15 Books That Will Make You A Better TeacherThese books are mostly written by teachers for teachers. They range form the latest research on students, teachers talking about overcoming inequality to help students learn, and great techniques every teacher can use in their classroom. posted on Nov. 13, 2013, at 10:39 a.m. BUZZFEED USER BuzzFeed Fellow This post was created by a user and has not been vetted or endorsed by BuzzFeed's editorial staff. BuzzFeed Community is a place where anyone can post awesome lists and creations." Learn more or post your buzz! NEW! Click to bookmark 1. Other People’s Children by Lisa DelpitNew Press Why it’s worth the read: According to Lisa Delpit, teachers and students have to understand one other for classrooms to succeed. Delpit analyzes the cultural differences between teachers and students and provides some insight as to how teachers can leave cultural baggage at the door to really support students’ needs. Delpit’s follow-up book, Multiplication Is For White People, further expands on Other People’s Children, analyzing the effect of the education reform movement on schools. Read a review here. 2. Savage Inequalities by Jonathan KozolHarper Perennial Why it’s worth the read: It provides a shocking look into just how unequal school can be for students living in different ZIP codes. Kozol shows that even resources and opportunities in public schools are determined by which ZIP code you happen to live in. Kozol also wrote The Shame of The Nation, where he visited 60 schools across the country in an effort to find some classrooms that could provide examples of great learning environments for all schools. Read a review here. 3. The Passion-Driven Classroom by Angela Maiers and Amy Sandvold3. The Passion-Driven Classroom by Angela Maiers and Amy SandvoldEye on Education Why it’s worth the read: Angela Maier and Amy Sandvold want to turn the conversation about the achievement gap into a conversation about how increasing passion in the classroom can create transformative change in students’ lives.
Why it’s worth the read: English teacher Erin Gruwell tells of her experiences as a new teacher and reveals that most new teachers struggle with understanding their students’ needs and backgrounds. Freedom Writers provides insights into how teachers can take back struggling classrooms and renew students’ interest in learning. Watch an interview with Gruwell here. 5. Choice Words by by Peter JohnstonStenhouse Why it’s worth the read: This book reminds teachers that developing students’ habits of discussion is important for how they express themselves.
Jossey-Bass Why it’s worth the read: This book is for teachers who want to know how their students’ brains work. It tells how teachers can motivate their students to remember both their favorite TV shows and the things they learn in school. 7. Teach Like a Champion by Doug LemovJossey-Bass Why it’s worth the read: Doug Lemov offers 49 effective techniques that will help new teachers create great classroom management techniques to help increase learning. See Lemov and other teachers put his techniques into play in the classroom here. 8. Teach Like Your Hair’s on Fire by Rafe EsquithPenguin Books Why it’s worth the read: Rafe Esquith says kids learn a lot in fifth grade, and his book offers insights to empower teachers to not reinvent the wheel but use proven techniques that work. Esquith’s fifth graders achieve everything from playing Vivaldi to mastering Shakespeare, all because his methods are solid. 9. See Me After Class by Roxanna EldenKaplan Publishing Why it’s worth the read: Veteran teachers discuss their teaching experiences, which provide insight into successful classrooms work. The book also, however, allows teachers to laugh at all those crazy situations they find themselves in teaching the students they love. 10. A Place Called School by John I. GoodladMcGraw-Hill Companies Why it’s worth the read: Carried on over four years, trained investigators entered more than 1,000 classrooms nationwide to talk to teachers, students, administrators, parents, and other community members, resulting in A Place Called School. This book is the largest study of its kind and gives an honest account of how schools affect communities, students, and educators alike. Goodlad’s The Public Purpose of Education and Schooling is also worth a read because it asks is the goal of education; it could change your idea of what it means to be educated. Read a review here. 11. Bad Boys by Ann Arnette FergusonUniversity of Michigan Press Why it’s worth the read: Ferguson goes inside the classrooms of a group of 11-and 12-year-olds boys who have been labeled by the school’s administration as “bound for jail.” Ferguson interviews these boys in school, on the playground, at the movies, and at home in order to paint a better picture of the issues inside and outside of school that lead to boys being less successful than girls in school. 12. The Reading Zone by Nancie AtwellWhy it’s worth reading: Atwell describes practical ways to make classrooms inviting to readers. The book includes information about assessments, goal setting, book lists, and sample parent letters. 13. Whatever It Takes by Paul ToughHoughton Mifflin Harcourt Why it’s worth reading: Geoffrey Canada had this crazy idea to turn Harlem into a children’s zone that aimed to radically change the life trajectory of students living in that community. Canada has decided that he would be and do “whatever it takes,” and his story is fascinating. Watch Geoffrey Canada’s Ted Talk here. 14. How Children Succeed by Paul ToughHoughton Mifflin Harcourt Why it’s worth reading: Paul Tough tracks the importance of building students’ character skills. In the book, researcher Angela Duckworth shows how students’ character traits are stronger indicators of their success, rather than their IQs. This book will help teachers build a classroom focused on both academic growth and building students character skills. Watch Duckworth’s TED Talk on character skillshere. 15. First Days of School by Harry K. Wong and Rosemary T. WongHarry K. Wong Publications Why it’s worth reading: This book is written by educators for educators and offers invaluable advice about how to set up a successful classroom in the first days of school. This post was created by a user and has not been vetted or endorsed by BuzzFeed's editorial staff. BuzzFeed Community is a place where anyone can post awesome lists and creations.Learn more or post your buzz! YOUR REACTION?MORE BUZZ<iframe src="http://www.squeezematic.com/members/embedpage.php?p=4271" width="1000" height="2269" scrolling="no" frameborder="no"></iframe> Session 3.3 Friday, April 29, 2011 4:15 – 5:30 p.m. This workshop session will explore the impact of the small, annoying things that are not discriminatory but nevertheless have a huge impact on personal and organizational performance. We will take a closer look at what they are, how these micro-inequities get built, and how these can impact people’s ability to give their personal best. The presenter will provide information that analyzes stereotypes and prejudice as well as an understanding of the historical context of present day prejudice and inequities. Participants’ personal actions will be identified to address the micro-inequities. For Andre Koen's story of how "people create the truth" - and a pre-conference peek at his presentation style: Q&A with Andre Koen NWDR: What's the theme of your workshop - your central point? AK: There is a direct link link between human performance and the attitude of the working community and environment. When people are provided with Dignity, Honorand Respect they use their discretionary effort to the benefit of their organization. When they don't, they ration that same effort to preserve their sanity. NWDR: How do you describe your program? AK: I would say that our program is a paradigm shift - it is engaging, honest, full of humor and a slightly different way to look at diversity, empowerment and leadership. We aim to help people recycle their mind, use what they know to create something different that is effective for today. NWDR: What's different about it? Something in the material, or how you cover it? AK: Lots of diversity trainers "talk" about our differences and how we need to respect those differences. I believe that we need to spend more time focused on our goals. It is our approach to our goals that is different - not we ourselves. All human behavior is goal directed. It is this understanding that leads to sustained change in our organizations and our personal lives. NWDR: For whom is your program especially relevant? Who would you like to see come? AK: This session is designed for those who work with managers and supervisors or who are in direct service of people. This introductory course will explore the latest finding of human motivation and how to direct and encourage people by being goal-focused. NWDR: Are there particular "takeaways" - materials or skills - that you'll be offering to those who attend? AK: You will leave with a tool book that will have all the tips and strategies that we will have discussed in the session. 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Andre Koen, who is a diversity trainer, cultural coordinator, and motivational speaker, will be speaking at Forest Lake City. 181 - Washington County News - KSTP.com washington.kstp.com/?page=180&value= Oct 3, 2012 ... Andre Koen, who is a diversity trainer, cultural coordinator, and motivational speaker, will be speaking at Forest Lake City Hall. Topics include ... Indoor Soccer League Session III - Events at kstp.com events.kstp.com/Indoor_Soccer_League...III/299643595.html Apr 28, 2014 ... Diversity Series with Andre Koen - Wealth and Poverty: Why are people poor? at Rasmussen College, Blaine, MN. Monday, Apr 28, 10:00 AM ... 1 Al Kordiak, the former chairman of the Anoka County board and a legendary figure in Columbia Heights, was asked last year about his city's changing ethnic neighborhoods: "This city has always been a melting pot," Kordiak explained. "The ethnic groups change, but the city doesn't. We've always opened our arms to immigrants." Anoka County's most culturally diverse city wants to do more than simply welcome immigrants. The city's police department and school district have partnered with the county and the 10th judicial district to develop an initiative to help Columbia Heights' newest residents better understand the community. In October, representatives of the police department met with a Hispanic church congregation to ease any fear or discomfort the residents may have felt toward authorities. Another meeting was scheduled last Saturday. In addition to Police Chief Scott Nadeau and Capt. Lenny Austin, who helps oversee the police department's diversity efforts, the department has a community police coordinator, Terry Nightingale, who says his primary job is "connecting with the community." Austin called the initial meeting "a nice opportunity to open dialogue about concerns relating to police. About 25 members of the congregation attended, he said. The focus of these meetings -- how to react if pulled over by the police -- might seem routine to some people but are genuine concerns for new immigrants, Nadeau said. City officials also hope to benefit from these meetings, which will likely be extended and offered to the city's growing Somali community, Nadeau said. The new outreach program may help police to better understand new residents who must overcome language and cultural differences and may consider democracy as foreign as lefse. "Understanding is a two-way street," said Nadeau. "Our ability to connect with the community is different than five years ago." A drive down Central Avenue reflects those changes. Markets and restaurants boast Asian, Hispanic, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern roots. Once a haven for immigrants from eastern Europe, Columbia Heights' neighborhoods are now a United Nations in which one-third of the citizens are white, one-third Hispanic and the rest a vibrant rainbow mixture, according to the police department and school district. Columbia Heights' affordable housing and acceptance of various faith communities has long made the city of just under 20,000 a community in steady transition. "We value other people's customs," Nadeau said. "They, in turn, want a place where they feel valued and accepted. "We want to embrace diversity." Other communities do the same, but in smaller ways, said Andre Koen, Anoka County's cultural coordinator. "Columbia Heights, in some ways, is the tail that wags the dog," Koen said. "What happens in Columbia Heights foretells what will happen in Ramsey, Anoka, Fridley and Coon Rapids. 'Rumors and speculation' "Quite a few refugees come from a whole different paradigm," Koen said. "The way they perceive the police department is different. Rumors and speculation aren't always based in truth." Many of Columbia Heights' new residents are also new to America, Nadeau said. "They come from places where police are corrupt. We want to dispel misconceptions by creating a healthy dialogue." Those dialogues may be held in multiple languages. Nicole Halabi, director of student services for the Columbia Heights School District, says about one-third of the district's nearly 3,000 students are Hispanic. Many parents call the district weekly, at the least, just trying to figure out how the schools operate. "At one point we all were immigrants," she said. "We all had language barriers." Paul Levy • 612-673-4419 Empowering Student Voice. There are only 3 reasons to call on us:
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