What's The Best Education-Related Book You've Read in 2008? - Classroom 2.02024-03-28T08:19:24Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/whats-the-best?commentId=649749%3AComment%3A246162&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI will have to check this out…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-01-02:649749:Comment:2503982009-01-02T03:28:24.797ZK Thelinhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/Kthelin
I will have to check this out. Paperback yet?
I will have to check this out. Paperback yet? The World is Flat by T. Fried…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-01-02:649749:Comment:2503892009-01-02T03:27:12.277ZK Thelinhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/Kthelin
The World is Flat by T. Friedman. I have read it three times now and pick up something new everytime. He has a new book out that I want bad. Anyway..... His stories are vibrant-clear-and open to discussion. I am looking for a good unbiased way to present in my class (HS). Any ideas?<br />
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Kirk
The World is Flat by T. Friedman. I have read it three times now and pick up something new everytime. He has a new book out that I want bad. Anyway..... His stories are vibrant-clear-and open to discussion. I am looking for a good unbiased way to present in my class (HS). Any ideas?<br />
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Kirk Thanks to everybody who contr…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-12-30:649749:Comment:2462272008-12-30T17:00:49.550ZLarry Ferlazzohttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/larfe1234
Thanks to everybody who contributed. Here's the final, compiled list:<br />
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The Best Education-Related Books Visitors To This Blog Read In 2008<br />
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Thanks to everybody who contributed. Here's the final, compiled list:<br />
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The Best Education-Related Books Visitors To This Blog Read In 2008<br />
(<a href="http://tinyurl.com/8ax8pd">http://tinyurl.com/8ax8pd</a>) Hands down, Brain Rules by Jo…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-12-30:649749:Comment:2461622008-12-30T16:08:26.949ZElise Muellerhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/elisem
Hands down, <a href="http://www.brainrules.net/">Brain Rules</a> by John Medina. Read about it on the <a href="http://www.presentationzen.com/presentationzen/2008/05/brain-rules-for.html">Presentation Zen Blog</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK1nMQq67VI&feature=related">watch a clip</a> of the author presenting for Authors@Google. It changed the way I think about learning in so many ways!
Hands down, <a href="http://www.brainrules.net/">Brain Rules</a> by John Medina. Read about it on the <a href="http://www.presentationzen.com/presentationzen/2008/05/brain-rules-for.html">Presentation Zen Blog</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK1nMQq67VI&feature=related">watch a clip</a> of the author presenting for Authors@Google. It changed the way I think about learning in so many ways! Just looking at the overview…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-12-30:649749:Comment:2460412008-12-30T13:03:50.761ZJames Rollehttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/JamesRolle
Just looking at the overview (i.e. not having read the book), it seems it is still suggesting hat you can, in fact, reduce a student's performance and understanding of a subject to a letter (or number) grade, which I fundamentally disagree with. Grades are subjective and arbitrary no matter how you calculate them.
Just looking at the overview (i.e. not having read the book), it seems it is still suggesting hat you can, in fact, reduce a student's performance and understanding of a subject to a letter (or number) grade, which I fundamentally disagree with. Grades are subjective and arbitrary no matter how you calculate them. The best book I read this yea…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-12-23:649749:Comment:2384362008-12-23T14:16:28.235Zgreghttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/greg10
The best book I read this year is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Classroom-Assessment-Grading-That-Work/dp/1416604227">Classroom Assessment & Grading That Work</a>. It gave me plenty of ideas on how to use assessment to help my students grow. Here is an <a href="http://shop.ascd.org/ProductDisplay.cfm?ProductID=106006">overview</a> of the book.
The best book I read this year is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Classroom-Assessment-Grading-That-Work/dp/1416604227">Classroom Assessment & Grading That Work</a>. It gave me plenty of ideas on how to use assessment to help my students grow. Here is an <a href="http://shop.ascd.org/ProductDisplay.cfm?ProductID=106006">overview</a> of the book. Let me add two more to the li…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-12-23:649749:Comment:2383972008-12-23T11:36:00.244ZTom Welchhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/ThomasEWelch
Let me add two more to the list -- <i>Disrupting Class</i> by Christensen, Johnson and Horn, and <i>Grown Up Digital</i> by Don Tapscott. Both help make sense of the notion that we are in transition from the age of schooling to the age of learning!
Let me add two more to the list -- <i>Disrupting Class</i> by Christensen, Johnson and Horn, and <i>Grown Up Digital</i> by Don Tapscott. Both help make sense of the notion that we are in transition from the age of schooling to the age of learning! The best book I have read is…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-12-23:649749:Comment:2383052008-12-23T03:19:58.019ZKathleenhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/Kathleen28
The best book I have read is Born Digital by John Palfrey and Urs Gasser. It has changed the way I have thought about the entire world. I can now better understand why social networking sites have changed the way students (and people in general) think and identify with the world.
The best book I have read is Born Digital by John Palfrey and Urs Gasser. It has changed the way I have thought about the entire world. I can now better understand why social networking sites have changed the way students (and people in general) think and identify with the world. Alfie Kohn's The Schools our…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-12-23:649749:Comment:2382592008-12-23T01:53:51.127ZJames Rollehttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/JamesRolle
Alfie Kohn's The Schools our Children Deserve and Punished by Rewards.
Alfie Kohn's The Schools our Children Deserve and Punished by Rewards. First off Larry, your blog ro…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-12-23:649749:Comment:2382432008-12-23T01:02:38.155ZChrishttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/Chris68
First off Larry, your blog rocks.... your blog, plus "Free Tech for Teachers," are the two best education blogs I know of.<br />
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The best book I read this year was <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Teaching-Adolescent-Writers-Kelly-Gallagher/dp/1571104224/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1229993824&sr=8-1">Kelly Gallagher's <i>Teaching Adolescent Writers</i>.</a> The man has a great philosophy on teaching writing and, more importantly, gives practical applications on how ALL teachers,…
First off Larry, your blog rocks.... your blog, plus "Free Tech for Teachers," are the two best education blogs I know of.<br />
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The best book I read this year was <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Teaching-Adolescent-Writers-Kelly-Gallagher/dp/1571104224/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1229993824&sr=8-1">Kelly Gallagher's <i>Teaching Adolescent Writers</i>.</a> The man has a great philosophy on teaching writing and, more importantly, gives practical applications on how ALL teachers, regardless of subject, can help to improve writing skills. This book is a must-read for any English teacher.