40 FRONTDOORS MEDIA | JULY 2018 Educators Share What They’re Reading this Summer DR. CHRISTINE WILKINSON Senior Vice President and Secretary of ASU, President and CEO of the ASU Alumni Association, and Managing Director of Trustees of ASU I S R E A D I N G “Eunice: The Kennedy Who Changed the World” BY EILEEN McNAMARA H E R T A K E “Eileen McNamara, Pulitzer Prize winner and former Boston Globe journalist, researched extensively to provide a different insight into this powerful and wealthy family, focusing on one of the daughters instead. Eunice demonstrated the same drive, strength and toughness in her advocacy for those less fortunate, especially children who were disabled, disadvantaged or delinquent. While she is remembered for launching the Special Olympics, her fingerprint is on numerous other advocacy programs for youth. The author brings the reader along quickly into this intriguing and complicated family and highlights Eunice well. DR. CHAD SMITH Principal of Pat Tillman Middle School I S R E A D I N G “Creating Innovators” BY TONY WAGNER H I S T A K E “Tony Wagner’s ‘Creating Innovators’ is an intriguing look at the state of education and how the system is educating creativity out of our children. With high-stakes testing and accountability, we are systematically removing creativity and innovation from our classrooms. As the world economy continues to change, we must begin to focus on several survival skills such as critical thinking, collaboration, agility, initiative, analysis, communication and curiosity. In his book, Wagner stresses the need to nurture, teach and mentor creativity and innovation. This book made me think deeply about what I can do to foster a culture of innovation and curiosity at my school.” BOOKMARKED {what are you reading}

JULY 2018 | FRONTDOORS MEDIA 41 BRIAN F. SPICKER Chief Program Officer of Valley of the Sun United Way I S R E A D I N G “New Power” BY JEREMY HEIMANS and HENRY TIMMS H I S T A K E “I liked the book because it gave me a new lens to look through, so I could see what some of the big factors are in this enormous amount of disruption of familiar power models in philanthropy as well as the business world. It helped me understand how to channel some of this disruption in a more productive way as it relates to creating social impact and change.” DR. DANIEL SCOGGIN Co-Founder of Great Hearts Academies and President of Great Hearts Foundation I S R E A D I N G “Washington: A Life” BY RON CHERNOW H I S T A K E “This biography was a delightful read that gave deep insight into one of our most important presidents, who was first the most senior military leader in the country. And what impressed me most about this man is his humility and ability to listen to others before making huge decisions that held the fate and lives of his countrymen in the balance. He then had the courage and resolve to stand by his convictions under tremendous physical danger and psychological pressure.” BOOKMARKED {what are you reading}