Re: [LM_NET] HIT: Professional Collection

[Thomas Kaun <tomkaun@GMAIL.COM>]

I'd like to suggest another professional collection title which is brand
new:
<http://www.amazon.com/Why-Dont-Students-Like-School/dp/0470279303/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243005494&sr=8-1>
Why Don't Students Like School: A Cognitive Scientist Answers
Questions
About How the Mind Works and What It Means for the
Classroom<http://www.amazon.com/Why-Dont-Students-Like-School/dp/0470279303/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243005494&sr=8-1>
by
Daniel T. Willingham (the link is to Amazon)
This is my new favorite professional title.
Tom

Thomas T. Kaun
Teacher Librarian
Bessie Chin Library @ Redwood High School
395 Doherty Drive, Larkspur, CA 94939
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Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day,
something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else
would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to be always part of
unanimity.
 - Christopher Morley


On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 5:44 AM, Katherine Starks <StarksK@oacsd.org> wrote:

> Happy Friday, everyone!
>
> Here is the compiled list of books suggested to include in a vibrant
> (and ideally, utilized!), up-to-date professional collection. I'm going
> to move my collection to a more accessible location, and really talk it
> up next year. Hopefully that will bring more attention to this
> collection and improve its circulation. Feel free to share!
>
> ● Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron
> McMillan, Al Switzer, and Stephen Covey
>
> ● Crucial Confrontations by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron
> McMillan, Al Switzer, and Stephen Covey
>
> ● Good to Great by Jim Collins
>
> ● What Great Teachers Do Differently by Todd Whitaker―It is a short
> book with a great message
>
> ● The Traveler's Gift by Andy Andrews
>
> ● When Kids Can't Read by Kylene Beers
>
> ● What Works in Schools: Translating Research Into Action by Robert
> J. Marzano
>
> ● Copyright for Schools: A Practical Guide, Fourth Edition by Carol
> Simpson
>
> ● 7 Keys to Comprehension by Susan Zimmerman & Chryse Hutchins:
> easy-to-understand, practical ways to help kids think about and
> understand what they read.
>
> ● Mosaic of Thought by Zimmerman and Ellin Oliver: like above, will
> help teachers model and build in strategies for higher level thinking.
>
> ● Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing and Research in Grades 3-8 by
> Stephanie Harvey: encourages teachers to use more non-fiction texts and
> writing exercises to capture the interest of kids who aren't nuts about
> fiction (AKA most boys).
>
> ● Any book by Jonathan Kozol will stir up good discussion. Shame of
> the Nation was a powerful read.
>
> ● Smart Schools by David Perkins tackles the problem of inertia in
> schools, which stifles innovative teaching techniques and discourages
> collaboration and communication.
>
> ● The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher by Harry
> Wong
>
> ● A Framework for Understanding Poverty by Ruby Payne―I receive
> requests on this from other schools; 5 of our 10 copies are checked out
> on average
>
> ● any book by Robert Marzano
>
> ● Meet Me in the Middle by Rick Wormeli
>
> ● Fair Isn't Equal both by Rick Wormeli
>
> ● I Read It, but I Don't Get It by Cris Tovani
>
> ● Reading Don't Fix No Chevys by Jeff Wilhelm
>
> ● anything by Janet Allen (Tools for Teaching Content Literacy,
> Yellow Brick Roads, It’s Never Too Late, etc.)
>
> ● The Freedom Writers Diary by Erin Gruwell, Zlata Filipovic, and
> Freedom Writers
>
> ● Readicide by Kelly Gallagher
>
> ● Strategies That Work by Stephanie Harvey
>
> ● Making the Match: The Right Book for the Right Reader at the Right
> Time, Grades 4-12 by Teri Lesesne
>
> ● Naked Reading: Uncovering What Tweens Need to Become Lifelong
> Learners by Teri Lesesne
>
> ● Teach Like Your Hair’s on Fire by Rafe Esquith
>
> ● Teaching Outside the Box: How to Grab Your Students by Their Brains
> by LouAnne Johnson
>
> ● The Narcissism Epidemic by Jean Twenge and W. Keith Campbell
>
> ● A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future by Daniel
> Pink
>
> ● An Ethic of Excellence: Building a Culture of Craftsmanship in
> Schools by Ron Berger
>
> Have lovely Memorial Day weekend!
>
> Kathy Starks, Library Media Specialist
> Owego Free Academy
> Owego, NY  13827
> (607) 687-6714
> starksk@oacsd.org
>
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