Resources
The following are some resources that have informed and inspired our approach. We hope you find them as thought-provoking and inspiring as we did as you consider the best practices in the world of education.
Books:
Unschooling Rules, by Clark Aldrich (foreword by Jeff Sandefer, co-founder of Acton Academy Austin)
The One World Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined, by Salman Khan
The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything, by Sir Ken Robinson
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, by Carol S. Dweck
Agency, by Ian Rowe
The Self-Driven Child, by William Stixrud, PhD & Ned Johnson
A More Beautiful Question by Warren Berger
Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain, by Zoretta Hammond
Truth, Beauty, and Goodness Reframed: Educating for the Virtues in the Age of Truthiness and Twitter, by Howard Gardner
Work Rules, by Laszlo Bock
Articles:
Everything changes when you ask learners, How did your work help someone?, by Dr Tyler Thigpen
How a Radical New Teaching Method Could Unleash a Generation of Geniuses, by Joshua Davis
Creating Innovators, by Erica Swallow
It’s Time to Rethink How We Are Educating Our Children, by Benjamin Stecher
Lessons Learned From Great Schools Around the World, by Will Minton
The Founder of Khan Academy on How to Blend the Virtual with the Physical, by Salman Khan
Student Centered Learning: Math in the Blended Learning Environment, by Kaylie Reed
The Secret to Raising Smart Kids, by Carol S. Dweck
Let Children Take Risks, by Lenore Skenazy
The Key to Raising a Happy Child, on nprEd
The Principles of Strengths-Based Education by Shane Lopez and Michelle Louis
Metacognition and Why it Matters in Education by Rachelle Poth at Getting Smart
Videos:
Jet Cockpits and the End of Average, from Future for Learning
Build a School in the Cloud, Sugata Mitra
Grit: the Power of Passion + Perseverance, Angela Duckworth
The Myth of Average, Todd Rose
Developing a Growth Mindset, Carol Dweck