Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Professional Books For Newbie and Veteran Teachers

Must Read
  • 212: The Extra Degree.  Sam Parker. (Motivation theme)
  • ... And with a Light Touch: Learning about Reading, Writing, and Teaching with First Graders.  Carol Avery and Donald Graves.
  • First-Year Teacher's Survival Kit.  Julia G. Thompson.
  • See Me After Class: Advice for Teachers by Teachers.  Roxanna Elden.
  • Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College. Doug Lemov.
  • The First Days of School: How to be an Effective Teacher.  Harry Wong.
  • There Are No Shortcuts.  Rafe Esquith.
  • Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4-14 : A Resource for Parents and Teachers. Chip Wood.
English/Language Arts
  • Mosaic of Thought: Teaching Comprehension in a Reader's Workshop. Ellin Oliver Keene, Susan Zimmermann and Donald Graves.

Math
  • Dinah Zike's Big Book of Projects: How to design, develop and make projects, from kindergarten through college.
  • Family Math.  Jean Kerr Stenmark, Virginia Thompson, Ruth Cossey and Marilyn Hill.
  • Family Math: The Middle School Years, Algebraic Reasoning and Number Sense.  Virginia Thompson, Karen Mayfield-Ingram and Ann Humphrey Williams.
  • So You Have to Teach Math? Sound Advice for K-6 Teachers.  Marilyn Burns and Robyn Silbey.

Science
  • Dinah Zike's Big Book of Science Elementary K-6.
  • Inquiring Within: Implementing Inquiry-Based Science Standards.  Douglas Llewellyn.
  • Stop Faking It! Finally Understanding Science So You Can Teach It.  William C. Robertson.
  • Teaching Physics with Toys: Hands-On Investigations for Grades 3-9.  Beverley A.P. Taylor.
  • Teaching Science with Interactive Notebooks.  Kellie Marcarelli.
  • Tools & Traits: Highly Effective Science Teaching, K-8.  Jo Anne Vasquez.
  • The Amazing Earth Model Book: Easy-to-Make, Hands-on Models That Teach.  Donald M. Silver and Patricia J. Wynne.
  • The Human Side of Science.  Grove Wilson.
  • The Weather Book: An Easy-to-Understand Guide to the USA's Weather.  Jack Williams.