Resource List
Click on the links below to learn more about the Acton Model and its influences.
Books
TED Talks
Blog
Articles
Books
- Courage to Grow: How Acton Academy Turns Learning Upside Down, Laura Sandefer
- Brave Parenting, Krissy Pozatek
- Most Likely to Succeed, Tony Wagner & Ted Dintersmith
- Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius, Angeline Stoll Lillard
- NutureShock: New Thinking About Children, Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman
- The One World Schoolhouse, Salman Khan
- A Thomas Jefferson Education, by Oliver DeMille
- The Talent Code, by Daniel Coyle
- The Power of Ted*, by David Emerald
TED Talks
- Sir Ken Robison TED Talk
- Todd Rose TED Talk
- Sugata Mitra TED Talk
- Sal Khan TED Talk
- Carol Dweck TED Talk
Blog
Articles
- "Rethinking Giftedness"
- "New, Strong Evidence For Problem-Based Learning"
- "Acton Academy: Hero Launchpad Goes Global"
- "What Is A Micro School — And Why Should You Care?"
- "Multi-age classrooms can strengthen personalized learning for students and teachers"
- "A-students Need Not Apply: Aligning the outcomes of education and enterprise"