DynamicSchools

schools to model

The MET (alternative learning experiences)
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (successful large magnet school)
Academy of Allied Health and Science (unique career-themed program)
South Side High School (renowned International Baccalaureate program)

people from whom to learn

Roland Barth (on school administration)
Ted Sizer (on high school reform)
Abraham Lincoln (on leadership)
Maurice Elias (on social-emotional learning)
John Dewey (on curriculum development)
Carl Glickman (on teacher supervision)

books to read

Lincoln on Leadership
Improving Schools From Within
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
The New Meaning of Educational Change
Uncommon Learning: Thoreau on Education

tools to use

Fish! Philosophy
Rubicon Atlas Curriculum Mapping
T-Eval (web-based walkthrough software)
Measures of Academy Progress (web-based formative assessment software)

dr. scott taylor

Dr. Taylor is currently the Superintendent of the K-12 Kenilworth School District in northern New Jersey and is on the faculty of Rutgers University. His internationally recognized blog was most recently named by Edudemic as one of "20 Education Administrator Blogs You Should Start Following Right Now." He has been a featured blogger for the George Lucas Educational Foundation (Edutopia) and Education World.