For those of you who haven’t already seen it, this is one of our popular book recommendation list we have published in the past. It features an interdisciplinary compilation of books covering various topics that share one common theme: enhancing personal (and professional) development. We arranged these resources into the following categories:
- Forming lasting habits
- Enhance your thinking
- Self-development books for teachers
- Close reading
- Books to help you integrate mindfulness in your teaching
- Books to help you improve your presentation skills
- Books on the teaching of writing
- Books on problem-based learning
- Books on game-based learning
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Books
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Books on forming lasting habits
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2- Rewire: Change Your Brain to Break Bad Habits, Overcome Addictions, Conquer Self-Destructive Behavior, by Richard O’Connor Ph.D. (Author), Fred Stella (Reader)
3- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change, by Stephen R. Covey (Author)
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Books to enhance your thinking
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5- Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard H, Thaler and Cass R. Sustein
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Self-development books for teachers
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2- Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning Hardcover , by Peter C. Brown (Author), Henry L. Roediger III (Author), Mark A. McDaniel (Author)
6- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change ,by Stephen R. Covey (Author)
8- Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness, by Richard H. Thaler (Author), Cass R. Sunstein
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Books on close reading
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1- Text-Dependent Questions, Grades K-5: Pathways to Close and Critical Reading (Corwin Literacy), by Douglas B. Fisher (Author), Nancy Frey (Author), Heather L. Anderson (Author), Marisol C. Thayre (Author)
2- A Close Look at Close Reading: Teaching Students to Analyze Complex Texts, Grades K-5,by Diane Lapp (Author), Barbara Moss (Author), Maria Grant (Author), Kelly Johnson (Author)
3- Lessons and Units for Closer Reading: Ready-to-Go Resources and Planning Tools, by Nancy N. Boyles (Author)
4- The Reading Strategies Book: Your Everything Guide to Developing Skilled Readers, by Jennifer Serravallo (Author)
5- Close Reading in Elementary School: Bringing Readers and Texts Together (Eye on Education), by Diana Sisson (Author), Betsy Sisson (Author)
by Christopher Lehman (Author), Kathleen Roberts (Author), Tobey Antao (Editor), Donalyn Miller (Foreword)
7- Close Reading of Informational Texts: Assessment-Driven Instruction in Grades 3-8, by Sunday Cummins PhD (Author), Camille Blachowicz PhD (Foreword)
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Books to help you integrate mindfulness in your teaching
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1- The Way of Mindful Education: Cultivating Well-Being in Teachers and Students, By Daniel Rechtschaffen (Author), Jon Kabat-Zinn (Foreword)
2- Sitting Still Like a Frog: Mindfulness Exercises for Kids (and Their Parents), By Eline Snel (Author), Myla Kabat-Zinn (Reader), Jon Kabat-Zinn (Foreword)
3- Mindfulness for Teachers: Simple Skills for Peace and Productivity in the Classroom, By Patricia A. Jennings (Author), Daniel J. Siegel (Foreword)
4- Planting Seeds: Practicing Mindfulness with Children, By Thich Nhat Hanh (Author), Chan Chau Nghiem (Editor), Wietske Vriezen (Illustrator)
7- Fully Present: The Science, Art, and Practice of Mindfulness, By Susan L. Smalley PhD (Author), Diana Winston (Author)
9- Mindful Teaching and Teaching Mindfulness: A Guide for Anyone Who Teaches Anything, By Deborah Schoeberlein David MEd (Author), Suki Sheth (Author)
10- The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation, By Thich Nhat Hanh (Author), Vo-Dihn Mai (Illustrator), Mobi Ho (Translator)
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Books to help you improve your presentation skills
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3- The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to Be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience, by Carmine Gallo (Author, Reader)
4- Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds, by Carmine Gallo (Author, Reader)
5- slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations 1st Edition, by Nancy Duarte (Author)
7- The Naked Presenter: Delivering Powerful Presentations With or Without Slides (Voices That Matter), by Garr Reynolds (Author)
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Books on teaching writing
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4- One to One: The Art of Conferring with Young Writers, by Lucy Calkins (Author), Amanda Hartman (Author), Zoe Ryder White (Author)
6- About the Authors: Writing Workshop with Our Youngest Writers, by Katie Wood Ray (Author), Lisa B. Cleaveland (Author)
8- Content-Area Writing: Every Teacher’s Guide, by Harvey “Smokey” Daniels (Author), Steven Zemelman (Author), Nancy Steineke (Author)
9- Because Digital Writing Matters: Improving Student Writing in Online and Multimedia Environments, by National Writing Project (Author), Danielle Nicole DeVoss (Author), Elyse Eidman-Aadahl (Author), Troy Hicks (Author)
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Books on problem-based learning
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The Practice of Problem-Based Learning: A Guide to Implementing PBL in the College Classroom, by José A. Amador (Author), Libby Miles (Author), Calvin B. Peters (Author)
3- Problem-based Learning: Welcome to the “Real World”: A Teaching Model for Adult Learners, by Dr. Wendy J. Flint
4- The Power of Problem-Based Learning, by Barbara J. Duch (Editor), Susan E. Groh (Editor), Deborah E. Allen (Editor)
5- Problem-Based Learning for Math & Science: Integrating Inquiry and the Internet, by Diane L. Ronis (Author)
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Books on project-based learning
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1- Thinking Through Project-Based Learning: Guiding Deeper Inquiry by Jane I. Krauss (Author), Suzanne K. Boss (Author)
2- Project Based Learning (PBL) Starter Kit by John Larmer (Author), David Ross (Author), John R. Mergendollar (Author)
3- Project-Based Learning: Differentiating Instruction for the 21st Century by William N. Bender (Author)
4- Setting the Standard for Project Based Learning: A Proven Approach to Rigorous Classroom Instruction by Buck Institute for Education (Author), John Larmer (Author), John Mergendoller (Author), Suzie Boss (Author)
5- Transforming Schools Using Project-Based Learning, Performance Assessment, and Common Core Standards by Bob Lenz (Author), Justin Wells (Author), Sally Kingston (Author)
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Books on the importance of video games in learning
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4- Good Video Games and Good Learning: Collected Essays on Video Games, Learning and Literacy, by James Paul Gee
8- Games, Learning, and Society: Learning and Meaning in the Digital Age, by Constance Steinkuehler (Editor), Kurt Squire Ph.D. (Editor), Sasha Barab Ph.D. (Editor)
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