Below are Kim’s classroom materials, articles, books, and graphic displays. Almost all are available in full (free) by clicking on the title. Here’s the table of contents - click and you�ll zip to each grouping.
OVERVIEW:
Each chapter is like a theme issue of an educational journal, but with four important advantages: (a) Kim and Jenn were able to cast a much wider net, choosing from almost two decades of articles in numerous publications; (b) Marshall Memo summaries are usually much shorter than the original articles, making it possible to read the key ideas from ten articles in under an hour; (c) at the end of each chapter are tailor-made PD suggestions to put the ideas into action; and (d) the book has eleven themes under one cover, putting at your fingertips an extraordinary amount of useful information – visionary and practical, provocative and hands-on, and readily accessible as you and your colleagues wrestle with the myriad challenges of running a good school.
BOOK TWO TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Mindsets That Support Learning
- Beliefs About Intelligence and Ability
- Students’ Social-Emotional Development
- Race and the Education of American Students
- Partnering with Families
Effective Pedagogy
- Key Elements of Good Pedagogy
- What Makes Learning Stick
- Proficiency in Reading, Writing, and Oral Language
- Differentiation and Personalization
Educators Continuously Improving
- Results-Focused Teacher Teams
- Professional Development That Works
- Teacher Leadership
REVIEWS:
“In my 49-year career, I have never met a more voracious reader of education-related literature than Kim Marshall. Since he launched the Marshall Memo almost 17 years ago, Kim has devoured numerous periodicals every week searching for salient articles to summarize and synthesize. Kim’s many years of experience as a teacher, principal, district-level administrator and educational consultant undergirds his capacity to spot the most useful, thought-provoking, and timely articles, and enables him to capture their “big ideas” for efficient consumption by busy educational leaders. This book, with coauthor Jenn David-Lang, offers the second compilation of “greatest hits” and deserves a prominent spot on your nightstand or desktop for ready reading and reference.”
—Jay McTighe, Author and Consultant, Coauthor with Grant Wiggins of Understanding by Design
“Professional reading not a high priority just yet? Think again. School-based leaders and practitioners require relevant, reliable, and contemporaneous information at our fingertips now more than ever; particularly, as we negotiate global health crises and embrace authentic anti-racist strategies in the service of truly realizing the American dream for all. The formidable collection of articles and resources that comprise The Best of the Marshall Memo: Book Two fits the bill nicely. Marshall and David-Lang have performed an incredible service on our profession's collective behalf. Now, let's get to reading. There's not a second to waste.”
—David J Vazquez, Founder and Master Principal, Bronx Academy for Multi-Media/New York, NY
“The Marshall Memo has been a part of my personal leadership journey since the first publication in 2003. As deputy superintendent and superintendent in the Chelsea Public Schools in Massachusetts for 17 years, the Marshall Memo was my constant companion and go-to source. It was the place for me to learn, reflect, improve, and understand how to lead deep transformational organizational change on behalf of students and families. In 2012, we purchased a district-wide subscription, and the result was immediate and long-lasting. We began to have deeper and richer conversations at every level, and the Memo inspired the entrepreneurial educators in each school with the latest thinking and research from their chosen profession. Thanks to the Marshall Memo, we were able to build and support a transformational culture among our educators. And now Kim Marshall and Jenn David-Lang have compiled the very best of the Marshall Memo in two volumes, with professional learning suggestions for each topic. It feels too good to be true!”
—Mary M. Bourque, former Superintendent, Chelsea Public Schools/Chelsea, MA; 2017 Massachusetts Superintendent of the Year; Director of Governmental Affairs, Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents/Bedford, MA
“If you would like to move discussions of educational practice and policy in your schools from tradition, opinion, and prejudgment to solid research and facts, then ask your faculty, leadership team, parents, and policy makers to study this book. Curated from more than a decade’s work by some of the world’s leading researchers and practitioners, The Best of the Marshall Memo: Book Two is not the place to look for easy answers to complex questions. Rather, it will challenge conventional wisdom, offer divergent perspectives, and provide practical insights that can be applied immediately to some of the most vexing challenges in schools. The chapters could not be more timely, including a thoughtful series of articles about race in schools. Each chapter includes activities for practical application and reflection for a deeply engaging professional learning opportunity. As readers around the globe know, if you haven’t read the Marshall Memo, you haven’t done your homework.”
—Douglas B. Reeves, Author/Consultant, and Founder, Equity and Excellence Institute
“Within the complex and busy schedule of a superintendent and principal, time is precious. The Marshall Memo allows leaders to make research-informed decisions to transform practices within their learning communities. District 4 in New York City was fortunate to have the opportunity to preview Kim Marshall and Jenn David-Lang’s book during our monthly principals’ book club. These discussions sparked deep conversations and brought to life new ways of tackling current areas of improvement. This morphed into deeper discussion and actions that improved our schools. I look forward to using The Best of the Marshall Memo: Book Two in my new learning community, the Norwalk Public Schools, to ignite thought-provoking discussions with my cabinet and school leaders. This book is a must-have for all educational leaders and pedagogues.”
—Alexandra Estrella, formerly Community Superintendent, District 4/New York, NY; now Superintendent, Norwalk Public Schools/Norwalk, CT
“The Marshall Memo is a wonderful resource for educators. Every week, it brings together and summarizes the best of education-related writing from a wide array of sources. I always find something of interest in each issue. In this second volume of The Best of the Marshall Memo, Kim Marshall and Jenn David-Lang share the best of the best, organized by topics. For example, in a chapter titled “Race and the Education of American Students,” there are nineteen article summaries on topics ranging from handling discussions of race in the classroom to helping black males succeed, to culturally responsive teaching. Each summary is well-written and gets right to the core of the issues and effective responses to real problems. The Marshall Memo itself, and the book based on it, put readers into real-life classrooms with real kids. You can almost smell the broccoli cooking in the cafeteria and hear the busses pulling up outside as you read these insightful, inspiring, and pragmatic discussions of issues faced by teachers, principals, and other educators.”
—Robert Slavin, Director of the Center for Research and Reform in Education, Johns Hopkins University–School of Education/Baltimore, MD
“There is SO much out there regarding education, especially with current COVID-19 concerns! How do educators know what is the best research-based information on which we can make important and quick decisions? Kim Marshall and Jenn David-Lang succinctly share the most relevant ideas and insights to guide our actions in education. They do the research for us!”
—Kelly Hastings, Principal, Strike Middle School–Little Elm ISD/Little Elm, TX
“Since the beginning of the Marshall Memo, Kim’s summaries have always kept me current on the best thinking about good teaching and successful leadership—an invaluable resource. His first book with co-author Jenn David-Lang proved an excellent resource when looking for innovative ideas and the most persuasive studies on current issues. With their new Book Two, I have lightning access to the finest minds in our field.”
—Jon Saphier, Founder, Research for Better Teaching/Acton, MA
“The Marshall Memo is the holy grail for education. Each week, readers can drink from the unending well of research, analysis, and guidance contained in its pages, offering a pathway on how we can achieve a more equitable educational system. In The Best of the Marshall Memo: Book Two, you will find quotes, article summaries, and professional development strategies to answer a range of questions, from assessment and absenteeism to writing and work/life balance. As a subscriber since 2007, I encourage you to quench your thirst this week with this excellent compilation of resources.”
—Shahara C. Jackson, Founding Principal, Summit Academy/Brooklyn, NY; currently: doctoral student, Harvard Graduate School of Education–Doctor of Education Leadership program/Cambridge, MA
“I’ve been a subscriber to Jenn David-Lang’s The Main Idea book summaries for years. Her book summaries are salient, insightful, and ready for practical application. More recently, I have added the Marshall Memo to my professional reading and have found its article summaries equally helpful. The Best of the Marshall Memo: Book One and Book Two allow me to see and digest school leadership best practices with a wide-lens focus. Given the constant demands for educators’ time, these books are a practitioner’s best friend: efficient and useful.”
—Roland Shaw, Principal, Career Education Center Early College/Denver, CO
“As an educator for the last 18 years, I have long appreciated the summaries created by Jenn David-Lang and Kim Marshall. It is crucial to keep up with the latest educational research, but it is impossible for one person to sort through the countless articles, research literature, and books released each year. Their summaries help me to get an overview of a larger variety of resources than I could read on my own and then focus in on those that are most aligned with my work. Having their resources readily available alongside suggestions for professional development in The Best of the Marshall Memo: Book Two makes it even easier to find the targeted resources that will help support learning and growth in my unique school community.”
—Kimberly Swanson, Principal, Life Sciences Secondary School/New York, NY
“Kim Marshall and Jenn David-Lang have done the heavy lifting for educators by creating a curated guide to the best articles in the field with easy-to-read summaries, links to the original text, and connected professional development activities that are easy to use and share with staff and school communities. Combining Kim's work on the weekly Marshall Memo with Jenn's The Main Idea, a summary of the best books for educators with professional development tools, creates a remarkably valuable synergy—a resource that great educators can use each day.”
—Mark Shellinger, Director, National SAM Innovation Project/Louisville, KY
“Daily, the overwhelming amount of information that I receive as an educational leader can make me feel as though I am drinking from a firehose! But on the mornings Kim Marshall’s the Marshall Memo or Jenn David-Lang’s The Main Idea book summary arrive, the resources in my inbox feel manageable with these two gems. I feel more like I’m slurping from a garden hose! Now, in The Best of the Marshall Memo: Book Two, Marshall and David-Lang have taken the best of the last 17 years of Marshall Memos and organized them into three broad areas: mindsets, effective pedagogy, and continuous improvement. With this go-to professional learning resource (along with The Best of the Marshall Memo: Book One, of course!), they have once again managed to curate an unwieldy amount of available information into smaller, digestible gems from trusted sources.”
—Dawn G. Bentley, Assistant Superintendent for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion–Acton-Boxborough Regional School District/Acton, MA
“Kim Marshall and Jenn David-Lang have created a resource that is invaluable! As an educator with 29-plus years, the information I have gleaned from The Best of the Marshall Memo: Book Two is a must-have, go-to resource for all educators in all fields! Educators will gain a deeper understanding of issues that are at the forefront of today’s educational world. Kim and Jenn have done the work and research for you and compiled it into a user-friendly book! This is a resource that is excellent for professional development and a way to gain deeper understanding surrounding your biggest questions. Without a doubt, this book needs to be on your shelf—or rather, right by your working desk!”
—Kim Doepker, Principal, Garrison Middle School–Walla Walla Public Schools/Walla Walla, WA
“Every week Kim Marshall provides an invaluable service to educators across the country. He wades through and masterfully distills scores of educational articles that upend antiquated assumptions, deepen understanding, spark debates, and provide concrete, actionable guidance for promoting students’ learning and development. His writing is clear, engaging, and vibrant. This book, his second anthology of articles, covers a vast and vital territory, including effective pedagogy, developing teachers’ racial and cultural proficiency, and cultivating strong school leadership teams. Take this tour with Mr. Marshall and his coauthor Jenn David-Lang. Their knowledge of learning, teaching, leadership, and schools is remarkably wide and deep, and their hearts are in exactly the right place.”
—Rick Weissbourd, Senior Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Education/Cambridge, MA
“Any educator can conduct a Google search and find multiple articles on almost any topic. So, why do we need the Marshall Memo? I’ll tell you why. The Internet provides us with information, from reliable to ridiculous. That’s where the Marshall Memo found its niche. My go-to for educational perspectives and research on most any topic is the Marshall Memo. Why? Because the content has been read, reviewed, and vetted for credibility. I don’t have to second-guess the credibility of the research, and Marshall provides a brief, impactful summary of each article. It’s designed to inform efficiently. I don’t know how they do it, but they do it and do it well. The Best of the Marshall Memo: Book Two, written with Jenn David-Lang, is an extension of this mission and should be on the bookshelf of every educator—dogeared, tattered, worn, and highlighted.”
—Ken Williams, Educator/Author/Consultant, Unfold The Soul/Sharpsburg, GA
“Among the jewels in The Best of Marshall Memo: Book Two is a chapter entitled “Beliefs About Intelligence and Ability.” This collection of research regarding teacher and student mindsets disputes the notion that a student’s mental acuity is determined at birth. Instead, it sheds light on the malleability of intelligence, and how parents, teachers and children can train the brain like a muscle to build the self-efficacy a child needs to believe they can excel and have the individual agency to succeed through their own efforts. This chapter, along with the others in The Best of the Marshall Memo, Book Two, are a must-read for anyone interested in helping children reach and exceed their potential.”
—Ian Rowe, Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute/Washington, DC; former CEO, Public Preparatory Network/New York, NY
“The history of American education is littered with examples of silly fads spreading far and wide while common sense and evidence-based practices remain stuck within the four walls of a classroom. The Marshall Memo breaks this tradition by giving educational leaders and their teams the best advice and analysis from around the nation and around the world. And in The Best of the Marshall Memo: Book Two, Kim Marshall and Jenn David-Lang give us the very best ideas and research from the Memo’s seventeen years.”
—Michael J. Petrilli, President, Thomas B. Fordham Institute/Washington, DC
PRICING:
Amazon's free shipping means it has the best price for small orders. For bulk orders, you might do better ordering directly from the publisher. Here are the per-copy prices, plus shipping:
5-49 copies - $21.71
50-99 copies - $21.31
100-249 copies - $20.92
250-499 copies - $19.33
500+ - $17.75
To order, just e-mail Colin Rolfe at
[email protected].
OVERVIEW:
Each chapter is like a theme issue of an educational journal, but with four important advantages: (a) Kim and Jenn were able to cast a much wider net, choosing from almost two decades of articles in numerous publications; (b) Marshall Memo summaries are usually much shorter than the original articles, making it possible to read the key ideas from ten articles in under an hour; (c) at the end of each chapter are tailor-made PD suggestions to put the ideas into action; and (d) the book has eleven themes under one cover, putting at your fingertips an extraordinary amount of useful information – visionary and practical, provocative and hands-on, and readily accessible as you and your colleagues wrestle with the myriad challenges of running a good school.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
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The Leader's Toolkit
Chapter One - Planning with a Purpose
Chapter Two - Managing Time for Impact
Chapter Three - Leaders' Emotional Intelligence
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More Good Teaching in More Classrooms More of the Time
Chapter Four - Interviewing and Hiring
Chapter Five - Coaching Teachers
Chapter Six - Critical Feedback and Difficult Conversations
Chapter Seven - Teacher Evaluation
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Structures for Student Success
Chapter Eight - Positive Classroom Discipline
Chapter Nine - Planning Units and Lessons
Chapter Ten - Assessment for Learning
Chapter Eleven - Grading Practices
THE BEST WAYS TO USE THE BOOK:
You may read it from cover to cover, but it's more likely that you and your colleagues will zero in on certain chapters when you face an issue on which you'd like more ideas, research, and recommendations. Some examples:
- Rethinking policies on teacher supervision and evaluation
- Leaders dealing with H.S.P.S. (hyperactive superficial principal syndrome)
- Tweaking and improving interviewing and hiring practices
- Teacher teams designing curriculum units and lesson plans
- Preparing for a difficult conversation
- Improving classroom and schoolwide student discipline practices
- A faculty preparing to adopt standards-based grading
- Instructional coaches strategizing how best to support rookie teachers
- The leadership team working to make their school’s strategic plan a living document
- Teachers seeking insights on emotional intelligence
- Planning a professional development retreat focused on a particular issue
You may also want to share individual article summaries with colleagues, have teacher teams read and think through articles or a whole chapter, and use an article summary for all-faculty meetings, with people reading it silently, discussing it in groups, and then sharing action implications together.
REVIEWS:
"By creating this compilation of articles, Marshall and David-Lang have performed an incredible service to professional educators. This book is filled with practical yet insightful resources that will help educators in addressing some of the most complex and difficult issues they face. For educators who genuinely desire to make a difference this book will be an invaluable resource."
—Pedro A. Noguera, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Education, UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies
"As educational leaders we are expected to keep current on research, trends, and critical issues in education despite being short on an essential resource – time. The Best of the Marshall Memo provides busy educators with a concise toolkit that makes the research actionable. Marshall and David-Lang have done the work for us of combing through countless journals and articles to help educators and leaders focus on improving our schools. I wish I had this resource when I was principal of a large urban high school, always trying to solve the seemingly unsolvable problem!"
—Sue Szachowicz, former principal, Brockton High School, Massachusetts
"Another great resource from Kim Marshall that my fellow superintendents and I will surely use! In our efforts to help leaders grow and think critically, this collection of memos will be a source of great conversation. New principal: Before you hire your first teacher, read this Marshall Memo! Hey, new teacher: You are about to have a very difficult conversation; before you do, look at the Marshall Memo on that! Aspiring leaders: Be sure to review what some practitioners had to say about time management! Thank you, Kim, for the outstanding collection!
—Curtis Jones, Superintendent, Bibb County Schools, Georgia, National Superintendent of the Year 2019
"I've long admired Kim Marshall's dedication to improving teaching, leadership, and learning as a principal, principal-mentor, and writer. For more than 15 years, the Marshall Memo newsletter has been a vital resource for educators across the country. Now Kim has partnered with Jenn David-Lang to curate the very best Memo summaries and add specific action recommendations. With tips that range from the practical to the aspirational and even inspirational, The Best of the Marshall Memo is a veritable treasure trove full of gems for every educator who wants to better their schools, districts, and themselves.”
—John B. King Jr., President and CEO, The Education Trust; formerly tenth US Secretary of Education
"The Marshall Memo has long been the go-to guide for teachers and school administrators seeking sound advice about research that informs their work. Now, in this skillfully curated compendium of first-rate articles, Marshall and David-Lang provide readers with a trove of insight and commentary about key challenges that educators face in leadership, school organization, and instructional practice. The book brims with issues that will strike a professional chord, findings that will confirm and challenge educators' beliefs, and resources to support individual learning and collegial growth. Keep this book within easy reach; you'll use it often.”
—Susan Moore Johnson, Jerome T. Murphy Research Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Education
"Kim Marshall, in collaboration with Jenn David-Lang, has reviewed, synthesized, and updated nearly 800 Marshall Memos he has written over the last fifteen years and produced an absolutely invaluable guide for school leaders. Under three broad headings-the leadership toolkit, more teaching in more classrooms more of the time, and structures for student success-this book provides school leaders an unprecedented amount of wisdom, drawing on research, of course, but also interpreting that research in the light of experience about how research can be implemented in real schools. Add in the clear signposting provided by the chapter headings, and this is, quite simply, a book that no school leader can afford to be without.”
—Dylan Wiliam, Emeritus Professor, University College/London
"Whether we are principals, superintendents, coaches, or master teachers, we often find ourselves wishing we had a guardian angel on our shoulder helping us navigate the abundance of ideas and research on educational practice. Once we find great ideas and research in a particular area of practice we then wonder, "How can I use this effectively to polish my practice?” The Best of the Marshall Memo offers those of us engaged in the field practical solutions and key insights, as well as cautionary notes about ineffective practices in K–12 settings. A must-read for all leaders of teaching and learning!”
—Mary Nash, Superintendent, Maine School Administrative District No. 35/Eliot, ME; 2018 Maine Superintendent of the Year
"Kim Marshall has become a clarion voice in the crowded, murky field of educational leadership, identifying what matters most and sharing it in bite-sized form for educators across the globe. Kim's and Jenn's combination of real-world experience and visionary thinking creates a needed resource for every educator. Thank you-we've been waiting for this for a long time!”
—Paul Bambrick-Santoyo, Founder and Dean, Leverage Leadership Institute; Chief Schools Officer, Uncommon Schools
"I can't overstate the contribution the Marshall Memo has made to my work over the years, with its exquisitely-written weekly summaries of the most important educational articles. Now comes The Best of the Marshall Memo, the very "best of the best” of those summaries, with helpful activities and advice for how to apply their contents. This book is masterfully-organized around the most critical issues of instruction and leadership. There is more practical, concentrated wisdom in its pages than in all of the education courses I have ever taken. The Best of the Marshall Memo should be given to every teacher and leader who enters the education profession.”
—Mike Schmoker, Author, Speaker, Consultant
"Kim Marshall and Jenn David-Lang have always provided an invaluable service to educators, condensing all the complex information on what works in education into digestible bites, so we can quickly learn what we need to learn and then get back to the business of teaching. And now, like a single pearl produced by an oyster over many years, we get the very best of their curation in one powerful book.”
—Jennifer Gonzalez, The Cult of Pedagogy
"I often speak of the amazing "teacher in 206,” whose combination of belief and instructional skill gets amazing results with all students. The Best of the Marshall Memo is founded on the same formula: belief that our students can learn and our teachers can teach them. Marshall and David-Lang have produced a highly organized set of topical, research-based summaries of instructional practice that, taken together, set a comprehensive foundation for practical classroom application. This is a crucial handbook for educator proficiency.”
—Jeffrey Howard, Founder and CEO, Efficacy Institute
"Kim and Jenn have given busy school and district leaders exactly what we need-a thoughtful review and summary of relevant research and concrete ways for us to share this knowledge with our school-based practitioners. The selected themes and essential questions will transform meetings into professional learning sessions. This is a must-have resource for any school or central office leader.”
—Joan Dabrowski, Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning, Wellesley Public Schools/Wellesley, MA
"The Best of the Marshall Memo is an essential resource for the modern educator. Teachers and school leaders alike will benefit from the thoughtfully curated analysis and review of recent educational research and articles. The book's format helpfully lends itself to deep dives on key topics relevant to every school in America. Leaders can use this book to foster reflection, dialogue and staff-wide engagement on important challenges facing their school communities. Individual teachers and educators can deepen their own research, practices and areas of research. Smart educators will use this resource to deepen the effectiveness of their practices and build capacity in their schools.”
—Nicholas Tishuk, Executive Director, Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School/Brooklyn, NY
"As a school leader for the last 20 years, I have been both inspired and overwhelmed by the countless books, articles, research, and ideas out there that can make me and my school better. Being a principal feels like two full-time jobs; sifting and sorting through all of the learning and professional development materials could easily feel like a third. Over the years, Kim Marshall and Jenn David-Lang have saved me immeasurable time by leading me directly to the best resources and thinking in education and providing me with thoughtful, effective, and efficient ideas and tools to turnkey and share my growth and learning. I could not be more excited about this new book and brilliant collaboration.”
—Mark Federman, Principal, East Side Community School/New York, NY
"Drawn from almost 800 Marshall Memos, this new volume represents yet another impressive and deeply appreciated service, curating the curation into a gold mine of the best thinking on some of the most challenging K–12 issues. Added to this meta-curation are Jenn's pragmatic step-by-step instructions for how staff can apply these ideas right away. A truly fabulous effort, Kim and Jenn!! You have us all spoiled.”
—Elizabeth Imende-Cooney, International Educational Consultant, Advancing Educators
"Kim Marshall and Jenn David-Lang are unquestionably the most eminent summarizers of articles and books in education today. In this volume they take their unique and inimitable talents to a new level, combining their works on topics at the forefront of nearly every education improvement initiative. The works they summarize range from persuasively argued opinions to careful research syntheses-and the authors of these works don't reach the same conclusions or offer the same recommendations. So while readers may not come away with definitive answers to their most probing questions, they will gain a deeper understanding of the issues involved and the voices most influencing the discussion.”
—Thomas R. Guskey, Senior Research Scholar, University of Louisville; Professor Emeritus, University of Kentucky
"Change is vital and difficult. Kim Marshall and Jenn David-Lang show us the way. In this gift of collective wisdom from decades of service, Marshall and David-Lang offer all of us who care deeply about children, social justice, schools, districts, and systems a toolkit and roadmap to assist us in leading-for-improvement-on behalf of students' achievement and growing leaders on the ground. This book is, indeed, a treasure chest. A must buy. You will feel very wise to gain from it and its practical wisdom and accessible tools to improve your noble work and build capacity each and every day.”
—Ellie Drago-Severson, Professor of Education Leadership and Adult Learning and Leadership, Teachers College–Columbia University
"I highly recommend Kim Marshall and Jenn David-Lang's The Best of the Marshall Memo, a terrific and well-organized collection of article summaries and professional development suggestions. I have greatly benefited from the Marshall Memo over the years-while in PK–12, and now as a professor-and more recently I gained further appreciation while studying the Memo as a key resource, a bridge that can span and connect the too-often disparate worlds of research and practice. Marshall and David-Lang, focusing intently on ideas and practices that can improve teaching and learning, do a great service for educators.”
—Joel Malin, Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership, Miami University/Oxford, OH
"For leaders who smile each time they see a Marshall Memo or The Main Idea in their inbox, this book will be a treasure! Jenn David-Lang and Kim Marshall demonstrate their mutual commitment to leaders as learners, providing rich resources drawn from thousands of articles found in the Memo. Jenn David-Lang offers substantive, thoughtful ideas for professional learning connected to each chapter, allowing leaders to transfer and apply the concepts to their own unique needs. The Best of the Marshall Memo will serve as a powerful catalyst for professional growth, and will provide leaders with positive, creative ideas that are so needed in our schools today.”
—Debbie McFalone, Author, Educational Leadership Consultant
"The Marshall Memo has played an indispensable role for years now in helping educators and school leaders to access cutting-edge research that can inform their work. With this new volume, Marshall and David-Lang have developed a resource to allow educators and school leaders to dive thoroughly and deeply into the research on a set of topics and themes crucial to their success. This book promises to be an invaluable text for powerful professional development and learning.”
—Scott Seider, Associate Professor, Boston College–Lynch School of Education and Human Development
"Discover actionable insights to improve teaching, deepen learning, and strengthen leadership. This first-ever collection of the best of the Marshall Memo and the Main Idea is a must-have for busy educators who want effective ideas, strategies and techniques they can use to enhance their own practice and expand student outcomes.”
—Mary Grassa O'Neill, Senior Lecturer on Education; Faculty Director, School Leadership, Harvard Graduate School of Education
"This unique book presents key insights from the education literature through the lens of two lifelong educators. Marshall and David-Lang skillfully interweave summaries of leading education research with case studies and narratives from practitioners about what it really means to implement change on the ground. It is sure to be a powerful new resource for engaging in evidence-based conversations about how to improve leadership and instruction in our nation's schools.”
—Matthew A. Kraft, Associate Professor of Education and Economics, Brown University
"The Best of the Marshall Memo is a must-have-at-your-fingertips tool. This book contains information for what you have to know to lead effectively; it also has what you need to do to be an efficient and impactful leader. Kim and Jenn curate resources for what, why, and a healthy dose of how leaders will close the Knowing-Doing Gap and positively impact student learning. The ‘what' is with current research articles across fields; the ‘why' is with reflective questions for leaders to connect the information and explore implications for their practices; and the ‘how' is in the form of a detailed PD plan to apply the knowledge for each topic.”
—Hoa Tu, Deputy Superintendent, Brooklyn North High Schools/Brooklyn, NY
"This amazing book reminds me of my favorite childhood haunt: Mary's Candy Store. Jam-packed with an eclectic mix of tantalizing treats, Marshall and David-Lang's digest is simply irresistible.”
—Jerome T. Murphy, Dean Emeritus, Harvard Graduate School of Education
PRICING:
Amazon's free shipping means it has the best price for small orders. For bulk orders, you might do better ordering directly from the publisher. Here are the per-copy prices, plus shipping:
5-49 copies - $21.71
50-99 copies - $21.31
100-249 copies - $20.92
250-499 copies - $19.33
500+ - $17.75
To order, just e-mail Colin Rolfe at
[email protected].
