I love Brian Andreas' outlook and perspective. His stories, drawings and insights remind me to see beyond the backyard fence. My favorite quote of his: I didn’t listen to her because she was my mother and wouldn’t know anything until I was much older. We have to get our students to celebrate when they also think this way before they are "McMoginized" to obscurity!
I seem to keep buying this book only to watch friends "borrow" it and never return it. Well, here at Library Thing, it will always stay on my virtual bookshelf!!
Well, I did it. I fell hard for the hype during Diane Sawyer's internview and ordered The Last Lecture from Amazon.
And I am so glad I did. If all of us as parents lived and parented and loved the way Randy does, great change would be possible and actual.
Thank you Randy for taking your energy which is in short supply to give us this gift. Thank you, Jai for sharing Randy with all of us.
And I am so glad I did. If all of us as parents lived and parented and loved the way Randy does, great change would be possible and actual.
Thank you Randy for taking your energy which is in short supply to give us this gift. Thank you, Jai for sharing Randy with all of us.
Inviting School Success: A Self-Concept Approach to Teaching, Learning, and Democratic Practice (Education) by William Watson Purkey
This book was required reading when I was in college. As a business major getting certified to teach I was intrigued by the power of the affective classroom environment as a change agent. This book has been updated many times over the years...a testimony to its valued content. Anyone across the professions who works in customer service would also benefit from this book.
The Freedom Writers Diary : How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them by The Freedom Writers
This book was recommended to me by Donna in Lubbock, Texas. Erin's tenacity and energy were great to read. The stories of the students were difficult to read. Having grown up just a few miles from Long Beach, this story really hit home.
This small book changed the way I viewed teaching and how I structured my classroom. I think every student teacher should receive this book! The practicality of this book is priceless!
Developing Portfolios for Authentic Assessment, PreK-3: Guiding Potential in Young Learners by Bertie Kingore
My former professor and mentor for how to reach all the learners in my classroom.
"Inquisitive minds are the safeguards of our democracy, now and forever." John Barell
John Barell, states in his insightful book Developing More Curious Minds, that student questions are the attainment of the highest thinking skills. Some will be tempted to take this thesis for granted. But think of actual classroom practice. Too often, in most of our classrooms, student questions are a distraction from our plan and our pacing. Listening to questions, thoughtfully responding to questions, guiding students to discover their own answers to questions rather than supply the answers for them takes time and skill. Time is the one thing most of have in very, very short supply.
But Barell gently reminds us that questions signal thought processing which is the goal of effective classroom interaction. This book is unique in that Barell offers actual teaching practices and ideas to facilitate higher order thinking in our classrooms. Developing More Curious Minds details how to teach for student inquiry.
Too many books declare the importance of inquiry teaching. But after the studies are noted and the experts quoted, there are very few pages left for the actual implementation of inquiry-oriented teaching. It's About Time that a book came along that speaks to "how" to reach and develop curious minds. I was glad to finally read a book that quotes and highlights the practices of other learning specialists and educators in the field. I especially liked the student responses and the modeling show more of effective inquiry teaching practices.
Anyone who has opened a computer's user manual knows that effort is the key to success. I may know what all the words in the user's manual mean, but only when I attempt to carry out their instruction is success a possibility. IQ alone will not equal technological competence or school and life success. Only communication through thoughtful response in an environment that encourages a free exchange of ideas will meet the inquisitive, curious minds of our students. Developing More Curious Minds does just that. show less
John Barell, states in his insightful book Developing More Curious Minds, that student questions are the attainment of the highest thinking skills. Some will be tempted to take this thesis for granted. But think of actual classroom practice. Too often, in most of our classrooms, student questions are a distraction from our plan and our pacing. Listening to questions, thoughtfully responding to questions, guiding students to discover their own answers to questions rather than supply the answers for them takes time and skill. Time is the one thing most of have in very, very short supply.
But Barell gently reminds us that questions signal thought processing which is the goal of effective classroom interaction. This book is unique in that Barell offers actual teaching practices and ideas to facilitate higher order thinking in our classrooms. Developing More Curious Minds details how to teach for student inquiry.
Too many books declare the importance of inquiry teaching. But after the studies are noted and the experts quoted, there are very few pages left for the actual implementation of inquiry-oriented teaching. It's About Time that a book came along that speaks to "how" to reach and develop curious minds. I was glad to finally read a book that quotes and highlights the practices of other learning specialists and educators in the field. I especially liked the student responses and the modeling show more of effective inquiry teaching practices.
Anyone who has opened a computer's user manual knows that effort is the key to success. I may know what all the words in the user's manual mean, but only when I attempt to carry out their instruction is success a possibility. IQ alone will not equal technological competence or school and life success. Only communication through thoughtful response in an environment that encourages a free exchange of ideas will meet the inquisitive, curious minds of our students. Developing More Curious Minds does just that. show less