How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

Communicating with children may seem easy enough, but when a teacher has 30 new faces looking back at them, they’ll be glad they read this book. Wh…

99 Ways to Get Kids to Love Writing: and 10 Easy Tips For Teaching Them Grammar by Mary Leonhardt

Writing is an important skill, but few teachers teach it well enough so the child will actually want to continue doing it on their own. In this boo…

How to Teach A Love of Reading Without Getting Fired by Mary Leonhardt

Those who teach teenagers will quickly learn that you can’t make them do anything they don’t want to… or can you? This book provides teachers with…

The Cooperative Classroom: Empowering Learning by Lynda A. Baloche

Cooperation is key in any job, but even more so when teaching a large group of students. While this book was originally designed for those teaching…

Why Johnny Still Can’T Read by Rudolf Franz Flesch

While this book wasn’t specifically designed for teachers, it includes detailed exercises on phonics, reading, and sight words that has been helpfu…

Parents Who Love Reading, Kids Who Don’T: How It Happens and What You Can Do About It by Mary Leonhardt

This is another book that was designed more for parents but provides teachers with valuable insight into the mind of a child. The book explains tha…

Managing The Adolescent Classroom: Lessons from Outstanding Teachers by Glenda Beamon Crawford

Teaching adolescents requires a completely different method than teaching younger children. These students now have a mind of their own which can s…

Why Are All The Good Teachers Crazy? by Frank Stepnowski

For those looking for an honest idea of what the teaching profession is like, this book is a must read. Not only are the blunt observations refresh…

A Handbook For Beginning Teachers by Robert E. Macdonald

For those who are looking for a single book that covers just about everything imaginable, this manual is perfect. The handbook includes everything…

99 Ways to Get Your Kids to Do Their Homework (and Not Hate It) by Mary Leonhardt

Wouldn’t it be great if students always did their homework? That’s the exact idea behind Mary Leonhardt’s book for teachers and parents. While stud…

10 Books that Help Teachers Change the World Even More

10 Books That Can Revolutionize Teaching Practice 1. I Wish My Teacher Knew: How One Question Can Change Everything for Our Kids by Kyle Schwartz Excellent teaching and… 2. Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls by Lisa Damour, PhD This is the… 3. Lost at School: …

The Teacher’s Guide to Professional Book Studies – …

The Perfect Book Study Package! The Shake Up Learning book was designed with book studies in mind! Not only is this book a great read for …

How to Plan an AWESOME Book Study! | Shake Up Learning

STEP 6: Decide How You Will Facilitate the Book Study. Facilitating a book study doesn’t have to be complicated if you plan and organize. Plan out your timeline and decide on due dates for each chapter. Create discussion questions for each chapter. You may also have activities associated with each chapter.

The 50 Best Books For Teachers – Best Education Degrees

8 Professional Development Books We’re Reading Right Now. 1. Grading for Equity by Joe Feldman. Fred Dillon recommends this book on the …

The Top 20 Professional Development Books You Need …

Best Books for Teachers: Education as Social Justice This Is Not A Test: A New Narrative on Race, Class, and Education by José Luis Vilson. A math teacher shares essays and… Teaching to Transgress by bell hooks. This book shows education as the a gift of freedom. A teacher’s goal in education… …

Book Study Groups: Why and How? – Education World

Book study groups promote conversations among teachers and school staff that will lead to the application of new ideas in classrooms and improvement of existing skills. It is a great way to focus on issues related to school change and also helps to build community in schools. Some districts allow teachers to use book study groups to earn Professional Learning Units (PLUs). …