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What we are Reading

"What We Are Reading" is a member service of the Minnesota Association of School Administrators. AS ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN, MASA shapes and influences the State and Federal education agenda, serves as the preeminent voice for public education, and empowers all members through high quality services, support and professional learning. We hope this blog supports our mission of leadership and service by inspiring reflective practice and collegial conversation among all leaders.

No passwords needed, so if you want to recommend a book to your team, just send them the link.  You can review the titles below, and each is linked to its blog page.
 
We’d like to thank our bloggers for their commitment to learning and sharing their reviews and book notes for our members. We'd also like to thank Tracey Kubitz from Kubitz Educational Services for providing our books.

Along with our book list below, please visit our "What We Are Reading" site directly.
The following titles are listed by year read:
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  • 2019 📕 Claiming Your Place At The Fire: Living The Second Half of Your Life On Purpose
    by Leider & Shapiro Year Published: 2004
    https://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2019/03/index.html


  • 2018 📘 The Trust Edge
    by David Horsager Year Published: 2012
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2018/08/index.html


  • 2018 📘 Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail
    by John P. Kotter Year Published: 2012
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2018/03/index.html


  • 2018 📘 The Little Big Things 
    by Thomas J. Peters Year Published: 2012
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2018/01/index.html


  • 2017 📗 The Path of Least Resistance for Managersby Robert Fritz Year Published: Unabridged 2011
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2017/07/the-path-of-least-resistance-for-managers-fritz.html


  • 2017 📗 Creating Innovators
    by Tony Wagner Year Published: 2012 Hardcover
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2017/04/index.html


  • 2017 📗 The Managerial Moment Of Truth
    by Bodaken & Fritz Year Published: 2006 Hardcover
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/


  • 2016 📔 The Untethered Soul
    by Michael Singer Year Published: 2013 Hardcover
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2016/01/the-untethered-soul-by-michael-singer.html


  • 2016 📔 Smart Leaders Smarter Teams: How You and Your Team Get Unstuck to Get Results
    by Roger M. Schwarz Year Published: 2013 Hardcover
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2016/12/smart-leaders-smarter-teams-how-you-and-your-team-get-unstuck-to-get-results.html


  • 2015 📙 Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking when Stakes are High
    by Patterson, Grenny, McMillan, Switzler Year Published: 2011 Hardcover
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2015/05/crucial-conversations-tools-for-talking-when-stakes-are-high-by-patterson-grenny-mcmillan-switzler.html


  • 2015 📙 Good Leaders Ask Great Questions: Your Foundation for Successful Leadership
    by John Maxwell Year Published: 2014 Hardcover
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2015/03/good-leaders-ask-great-questions-your-foundation-for-successful-leadership-by-john-maxwell.html


  • 2015 📙 Influencer: The Power to Change Anything
    by Patterson, Grenny, Maxfield, McMillan and Switzler Year Published: 2007 Hardcover
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2015/04/influencer-the-power-to-change-anything-by-patterson-grenny-maxfield-mcmillan-and-switzler.html


  • 2015 📙 Steve Jobs
    by Walter Isaacson Year Published: 2011 Hardcover
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2015/09/steve-jobs-by-walter-isaacson.html


  • 2015 📙 The Universal Tone
    by Carlos Santana Year Published: 2014 Hardcover
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2015/02/the-universal-tone-by-carlos-santana.html


  • 2015 📙 Walking on Sunshine
    by Sheryl Hill  Year Published: 2015 Hardcover
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2015/07/walking-on-sunshine-by-sheryl-hill.html


  • 2014 📕 Brotherhood: Dharma, Destiny, and the American Dream
    by Deepak & Sanjiv Chopra Year Published: 2013 Hardcover
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2014/04/brotherhood-dharma-destiny-and-the-american-dream-by-deepak-sanjiv-chopra.html


  • 2014 📕 Deep Change: Discovering the Leader Within
    by Robert E. Quinn Year Published: 1996 Hardcover
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2014/10/deep-change-discovering-the-leader-within-by-robert-e-quinn.html

  • 2014 📕 Leaders Eat Last
    by Simon Sinek Year Published: 2014 Hardcover
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2014/03/leaders-eat-last-by-simon-sinek.html


  • 2014 📕 Making Hope Happen
    by Shane Lopez Year Published: 2014 Paperback
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2014/05/making-hope-happen-by-shane-lopez.html


  • 2014 📕 Nice Bike: Making Meaningful Connections on the Road of Life
    by Mark Scharenbroich Year Published: 2012 Hardcover
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2014/02/nice-bike-making-meaningful-connections-on-the-road-of-life.html


  • 2014 📕 On Your Mark: Challenging the Conventions of Grading and Reporting
    by Thomas Guskey Year Published: 2014 Hardcover
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2014/09/on-your-mark-challenging-the-conventions-of-grading-and-reporting-by-thomas-guskey.html


  • 2014 📕 Social Physics: How Good Ideas Spread
    by Alex Pentland Year Published: 2014 Hardcover
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2014/06/social-physics-how-good-ideas-spread-by-alex-pentland.html


  • 2014 📕 Teaching with Heart: Poetry that Speaks to the Courage to Teach
    by Intrator and Scribner
    by Sam Intrator and Megan Scribner Year Published: 2014 Hardcover
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2014/07/teaching-with-heart-poetry-that-speaks-to-the-courage-to-teach-by-intrator-and-scribner.html


  • 2014 📕 The Smartest Kids In The World And How They Got That Way
    by Amanda Ripley Year Published: 2013 Hardcover
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2014/01/the-smartest-kids-in-the-world-and-how-they-got-that-way-by-amanda-ripley.html


  • 2013 📗 Boundaries for Leaders: Results, Relationships, and Being RIDICULOUSLY in Charge
    by Dr. Henry Cloud 
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2013/07/boundaries-for-leaders-results-relationships-and-being-ridiculously-in-charge-by-dr-henry-cloud.html


  • 2013 📗 Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching and Learning
    by Sharroky Hollie
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2013/02/culturally-and-linguistically-responsive-teaching-and-learning-by-sharroky-hollie.html


  • 2013 📗 Daring Greatly
    by Brene’ Brown
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2013/11/daring-greatly-by-brene-brown.html


  • 2013 📗 Group Genius
    by Keith Sawyer
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2013/03/group-genius-by-keith-sawyer.html


  • 2013 📗 Indispensable
    by Gautam Mukunda
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2013/04/indispensable-by-gautam-mukunda.html


  • 2013 📗 Instructional Coaching: A Partnership Approach to Improving Instruction
    by Jim Knight
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2013/02/instructional-coaching-a-partnership-approach-to-improving-instruction-by-jim-knight.html


  • 2013 📗 Knowmad Society
    by John Moravec
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2013/09/knowmad-society-by-john-moravec-to-start-your-year-in-a-new-perspective.html


  • 2013 📗 Linking Leadership to Student Learning
    by Keith Leithwood and Karen Louis
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2013/03/linking-leadership-to-student-learning-by-keith-leithwood-and-karen-louis.html


  • 2013 📗 Our Iceberg is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under any Conditions
    by John Kotter
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2013/05/our-iceberg-is-melting-is-not-about-global-warming.html


  • 2013 📗 Start with WHY
    by Simon Sinek
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2013/03/start-with-why-by-simon-sinek.html


  • 2013 📗 The Drunkard's Walk
    by Leonard Mlodinow
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2013/01/the-drunkards-alk-by-leonard-mlodinow.html


  • 2013 📗 The FIVE Dysfunctions of a TEAM
    ​
    by Patrick Lencioni
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2013/06/as-summer-approaches-it-is-time-to-reflect-on-the-year-past-as-we-prepare-for-the-year-to-come-one-summer-i-realized-that.html


  • 2013 📗 The Innovative University
    by Clayton Christensen and Henry Eyring
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2013/01/the-innovative-university-by-clayton-christensen-and-henry-eyring.html


  • 2013 📗 The Wizard and the Warrior: Leading with Passion and Power
    by Lee G. Bolman and Terrence E. Deal
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2013/05/wizard-warrior-or-wannabe.html


  • 2013 📗 Unmistakable Impact
    by Jim Knight
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2013/01/unmistakable-impact-by-jim-knight-.html


  • 2013 📗 Wisdom of Crowds
    by James Surowiecki
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2013/02/wisdom-of-crowds-by-james-surowiecki.html


  • 2012 📘 Abundance
    by Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2012/04/abundance-by-peter-diamandis-and-steven-kotler.html


  • 2012 📘 Daughters of the Game
    by Dorothy McIntyre and Marian Bemis Johnson
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2012/05/keynote-speaker-legends-conference-daughters-of-the-game-by-dorothy-mcintyre-and-marian-bemis-johnso.html


  • 2012 📘 Education and Technology Timeline
    by John Moravec and Education Futures
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2012/10/education-and-technology-timeline.html


  • 2012 📘 Everything is Miscellaneous
    by David Weinberger
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2012/09/everything-is-miscellaneous-by-david-weinberger.html


  • 2012 📘 Finnish Lessons
    by Pasi Sahlberg
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2012/08/finnish-lessons-by-pasi-sahlberg.html


  • 2012 📘 Flip Your Classroom
    by Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2012/09/flip-your-classroom-by-jonathan-bergmann-and-aaron-sams.html


  • 2012 📘 Focus
    by Mike Schmoker
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2012/04/mike-schmokers-focus.html


  • 2012 📘 How to change 5000 Schools
    by Ben Levin
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2012/10/how-to-change-5000-schools-by-ben-levin.html


  • 2012 📘 How Will you Measure your Life
    by Clayton Christensen, James Allworth, and Karen Dillon
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2012/07/clayton-christensen-et-al-how-will-you-measure-your-life.html


  • 2012 📘 Innovation to the Core
    by Visible Learning for Teachers
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2012/06/visible-learning-for-teachers-by-john-hattie.html


  • 2012 📘 Instructional Rounds in Education
    by City, Elmore, Fiarman and Teitel
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2012/12/instructional-rounds-in-education-by-city-elmore-fiarman-and-teitel.html


  • 2012 📘 Let's Be PROactive, Instead of REactive
    by Jane Sigford
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2012/09/lets-be-proactive-instead-of-reactive-by-jane-sigford.html


  • 2012 📘 Moral Leadership
    by Doug Lennick and Fred Kiel, Ph.D.
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2012/02/moral-leadership.html


  • 2012 📘 Partnership Redefined
    by Dennis Cheesebrow
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2012/09/partnership-redefined-by-dennis-cheesebrow.html


  • 2012 📘 Professional Capital: Transforming Teaching in Every School
    by Andy Hargreaves and Michael Fullan
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2012/05/professional-capitaltransforming-teaching-in-every-school-by-andy-hargreaves-and-michael-fullan.html


  • 2012 📘 Steve Jobs
    by Walter Isaacson
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2012/07/steve-jobs-by-walter-isaacson.html


  • 2012 📘 That Used to be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World
    by Thomas Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2012/04/mays-book-or-am-i-getting-ahead-of-myself-that-used-to-be-us-by-thomas-friedman-and-michael-mandelba.html


  • 2012 📘 The Fourth Way
    by Andy Hargreaves and Dennis Shirley Hargreaves
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2012/05/the-fourth-way-by-andy-hargreaves-and-dennis-shirley-hargreaves-will-be-presenter-at-curriculum-lead.html


  • 2012 📘 Thinking Fast and Slow
    by Daniel Kahneman
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2012/03/aprils-book-thinking-fast-and-slow-by-daniel-kahneman-.html


  • 2012 📘 Too Big to Know
    by David Weinberger
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2012/12/too-big-to-know-by-david-weinberger.html


  • 2012 📘 Two Rings: A Legacy of Hope
    by Dorothy E. McIntyre and Marian Bemis Johnson
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2012/05/legends-conference-author-two-rings-a-legacy-of-hope-by-dorothy-e-mcintyre-and-marian-bemis-johnson.html


  • 2012 📘 Visible Learning
    by John Hattie
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2012/07/visible-learning-by-john-hattie.html


  • 2012 📘 World Class Learners
    ​
    by Yong Zhao
    http://whatwearereading.typepad.com/what-we-are-reading/2012/11/world-class-learners-by-yong-zhao.html

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  • Home
  • What's New?
  • Spring Conference
  • Spring Exhibitors
  • Call for Proposals
  • About MASA
  • Professional Learning
    • Fall Conference
    • Equity and Excellence in Education
    • BIPOC Affinity Group
    • Professional Dialogue Sessions
    • MASA Mentor Program
    • What we are Reading
    • MASA Master Classes
    • Great Start Cohort
    • MASA Women's Leadership Network
    • School Violence Prevention Symposium
    • Expert Ease Video Library - MASA
    • School Tax Elections Workshop
    • Instructional Leadership Network
    • Other Learning Opportunities
  • Newsroom
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  • At the Capitol
  • Calendar
  • COVID-19
  • Business Partners
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  • P-CARD PROGRAM
  • MSDLAF+
  • Crisis Communication Services
  • School Tax Elections