Recommended Reading on Teaching & School Improvement
Ahmed. Being the Change: Lessons and Strategies to Teach Social Comprehension, Heinemann, 2018.
Ainsworth. Power Standards: Identifying the Standards that Matter the Most, Lead + Learn Press. 2003.
Anderson, et. al. A Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching, and Assessing: A Revision of Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, Longman, 2001. (2 copies)
Anderson. Learning to Choose, Choosing to Learn: The Key to Student Motivation & Achievement, ASCD, 2016.
Armstrong. The Best Schools: How Human Development Research Should Inform Educational Practice. ASCD. 2006.
Armstrong. Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom, 3rd Ed., ASCD, 2009.
Armstrong. Neurodiversity in the Classroom: Strength-Based Strategies to Help Students with Special Needs Succeed in School and Life, ASCD, 2012.
Bambrick-Santoyo. Driven by Data: A Practical Guide to Improve Instruction, Jossey-Bass, 2010.
Banner. The Elements of Teaching, Yale University Press, 1997.
Barnes. Role Reversal: Achieving Uncommonly Excellent Results in the Student-Centered Classroom, ASCD, 2013.
Berger. A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas, Bloomsbury, 2014.
Berger. An Ethic of Excellence: Building a Culture of Craftsmanship with Students, Heinemann, 2003.
Berger. Learning That Lasts: Challenging, Engaging, and Empowering Students with Deeper Instruction, Jossey-Bass/Wiley, 2016.
Berger. Transformational Literacy: Making the Common Core Shift with Work that Matters, Jossey-Bass/Wiley, 2014.
Berry. Teaching 2030: What We Must Do for Our Students and Our Public Schools…Now and in the Future, Teachers College Press, 2011.
Blackburn. Rigor is Not a Four-Letter Word, Eye on Education, 2008.
Blackburn. Rigor Made Easy: Getting Started, Eye on Education, 2012.
Boykin & Noguera. Creating the Opportunity to Learn: Moving from Research to Practice to Close the Achievement Gap, ASCD, 2011.
Boynton. The Educator’s Guide to Solving Discipline Problems, ASCD, 2005.
Brock. The Growth Mindset Coach: A Teacher’s Month-by-Month Handbook for Empowering Students to Achieve, Ulysses Press, 2016.
Brookhart. How to Assess Higher Order Thinking Skills in Your Classroom, ASCD, 2010.
Brookhart. How to Give Effective Feedback to Your Students, ASCD, 2008.
Brown. Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul, Penguin Group, 2009.
Buehl. Classroom Strategies for Interactive Learning, Third Edition, International Reading Association, 2009.
Burgess. Teach Like A Pirate: Increase Student Engagement, Boost Your Creativity, and Transform Your Life as an Educator, Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc., 2012.
Burris. Detracking for Excellence and Equity, ASCD, 2008.
Byrnes. There is Another Way! Launch a Baldridge-Based Quality Classroom, ASQ Quality Press, 2005.
Calkins. Pathways to the Common Core: Accelerating Achievement, Heinemann, 2012. (2 copies)
Carr, et al. Creating Dynamic Schools through Mentoring, Coaching, and Collaboration, ASCD, 2005.
Cazden. Classroom Discourse: The Language of Teaching & Learning, Second Edition, Heinemann, 2001.
City, et al. Instructional Rounds in Education: A Network Approach to Improving Teaching and Learning, Harvard Education Press, 2009. (we should have 2 copies, one is missing)
Clark. The Excellent 11: Qualities Teachers and Parents Use to Motivate, Inspire and Educate Children, Hyperion. 2004.
Cleveland. Teaching Boys Who Struggle in School, ASCD, 2011.
Common Core. Common Core Curriculum Maps, Grades K-5, Jossey-Bass, 2012.
Couros. The Inovator’s Mindset: Empower Learning, Unleash Talent, and Lead a Culture of Creativity, Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc., 2015. (2 copies)
Cross. Motivation: Er…Will That Be on the Test?, League for Innovation in the Community College, 2001.
Curwin. Discipline with Dignity: New Challenges, New Solutions, ASCD, 2008.
Danielson. Enhancing Professional Practice: A Framework for Teaching, ASCD 1996.
Danielson. Enhancing Student Achievement: A Framework for School Improvement, ASCD, 2002.
Danielson. The Handbook for Enhancing Professional Practice: Using the Framework for Teaching in Your School, ASCD 2008.
Danielson. Talk About Teaching! Leading Professional Conversations, Corwin Press, 2009.
Darling-Hammond. Powerful Learning: What We Know About Teaching for Understanding, Jossey-Bass, 2008.
Datow, et. al. Extending Educational Reform from One School to Many, Routledge Falmer, 2002.
Dean. Classroom Instruction That Works: Research-based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement, 2nd Edition, ASCD 2012.
Denton. The Power of Our Words: Teacher Language That Helps Children Learn, Northeast Foundation for Children, 2007.
Dewey. Experience in Education, Collier, 1938.
Dewey. Freedom and Culture, Capricorn Books, 1939.
Diller. Making the Most of Small Groups: Differentiation for All, Stenhouse Publishers, 2007.
Dinnerstein. Choice Time: How to Deepen Learning Though Inquiry and Play, PreK-2, Heinemann, 2016.
Dweck. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success: How We Can Learn to Fulfill Our Potential, Ballantine Books, 2006.
Eisner. The Educational Imagination: On the Design and Evaluation of School Programs, Merrill Prentice Hall, 2002.
Eisner. The Kinds of Schools We Need, Heinemann, 1998.
Elkind. The Power of Play: Learning What Comes Naturally, Da Capo Lifelong Books, 2007.
Elmore (ed.). I Used to Think…And Now I Think…Twenty leading educators reflect on the work of school reform, Harvard Education Press, 2011.
Emdin. For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood…and the Rest of Y’all Too: Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education, Beacon Press Books, 2016.
Ermeling. Teaching Better: Igniting and Sustaining Instructional Improvement, Corwin, 2016.
Evanshen. A Room to Learn: Rethinking Classroom Environment, Gryphon House, 2011.
Farr. Teaching as Leadership: The Highly Effective Teacher’s Guide to Closing the Achievement Gap, Jossey-Bass, 2010.
Fenstermacher & Soltis. Approaches to Teaching, Teachers College Press, 1998.
Finn. Teaching with an Attitude: Preparing Teachers to Educate Working-Class Students in Their Collective Self-Interest, State University of New York, 2007.
Fisher and Frey. Better Learning Through Structured Teaching, ASCD, 2008.
Fisher and Frey. Content-Area Conversations: How to Plan Discussion-Based Lessons for Diverse Language Learners, ASCD, 2008.
Fisher. Enhancing RTI: How to Ensure Success with Effective Classroom Instruction & Intervention, ASCD, 2010.
Fisher. How to Create a Culture of Achievement in Your School and Classroom, ASCD, 2012.
Foote. Relentless Pursuit: A Year in the Trenches with Teach for America, Vintage, 2009.
Frey. Productive Group Work: How to Engage Students, Build Teamwork, and Promote Understanding, ASCD, 2009.
Fullan. Successful School Improvement, Open University Press, 1992.
Fullan. The New Meaning of Educational Change, Teachers College Press, 1991.
Gabriel. How to Thrive as a Teacher Leader, ASCD, 2005.
Gardner. Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, Basic Books., 1983.
Garmston. The Adaptive School: A Sourcebook for Developing Collaborative Groups, Christopher –Gordon Publishers, 1999.
Garner. Getting to Got It! Helping Students Learn How to Learn, ASCD, 2007.
Graham. Building a Professional Leaning Community at Work: A Guide to the First Year, Solution Tree Press, 2010.
Graves. A Sea of Faces: The Importance of Knowing Your Students, Heinemann, 2006.
Green. Building A+ Better Teacher: How Teaching Works (and How to Teach It to Everyone). W.W. Norton & Company, 2014.
Hall. Building Teacher Capacity Through Reflection (Quick Reference Guide), Pamphlet, ASCD, 2018
Hall. Creating a Culture of Reflective Practice: Capacity-Building for Schoolwide Success, ASCD, 2017.
Hall. Teach, Reflect, Learn: Building Your Capacity for Success in the Classroom, ASCD, 2015.
Hammerness. Seeing Through Teachers’ Eyes, Teachers College Press, 2006.
Hammond. Culturally Responsive Teaching & The Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students, Corwin, 2015.
Harvey & Goudvis. Short Nonfiction for American History: Colonial Times, Heinemann, 2014.
Harvey & Goudvis. Short Nonfiction for American History: The American Revolution and Constitution, Heinemann, 2015. (missing as of March 2017 – given to UCLA Lab School?)
Hatch. Into the Classroom: Developing the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Jossey-Bass, 2006. (2 copies)
Hattie. 10 Mindframes for Visible Learning: Teaching for Success, Routledge, 2018.
Hattie & Yates. Visible Learning and the Science of How We Learn, Routledge, 2014.
Hattie, et. al. Visible Learning into Action: International Case Studies of Impact, Routledge, 2016.
Haynes, et. al. The First Amendment in Schools, ASCD, 2003.
Hertz & Mraz. Kids 1st From Day 1: A Teacher’s Guide to Today’s Classroom, Heinemann, 2018. (2 copies)
Hill. Classroom Instruction that Works with English Language Learners, ASCD, 2006.
Himmele. Total Participation Techniques: Making Every Student an Active Learner, ASCD, 2011. (3 copies)
Hirsch. The Schools We Need and Why We Don’t Have Them, Doubleday, 1996.
Hogan. Shattering the Perfect Teacher Myth: 6 Truths That Will Help You Thrive as an Educator, Aaron Hogan, 2017.
Holland. Champion for Student Success: The 10-Year History of the Partnership for Kentucky Schools, The Partnership for Kentucky Schools, 2002.
Howard. Good to Great Teaching: Focusing on the Literacy Work That Matters, Heinemann, 2012.
Hubbard & Power. The Art of Classroom Inquiry: A Handbook for Teacher-Researchers, Heinemann, 2003. ( 2 copies)
Hubbard & Power. Living the Questions: A Guide for Teacher-Researchers, Stenhouse, 1999.
Jackson. How to Plan for Rigorous Instruction: Mastering the Principles of Great Teaching, ASCD. 2011.
Jackson. Never Work Harder Than Your Students & Other Principles of Great Teaching, ASCD. 2009.
Jackson & Davis. Turning Points 2000: Educating Adolescents in the 21st Century, Teachers College Press, 2000. (2 copies)
Jacobs. Curriculum 21: Essential Education for a Changing World. ASCD. 2010.
Jacobs. Getting Results with Curriculum Mapping. ASCD. 2004.
Jensen. Teaching with the Brain in Mind, 2nd edition, revised and updated, ASCD, 2005.
Johnson, Judy. Building effective professional development in elementary school: designing a path to excellent teaching. New York, NY: Routledge. 2018
Johnson. Teachers at Work: Achieving Success in Our Schools, HarperCollins, 1990.
Johnston. Choice Words: How Our Language Affects Children’s Learning, Stenhouse, 2004. (2 copies)
Johnston. Opening Minds: Using Language to Change Lives, Stenhouse, 2012.
Kafele. Motivating Black Males to Achieve in School & In Life, ASCD, 2009.
Klemp. Teaching Kids to Manage Their Own Behavior: School Dayz: Engaging Literacy Experiences About Real-life Issues (Grades 6-9), Incentive Publications, 2009.
Knight. Focus on Teaching: Using Video for High-Impact Instruction, Corwin Press, 2014.
Knight. High Impact Instruction: A Framework for Great Teaching, Corwin Press, 2013.
Kopp. A Chance to Make History, Public Affairs Publishing, 2011. (2 copies – one signed)
Kopp. One Day, All Children: The Unlikely Triumph of Teach for America and What I Learned Along the Way, Public Affairs Publishing, 2001.
Kozol. Letters to a Young Teacher, Crown Publishers, 2007.
Lambert. Teaching Problems and Problems of Teaching, Yale University Press, 2001.
Lee. Beyond Heroes and Holidays: A Practical Guide to K 12 Anti Racist, Multicultural Education and Staff Development, Teaching for Change; 2nd edition, 1998.
Merrow. Choosing Excellence: Good Enough Schools Are Not Enough, Scarecrow Press, 2001. (with companion DVD: School Sleuth: The Case of an Excellent School).
Moss. Learning Targets: Helping Students Aim for Understanding in Today’s Lesson, ASCD, 2012.
Mraz. A Mindset for Learning: Teaching the Traits of Joyful, Independent Growth, Heinemann, 2015.
Mraz. Purposeful Play: A Teacher’s Guide to Igniting Deep & Joyful Leaning Across the Day, Heinemann, 2016. (2 copies)
Muhtaris. Amplify: Digital Teaching and Learning in the K-6 Classroom, Heinemann, 2015.
Nater. You Haven’t Taught Until They Have Learned: John Wooden’s Teaching Principles and Practices, International Center for Performance Excellence, West Virginia University, 2006.
Nagel. The Tao of Teaching: The Ageless Wisdom of Taoism and the Art of Teaching, Penguin Putnam Publishers, 1994.
National Research Council. How People Learn, National Academy Press, 2005. (2 copies)
Ness. Lessons to Learn: Voices from the Front Lines of Teach for America, Routledge Falmer, 2004.
Newkirk. Embarrassment: And the Emotional Underlife of Learning, Heinemann, 2017.
Oakes & Lipton. Teaching to Change the World, McGraw-Hill, 1999.
Ogle, Klemp, McBride. Building Literacy in Social Studies: Strategies for Improving Comprehension and Critical Thinking, ASCD, 2007.
Opitz. Engaging Minds in the Classroom: The Surprising Power of Joy, ASCD, 2014.
Overmeyer. What Student Writing Teaches Us: Formative Assessment in the Writing Workshop, Stenhouse, 2009.
Perkins. Making Learning Whole: How Seven Principles of Teaching can Transform Education, Jossey-Bass, 2009.
Rami. Thrive: 5 Ways to (Re)Invigorate Your Teaching, Heinemann, 2014.
Rechtschaffen. The Way of Mindful Education: Cultivating Well-Being in Teachers and Students, Norton, 2014.
Reeves. Where Great Teaching Begins: Planning for Student Thinking and Learning, ASCD, 2011.
Reglin. Achievement for African-American Students: Strategies for the Diverse Classroom, National Educational Service, 1995.
Resnick. Lifelong Kindergarten: Cultivating Creativity through Projects, Passion, Peers, and Play, MIT Press, 2017.
Richard-Amato. Academic Success for English Language Learners: Strategies for K-12 Mainstream Teachers, Longman, 2005.
Richardson, ed., Handbook of Research on Teaching, 4th edition, American Educational Research Association, 2001.
Ridnouer. Managing Your Classroom with Heart: A Guide for Nurturing Adolescent Learners. ASCD. 2006.
Ritchhart. Creating Cultures of Thinking: The 8 Forces We Must Master to Truly Transform Our Schools, Jossey-Bass, 2015.
Ritchhart. Making Thinking Visible: How to Promote Engagement, Understanding, and Independence for All Learners, Jossey-Bass, 2011.
Walsh. Quality Questioning: Research-based Practice to Engage Every Learner, Corwin Press, 2005. (4 copies)
Walsh. Questioning for Classroom Discussion: Purposeful Speaking, Engaged Listening, Deep Thinking, ASCD, 2015.
Waserman. This Teaching Life: How I Taught Myself to Teach, Teachers College Press, 2004.
Wasley. Stirring the Chalkdust: Tales of Teachers Changing Classroom Practice, Teachers College Press, 1994.
Weaver. The Dimensions of Engaged Teaching: A Practical Guide for Educators, Solution Tree Press, 2013.
Weinbaum, et. al. Teaching as Inquiry: Asking Hard Questions to Improve Practice and Student Achievement, Teachers College Press, Columbia University, 2004.
