Best books for educators...everyone from teachers to superintendents - Classroom 2.02024-03-29T02:40:30Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/best-books-for?feed=yes&xn_auth=noI highly recommend Why Studen…tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-09-28:649749:Comment:5134862010-09-28T14:37:32.545ZZach Vander Veenhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/ZachVanderVeen
I highly recommend <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Why-Dont-Students-Like-School/dp/047059196X/ref=sr_1_1?s=gateway&ie=UTF8&qid=1285684272&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Why Students Don't Like Schoo</a>l. Despite its rather lame title, it's a very good book at explaining what cognitive scientists know about the human brain and, accordingly, provides some good advice on teaching. Dan Willingham takes on a few sacred cows (such as Howard Gardner's "Multiple Intelligence" theory...which has…
I highly recommend <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Why-Dont-Students-Like-School/dp/047059196X/ref=sr_1_1?s=gateway&ie=UTF8&qid=1285684272&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Why Students Don't Like Schoo</a>l. Despite its rather lame title, it's a very good book at explaining what cognitive scientists know about the human brain and, accordingly, provides some good advice on teaching. Dan Willingham takes on a few sacred cows (such as Howard Gardner's "Multiple Intelligence" theory...which has no empirical evidence to back it up), but with solid, research based evidence.<br />
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It's a book that very definitely changed the ways I teach. Last year I read The Dumbest…tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-09-28:649749:Comment:5134712010-09-28T13:05:52.694ZLaura Gonzalezhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/LauraGonzalez
Last year I read <a href="http://dumbestgeneration.com/" target="_blank"><i>The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupifies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future</i> by Mark Bauerlein</a> on the recommendation of <a href="http://kellygallagher.org/" target="_blank">Kelley Gallagher.</a> It provided plenty of food for thought.<br />
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I also read <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Readicide-Schools-Killing-Reading-About/dp/1571107800" target="_blank"><i>Readicide: How Schools are Killing Reading…</i></a>
Last year I read <a href="http://dumbestgeneration.com/" target="_blank"><i>The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupifies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future</i> by Mark Bauerlein</a> on the recommendation of <a href="http://kellygallagher.org/" target="_blank">Kelley Gallagher.</a> It provided plenty of food for thought.<br />
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I also read <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Readicide-Schools-Killing-Reading-About/dp/1571107800" target="_blank"><i>Readicide: How Schools are Killing Reading and What You Can Do about It</i> by Kelley Gallagher</a> last year. It reminded me about the importance of building background knowledge, especially for students who lead insular lives.<br />
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Right now I'm reading <i>The World is Flat 2.0: A Brief History of the 21st Century</i> by Thomas Friedman. I got the book last night so I haven't any opinions on it yet. I just noticed that there's a 3.0 update on the title on Amazon. Cynthia - thank you for the r…tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-09-28:649749:Comment:5134612010-09-28T11:43:36.368ZJustin Tartehttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/JustinTarte
Cynthia - thank you for the response - getting back to the basics!
Cynthia - thank you for the response - getting back to the basics! Say Please, Say Thank You, by…tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-09-28:649749:Comment:5134592010-09-28T11:42:23.886ZCynthia L. Wilsonhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/CynthiaLWilson
<b><i>Say Please, Say Thank You</i></b>, by Donald McCullagh. He offers a return to civility through asking for people to "promote the little acts of courtesy embodying the simple respect due to members of a civilized society." (quote from one of the reviews). It's an easy, quick, logical read that makes perfectly good sense. As teachers, we model, model, model for our students, and this book will make people think about some things that they may have forgotten about within the quickness of the…
<b><i>Say Please, Say Thank You</i></b>, by Donald McCullagh. He offers a return to civility through asking for people to "promote the little acts of courtesy embodying the simple respect due to members of a civilized society." (quote from one of the reviews). It's an easy, quick, logical read that makes perfectly good sense. As teachers, we model, model, model for our students, and this book will make people think about some things that they may have forgotten about within the quickness of the everyday school-world. Kev - thanks for the quick re…tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-09-28:649749:Comment:5133772010-09-28T01:28:32.469ZJustin Tartehttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/JustinTarte
Kev - thanks for the quick response - I really like the title of the first book you mentioned!
Kev - thanks for the quick response - I really like the title of the first book you mentioned! Everything Bad is Good For Yo…tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-09-28:649749:Comment:5133742010-09-28T01:26:23.477ZKevhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/Kev
Everything Bad is Good For You (Anyone can benefit, its a great read period)<br />
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The Global Achievement Gap (Primarily for teachers/admins but applicable to anyone on a school campus)<br />
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The Essential 55 (As above but even more teacher focused)
Everything Bad is Good For You (Anyone can benefit, its a great read period)<br />
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The Global Achievement Gap (Primarily for teachers/admins but applicable to anyone on a school campus)<br />
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The Essential 55 (As above but even more teacher focused)