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