– LOVE of Books

Books ♥ that are currently being read by #BookCampPD #PLN educators are shared here! Please contact them if you have any questions.

When Katie Toppel, Ed.D. @Toppel_ELD shared a tweet with these books about #ELL students I couldn’t wait to add them to this web page so others will be able to quickly locate professional learning books in the future. She mentioned that there were included in the #EllChat_BkClub focus books. Please keep this resource in mind as your school moves toward greater learning about ELL students. 

Name and Twitter Contact: Michelle Howell @kmichellehowell

Name of Book You’re Currently Reading: Professionally Driven and I Love You, Michael Collins

Share What You’re Enjoying About the Book: For the first: a different way to approach PD, and the second, the voice of the main character.

What Aspect of Education Best Describes the Content of the Book: Prof Learning

                                                        Name and Twitter Contact: @KymHarjes

Name of Book You’re Currently Reading: Culturally Responsive Teaching & the Brain

Share What You’re Enjoying About the Book: This book is…research-based, convincing, user-friendly & hopeful

What Aspect of Education Best Describes the Content of the Book: Social justice…teaching learners of diverse cultural & linguistic backgrounds

Name and Twitter Contact: MissMarino222

Name of Book You’re Currently Reading: El Excellence Everyday

Share What You’re Enjoying About the Book: Striving for high expectations

What Aspect of Education Best Describes the Content of the Book: English language learners

Name and Twitter Contact: Paula McPeake. @Pmcpeake1

Name of Book You’re Currently Reading: A Gentleman in Moscow

Share What You’re Enjoying About the Book: I enjoy the characters. Sometimes it’s hard for me to engage until I’m 100 PhD in. The main character had me on page one with his charm and dry humor.

What Aspect of Education Best Describes the Content of the Book: It’s set in Russia during and after the Revolution. The history was interesting, but the attitude and mindset of the main character and the way he carries on through a difficult time are inspiring.

Name and Twitter Contact: Cory Colby @effectualedu

Name of Book You’re Currently Reading: DITCH That Textbook by Matt Miller @jmattmiller

Share What You’re Enjoying About the Book: The great and immediately usable thinking and strategies for the classroom.

What Aspect of Education Best Describes the Content of the Book: Ed tech, flipped learning, active learning

Name and Twitter Contact: Julie Gordon-Buccitti @JulieGB7

Name of Book You’re Currently Reading: Stories from Webb, T.Nesloney

Share What You’re Enjoying About the Book: It’s important for all of us to get our story out there. These stories are heartfelt and uplifting. They let us know that we’re not alone. They remind us of the “why” we do what we do, and of the impact that we can have on our students and on each other.

What Aspect of Education Best Describes the Content of the Book: Culture, Building Relationships, Inspiration.

Name and Twitter Contact: Terésa Werner @Mrs_T_Werner

Name of Book You’re Currently Reading: Mathematical Mindsets by Jo Boaler

Share What You’re Enjoying About the Book: This book is helping me understand the very real stigma about mathematics that is perpetuated in our society. As I read I am gaining insight into the feelings students bring into the math classroom. Boaler gives strategies I can use to reshape those feelings and support students’ success with math.

What Aspect of Education Best Describes the Content of the Book: Attitudes towards learning mathematics