Recommended Reading & Viewing

Recommended Reading

• "What can parents do to help their children succeed in school?" – PISA (November, 2011)
• “School Choice” – Dr. Patrick Wolf (from book forthcoming in 2012)
• “The Children Must Play” – Samuel E. Abrams (January 28, 2011)
• "Pathways to Economic Mobility: Key Indicators” excerpt – Dr. Stuart Butler (2008)
• "The Promise of College Completion" – Dr. Mike Feinberg (2011)
• "The Comprehensive Longitudinal Evaluation of the Milwaukee Partenal Choice Program" –  Dr. Patrick Wolf (February. 2012)
• "In Finland, Students Win When Teachers Compete" –  School Reform News (April, 2012)

Suggested Viewing

Assemblymember Jennifer Johnston, a Summit participant, suggests viewing the following videos regarding what others are saying about education.

• "Ken Robinson: Changing education paradigms" – TED (October, 2010)
• "Sugata Mitra: The child-driven education" – TED (July, 2010)
• "Salman Khan: Let's use video to reinvent education" – TED (March, 2011)

About Anchorage School District

• Adoption of School Board’s Core Beliefs, Commitments and Operating Principles for Instruction (ASD Memorandum #62; September 12, 2011)
• Adoption of School Board’s 2011-2012 Strategic Initiatives and Annual Board Projects (ASD Memorandum #63 (2011-2012)
• Adoption of District Performance Measures and Goals (ASD Memorandum #64; September 12, 2011)
• Profile of Performance 2010-2011 (ASD Memorandum #78; October 24, 2011)
• Social and Emotional Learning
• Response to Instruction