References & Articles that influenced this session:

• Tinkering Toward Utopia – David Tyack and Larry Cuban
• Learning to Improve: How America’s Schools Can Get Better at Betting better – Bryk, Gomez, Grunow, & LeMahieu
• Gee, J. P. (2008). A sociocultural Perspective on opportunity to learn. In P. A. Moss, D. C. Pullin, J. P. Gee, E. H. Haertel, & L. J. Young (Eds.), Assessment, equity, and opportunity to learn. Cambridge.
• Collins, A., & Halverson, R. (2010). The second educational revolution: rethinking education in the age of technology. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 26(1), 18–27. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2729.2009.00339.x
• Leverage Improvement Science as a Blueprint for Change
• To Ensure Success, First Define the Black Box of Innovation

If you are looking for even more reading, I have a list of references as well as a public Diigo library.