Publications
Resources
- Lambert, Linda. Building Leadership Capacity in Schools. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), 1998.
- Conzemius, Anne, and Jan O?Neill. Building Shared Responsibility for Student Learning. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), 2001.
- Beckhard, Richard, and Wendy Pritchard. Changing the Essence. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 1992.
- Marzano, Robert J., and Debra J. Pickering, and Jane E. Pollock. Classroom Instruction that Works. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), 2001.
- Senge, Peter, and Art Kleiner, Charlotte Roberts, Richard Ross, George Roth, and Bryan Smith. The Dance of Change. New York, New York: Doubleday, 1999.
- Crowther, Frank, and Stephen S. Kaagan, Margaret Ferguson, and Leonne Hann. Developing Teacher Leaders: How Teacher Leadership Enhances School Success. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, Inc., 2002.
- Gregory, Gayle H., and Carolyn Chapman. Differentiated Instructional Strategies: One Size Doesn’t Fit All. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, Inc., 2002.
- Lundin, Ph.D., Stephen C., and Harry Pual, and John Christensen. Fish: Catch the Energy and Release the Potential. New York, New York: Hyperion Books, 2000.
- Payne, Ph.D., Ruby K. A Framework for Understanding Poverty. Highlands, TX: aha! Process Inc., 2001.
- Gruwell, Erin. The Freedom Writers Diary. New York, New York: Broadway Books, 1999.
- O’Shea, Mark R. From Standards to Success. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), 2005.
- Sagor, Richard. Guiding School Improvement with Action Research. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), 2000.
- Evans, Robert. The Human Side of Change. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 1996.
- Jenkins, Lee. Improving Student Learning. Milwaukee, WI: American Society for Quality (ASQ), 1997.
- Blaze, Mark L., and Karen S. Davison and John P. Evans. Insights to Performance in Education 2001. Milwaukee, WI: American Society for Quality (ASQ), 2001.
- Schlechty, Phillip C. Inventing Better Schools. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1997.
- Kotter, John P. Leading Change. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1996.
- Kaser, Joyce, and Susan Mundry, Katherine E. Stiles and Susan Loucks-Horsley. Leading Every Day. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, Inc., 2002.
- Fullan, Michael. Leading in a Culture of Change. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2001.
- George, Paul S., and John H. Lounsbury. Making Big Schools Feel Small. Westerville, OH: National Middle School Association (NMSA), 2000.
- Wagner, Tony. Making the Grade: Reinventing America?s Schoools. New York, New York: Routledge Falmer, 2002.
- Bridges, William. Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change. Cambridge, MA: Perseus Books, 1991.
- Schmoker, Mike. The Results Fieldbook. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), 2001.
- Schmoker, Mike. The Results: The Key to Continuous School Improvement. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD),
- Oshry, Barry. Seeing Systems: Unlocking the Mysteries of Organizational Life. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 1995.
- Schlechty, Phillip C. Shaking up the Schoolhouse. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2001.
- McEwan, Elaine K. Teach Them All to Read: Catching the Kids Who Fall Through the Cracks. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, Inc., 2002.
- McEwan, Elaine K. Ten Traits of Highly Effective Teachers. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, Inc., 2002.
- Erb, Thomas O. This We Believe and Now We Must Act. Westerville, OH: National Middle School Association (NMSA), 2001.
- Jackson, Anthony W., and Gayle A. Davis. Turning Points 2000. New York, New York: Teachers College Press, 2000.
- Johnson, Ruth S. Using Data to Close the Achievement Gap. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, Inc., 2002.
- Marzano, Robert J. What Works in Schools: Translating Research Into Action. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), 2003.
Making Middle Grades Work Recommended Reading
- A Middle Grades Message
SREB (Southern Regional Education Board) - Closing Gaps in the Middle Grades
SREB (Southern Regional Education Board) - Establishing Benchmarks of Progress for Middle Grades Sites
SREB (Southern Regional Education Board) - Knowledge and Know-How
Ohio Business Roundtable, Ohio Dept. of Education - Making Big Schools Feel Small
NMSA (National Middle School Association) - Making Schools Work
SREB (Southern Regional Education Board) - Middle Grades Education Initiative (4 reports)
SREB (Southern Regional Education Board) - Middle Ground
monthly publication of NMSA (National Middle School Association) - Middle School Journal
monthly publication of NMSA (National Middle School Association) - The Exemplary Middle School
Thomson Learning - This We Believe and Now We Must Act
NMSA Publication (National Middle School Association) - Turning Points 2000: Educating Adolescents in the 21st Century
Carnegie Corp.
Recommended Reading
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- Reeves, Douglas B. Accountability for Learning: How Teachers and School Leaders Can Take Charge. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), 2004.
- Couric, Katie. The Blue Ribbon Day. New York, NY: Doubleday, 2004.
- Couric, Katie. The Brand New Kid. New York, NY: Doubleday, 2000.
- Pell, Arthur R. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Team Building. Indianapolis, IN: Alpha Books, 1999.
- Lencioni, Patrick. Death by Meeting. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2004.
- Reynolds, Peter H. The Dot. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 2003.
- Covey, Stephen. The Eighth Habit. New York, NY: Free Press, 2004.
- Boylan, Bob. Get Everyone in Your Boat Rowing in the Same Direction. Avon, MA: Adams Media, 1995.
- Andreae, Giles, and Guy Parker-Rees. Giraffes Can’t Dance. New York, NY: Orchard Books, 1999.
- McKissack, Patricia C., and Jerry Pinckney. Goin’ Someplace Special. New York, NY: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2001.
- Kegan, Robert, and Lisa Laskow Lahey. How the Way We Talk Can Change the Way We Work. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2001.
- Young, Ed. Seven Blind Mice. New York, NY: Philomel Books, 1992.