Fall Cohort Books 2017
I think nearly all of these are fairly inexpensive to start
with, and most will be available either as eBooks or used. Be careful to get
the correct edition or it will drive you crazy.
Pre-Program Reading: Smarter,
Faster, Better by Charles Duhigg 978-0812983593
Diversity
“Learner Differences”
· Multiplication is for White People by
Lisa Delpit, 978-1595588982 (14$ new –
also widely available used and as an eBook)
· Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell, 978-0316017930, ($9.62 new – also widely
available used and as an eBook)
· The Skin that We Speak (Edited by Lisa
Delpit) 978-1595583505, ($15.25 new –
also widely available used and as an eBook)
· Teaching with Poverty in Mind, by Eric
Jensen, 978-1416608844, ($19.50
new – also widely available used and as an eBook)
Optional: Unstandardizing the Curriculum by Christine Sleeter
Optional: Unstandardizing the Curriculum by Christine Sleeter
Content specific – Purchase ONE of the following
- ELA - Teaching for Joy and Justice by Linda Christensen
·
Science - Teaching
Science for Social Justice by Barton 978-0807743836
·
Economics - Runaway
Inequality: An Activist’s Guide to Economic Justice Paperback by Les Leopold 978-0692436301
- History - A People’s History for the
Classroom, by Bill Bigelow
- Art - Social Justice Art: A Framework for Activist Art Pedagogyby Marit Dewhurst
Cognition
“Learner Development”
· Lost in School, by Ross Greene, 2014
edition - 978-1501101496
· Choice Words by Peter Johnston, 978-1571103895
- How the Brain Influences Behavior by David A. Sousa 2015
edition - 978-1632206848
- Drive by Daniel Pink, 978-1594484803
- Research-Based Strategies to Ignite Student Learning by Judy
Willis, 978-1416603702
- How Children Succeed by Paul Tough, 978-0544104402
