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Authors of These Books Have Joined #BookCampPD Since June 10, 2017
If you click on any of the books below, you will go directly to the author’s web site. These web sites are overflowing with resources that can be very helpful.
Also included are links to purchase their books from Amazon and other resources you might find helpful.
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From Co-Author, Rick Jetter
The Dunk Tank book concept came after an extremely dark time in my career and life. I failed to bring a tumultuous and toxic school district together and learned more about education and myself, as a person, by experiencing grave adversity and defeat. It is the strength that I now have and the blessings to move forward that matter more to me than any “job.”
I wrote about my experience in Mandy Froehlich’s book, The Fire Within, and live a healthier and happier life now more than ever before. I returned to the classroom this year and have the honor to work with over one hundred 9th graders at the Western New York Maritime Charter School–which is 15 minutes from my house. The Dunk Tank is about recognizing adversity but learning how to prevail in anything that we do. I am honored to share my story with you.
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From Joy Kirr: When I heard from a reader that “Universities should consider this book as part of their teacher training,” I thought, “Wouldn’t that be a dream?” Consider this – if every new teacher focused on students first, and curriculum was easier for students to learn due to that culture created. Consider these students being able to learn through feedback only – without the stress of grades. Highest praise, indeed. I’m looking forward to seeing how classrooms shift based on what teachers believe is right and good for our students.
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From Kathleen McClaskey: Building a strong relationship with each learner is key in creating learner-centered environments. So where do you begin? Begin with the learner and with this question: “How can learners understand how they learn best so teachers can Discover the Learner in Every Child?” Empower each learner to tell their story of whom they are and how they learn to build a lasting and trusting relationship this year. Let them share their hopes and dreams, passions and interests and the strengths and challenges in the what, how and why of their learning. Then create a plan with each learner so they can develop the skills to support a challenge of enhance a strength so that agency and self-advocacy can be realized.
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From Patty McGee: When one reader said that Feedback that Moves Writers Forward should win a “humane teaching” award, I knew then that my rookie book truly shared what was in my head and heart. I’m filled with gratitude for educators who have chosen to nurture the writer’s identity as much as the writing itself, knowing that these are symbiotic.
My wish is that this book never finds a place on a bookshelf but rather is a sidekick to your teaching. So many resources from thinksheets to teaching tools are available on the (free!) companion website to keep in hand to showcase a writer’s strength and invite them into a new opportunity in writing, a next step of growth. I think the video of the conference with Alejandro may be my favorite…
Here’s to feedback that works!
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From Jennifer Casa – Todd: My favorite quote from the book is: How are we showing students that they can make a positive difference today?
Complementary website at http://socialleadia.org and my own website is http://jencasatodd.com
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From Jeff Zoul: The job of school principal is one of the most demanding and important jobs I have ever held. Moreover, no job–other than classroom teacher–impacts how successful our students will be. Although I have read hundreds of books on leadership in general, I have read only a few that focus specifically on the role of the school principal, which is one reason I wanted to work with Anthony McConnell on The Principled Principal. We begin the book with one of our favorite quotes which we think applies to effective school leaders: “When you base your life on principles, most of your decisions are already made before you encounter them.” School administrators are charged with fulfilling a wide variety of responsibilities. In this book, we examined ten such responsibilities and identified the beliefs and behaviors we have seen outstanding principals exhibit on a daily basis in order to lead with excellence.
Website with resources
Anthony McConnell, The Principled Principal – IPA Talk
Read recent blog post from author Anthony McConnell
Read recent blog post from author Jeff Zoul
To listen to an audio podcast – with Jethro Jones who interviews instructional leaders from around the nation to learn and teach what it takes to become a transformative principal.
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From the authors – We think the term “lifelong reader” is more than a slogan or jargon in a mission statement. Lifelong readers need passion, agency, and a sense of inquiry in their reading lives. They also need books. Every child deserves the opportunity to become a lifelong reader. It’s All About the Books will help you transform how you organize books across the entire school to make each teacher’s book supply seem endless in the eyes of a reader. Teachers must have easy access to what they need, when they need it, because in the life of a reader the right book at the right time makes all the difference. We want this book to impact the lives of teachers and students directly so w are donating all author royalties it generates to the Book Love Foundation. Book Love is a not-for-profit organization with one goal: to put books in the hands of readers. Help us do that by buying a copy of our book – it’s a win-win for everyone!
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From Jarod: A few years ago, my educational hero and 4th grade teacher was considering leaving the profession after 24 years. Why? Because she felt she wasn’t being treated as a professional anymore and this was causing unnecessary stress. This broke my heart, because she was my favorite teacher. This has motivated me to rethink adult learning in today’s educational system. How can we re-empower ALL educators (teachers, admins, instructional coaches, etc.) to be the best version of themselves? I truly feel the Professionally Driven model does this. It reignites our WHY while providing the HOW. We must reclaim and redefine the letters PD so we may create the right conditions to empower ALL educators, and in turn…empower our student-learners.
Additional Resources
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Middle Web Review by Pam Hamilton
Sara Holbrook receives Jane Addams Peace Award for her novel “The Enemy”
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In my own journey as a student, some educators sparked my love of reading by introducing me to books that made me hungry to read. These teachers motivated me with new book suggestions, prompted me to challenge myself with a new genre, and encouraged me to lose myself in stories that were woven so delicately and seamlessly that they took me to another world. Those are the teachers who made me want to read more, and those are the kinds of experiences all students deserve. Those are the type of teachers I want to model as a leader.
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Free Reproducible and suggested resources
PBS Newshour blog in response to the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
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From Jay Billy: Lead With Culture: What Really Matters In Our Schools is the first book in the Lead Like A Pirate Series. This book was intended to pull out specific aspects of LeadLAP and go deeper. School Culture is really such a huge topic but something I am very passionate about. The book was really inspired from a presentation that Beth Houf and I gave in 2017. Dave Burgess (TLAP) and Shelley Burgess (LeadLAP) really supported the writing and pushed me to share my story and were supportive throughout the process. I’m so passionate about all of the themes in the book that it’s really hard to call out one area that I would focus on first. I feel that the “Culture Thing” is something you have to work on every single day.
Podcast – podcastpd.com
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Examples of sketchnotes
Heinemann Podcast with Tanny McGregor
The Educator Collaborative: Sketchnoting Session
Message to you from Tanny – “Ink & Ideas has been a lifetime in the making. I’ve been thinking with a pen in my hand, putting words and pictures together for as long as I’ve been reading. Sketchnoting helps make thinking visible, visual, and meaningful. By introducing sketchnoting in your classroom, you provide opportunities for students to fully engage with and explore their thinking about what they are reading, listening to, or viewing. Ink & Ideas is a toolkit to get you started, including templates, tools, suggesting reading, ideas, inspiration, and more. A different kind of thinking happens with pen or stylus in hand!“
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Description of the book
From the author to you – When we started the journey to write @TimelessLrng, we wanted to affirm that children relish learning when it’s innately interesting, intriguing, challenging, and attainable.
Find A Way To Yes: Leadership Lessons From School Superintendent Pam Moran
Modern Learners podcast about the book Timeless Learning
Technology Integration article by Ira Socal
In this webinar, Pam Moran and Ira Socol, two authors of Timeless Learning: How Imagination, Observation, and Zero-based Thinking Change Schools, discussed how developing a culture of invention and innovation create new pathways to activate creativity, voice, agency, and influence in all young people.
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Web site resources
From Kristin and Pete: To be brutally honest, childhood trauma is reaching epidemic proportions. As educators, we must understand what that means for our students’ development, brain chemistry, and readiness to learn. We wrote “Fostering Resilient Learners” to offer you – teacher, principal, counselor, bus driver, ALL of you – hope and inspiration that you can make a difference for every single child, no matter what happens in their lives outside of school. As you learn about stressors and self-care, you’ll be able to create an environment that is safe for kids and ripe for learning.
#BookCampPD’s FIFTIETH BOOK!
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Free Downloads (posters, organizers, etc.)
Hacking Questions Facebook Group
Interviewed by Barbara Bray – podcast
YouTube Channel
Bulk Order Request
Email: conniehamilton12@gmail.com
Twitter: @conniehamilton #HackingQs
Author’s Note:
Hacking Questions has been a book years in the making. For years before and during the writing of the book, I was learning and observing questioning in many classrooms. Through conversations with quality teachers and visiting hundreds of classrooms, I identified some minor adjustments great teachers make to leverage an enormous impact. As I was writing, I was mindful to make every strategy clear and easy to implement. Time and money are not barriers to using the tools shared in Hacking Questions. Groups doing a book studies can request sketchnote taking sheets, a personalized author video message, and bulk rate discounts on books. Please contact me if you’re planning to use Hacking Questions as an instructional focus in your school. I am honored to support your learning however I can.
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Author’s note: Do you think a classroom is a place for creativity and critical thinking? Do you want classrooms to be flexible learning spaces that enable students the opportunity to move freely throughout the room? Shouldn’t students have the chance to make critical decisions in the classroom with respect to their own education? Do you want to gently break away from the traditional teaching and learning experiences that demonstrate a growth mindset to give all students and teachers the best learning opportunity? If so, education reimagine a space for risk is a must-read for you.
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Twitter: @JodyCarrington
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From the Evolving Learner authors: Our hope for this book is that, as we share what is working for others, you are inspired to take pieces and adapt them to meet your needs and the needs of your peers. After all, regardless of your role in education, we are all advocates for learners. Please join us along the way as we discover how to evolve as learners and shift from traditional PD to personalized professional learning!
For more resources and a FREE Discussion Guide, please visit
Share your journey with us using #EvolvingLearner. We are excited to celebrate the process with you!
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STRIVE for Happiness in Education will get you thinking about how happy you are in your career and give you practical strategies to make changes that will truly impact your happiness. Packed with research and inspiring stories, you will end each chapter inspired and excited to try new job-embedded ways to find more joy at work. I truly believe that there is nothing more powerful than an educator that loves coming to school each day!
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