In this bonus episode, Michelle Papa shares her five top leadership books and the reasons she loves these amazing resources. In addition, we discuss her new promotion and the transition to the new school year. 

About Michelle Papa:

Michelle Papa is an Assistant Principal at Jefferson Township High School in Oak Ridge, New Jersey. She is passionate about the amplification of student’s voices, healthy school culture, trauma-informed education, and equity for all students. She has presented workshops on the topics of using digital tools for formative assessment, community building in the virtual classroom, text-dependent questioning, state testing rubrics, and the ALICE response to active shooter events. She is also a mom of two and wife to Danny Papa, a K-12 Supervisor of Social Studies, Fine Art, and Technology Education in the same school district.

Follow Michelle Papa: 

• Twitter: @MPapaEdu
• Blog: https://edlifeweb.wordpress.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-papa-15b826a7/

Book Recommendations:

Start With Why - Simon Sinek

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591846447/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1591846447&linkCode=as2&tag=aspirewebsite-20&linkId=5daed5ab005cae91203dfda78bbe0f00

What Great Principals Do Differently - Todd Whitaker

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/036734467X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=036734467X&linkCode=as2&tag=aspirewebsite-20&linkId=6fce3fc06a440438060bb95f9ceb3506

Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? - Dr. Beverly Tatum

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0465060684/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0465060684&linkCode=as2&tag=aspirewebsite-20&linkId=65fd06521d2797291085134347b62a48

The Leadership Challenge - James Kouzes & Barry Posner

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1119278961/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1119278961&linkCode=as2&tag=aspirewebsite-20&linkId=3349d0c3385f375fa40825bd374a5c78

Eyes Are Never Quiet - Michael McKnight & Dr. Lori Desautels

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1948018411/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1948018411&linkCode=as2&tag=aspirewebsite-20&linkId=8ad7d4bbaff0a9912bd21f46aaf45e07

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