My evolving list of books to read is below. What other required reading do you have for aspiring leaders? What sequence of reading do you suggest?
Technology
- Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns - Clayton Christensen, Curtis W. Johnson, and Michael B. Horn
- The World is Open: How Web Technology Is Revolutionizing Education - Curtis J. Bonk
- Open Leadership: How Social Technology Can Transform the Way You Lead - Charlene Li
- Education Nation: Six Leading Edges of Innovation in Our Schools - Milton Chen
- Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives - John Palfrey and Urs Gasser
- Young World Rising: How Youth Technology and Entrepreneurship Are Changing the World from the Bottom Up - Rob Salkowitz
- Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology: The Digital Revolution and Schooling in America - Allan Collins and Richard Halverson
- Teaching Digital Natives: Partnering for Real Learning - Marc Prensky
- Communicating and Connecting with Social Media - William M. Ferriter, Jason T. Ramsden, and Eric C. Sheninger
Teacher Resources
- Teaching As Leadership: The Highly Effective Teacher's Guide to Closing the Achievement Gap - Steven Farr
- The Strategic Teacher: Selecting the Right Research-Based Strategy for Every Lesson - Harvey F. Silver, Richard W. Strong, and Matthew J. Perini
- Tools for Promoting Active, In-Depth Learning - Harvey F. Silver
- The Passionate Learner: How Teachers and Parents Can Help Children Reclaim the Joy of Discovery - Robert L. Fried
- Qualities of Effective Teachers - James H. Stronge
- What Great Teachers Do Differently: 14 Things That Matter Most - Todd Whitaker
Educational Theory/Future of Education
- A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future - Daniel H. Pink
- Outliers: The Story of Success - Malcolm Gladwell
- Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative - Ken Robinson
- The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology that Fuel Success and Performance at Work - Shawn Achor
- A Place Called School - John I. Goodlad
- Creativity Now: Get Inspired, Create Ideas, and Make Them Happen Now! - Jurgen Wolff
- The Global Achievement Gap: Why Even Our Best Schools Don't Teach the New Survival Skills Our Children Need and What We Can Do About It - Tony Wagner
- Five Minds for the Future - Howard Gardner
- Emotional Intelligence 2.0 - Travis Bradberry
- Emotional Intelligence - Daniel Goleman
- The Water Is Wide - Pat Conroy
- Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us - Daniel H. Pink
- The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything - Ken Robinson
- Mindset: The New Psychology of Success - Carol S. Dweck
- Schools Cannot Do It Alone - Jamie Robert Vollmer
- Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time - Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
- The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education - Diane Ravitch
- The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology - Ray Kurzweil
- College and Career Ready: Helping All Students Succeed Beyond High School - David T. Conley
- What Works in Schools: Translating Research into Action - Robert J. Marzano
- Delivering on the Promise: The Education Revolution - Richard A. DeLorenzo, Wendy J. Battino, Rick M. Schreiber, and Barbara B. Goddy Carrio
- Results Now: How We Can Achieve Unprecedented Improvements in Teaching and Learning - Michael J. Schmoker
- Focus: Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning - Mike Schmoker
- The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference - Malcolm Gladwell
Professional Development for Teachers/PLCs
- Designs for Learning: A New Architecture for Professional Development in Schools - Paul V. Bredeson
- Whatever It Takes: How Professional Learning Communities Respond When Kids Don't Learn - Rebecca DuFour, Robert Eaker, Gayle Karhanek, and Richard DuFour
- Professional Learning Communities at Work: Best Practices for Enhancing Student Achievement - Richard DuFour
- Leaders of Learning: How District, School, and Classroom Leaders Improve Student Achievement - Richard DuFour and Robert J. Marzano
- On Common Ground: The Power of Professional Learning Communities - Roland Barth, Barbara Eason-Watkins, Michael Fullan, and Lawrence Lezotte
- Personal Learning Networks: Using the Power of Connections to Transform Education - Will Richardson and Rob Mancabelli
Assessment
- What Does It Mean to Be Well Educated? And Other Essays on Standards, Grading, and Other Follies - Alfie Kohn
- Ahead of the Curve: The Power of Assessment to Transform Teaching and Learning - Larry Ainsworth, Lisa Almeida, Anne Davies, and Richard DuFour
- The Homework Myth: Why Our Kids Get Too Much of a Bad Thing - Alfie Kohn
- The Principal as Assessment Leader - Cassandra Erkens, William Ferriter, Tammy Heflebower, and Tom Hierck
Organization
- The 5th Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization - Peter M. Senge
- Get Organized: Time Management for School Leaders - Frank Buck
Leadership
- Left on Red: How to Ignite, Leverage, and Build Visionary Organizations - Bill Glynn
- Transforming School Culture: How to Overcome Staff Division - Anthony Muhammad
- Change by Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation - Tim Brown
- Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High - Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler
- Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard - Chip Heath and Dan Heath
- The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization - John C. Maxwell
- Opposable Mind: Winning Through Integrative Thinking - Roger L. Martin
- Gamestorming: A Playbook for Innovators, Rulebreakers, and Changemakers - Dave Gray, Sunni Brown, and James Macanufo
- Dealing with Difficult Parents and with Parents in Difficult Situations - Todd Whitaker and Douglas Fiore
- Now, Discover Your Strengths - Marcus Buckingham and Donald O. Clifton
- Strengths-Based Leadership - Tom Rath and Barry Conchie
- Strengths Finder 2.0 - Tom Rath
- Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? - Seth Godin
- The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness - Stephen R. Covey
- You're in Charge - Now What?: The 8 Point Plan - Thomas J. Neff and James M. Citrin
- The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You - John C. Maxwell
- Qualities of Effective Principals - James H. Stronge
- The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life - Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander
- Balanced Leadership: How Effective Principals Manage Their Work - Sheryl Boris-Schacter
- The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable - Patrick Lencioni
- Winning with People: Discover the People Principles that Work for You Every Time - John C. Maxwell
- Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us - Seth Godin
- Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School - John Medina
- If You Don't Feed the Teachers They Eat the Students: Guide to Success for Administrators and Teachers - Neila A. Connors
- How Full Is Your Bucket?: Positive Strategies for Work and Life - Tom Rath and Donald O. Clifton
- The Fred Factor: How Passion in Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary into the Extraordinary - Mark Sanborn and John C. Maxwell
- The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your LIfe, Work, and Team with Positive Energy - Jon Gordon
- The Radical Leap: A Personal Lesson in Extreme Leadership - Steve Farber
- The Power of Pull: How Small Moves, Smartly Made, Can Set Big Things in Motion - John Hagel III, John Seely Brown, and Lang Davison
- The Power of Appreciative Inquiry: A Practical Guide to Positive Change - Diana Whitney, Amanda Troston-Bloom, and David Cooperrider
Discipline
- Beyond Discipline: From Compliance to Community - Alfie Kohn
- Lost at School: Why Our Kids with Behavioral Challenges Are Falling Through the Cracks and How We Can Help Them - Ross W. Greene
