{"id":4047,"date":"2017-05-22T18:35:20","date_gmt":"2017-05-22T23:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=4047"},"modified":"2020-07-25T18:57:31","modified_gmt":"2020-07-25T23:57:31","slug":"whole-school-summer-reading-suggestions-for-educators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=4047","title":{"rendered":"Whole School Summer Reading Suggestions for Educators"},"content":{"rendered":"

I once heard former President Clinton say, “every problem in education has been solved somewhere.” Educators\u00a0stand on the shoulders of giants and should be fluent in the literature of their chosen field. \u00a0We should be reading all of the time, but summer is definitely an opportunity to “catch-up.”<\/p>\n

Regrettably too many “summer reading lists for educators” are better suited for those concerned with\u00a0get-rich quick schemes than enriching the lives of children. Case-in-point, the President of the National Association of Independent Schools published “What to Read this Summer<\/a>,” a list containing not a single book about teaching, learning, or even educational leadership. Over the past few years, I offered a canon for those interested in educational leadership<\/a><\/strong> and a large collection of suggested\u00a0books for creative educators and parents<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When I suggested that everyone employed at my most recent school read at least one book over the summer, the principal suggested I provide options. Therefore, I chose a selection of books that would appeal to teachers of different grade levels and interests, but support and inspire the school’s desire to be more progressive, creative, child-centered, authentic, and project-based.<\/p>\n

[easyazon_image align=”left” height=”160″ identifier=”0807756326″ locale=”US” src=”http:\/\/stager.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/51OHkDTXWdL.SL160.jpg” tag=”neweasyazon-20″ width=”112″]Gandini, Lella et al\u2026 (2015)\u00a0In the Spirit of the Studio: Learning from the Atelier of Reggio Emilia, Second Edition<\/a>.
\nAimed at early childhood education, but equally applicable at any grade level.\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0Illustrates how to honor the \u201chundred languages of children.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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[easyazon_image align=”left” height=”160″ identifier=”0393246167″ locale=”US” src=”http:\/\/stager.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/51jDiEZcTuL.SL160.jpg” tag=”neweasyazon-20″ width=”108″]Little, Tom and Katherine Ellison. (2015)\u00a0Loving Learning: How Progressive Education Can Save America’s Schools<\/a>
\nA spectacular case made for progressive education in the face of the nonsense masquerading as school \u201creform\u201d these days.
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\nAimed at secondary education, but with powerful ideas applicable at any level. Students spend 40% each week in authentic internship settings and the remaining school time is focused on developing skills for the internship. This may be the best book written about high school reform in decades.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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[easyazon_image align=”left” height=”110″ identifier=”0465010636″ locale=”US” src=”http:\/\/stager.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/51nnrgc3gBL.SL110.jpg” tag=”neweasyazon-20″ width=”78″]Papert, Seymour. (1993)\u00a0The Children\u2019s Machine: Rethinking School in the Age of the Computer<\/a>.
\nA seminal book that situates the maker movement and coding\u00a0in a long progressive tradition. This is arguably the\u00a0most important education book of the past quarter century.\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0Papert worked with Piaget, co-invented Logo, and is the major force behind educational computing, robotics, and the Maker Movement.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nA clear and\u00a0concise book on how to teach in a learner-centered fashion by a leader at Harvard\u2019s Project Zero.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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\n\u201cOne of the finest books about teaching and learning I\u2019ve read in the past decade.” (Gary Stager) Tells the story of how hundreds of thousands of students in Venezuela are taught to play classical music at a high level. LA Philharmonic Conductor Gustavo Dudamel is a graduate of \u201cEl Sistema.\u201d The lessons in this book are applicable across all subject areas.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Check out\u00a0the CMK Press<\/a> collection of books on learning-by-making by educators for educators!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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