Readings

This list contains 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. ====
 * Gladwell, M. (2005). Blink: the power of thinking without thinking. New York: Back Bay Books, Little, Brown.
 * Gladwell, M. (2008). Outliers: the story of success. New York: Little, Brown and Company.
 * ====Friedman, T. L. (2007). The world is flat: a brief history of the twenty-first century. New York: Picador/Farrar, Straus and Giroux ====
 * ‍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. ====
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Wiggins G., & McTighe J., (2007). Schooling by design: Mission, action, and achievement. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
 * ====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Wiggins G., & McTighe J, (2011). The understanding by design guide to creating high-quality units. Alexandria, VA: ASCD. ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Lencioni P. (2004) Death by meeting. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Lencioni P. (2002). The five dysfunctions of a team: A leadership fable. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. ====
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Woolfolk A., & Perry N. (2012). Child and adolescent development. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc.
 * ====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Robinson K. (2011). Out of our minds: Learning to be creative. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Ruder, K. (2010). The Collective Leadership Storybook: Weaving Strong Communities.Seattle, WA: The Center for Ethical Leadership. ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Goleman, D. (2006). Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ. New York, NY: Bantam Books. ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Schimmel, D., Militello, M., & Eckes, S. (2010). Principals teaching the law: 10 legal lessons your teachers must know. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Corwin Press. ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Lane, Kenneth et al. (2005). The principal's legal handbook. Dayton, Ohio: Education Law Association. ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Block, Peter. (2008). Community: the structure of belonging. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers. ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Payne, R. K. (1996). A framework for understanding poverty. (4th ed.). Highlands, TX: aha! Process, Inc. DOI: www.ahaprocess.com ====
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Smith, G. A., & Sobel, D. (2010). Place- and community-based education in schools. New York, NY: Routledge.

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 * ====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Godin Seth. (2010). Linchpin. London, England: Penguin Books Ltd. ====
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">‍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:
 * ====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">‍Johnson, V. M. (2011). Grant writing 101: everything you need to start raising funds today. New York, NY: McGraw Hill. ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Fullan, Michael.(2001). Leading in a culture of change. San Francisco,CA: Jossey-Bass. ====
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">‍Berns, Gregory.(2010). Iconoclast: A neuroscientist reveals how to think differently. Boston, MA:Harvard Business Review Press.
 * ====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Eller, John. (2010). Working with and evaluating difficult school employees. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin. ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Tschannen-Moran, Megan. (2004). Trust matters. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Thaler, R. H., & Sunstein, C. R. (2009). Nudge: Improving decisions about health, wealth, and happiness. New York: Penguin Books. ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">DuFour, R., DuFour, R., & Eaker, R. (2008). Revisiting professional learning communities at work. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press. ====
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Wood, C. (2007). Yardsticks: Children in the classroom ages 4-14. (3rd ed.). Turners Falls, MA: Northeast Foundation for Children, Inc.