Books

This is my teaching reading list, not including research papers. I believe in reading a range of topics within and outside of education. Some of the books have opened new lines of thought and debate, whereas others challenged my views on teaching and leadership. In all cases, this is my educational reading journey (so far) that is supporting my personal development.

Alinsky, Saul D. (2013). Rules for Radicals

Allison, S. & Tharby, A. (2015). Making every lesson count: Six principles to support great teaching and learning

Ball, S. (2008). The Education Debate

Berger, R. (2003). An Ethic of Excellence

Beadle, P. & Murphy, J. (2013). Why are you shouting at us? The do’s and don’ts of behaviour management

Blakemore, Sarah-Jayne. Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain

Birbalsingh, K. (2016). Battle Hymn of the Tiger Teachers

Brown, P., Roedigger, H., & McDaniel. (2014). Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning

Bruner, J. (1960). The Process of Education

Buck, A. (2017) Leadership Matters: How Leaders At All Levels Can Create Great Schools

Carey, B. (2015). How We Learn: Throw out the rule book and unlock your brain’s potential 

Christodoulu, D. (2016). Making Good Progress? The future of Assessment for Learning

Daniels, H & Edwards, A. (2004). The RoutledgeFalmer Reader in Psychology of Education

Dewey, J. (2007). Democracy and Education

Didau, D. (2014). The Secret of Literacy: Making the implicit, explicit

Didau, D. & Rose, N. (2016). What Every Teacher Needs to Know About…Psychology

De Bruyckere P., Kirschner, P.A., & Hulshof, C.D. (2015). Urban Myths About Learning and Education

Dix, P. (2017). When the Adults Change Everything Changes: Seismic Shifts in School Behaviour

Duhigg, C. (2012). The Power of Habit: Why we do what we do and how to change

Dweck, C. (2013). Mindset: How You Can Fulfil Your Potential 

Gladwell, M. (2008). Outliers: The Story of Success

Goleman, D. (1995). Emotional Intelligence: Why it can matter more than IQ

Hattie. J. (2012). Visible Learning for Teachers: Maximizing Impact on Learning

Hirsch, E.D. (2016). Why Knowledge Matters: Rescuing Our Children From Failed Educational Theories

Johnson, Dr. S. (1999). Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in your Work and in your Life

Kahneman, D. (2011). Thinking, Fast and Slow

Kalenze, E. (2014). Education is Upside-Down

Lencioni, P. (2012). The Advantage: Why Organisational Health Trumps Everything Else in Business

Lindsay, P. & Bawden, M. (2017). Pig Wrestling: The Brilliantly Simple Way to Solve Any Problem and Create the Change You Need

McKeown, M. (2016). The Strategy Book (2nd Edition)

Mercer, N. (1995). The Guided Construction of Knowledge: Talk amongst teachers and learners

Moore, A. (2000).  Teaching and Learning: Pedagogy, Curriculum and Culture

Myatt, M. (2018). The Curriculum: Gallimaufry to coherence 

Nuthall, G. (2007). The Hidden Lives of Learners 

Owen, J. (2005). How to Lead

Pink, D. (2011).  Drive: The Suprising Truth About What Motivates Us

Pinkett, M. and Roberts, M. (2019). Boys Don’t try?: Rethinking Masculinity in Schools

Ries, Eric. (2011). The Lean Startup: How Constant Innovation Creates Radically Successful Businesses 

Robinson. M. (2013). Trivium 21c

Robinson, M. (2016). Trivium In Practice

Scott, Kim. (2017). Radical Candor: How to Get What You Want by Saying What You Mean

Sealey, C. & Bennett, T. (Eds.). (2020). The researchED guide to The Curriculum: An evidenced-informed guide for teachers

Seneca. (2004). Letters from a Stoic

Sherrington, T. (2019). Rosenshine’s Principles in Action 

Sinek, S. (2009). Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone To Take Action

Surowiecki, J. (2004). The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few

Syed, M. (2011). Bounce: They Myth of talent and the power of practice

Syed, M. (2015). Black Box Thinking: Marginal Gains and the Secrets of High Performance

Voss, C. (2016). Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if your life depended on it

Willingham, D. (2017). The Reading Mind: A Cognitive Approach to Understanding How the Mind Reads

Willingham, D. (2009). Why Don’t Students Like School?

Wiliam, D. (2006). Inside the black box: Raising standards through classroom assessment

Wiliam, D. (2011). Embedded: Formative Assessment