Disrupting Class — The way we learn doesn’t always match up with the way we are taught. If we hope to stay competitive– academically, economically, and technologically–we need to reevaluate our educational system, rethink our approach to learning, and reinvigorate our commitment to learning. In other words, we need disruptive innovation.
Blended — Blended is the practical field guide for implementing blended learning techniques in K-12 classrooms. A follow-up to the bestseller Disrupting Class by Clayton M. Christensen, Michael Horn, and Curtis Johnson, this hands-on guide expands upon the blended learning ideas presented in that book to provide practical implementation guidance for educators seeking to incorporate online learning with traditional classroom time.
Go Blended!: A Handbook for Blending Technology in Schools — Go Blended! is a practical implementation guide for educators interested in getting blended learning off the ground. Author Liz Arney is a seasoned developer of blended learning programs at Aspire Public Schools, and she also closely collaborates with district and charter leaders from across the country on this work. Go Blended! offers boots-on-the-ground support for laying the foundation for a blended learning program in our schools and classrooms.
Decolonizing Wealth: Indigenous Wisdom to Heal Divides and Restore Balance — Decolonizing Wealth takes a sharp look at the dysfunctional colonial dynamics at play in philanthropy and finance. Author Edgar Villanueva, an award-winning philanthropy executive, draws from the traditions from the Native way to prescribe the medicine for restoring balance and healing our divides.
Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World — From author Anand Giridharadas, Winner Take All takes a groundbreaking investigation of how the global elite’s efforts to “change the world” preserve the status quo and obscure their role in causing the problems they later seek to solve.”
Beyond Grit and Resilience: How Black Men Impacted by the Crack Epidemic Succeeded Against the Odds and Obtained Doctoral Degrees — Written by Dr. Charles Cole III, Beyond Grit and Resilience utilizes oral histories to illuminate the life stories of three Black men who navigated their way through trauma, the education system, and life experience to eventually earn doctoral degrees.
Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain — Zaretta Hammond draws on cutting edge neuroscience research to offer an innovative approach for designing and implementing brain compatible culturally responsive instruction.
Unicorns Unite: How Nonprofits & Foundations Can Build Epic Parnterships — Join authors Jane Leu, Vu Le, and Jessamyn Shams-Lau for a nitty-gritty, inside look at how foundations and nonprofits relate today, and why we’re stuck in the status quo.