If there's just one book I'd wish all administrators would read this summer, this one's it!

If you liked The Global Achievement Gap, you'll love this tour of schools and workplaces that are successfully developing innovators.

Using a three-part framework and wonderful examples from the district of Nirvana, this book lays out how to align the district to build a collaborative culture, establish a focus on results, and ensure that all students learn.  

A nice companion read to Aligning School Districts (above) that could inform principals and teacher leaders about how to build collective capacity of staff.  

A very readable book that identifies practical strategies for leaders at each level of the system in the context of PLCs.  

Back Cover Description: A How-To Manual for Achieving Excellence Despite Budget Cuts.

Details Finland's 30-year journey to excellence (and not coincidentally they did it while focusing on what Fullan has identified as the "Right Drivers").  

Most innovators are introverts, yet our schools value extroversion to an extreme. A fascinating perspective on how to prevent losing introverts' talents.  

A discussion about how to transcend subject-based instruction and move toward 21st century skills through the use of content.

An inspiring success story of the rescue of children from poverty in Venezuela through music.  

Love him or not, you can count on Alfie to make us question our most treasured practices. If nothing else, read the introduction: "Well, Duh!" (Twelve) Obvious Truths That We Shouldn't Be Ignoring.