Michael Horton began his career as a physics teacher and then became an administrator at two county offices where he coached principals to turn around underperforming schools and trained science teachers. He then coached AVID schools to prepare underrepresented students for college. Now, he’s the assistant principal of a highly acclaimed STEM charter school in Southern California. He’s written 3 books, two science experiment books and his most recent, a school leadership book entitled Excellence: Every Classroom, Every Lesson, Every Day (A Leadership Fable).
Books discussed on the show:
Daniel Pink – Drive
Michael Horton – Excellence: Every Classroom, Every Lesson, Every Day
Lemov, Woolway, and Yezzi – Practice Perfect
Contact Michael Horton on Twitter @MHortonLeads
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