Books and Journals

Books and Journals of Interest to Educators

These are books and journals deemed particularly worthwhile for the professional growth of educators.  General books on education are not listed here unless they are of specific value for continuing education.  The list is, however, by no means complete.

Books

Badaracco, Joseph, Leading Quietly
Barth, Roland, Improving Schools from Within
Billings, Gloria Ladson, The Dreamkeepers
Bloom, Benjamin, Taxonomy of Educational Objectives in the Cognitive Domain
Blythe, Tina, David Allen, Barbara Schieffelin Powell, Looking Together at Student Work
Breaux, Annette, and Harry Wong, New Teacher Induction
Brosnan, Michael, “AISNE Guide to Hiring and Retaining Teachers of Color:  The Why and How of It”
Chapman, Ann, A Great Balancing Act (NAIS)
Cushman, Kathleen, Fires in the Bathroom
Deak, JoAnn, How Girls Thrive (NAIS)
Delpit, Lisa, Other People’s Children:  Cultural Conflict in the Classroom
Developing the Effective Teacher (Aspen Publications, 2003; annual supplements)
Fullan, Michael, Leading in a Culture of Change
Gardner, Howard, Frames of Mind:  The Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Hallowell, Edward, Driven to Distraction
Kane, Pearl Rock, and Alfonso J. Orsini, The Colors of Excellence:  Hiring and Keeping Teachers of Color in Independent Schools
Katzenbach, Jon R., Why Pride Matters More Than Money
Kindlon, Daniel, Michael Thompson, and Teresa Barker, Raising Cain
Levine, Mel, All Kinds of Minds
__________, Jarvis Clutch—Social Spy
__________, Keeping A Head in School
Levine, Sarah, Promoting Adult Growth in Schools
Lightfoot-Lawrence, Sara, Respect
Meier, Deborah, The Power of Their Ideas
Palmer, Parker, The Courage to Teach
Ritchhart, Ron, Intellectual Character
Rosenholtz, Susan J., Teachers’ Workplace
Saphier, Jon, and Robert Gower, The Skillful Teacher
Sizer, Theodore, Horace’s Compromise
_____, Horace’s School
_____, Horace’s Hope
Sizer, Theodore, and Nancy Faust Sizer, The Students Are Watching
Tatum, Beverly Daniel, “Why are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?” and Other Conversations about Race
Thompson, Michael, Catherine O’Neill Grace, and Lawrence Cohen, Best Friends, Worst Enemies:  Understanding the Social Lives of Children
Wiggins, Grant, and Jay McTighe, Understanding by Design
Wong, Harry, and Rosemary Wong, The First Days of School

Journals

Education Week
Educational Leadership
Independent School
Phi Delta Kappan