Today I was easing into my early morning Saturday routine. Sometimes I pop in on the #satchat, an early morning Saturday chat for educators. Q1 came across my Tweetdeck stream. Today's chat was being hosted by Beth Houf (@BethHouf) ....."Share a book that you are reading (or have read) that has been an absolute TREAT." Oh no! I quickly tab over to my Amazon beast.
The titles were coming fast and furious. I quickly gave up trying to keep up and decided to come back after the chat and write them all down. Here they are #satchat! I hope you find a book that interests you from this list so you can feed the Amazon beast and share your love of reading and learning with others! Thanks Beth for facilitating the conversation this morning! Happy Halloween!
- Choice Words and Opening Minds by Peter Johnston
- The Innovators Mindset: Empower Learning, Unleash Talent, and Lead a Culture of Creativity by George Couros
- The Book Whisperer and Reading in the Wild by Donalyn Miller
- Of Teaching, Learning, and Sherbet Lemons: A Compendium of Careful Advice for Teachers by Nina Jackson
- Most Likely to Succeed: Preparing our Kids for the Innovation Era by Tony Wagner
- The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life by Parker Palmer
- Big Ideas from Dr. Small: Creating a Comfort Zone for Teaching Mathematics (K-3) by Marian Small
- Connecting Your Students with the World: Tools and Projects to Make Global Collaboration Come Alive, K-8 by Billy Krakower, Paula Naugle, and Jerry Blumengarten
- Using Quality Feedback to Guide Professional Learning: A Framework for Instructional Leaders by Shawn Clark and Abbey Spoonmore Duggins
- Managing the Madness: A Practical Guide for Middle Grade Classrooms by Jack Berckemeyer
- Deliberate Optimism: Reclaiming the Joy in Education by Debbie Silver and Jack Berckemeyer
- Organizing Genius: The Secrete of Creative Collaboration by Warren Bennis and Patrica Biederman
- Creating Cultures of Thinking: The 8 Cultural Forces We Must Master to Truly Transform our Schools by Ron Ritchhart
- Personalized PD: Flipping Your Professional Development by Jason Bretzmann
- Mindfulness for Teachers: SImple Skills for Peace and Productivity in the Classroom by Patricia Jennings
- Boys and Girls Learn Differently: A Guide for Teachers and Parents by Michael Gurian and Kathy Stevens
- Team of Teams: New Rules for Engagement for a Complex World by General Stanley McChrystal and Tantum Collins
- Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When the Stakes are High by Kerry Patterson and Joseph Grenny
- Minds on Mathematics: Using Math Workshop to Develop Deep Understanding in Grades 4-8 by Wendy Ward Hoffer
- Visible Learning for Teachers by John Hattie
- Educating for Character: How Our Schools Can Teach Respect and Responsibility by Thomas Lickona
- Results Now: How We Can Unprecedented in Teaching and Learning by Mike Schmoker
- Strategies that Work: Teaching for Understanding and Engagement by Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis
- Hacking Education: 10 Quick Fixes for Every School by Mark Barnes and Jennifer Gonzalez
- Hanging Out, Messing Around, Geeking Out: Kids Living and Learning with New Media by Misuko Ito
- Falling In Love with Close Reading by Christopher Lehmann and Kathleen Roberts
- The Learning Leader: How to Focus School Improvement for Better Results by Douglas Reeves
- The Achievement Habit: Stop WIshing, Start Doing, and Take Command of Your Life by Bernard Roth
- Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas by Seymour Papert
- In Praise of American Educators: And How They Can Become Even Better by Richard DuFour
- Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution that's Transforming Education by Ken Robinson
- Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work and Life One Conversation at a Time by Susan Scott
- Pure Genius by Don Wettrick
- Teaching to Transgress: Education at the Practice of Freedom by Bell Hooks
- Mathematical Mindsets: Unleashing Students' Potential Through Creative Math, Inspiring Messages and Innovative Teaching by Jo Boaler
- Thinking Through Quality Questioning: Deepening Student Engagement by Jackie Walsh and Beth Sattes
- Teach Like a Champion by Doug Lemov
- Invent to Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom by Gary Stager and Silvia Martinez
- Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen
- The Art of Coaching: Effective Strategies for School Transformation by Elena Aguilar
- Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World by Tony Wagner
- Influencer: The New Science of Leading Change by Joseph Greeny and Kerry Patterson
- Beyond the Bake Sale: The Essential Guide to Family/School Partnership by Anne Henderson
- The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni
- Building School 2.0: How to Create Schools We Need by Chris Lehmann and Zac Chase
- Awakening the Heat: Exploring Poetry in Elementary and Middle School by Georgia Heard
- A Whole New Mind: Why Right-brainers will Rule the Future by Daniel Pink
- Five Miles Away, A World Apart: One City, Two Schools, and the Story of Educational Opportunity in Modern America by James Ryan
- The Smartest Kids in the World and How They Got That Way by Amanda Ripley
- The New Teacher Revolution: Changing Education for a New Generation of Learners by Josh Stumpenhorst
- The Secret of Teams: What Great Teams Know and Do by Mark Miller and Ken Blanchard
- Move Your Bus: An Extraordinary New Approach to Accelerating Success in Work and Life by Ron Clark
- Teach Like a Pirate: Increase Student Achievement, Boost Your Creativity, and Transform Your Life as an Educator by Dave Burgess
- Closing the Attitude Gap: How to Fire Up Your Students to Strive for Success by Baruti Kafele
- Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive Through the Dangers of Leading by Martin Linsky and Ronald Heifetz
- Start with Why by Simon SInek
- Teaching that Matters: Engaging Minds, Improving Schools by Frank Thoms
- The Zen Teacher: Creating Focus, Simplicity, and Tranquility in the Classroom by Dan Tricarico
- Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All by Tom Kelley and David Kelley
- Uncommon Learning: Creating Schools that Work for Kids by Eric Sheninger
- No More Independent Reading without Support by Debbie Miller and Barbara Moss
- Building a Better Teacher: How Teaching Works (and How to Teach it to Everyone) by Elizabeth Greene
- What's Under Your Cape? Superheroes of the Character Kind by Barbara Gruener
- The Cage-busting Teacher by Frederick Hess
- Cultures Built to Last: Systemic PLCs at Work by Rick DuFour and Michael Fullan
- Raising Kids Who Read: What Parents and Teachers Can Do by Daniel Willingham
- Breaking Out of Isolation: Becoming a Connected School Leader by Spike Cook and Jessica Johnson
- Intentional Interruption: Breaking Down Learning Barriers to Transform Professional Learning by Steven Katz and Lisa Dack
- The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go so their Children Can Succeed by Jessica Lahey
- Mindsets and Moves: Strategies That Help Readers Take Charge, Grades 1-8 by Gravity Goldberg
- School Culture Rewired: How to Define, Assess, and Transform it by Stephen Gruenert and Todd Whittaker