Reading Recommendations

Recommended reading for education administration from Dr. Messick:

Dweck, Carol S. Mindset. London: Robinson, 2012. Print.

Danielson, Charlotte. Teacher Leadership That Strengthens Professional Practice. paperback. ISBN: 9781416602712

Fullan, Michael. The Principal: Three Keys to Maximizing Impact. hardcover. ISBN: 9781118575239

Greaves, Thomas W. Revolutionizing Education Through Technology: The Project RED Roadmap for Transformation. paperback. ISBN:9781564843227

Kay, Ken and Greenhill, Valerie. The Leader's Guide to 21st Century Education: 7 Steps for Schools and Districts. paperback. ISBN:9780132117593

Nussbaum-Beach, Sheryl and Ritter, Lani Hall. The Connected Educator: Learning and Leading in a Digital Age. paperback. ISBN: 9781935543176.


10 Non-fiction Books Recommended by Dr. Santo
Adams, S. (1998). The Dilbert future: Thriving on business stupidity in the 21st century. New York: HarperCollins. Who doesn’t love Dilbert?

Brox, J. (2010). Brilliant: The evolution of artificial light. New York: Houghton Mifflin. How electric light changed society.

Cahalan, S. (2012). Brain on fire: My month of madness. NY: Simon & Schuster. A terrifying brain disorder that masquerades as mental illness.

Cain, S. (2012). Quiet: The power of introverts in a world that can’t stop talking. New York: Crown Publishers. At last, someone’s paying attention to us introverts!

Gladwell, M. (2011). Outliers: The story of success. BackBay Books. Why do some people succeed while others do not?

Loewen, J.W. (2007). Lies my teacher told me: Everything your American history book got wrong. NY: Touchstone. This book will shock you.

Rubin, G. (2009). The happiness project. NY: Harper. What truly makes us happy?

Sacks, O. (2012). Hallucinations. NY: Knopf. My favorite non-fiction writer, this is just one of his brilliant books on neurological case studies.

Schacter, D. L. (2001). The seven sins of memory. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. What’s wrong with our memory.

Strayed, C. (2012). Wild: From lost to found on the Pacific Crest Trail. New York: Knopf. An incredible adventure of personal transition and change.


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