Recommended Reading

Here are several great books to help you make the paradigm shift in how we think about education in the 21st century - how schools are organized, how district policies may need to change, how to design and deliver curriculum and instruction that is authentic for the 21st century student/learner.

Organize a reading/discussion group and read the following books.  Click here for more ideas on how to use these books.

• The Global Achievement Gap by Tony Wagner
• Hot, Flat and Crowded by Thomas Friedman
• The Element by Sir Ken Robinson
• Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv
• A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink
• Grown Up Digital by Don Tapscott

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