Educational Leadership Book Clubs

For Non-Educators and Educators.

Easy to read books that are practical for improving/sustaining high academic performance at Dingle. Build relationships with other families and staff while you learn, too!

Core Books

Other Recommended Books

• "Crucial Conversations" by Patterson, Grenny, McMillan, Switzler

• "Work Hard, be Nice" by Jay Matthews. About how the KIPP schools started and grew.

• "Visible Learning" by John Hattie. Ranks the effect size of all major education interventions that have been studied.

• "Good to Great" by Jim Collins.

• Common Core - it's less reading than you think!

• "Transforming School Culture" by Anthony Muhammad

• "Engage Every Family" by Steven Constantino

• "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" by Steven Covey

Recommended Articles

• Master Teacher Clare Lundquist's Story on Turning Around Math and Reading Scores by Uncommon Schools

• Turnaround Principals' Story on What Worked and What He'd Do Differently (more effort developing on-site school leaders) by Uncommon Schools

• Effect Size Basics by the US Department of Education's Regional Education Laboratory Program

Dual-Immersion Reading Materials

• Video of Language Immersion in Minnesota by Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA), University of Minnesota

• California Department of Education Multilingual FAQ

Seeking Recommendations for Reading Materials

Graduate Profile: Dingle core values map to 'Graduate Profile'... Does WJUSD or common core have a graduate profile? Something referenced it. Example: https://www.elsegundousd.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1428131&type=d&pREC_ID=1643260

Student Culture: The Uncommon Schools books partially address student culture. We're looking for the "best" book on what great school culture looks like for a school like Dingle. Listed here are some of the references we've received so far. Shaping School Culture by Kent Peterson and The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle.

Organizations Worth Learning About

• The Education Trust - West

• CORWIN (publishes Visible Learning books and content)

Potential Partners

• https://education.ucdavis.edu/reed-resourcing-excellence-education