Reading List

The following is a list of readings that we found useful when formulating our philosophy:

1. 10 Best practices to enrich the blended learning environment. (2013, November 14). Getting Smart. Retrieved from https://gettingsmart.com/2013/11/10-best-practices-enrich-blended-learning-environment/
2. Barbour, M., & Wenmoth, D. (2013). Virtual Learning as an Impetous for Educational Change: Charting a Way Forward for Learning in New Zealand [Report]. Christchurch, NZ: Core Education.
3. Beane, J. (2002). Beyond self-interest: A democratic core curriculum. Educational Leadership 59(7)
4. Beane, J. (1995). Curriculum integration and the disciplines of knowledge, The Phi Delta Kappan, Vol. 76 (8), 616-622.
5. Boyd, S., & Hipkins, R. (2012). Student inquiry and curriculum integration: Shared origins and points of difference (Part A). Set 2012 (3). NZCER.
6. Browne, S. (2005). A study of qualifications available to Senior Secondary School students in a sample of OECD countries (Sabattical Report). Retrieved from https://www.educationalleaders.govt.nz/content/download/705/5887/file/browne-sabbatical-05.pdf
7. Caine, R. & Caine, G. (1997). Education on the Edge of Possibility. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
8. Caine, R. & Caine, G. (1997). Unleashing the Power of Perceptual Change: The Potential of Brain-Based Teaching. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
9. Cammarota, J. & Fine, M. (Eds.). (2008). Revolutionising Education. New York, NY: Routledge.
10. Claxton, G. (2002). Building Learning Power. Bristol, Great Britain: TLO Ltd.
11. Claxton, G., Chambers, M., Powell, G., & Lucas, B. (2011). The Learning Powered School. Bristol, Great Britain:TLO Ltd.
12. Claxton, G., & Lucas, B. (2015). Educating Ruby. Wales, UK: Crown House Publishing.
13. Collins, S., & Collins, V. (2013). Building Learning Power [Report]. Retrieved from https://www.educationalleaders.govt.nz/content/download/53032/441311/file/Steven%20Collins%20Sabbatical%20Report%202013%20-%20Building%20Learning%20Power.pdf.
14. Conner, L. (2015). Teaching as Inquiry, with a Focus on Priority Learners. Wellington, New Zealand: NZCER Press.
15. Darlington-Hammond, L. (2002). Redesigning High Schools: What Matters & What Works. Standford, CA: School Redesign Network.
16. Distance Education Association of New Zealand Magazine (various)
17. Diggs, C., & Akos, P. (2016, October). The Promise of Character Education in Middle School: A
    Meta-Analysis. Middle Grades Review 2(2)
18. Doig, C. (2016). The visible school leader. In Teachers Matter (11). pp. 12-13. Lower Hutt, New Zealan: Spectrum Education Ltd.
19. Driver, A. (2015). Cultural leadership: the reciprocities of right relationship at Kia Aroha College. Auckland University.
20. Dumont, H., Istance, D., & Benavides, F. (2012). The Nature of Learning: Using Research to Inspire Practice. OECD Publications.
21. Edlin, R. (2014). The Cause of Christian Education (4th ed.). Sioux Center, IA: Dordt College Press.
22. Eisenbach, B. (2016). Considering the Virtual Classroom: A Call to MIddle Level Education Programs. Middle Grades Review (2)(1), Article 3. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/mgreview/vol2/iss1/3
23. French, D., Atkinson, M., & Rugen, L. (2007). Creating Small Schools: A Handbook for Raising Equity and Achievement. Corwin Press.
24. Frost, D. (2016). Moving from Seat-Time to Competency-Based Credits in State Policy: Ensuring All Students Develop Mastery. Competency Works. Retrieved from http://www.competencyworks.org/understanding-competency-education/moving-from-seat-time-to-competency-based-credits-in-state-policy-ensuring-all-students-develop-mastery/
25. Fullan, M. (2004). Leading in a Culture of Change. San Francisco, CA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
26. Fullan, M. (2011). Whole System Reform for Innovative Teaching and Learning. Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. Retrieved from https://www.michaelfullan.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Untitled_Document_5.pdf
27. Fullan, M. (2013). The New Pedagogy: Students and Teachers as Learning Partners. LEARNing Landscapes 6 (2)
28. Fullan, M. (2014). The Principal: Three Keys to Maximising Impact. San Francisco, CA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
29. Fullan, M. (2015). Leadership from the middle: A system strategy. In Education Canada (55)(4). pp. 22-26. Canadian Education Association.
30. Fullan, M. (2016). The New Meaning of Educational Change (5th Ed.). New York, NY: Teachers College Press.
31. Fullan, M. & Scott, G. (2014). Education Plus. Seattle, WA: Collaborative Impact SPC.
32. Fullan, M. & Team. (2015). California's Golden Opportunity: LCAP's Theory of Action - Problems and Corrections: Author.
33. Ginwright, S. (2008). Collective Radical Imagination. In Revolutionising Education (pp.13-22). New York, NY: Routledge.
34. Gornall, S., Chambers, M., & Claxton, G. (2005). Building Learning Power in Action. Bristol, UK: TLO.
35. Hanover Research. (2012, October). Best Practices in Personalized Learning Environments (Grades 4-9). Washington, DC: Author.
36. Hanover Research. (2014, October). Best Practices in Personalized Learning Environments (Grades 4-9) - Implementation. Washington, DC: Author.
37. Hattie, J. (2003, October). Teachers make a difference: What is the research evidence? Paper presented at the Australian Council for Educational Research Annual Conference on Building Teacher Quality, Melbourne.
38. Hattie, J. (2012). Visible Learning for Teachers. Oxon, UK: Routledge.
39. Hattie, J. (2015, June). What Works Best in Education: The Politics of Collaborative Expertise. London, UK: Pearson.
40. Hattie, J., Masters, D., & Birch, K. (2016). Visible Learning in Action. Oxon, UK: Routledge.
41. Hipkins, R., Bolstad, R., Boyd, S., & McDowall, S. (2014). Key Competencies for the Future. Wellington, New Zealand: NZCER Press.
42. Jenkins, S., Williams, M., Moyer, J., George, M., & Foster, E. (2016). The Shifting Paradigm of Teaching: Personalised Learning According to Teachers. Knowledge Works. Retrieved from www.knowledgeworks.org/sites/default/files/u1/teacher-conditions.pdf
43. Kaser, L., & Halbers, J. (2009). Leadership Mindsets. Oxon, UK: Routledge.
44. Larmer, J., Mergendoller, J., & Boss, S. (2015). Setting the Standards for Project Based Learning. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
45. Lencioni, P. (2002). The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
46. Madjar, I., & McKinley, E. (2013). Understanding NCEA (2nd ed.). Wellington, New Zealand: NZCER Press.
47. Miliband, D. (2004). Personalised Learning: Building a New Relationship with Schools. Transcript of speech given at the North of England Education Conference, Belfast, 8th January 2004. Retrieved from www.education.gov.uk/publications/eOrderingDownload/personalised-learning.pdf
48. Miliband, D. (2006). Choice and Voice in Personalised Learning. In Personalising Education (pp 21-29). OECD Publishing.
49. Milne, A. (2016). Coloring in the White Spaces: Reclaiming Cultural Identity in Whitestream Schools. New York: Peter Lang Publishing.
50. New Zealand Educational Review (2014). Sector Voices. New Zealand Media & Entertainment. Retrieved from https://www.educationreview.co.nz/news/2014/sector-voices-the-biggest-challenge-facing-education/
51. New Zealand Educational Review (2015). Sector Voices. New Zealand Media & Entertainment. Retrieved from https://www.educationreview.co.nz/assets/E-Edition/2015/Education-Review-E-Edition-2015.pdf
52. NZ Ministry of Education. (2014, May). Future-focused Learning in Connected Communities. New Zealand: 21st Century Learning Reference Group.
53. NZ Ministry of Education. (2015). New Zealand Education in 2025: Lifelong Learners in a Connected World [Discussion Document]. New Zealand: Author.
54. OECD (2014). Measuring Innovation in Education: A New Perspective. Educational Research and Innovation. OECD Publishing.
55. Ontario Ministry of Education. (2012). Five Core Capacities of Effective Leaders. In Ideas into Action [Bulletin] (1). Toronto, ON: Author.
56. Ontario Ministry of Education. (2014). Aligning Resources with Priorities: Focusing on What Matters Most. In Ideas into Action [Bulletin] (6). Toronto, ON: Author.
57. Ozer, E., & Wright, D. (2012). Beyond School Spirit: The Effects of Youth-Led Participatory Action. Journal of Research on Adolescence 22(2),  267-283.
58. Parata, H. (2016). NCEA’s undisputed success. Principals Today (112). p.4. Christchurch, New Zealand: Academy Group.
59. Pauldan, J. (2006). Personalised Learning 2025. In Personalising Education (pp 1-11). OECD Publishing.
60. Posner, G.J. (May 1992). What is reflective thinking and why is it desirable? Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, New Orleans.
61. Pratt, K. & Trewern, A. (2011). Students experiences of flexible learning options: What can they tell us about what they need for success?. Computers in New Zealand Schools: Learning, leading, technology. 23(2). pp. 137-152.
62. Research in Two Urban High Schools. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 22(2), pp. 267–283.
63. Robertson, J. (2016). Coaching leadership: Building educational leadership capacity through partnership (2nd Ed.). Wellington, New Zealand: NZCER Press.
64. Robinson, K. (2011). Out of Our Minds. (Rev. ed.). West Sussex, UK: Capstone Publishing Ltd.
65. Robinson, K., & Aronica, L. (2015). Creative Schools. Australia: Penguin Group.
66. Robinson, V. (2015). Open-to-learning Conversations: Background Paper Introduction to Open-to-learning Conversations. Auckland, New Zealand: University of Auckland.
67. Timperley, H., Kaser, L., & Halbert, J. (2014). A framework for transforming learning in schools: Innovation and the spiral of inquiry. In Education Seminar Series Paper (234). Melbourne, Australia: Centre for Strategic Education.
68. Tough, P. (2012). How Children Succeed. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
69. Wagner, T. & Dintersmith, T. (2015). Most Likely to Succeed. New York, NY: Scribner.
70. Wolf, M.A. (2010). Innovate to Educate: System [Re]Design for Personalized Learning. A Report from the 2010 Symposium. Edited by Partoyan, E., Schneiderman, & Seltz, J. ACSD. Retrieved from https://siia.net/pli/presentations/PerLearnPaper.pdf
    
71. Working Party on Measurement and Analysis of the Digital Economy. (2016). Skills for a Digital World [Background Paper]. France: OECD.
72. Wright, N. (2010). e-Learning and Implications for New Zealand Schools: A Literature Review. New Zealand: Ministry of Education.