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TED: Build a School in the Cloud | Sugata Mitra

Grit: the power of passion and perseverance | Angela Lee Duckworth

TEDxOKC: The Learner-Driven Revolution | Jeff Sandefer

Books

Courage to Grow, by Laura Sandefer, co-founder of Acton Academy Austin

Unschooling Rules: 55 Ways to Unlearn What We Know About Schools and Rediscover Education, by Clark Aldrich

The One World Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined, by Sal Khan

Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That's Transforming Education, by Sir Ken Robinson

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, by Carol S. Dweck

NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children, by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman

Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google that Will Transform How You Live and Lead, by Laszlo Bock, Former Head of People Operations at Google

The Talent Code: Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How., by Daniel Coyle

The Thomas Jefferson Education: Teaching a Generation of Leaders for the Twenty-First Century, by Oliver DeMille

The The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are, by Brené Brown