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Well,
I guess I struck out on this one. I received a few ideas (below) but a lot
more interest in the hit than in actual suggestions. If you still have any
ideas for a professional collection (either resources or web pages for
resources) but were unable to email me, please go ahead, and I will post a
second hit if I get enough responses.
The original posting is as follows...
We are in the process of ordering books for next year and really need to
beef up our professional collection. We are a K-12 bilingual school
(Spanish/English) with about 1,200 students and a staff of 120, both Spanish
and English speaking. What are your or your teachers favorite professional
books? Are there lists of highly recommended professional books for school
libraries? Although we are bilingual and would like some books with an
EFL/ESL slant, that is not absolutely necessary at this time. We are just
looking for some good, solid professional resources for our teachers.
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One that I think is tops is Raising Lifelong Learners
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I'd recommend _The Manufactured Crisis: Myths, fraud, and the attack on
America's public schools_ by David Berliner and Bruce Biddle. It was
published in 1995 by Addison-Wesley (ISBN 0-201-40957-7). The authors
provide well-documented facts that prove that, far from failing,
America's public schools are providing good education experiences for
most youngsters. Areas of needed reform and "real problems" also are
discussed in clear, understandable language.
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I always suggest "The First Days of School" by Harry
Wong. I wish I had owned a copy when I first started
teaching!
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My teachers like books that have ideas that they can use right away. We
have
a lot of reading guides for book kits that we own. Other than that I follow
whatever the superintendent has decided our focus will be for professional
development for the year. This year we are working for standards based
education and teacher evaluation. I have also added a lot of reading theory
books for teachers to check out. I use www.ascd.org as a resource for good
materials.
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