Teach Like Finland: 33 Simple Strategies for Joyful Classrooms by Timothy D. Walker tells the story of an American teacher who moved to Finland with his Finnish wife and got a job teaching in a Finnish school. Although he realizes that there are many constraints that prevent American schools from being like Finnish schools, he does think that we can borrow a great deal from the way Finnish teachers operate. All school leaders should get a copy and consider making copies available to their teaching staff.

Innovate Inside the Box: Empowering Learners Through UDL and the Innovator’s Mindset by George Couros with Katie Novak builds on his previous book The Innovator’s Midset. The goal of this book is to help teachers grow so they are more likely to make a difference in their students’ lives. Constraints like red tape, limitations, and lack of funds comprise “The Box” in the title. Innovating in spite of those constraints involves finding another way around problems that limit the impact teachers have on their students.