RISC COURSES
The Re-Inventing Schools Coalition offers courses on various aspects of the RISC Approach to Schooling. The following course is currently available through the Alaska Staff Development Network:
EDUC 58027 Tools to Create a Standards-Based Classroom Register or learn more.
BOOKS AND OTHER RESOURCES
We highly recommend the following resources for those interested in learning more about the fundamental principles and research-based practices upon which the RISC Approach to Schooling is built:
All Children Can Learn: Lessons from the Kentucky Reform Experience (2000), Roger Pankratz and Joseph Petrosko. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Choice Theory (1998), William Glasser. New York: HarperCollins.
Classroom Assessment and Grading That Work (2006), Robert J. Marzano. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
An Ethic of Excellence: Building a Culture of Craftsmanship with Students (2003), Ron Berger. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann,
Fish! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results (2000), Stephen G. Lundin, Harry Paul, and John Christensen. New York: Hyperion.
Formative Assessment & Standards-Based Grading (2010), Robert J. Marzano. Bloomington, IN: Marzano Research Laboratory.
Good to Great (2001), by Jim Collins. New York: HarperCollins.
Guide to ReInventing Schools (2002), Rick Schrieber, ed. Anchorage, AK: Alaska Litho.
High Five! The Magic of Working Together (2001), Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowler. New York: HarperCollins.
How to Change to a Nongraded School (1992), Madeline Hunter. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
If You Don’t Feed the Teachers They Eat the Students: Guide to Success for Administrators and Teachers (2000), Neila A. Conners. Nashville, TN: Incentive Publications.
Leading Without Power: Finding Hope in Serving Community (1997), Max Dupree. Holland, MI: Jossey-Bass.
Learning By Heart (2004), Roland Barth. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Making Standards Work, 3rd Edition: How to Implement Standards-Based Assessments in the Classroom, School, and District (1996-2002), Douglas B. Reeves. Denver, CO: Advanced Learning Press.
Our Iceberg Is Melting (2005), John Kotter and Holger Rathgeber. New York: St. Martin’s Press.
The Secret: What Great Leaders Know and Do (2009), Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler.
School Leadership That Works: From Research to Results (2005), Robert J. Marzano. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Schools of Quality (2001), John Jay Bonstingl. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Smart Schools, Smart Kids: Why Do Some Schools Work? (1991), Edward Friske and Sally Reed. New York: Touchstone.
The Art and Science of Teaching: A Comprehensive Framework for Effective Instruction (2007), Robert J. Marzano. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (2000), Malcolm Gladwell. New York: Little, Brown and Company.
Total Leaders 2.0: Leading in the Age of Empowerment (2010), Charles Schwahn and William Spady. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Victory In Our Schools: We Can Give Our Children Excellent Public Education (1999), Major General John Stanford. New York: Bantam Books.
Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change In Your Work and In Your Life (1998), Dr. Spencer Johnson. New York: Putnam’s.
