Updated on April 9, 2019

• The Little Book of Talent: 52 Tips for Improving Your Skills by Daniel Coyle
• Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs by Ellen Galinsky
• Creating Cultures of Thinking: The 8 Forces We Must Master to Truly Transform Our Schools by Ron Ritchhart
• Developing Assessment-Capable Visible Learners, Grades K-12: Maximizing Skill, Will, and Thrill by Nancy Frey, John Hattie, Douglas Fisher
• Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People by Mahzarin R. Banaji and Anthony G. Greenwald
• The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work by Shawn Achor
• Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success by Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness
• The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact by Chip Heath & Dan Heath
• Big Potential: How Transforming the Pursuit of Success Raises Our Achievement, Happiness, and Well-Being by Shawn Achor
• Taking Action: Implementing Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices in Grades K-5 by DeAnn Huinker and Victoria Bill

 

Updated on February 22, 2018

• Big Potential: How Transforming the Pursuit of Success Raises Our Achievement, Happiness, and Well-Being by Shawn Achor
• The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Teams by Daniel Coyle
• The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact by Chip Heath & Dan Heath
• When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Daniel Pink
• The Most Important Year: Pre-Kindergarten and the Future of Our Children by Suzanne Bouffard
• Heart!: Fully Forming Your Professional Life As a Teacher and Leader – cultivate mindfulness and foster productive, heart-centered classrooms and schools by Timothy D. Kanold
• Raising My Rainbow: Adventures in Raising a Fabulous, Gender Creative Son by Lori Duron
• Beyond Answers: Exploring Mathematical Practices with Young Children by Mike Flynn
• Visible Learning for Mathematics, Grades K-12: What Works Best to Optimize Student Learning by John Hattie, Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey
• Visible Learning for Literacy, Grades K-12: Implementing Practices That Work Best to Accelerate Student Learning by Douglas Fisher, John Hattie,  Nancy Frey

Updated on April 21, 2017

• The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Carlton Abrams
• Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler
• Heart!: Fully Forming Your Professional Life As a Teacher and Leader – cultivate mindfulness and foster productive, heart-centered classrooms and schools by Timothy D. Kanold
• Raising My Rainbow: Adventures in Raising a Fabulous, Gender Creative Son by Lori Duron
• Positive Discipline in the Classroom: Developing Mutual Respect, Cooperation, and Responsibility in Your Classroom by Jane Nelsen, Lynn Lott, H. Stephen Glenn
• Beyond Answers: Exploring Mathematical Practices with Young Children by Mike Flynn
• The Literacy Teacher’s Playbook, Grades K-2: Four Steps for Turning Assessment Data into Goal-Directed Instruction by Jennifer Serravallo
• The Literacy Teacher’s Playbook, Grades 3-6: Four Steps for Turning Assessment Data into Goal-Directed Instruction by Jennifer Serravallo
• Principles to Actions: Ensuring Mathematical Success for All by National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
• Becoming the Math Teacher You Wish You’d Had: Ideas and Strategies from Vibrant Classrooms by Tracy Zager

Updated on May 3, 2016

• Embedding Formative Assessment: Practical Techniques for F-12 Classrooms by Dylan Wiliam and Siobhán Leahy.
• The Talent Code: Greatness Isn’t Born. It’s Grown. Here’s How.
  by Daniel Coyle
• The Dyslexic Advantage: Unlocking the Hidden Potential of the Dyslexic Brain Paperback by Brock L. Eide and Fernette F. Eide
• The Innovator’s Mindset: Empower Learning, Unleash Talent, and Lead a Culture of Creativity by George Couros
• Weekend Language: Presenting with More Stories and Less PowerPoint by Andy Craig, Dave Yewman
• 5 Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematics Discussions by Peg Smith and Mary Kay Stein

 

Updated on May 8, 2015

• The Doodle Revolution: Unlock the Power to Think Differently by Sunni Brown
• A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas by Warren Berger
• The Talent Code: Greatness Isn’t Born. It’s Grown. Here’s How.
  by Daniel Coyle (Apr 28, 2009)
• Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg
• Creating Cultures of Thinking: The 8 Forces We Must Master to Truly Transform Our Schools by Ron Ritchhart

Updated on July 23, 2014

• 5 Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematics Discussions [NCTM] by Margaret Schwan Smith Mary Kay Stein
• Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All by Tom Kelley and David Kelley
• Change by Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation by Tim Brown
• The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work… by Shawn Achor 
• Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom by Sylvia Libow Martinez and Gary S. Stager
• Bully Nation: Why America’s Approach to Childhood Aggression is Bad for Everyone by Susan Eva Porter
• Leaders of Their Own Learning: Transforming Schools Through Student-Engaged Assessment by Ron Berger, Leah Rugen, Libby Woodfin

Updated on May 30, 2013

• The Falconer: What We Wish We Had Learned in School by Grant Lichtman (May 24, 2010)
• To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others by Daniel Pink
• Embedded Formative Assessment – practical strategies and tools for K-12 teachers by Dylan Wiliam
• Making Thinking Visible: How to Promote Engagement, Understanding, and Independence for All Learners by Ron Ritchhart, Mark Church, and Karin Morrison
• Make Just One Change: Teach Students to Ask Their Own Questions by Dan Rothstein and Luz Santana.

Updated on March 1, 2011

At the T³ International Conference in February, 2011, some of my participants asked for a reading list.  The following list is not comprehensive, and I will update it as I find new books.  I thought we would start with a short list and add as we go.

• The Falconer: What We Wish We Had Learned in School
  by Grant Lichtman (May 24, 2010)
• Outliers: The Story of Success
  by Malcolm Gladwell (Nov 18, 2008)
• Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
  by Carol S. Dweck (Dec 26, 2007)
• The Talent Code: Greatness Isn’t Born. It’s Grown. Here’s How.
  by Daniel Coyle (Apr 28, 2009)
• The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything
  by Ken Robinson and Lou Aronica (Dec 29, 2009)
• Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
  by Chip Heath and Dan Heath (Feb 16, 2010)
• Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
  by Daniel H. Pink (Dec 29, 2009)