

    by Alan M. Blankstein

    A Copublication With the HOPE Foundation Covering theory into practice, this state-of-the-art resource gives school leaders the tools they need to create and sustain effective professional learning communities.

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  8. Professional Learning Communities at Work: Best Practices for Enhancing Student Achievement

    by Richard DuFour, Robert E. Eaker

    Professional Learning Communities at Work presents research-based recommendations drawn from the best practices found today in schools nationwide for continuously improving school performance. Coming from the perspectives of both a distinguished dean of education and one of America s most... (learn more about this book)

  9. On Common Ground

    by Roland Barth, Barbara Eason-Watkins, Michael Fullan, Lawrence Lezotte, Douglas Reeves, Jonathon Saphier, Mike Schmoker, Dennis Sparks, Rick Stiggins, Rebecca DuFour, Robert Eaker

    On Common Ground provides a valuable tool for educators who are doing the hard work of improving their schools. This resource offers teachers and administrators a coherent conceptual framework and specific, practical strategies for moving forward with their improvement efforts. Any listing of... (learn more about this book)

  10. Leading 21st-century schools : harnessing technology for engagement and achievement

    by Lynne Schrum

    Aligned to the ISTE NETS standards for administrators, this guide provides an actionable plan for integrating new technology into teaching and learning and realizing measurable improvement.

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