Book of the Month for July 2021
The Listening Leader: Creating the Conditions for Equitable School Transformation
by - Shane Safir, Michael Fullan
Osprey Learning Networks
Recommended Read
August 2025
Coach the Person, Not the Problem: A Guide to Using Reflective Inquiry
by - Marcia Reynolds
From a founding member of the coaching movement comes a detailed guide to mastering one of a coach's toughest skills: thoughtfully reflecting clients' words and expressions back to them so they see themselves and their world through new eyes.
Previous Reads
March 2023
10 Mindframes for Leaders: The Visible Learning Approach to School Success
by - John Hattie and Raymond L. Smith
Mindframes—your internal set of beliefs about your role as school leader—determine the high-impact leadership practices you choose to implement. In other words, how you think about the impact of the actions you take has more effect on student achievement than your leadership practices themselves.
February 2023
Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
by - Zaretta L. Hammond
January 2023
Cynefin - Weaving Sense-Making into the Fabric of Our World
by - Dave Snowden, Zhen Goh, Sue Borchardt, Sue Borchardt, Sue Borchardt, Sue Borchardt
We have previously explored the Cynefin Framework in Osprey Consulting PLD for school networks. You may like to visit this again over the summer break…