Reading+Lists+&+Resources

This is a virtual library of books, reference materials and other media that I read and/or utilized in my NELA experience.




 * Patterson, K. (2002). //Crucial conversations: Tools for talking when stakes are high//. New York: McGraw-Hill.
 * Covey, S. R. (2004). //The 7 habits of highly effective people: Restoring the character ethic//. New York: Free Press.
 * Carnegie, D. (1981). //How to win friends and influence people//. New York: Simon and Schuster.




 * Lemov, D. (2010). //Teach like a champion: 49 techniques that put students on the path to college//. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
 * Bolman, L. G., & Deal, T. E. (2003). //Reframing organizations: Artistry, choice, and leadership//. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
 * Tyack, D. B., & Cuban, L. (1995). //Tinkering toward utopia: A century of public school reform//. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press.
 * Senge, P. M. (1994). //The Fifth discipline fieldbook: Strategies and tools for building a learning organization//. New York: Currency, Doubleday.



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Gladwell, M. (2005). Blink: the power of thinking without thinking. New York: Back Bay Books, Little, Brown. =====

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Gladwell, M. (2008). Outliers: the story of success. New York: Little, Brown and Company. =====

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Friedman, T. L. (2007). The world is flat: a brief history of the twenty-first century. New York: Picador/Farrar, Straus and Giroux. =====

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Friedman, T. L. (2008). Hot, flat and crowded. New York: Picador/Farrar, Straus and Giroux. =====



==== Militello, M., Rallis, S. F., & Goldring, E. B. (2009). //Leading with inquiry & action: how principals improve teaching and learning.// Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. ====
 * Rath, T. (2007). Strengths finder 2.0. New York, NY: Gallup Press.


 * Wiggins G., & McTighe J., (2007). //Schooling by design: Mission, action, and achievement//. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
 * Wiggins G., & McTighe J, (2011). //The understanding by design guide to creating high-quality units.// Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
 * Lencioni P. (2004) //Death by meeting//. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
 * Lencioni P. (2002). //The five dysfunctions of a team: A leadership fable//. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.


 * Woolfolk A., & Perry N. (2012). //Child and adolescent development//. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc.
 * Robinson K. (2011). //Out of our minds: Learning to be creative.// New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
 * Ruder, K. (2010). //The Collective Leadership Storybook: Weaving Strong Communities.//Seattle, WA: The Center for Ethical Leadership.
 * Goleman, D. (2006). //Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ.// New York, NY: Bantam Books.

==== Payne, R. K. (1996). A framework for understanding poverty. (4th ed.). Highlands, TX: aha! Process, Inc. DOI: www.ahaprocess.com ==== ==== Smith, G. A., & Sobel, D. (2010). Place- and community-based education in schools. New York, NY: Routledge. ==== ==== Karsh, E., & Fox, AS. (2006). The only grant-writing book you'll ever need. (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Basic Books. ==== ==== Hughes, P. M. (2010). Gracious space. (2nd ed.). Seattle, Washington: The Center for Ethical Leadership. DOI: www.ethicalleadership.org ==== ==== Johnson, V. M. (2011). Grant writing 101: everything you need to start raising funds today. New York, NY: McGraw Hill. ====
 * Schimmel, D., Militello, M., & Eckes, S. (2010). //Principals teaching the law: 10 legal lessons your teachers must know//. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Corwin Press.
 * Lane, Kenneth et al. (2005). //The principal's legal handbook.// Dayton, Ohio: Education Law Association.
 * Block, Peter. (2008). //Community: the structure of belonging.// San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
 * Godin Seth. (2010). Linchpin. London, England: Penguin Books Ltd.

====    ==== ====  Fullan, Michael.(2001). Leading in a culture of change. San Francisco,CA: Jossey-Bass. ==== ==== Berns, Gregory.(2010). Iconoclast: A neuroscientist reveals how to think differently. Boston, MA:Harvard Business Review Press. ====
 * Eller, John. (2010). Working with and evaluating difficult school employees. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
 * Tschannen-Moran, Megan. (2004). Trust matters. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.



==== Thaler, R. H., & Sunstein, C. R. (2009). Nudge: Improving decisions about health, wealth, and happiness. New York: Penguin Books. ==== ==== Wood, C. (2007). Yardsticks: Children in the classroom ages 4-14. (3rd ed.). Turners Falls, MA: Northeast Foundation for Children, Inc. ====
 * DuFour, R., DuFour, R., & Eaker, R. (2008). Revisiting professional learning communities at work. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.