Resource List

Click on the links below to learn more about the Acton Model and its influ​ences.

​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

• The Parents Journey at Acton Academy blog by Laura Sandefer

    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"