Education & Communication Books
Teaching 2030: What We Must Do for Our Students & Our Public Schools...Now & in the Future
by Barnett Berry, et al
Teachers College Press, 2011.
Educators explore the future of teaching and learning and offer ideas and strategies for realizing excellent education for our nation's students.
The New Teacher Book: Finding Purpose, Balance and Hope During Your First Years in the Classroom
by Terry Burant, et al
Rethinking Schools, 2010.
A collection of writings with practical guidance, stories, ideas, and support for succeeding as a new teacher. (Great for experienced teachers, too.)
Master Teachers: Making a Difference on the Edge of Chaos
by Dexter Chapin
Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2008.
Explores the roles of teachers and outlines what makes a master teacher.
Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
by John Taylor Gatto
New Society Publishers,1992.
A short treatise about what’s wrong with our schools, powerfully articulated by a former New York City teacher of the year.
Weapons of Mass Instruction: A Schoolteacher's Journey Through the Dark World of Compulsory Schooling
by John Taylor Gatto
New Society Publishers, 2008.
Explores the failures of the public education system and illustrates better choices.
On Being a Teacher: The Human Dimension
by Jeffrey A. Kottler, et al.
Corwin Press, 2005.
Provides an opportunity for classroom teachers to reflect and plan meaningful education.
Educating for Character: How our Schools can Teach Respect and Responsibility
by Thomas Lickona
Bantam, 1991.
A classic on character education.
The Big Picture: Education is Everyone’s Business
by Dennis Littky
ASCD, 2002.
If you’re interested in a new paradigm for schools, read this book.
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Teaching for Tomorrow
by Ted McCain
Corwin Press, 2005
Offers more meaning and purpose in education with useful ideas for the classroom teacher.
I’d Rather Teach Peace
by Colman McCarthy
Orbis Books, 2002.
Written by a peace activist and former Washington Post columnist who has created a peace curriculum.
For Your Own Good: Hidden Cruelty in Childrearing and the Roots of Violence
by Alice Miller
Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1990.
Explores the ways in which violence is perpetuated by certain kinds of parenting and school systems.
Earth in Mind
by David Orr
Island Press, 1994.
A powerful and crucial book on the importance of and the means for responsible environmental education.
The Courage to Teach
by Parker Palmer
Jossey-Bass, 2007.
Written primarily for professors at the higher education level, but relevant to all teachers, this book is an opportunity for educators to reflect upon important issues in teaching and learning.
The Third Side
by William Ury
Penguin Books, 1999.
Provides the framework for solving conflicts and seeking out more than either/or answers to problems.
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