Previous by Date | Next by Date | Date Index
Previous by Thread | Next by Thread
| Thread Index
| LM_NET
Archive
| |
Original target: What professional books on teaching, education, and/or librarianship would you recommend? I am thinking along the lines of: Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson The World is Flat by Friedman School of Dreams by Hume The Gatekeepers by Steinberg Wikinomics by Tapscott and Williams Stuff by Jonathan Kozol You get the picture ... What other stuff might you recommend? I'll post a hit. Hit... Thanks to: Robin Boltz, Anne Coughlin, Jane Frizzell, Pamela Thompson, Diane Mankowski, Judith L. Chelekis, Linda Martin, Nicole Sette, Debra Wilhoit, Ruth Jean Shaw, Recommendations: Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain-Maryann Wolf The World Without Us-Alan Weisman The Principal's Guide to a Powerful Library Media Program-Marla McGhee and Barbara Jansen. Teacher Man-McCourt A Whole New Mind: Why Right Brainers Will Ruin the World-Daniel Pink Adolescent Literacy: Turning Promise into Practice-Kylene Beers, Bob Probst and Linda Rief Bringing the Outside In: Visual Ways of Engaging Reluctant Readers-Sarah Kajder Subjects Matter-Zemelman and Daniels Reading Don't Fix No Chevys-Smith and Wilhelm Do I Really Have to Teach Reading-Cris Tovani (Others by Tovani as well) Dream Society - Jensen Teacher-Frank McCourt Reading Lolita in Tehran Quiet Please-Scott Douglas Free for All-Don Borshardt (sp) Dewey-Vicki Myron The Last Lecture-Randy Pausch Dave Dave Wee, Librarian Harvard-Westlake Middle School 700 North Faring Road Los Angeles, California 90077 Phone -- (310) 288-3270 E-mail -- dwee @ hw dot com "You see, I don't believe that libraries should be drab places where people sit in silence, and that's been the main reason for our policy of employing wild animals as librarians." ~~ Monty Python ~~ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------