ETSC Book Lists

Here are some of the books that are currently on the reading lists of one or more of the ETSC directors:

Change or Die, by Alan Deutschman
The New CIO Leader: Setting the Agenda and Delivering Results, by Marianne Broadbent and Ellen Kitzis
Teaching for Tomorrow: Teaching Content and Problem-Solving Skills, by Ted McCain

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't and
Good to Great and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great
, by Jim Collins

Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies, by Jim Collins and Jerry I. Porras.

The Six Secrets of Change: What the Best Leaders Do to Help Their Organizations Survive and Thrive, by Michael Fullan

Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative, by Ken Robinson
Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life, by Spencer Johnson
The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything, by Ken Robinson

The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century, by Thomas L. Friedman

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, by Carol Dweck


Classroom Instruction that Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement - McREL

Posted on: December 25, 2008 by ESD 105
An excellent and well-reviewed book that outlines nine research-based strategies for improving student learning. A companion book for integrating educational technology with these nine strategies is also available.
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Using Technology With Classroom Instruction That Works

Posted on: December 20, 2008 by ESD 105
by Howard Pitler (Author), Elizabeth R. Hubbell (Author), Matt Kuhn (Author), Kim Malenoski (Author)
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A Featured Teacher

The Wax Museum

The Wax Museum

At Lewis and Clark Middle School in Yakima, WA several teachers met six years ago and decided that they would like to have a culminating project for 8th grade social studies classes. Thus the wax museum project was born. Eric Franz, a special education teacher and participant in the Peer Coaching program, has been the leader of this project since its inception.

Eric Franz
Yakima School District

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