Summer is a great time to reset your personal pedagogy to an education-friendly mindset and catch up on what's been changing in the ed world while you were teaching eight ten hours a day. My Twitter friends gave me great suggestions, but first:
A comment on the
selections: I did get more suggestions than I could possibly list so I avoided books that involved politics or hot-button subjects that teachers are divided on and focused on positive and uplifting reading. Yes, there is a lot wrong with education around the world but I wanted a selection of books that would send me -- and you -- back to teaching in the fall with a can-do attitude for how to accomplish miracles with your next class of students.
Having said
that, here's a granular list of teacher-approved books to keep you busy this summer:
