A Few Favorite Readings

[On LearningOn LeadershipOn Personal Growth]


“The great end of education is to discipline rather than to furnish the mind; to train it to the use of its own powers, rather than fill it with the accumulation of others.”

--Tryon Edwards


On Learning

12 Brain/Mind Principles in Action

Renate Caine, Geoffrey Caine, Carol McClintic, Karl J. Klimek
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Becoming an Emotionally Intelligent Teacher

William Powell, Ochan Kusuma-Powell
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Arts With the Brain in Mind

Eric Jensen
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Mozart’s Brain and the Fighter Pilot

Richard Restak
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Best Practice

Zemmelmen, Daniels and Hyde
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The Brain, Education and the Competitive Edge

Geoffrey and Renate Caine
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Schools That Learn

Peter Senge et al.
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Globalization: Culture and Education in the New Millenium

Suarez-Orozco/Baolian et al.
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The Executive Brain

Elkhonon Goldberg
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How People Learn/Bridging Research and Practice

National Research Council
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Scientific American MIND (periodical)

Scientific American
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Keep Your Brain Alive, 83 Neurobic Excercises…

Lawrence Katz & Manning Rubin
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Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers

Robert M. Sopolsky
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Punished By Rewards

Alfie Kohn
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Exceeding Expectations

Susan Kovalik and Karen Olsen
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The Case for Constructivist Classrooms

Jacqueline Brooks and Martin Brooks
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Mindshifts

Geoffrey Caine, Renate Nummela Caine, Sam Crowell
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Professional Learning Communities at Work

Richard DuFour and Robert Eaker
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Teaching and Learning Through the Multiple Intelligences

Linda Campbell
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The Art of Changing the Brain

James E. Zull
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Designing Brain Compatible Learning

Terence Parry & Gayle Gregory
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens

Sean Covey
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Differentiated Instructional Strategies

Gayle Gregory & Carolyn Chapman
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On Leadership

Generative Leadership: Shaping New Futures for Today’s Schools

Karl J. Klimek, Elsie Ritzenhein, Kathryn D. Sullivan
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Presence

Senge, Scharmer, Jaworski, Flowers
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Generations, Inc.

Meagan Johnson, Larry Johnson
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The Fourth Way: The Inspiring Future for Educational Change

Andy Hargreaves, Dennis Shirley
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Solving Tough Problems

Adam Kahane
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The Hero’s Journey

John Brown and Cerylle Moffett
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Leadership and the New Science

Margaret Wheatley
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Orbiting the Giant Hairball

Gordon MacKenzie
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Leading in a Culture of Change

Michael Fullan
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The Leadership Brain

David Sousa
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Think Out of the Box

Mike Vance and Diane Deacon
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Nuts!, Southwest Airlines’ Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal Success

Freiberg and Freiberg
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Turning One to Another, Simple Conversations to Restore Hope to the Future

Margaret J. Wheatley
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On Mission and Leadership

The Drucker Foundation
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On Personal Growth

Go Vertical! Life Has No Ceiling

Rico Racosky
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Just 2 Choices...it's that simple

Rico Racosky
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How To Think Like Leonardo DaVinci

Michael Gelb
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Slowing Down to the Speed of Life

Richard Carlson and Joseph Bailey
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The Four Agreements

Don Miguel Ruiz
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The World According to Mr. Rogers

Fred Rogers
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FISH!

Lundin, Paul and Christensen
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The Re-Enchantment of Learning

Sam Crowell, Renate N. Caine, Geoffrey Caine
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