Project READ - EDU 599 Booklist
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Administration and Leadership
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Assessing Educational Leaders (2nd edition) - Douglas B. Reeves
- The Call to Teacher Leadership - Zepeda, Mayers, and Benson, Eye On Education
Classroom Instruction that Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement - Robert Marzano
- College Knowledge - David T. Conley
- The Daily Disciplines of Leadership: How to Improve Student Achievement, Staff Motivation, and Personal Organization - Douglas Reeves
The Data Teams Experience: A Guide to Effective Meetings - Angela Peery
The Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the Needs of All Learners - Carol Ann Tomlinson
- Eight Habits of the Heart for Educators - Clifton L. Taulbert
- Failure is NOT an Option - Alan M. Blankstein
Fierce Conversations - Susan Scott
Fierce Leadership - Susan Scott
- Future-Focused Leadership - Gary Marx
- Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way (2nd Edition) - Robert D. Ramsey
Leadership for Differentiating Schools and Classrooms - Carol Ann Tomlinson and Susan Demirsky Allan
Leadership Theory and Practice (6th Edition) - P.G. Northouse
- Leading Schools in a Data Rich World - Lorna M. Earl and Steven Katz
- Learning Along the Way - Diane Sweeney, Stenhouse Publishers
Learning By Doing: A Handbook for Professional Communities at Work - Richard Dufour
Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership: Casting Light or Shadow (4th Edition) - Craig E. Johnson
- The Moral Imperative of School Leadership - Michael Fullan, Corwin Press
- The New Principal's Fieldbook - Pam Robbins and Harvey Alvy, ASCD
- Now, Discover Your Strengths - Marcus Buckingham and Donald O. Clifton
On Common Ground: The Power of Professional Learning Communities - Roland Barth
Power Standards: Identifying the Standards that Matter the Most - Larry Ainsworth
Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead With Emotional Intelligence - Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis, and Annie McKee
- The Profession and Practice of Adult Education: An Introduction - Sharan B. Mariam and Ralph G. Brockett
- Professional Learning Communities at Work - Richard DuFour and Robert Eaker, National Ed. Service
- School Leadership that Works - Robert J. Marzano, Timothy Waters, and Brian A. McNulty
- Sixteen Trends . . . Their Profound Impact on Our Future - Gary Marx
- The Three-Minute Classroom Walk-Through - Downey, Steffy, English, Frase, and Poston, Corwin Press
Transforming Professional Development into Student Results - Douglas Reeves, ACSD
Unwrapping the Standards: A Simple Process to Make Standards Manageable - Larry Ainsworth
- What Great Teachers Do Differently - Todd Whitaker, Eye On Education
Applied Linguistics
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Applied Linguistics (Oxford Introduction to Language Study Series) - Guy Cook
Art
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Assessment and Grading
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Assessment Balance and Quality: An Action Guide for School Leaders (3rd edition) - Steve Chappuis, Carol Commodore, and Rick Stiggins, Pearson Assessment Training Institute
- Classroom Assessment: What Teachers Need to Know - W. James Popham
- Classroom Assessment for Student Learning: Doing It Right--Using It Well - Richard J. Stiggins, Judith A. Arter, Jan Chappuis, and Stephen Chappuis
- Collaborative Analysis of Student Work - Langer, Colton, and Goff, ASCD
Data Wise: A Step-by-Step Guide to Using Assessment Results to Improve Teaching and Learning - Kathryn Parker Boudett
- Deciding What to Teach and Test - Fenwick W. English, Corwin Press
- Developing Grading and Reporting Systems for Student Learning - Thomas R. Guskey and Jane M. Bailey, Corwin Press
- Differentiated Assessment Strategies - Carolyn Chapman and Rita King
- Educative Assessment - Grant Wiggins, Jossey-Bass
Everything School Leaders Need to Know About Assessment - W. James Popham, Corwin Publishers
- From Standards to Rubrics in Six Steps - Kay Burke
- How to Grade for Learning - Ken O'Connor, Skylight
- Performance Assessment and Standards-Based Curricula - Allan A. Glatthorn, Eye On Education
- Scoring Rubrics in the Classroom - Judith Arter and Jay McTighe
Seven Strategies of Assessment for Learning - Jan Chappuis, Assessment Training Institute (Pearson Education, Inc.)
- The Truth About Testing: An Educator's Call to Action - W. James Popham
Classroom Management and Discipline
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Early Childhood Education
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Benchmark Assessment System 1, 2nd Edition, Assessment Guide - Gay Su Pinnell and Irene C. Fountas
Benchmark Assessment System 2, 2nd Edition, Assessment Guide - Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell
- Beyond Behavior Management: The Six Skills Children Need to Thrive in Today's World - Jenna Bilmes
- Building the Primary Classroom: A Complete Guide to Teaching and Learning - Bickart, Jablon, Dodge
- Building Blocks: Making Children Successful in the Early Years of School - Gene I. Maeroff
The Continuum of Literacy Learning, Grades Pre K-2: A Guide for Teaching - Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell
The Continuum of Literacy Learning, Grades 3-8: A Guide for Teaching - Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell
- Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Curriculum and Development in Early Childhood (3rd edition) - Carol Gestwicki
- Early Childhood Education: Blending Theory, Blending Practice - Lawrence J. Johnson, Editor
- Introduction to Problem Solving - Susan O'Connell
- Major Trends and Issues in Early Childhood Education: Challenges, Controversies, and Insights - Sue Bredekamp, Joan P. Isenberg, and Mary Renck Jalongo
- The Power of Observation - Jablon, Dombro, Dichtelmiller
- Reading for Real: Teach Students to Read with Power, Intention, and Joy in K-3 Classrooms - Kathy Collins
Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension for Understanding and Engagement - Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis
Teaching for Comprehension and Fluency: Thinking, Talking and Writing About Reading, K-8 - Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell
- Writing in Preschool - Judith Schickendanz and Renee Casbergue
- The Young Child and Mathematics - Juanita V. Copley
Young Investigators: The Project Approach in the Early Years - Judy Harris Helm and Lilian Katz
English Language Arts
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English as a Second Language
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Equity and Diversity
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Fine Arts
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Foreign Language
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Geography
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Gifted and Talented
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Health Education
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History
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Integrated Curriculum
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Literature / Secondary English
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Mathematics and Science
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- Adding It Up: Helping Children Learn Mathematics, National Research Council - J. Kilpatrick, J. Swafford and B. Findell, Editors
- Changing the Faces of Mathematics: Perspectives on Multiculturalism and Gender Equity - Walter G. Secada
- Classics in Mathematics Education Research - Thomas P. Carpenter, John A. Dossey and Julie L. Koehler, Editors
Comprehending Math: Adapting Reading Strategies to Teach Mathematics, K-6 - Arthur Hyde
Content-Focused Coaching: Transforming Mathematics Lessons - Lucy West and Fritz Staub, Heinemann Publishers
- The Essentials of Science, Grades K-6: Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment (Priorities in Practice) - Rick Allen
Everyday Mathematics Teacher's Reference Manual, Grades 1-3 - Max Bell
Everyday Mathematics Teacher's Reference Manual, Early Childhood
- Exemplary Practices for Secondary Math Teachers - Alfred S. Posamentier, Daniel Jaye and Stephen Krulik
Guided Math: A Framework for Mathematics Instruction - Laney Sammons, Shell Education
- Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics: Teachers' Understanding of Fundamental Mathematics in China and the United States - Liping Ma
Learning to Love Math - Judy Willis, M.D.
- Oral Storytelling and Teaching Mathematics: Pedagogical and Multicultural Perspectives - Michael Stephen Schiro
- Results from the Seventh Mathematics Assessment of the National Assessment of Educational Progress - Edward A. Silver and Patricia Ann Kenney, Editors
- Standards-Based School Mathematics Curricula: What Are They? What Do Students Learn? - Sharon L. Senk and Denisse R. Thompson
- Street Mathematics and School Mathematics - Terezinha Nunes, Analucia Dias Schliemann and David William Carraher
Teaching Mathematics Today - Shelly Frei, Shell Education
Media and Library Services
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Music Education
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Personal Growth
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Philosophy
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Physical Education
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Psychology/Counseling
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- Beyond Appearance: A New Look at Adolescent Girls - Norine G. Johnson, Michael C. Roberts and Judith P. Worrell, Editors
The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature - Steven Pinker, Penguin
Child and Adolescent Suicidal Behavior: School-Based Prevention, Assessment and Intervention - David N Miller and Alan Berman
- The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome - Tony Attwood
Connected and Respected (Volume 1): Lessons from the Resolving Conflict Creatively Program, Grades K-2 - by Ken Breeding PhD and Jane Harrison Connected and Respected (Volume 1): Lessons from the Resolving Conflict Creatively Program, Grades 3-5 - by Ken Breeding PhD and Jane Harrison
Empowering Students: A New Approach to Problem Behavior - by Mary Rawlins
The Fat Boy Chronicles - Diane Lang & Michael Buchanan
- Group Work with Adolescents: Principles and Practice (2nd Edition) - Andrew Malekoff
High Functioning Autism/Asperger in School: Assesment and Intervention Frank J. Sansosti, Kelly A. Powell-Smith, Richard J. Cowan
How the Mind Works - Steven Pinker, W. W. Norton & Company
Lost at School: Why Our Kids with Behavioral Challenges Are Falling Through the Cracks and How We Can Help Them - Ross W. Greene, Ph.D
- Mental Retardation: A Lifespan Approach to People with Intellectual Disabilities (8th Edition) - Clifford J. Drew and Michael L. Hardman
- Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Age - Sally M. Shaywitz
- Raising a Moody Child: How to Cope with Depression and Bipolar Disorder - Mary A. Fristad and Jill S. Goldberg-Arnold
- Safe Passage: Making It Through Adolescence in a Risky Society - Joy G. Dryfoos
School Based Crisis Intervention: Preparing All Personnel to Assist - Melissa Allen Heath and Dawn Sheen
- The School Services Sourcebook: A Guide for School-Based Professionals - Cynthia Franklin, Mary Beth Harris and Paula Allen-Meares
The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature - Steven Pinker, Penguin
Teaching Teens with Add, ADHD & Executive Function Deficits: A Quick Reference for Teachers and Parents - Chris A. Zeigler Dendy
- Your Adolescent: Emotional, Behavioral and Cognitive Development from Early Adolescence Through the Teen Years - David Pruitt and AACAP
21st Century Students for Optimal College and Career Readiness: A 9th -12th Grade Curriculum - Corine Fitzpatrick and Kathleen Costantini
Reading and Writing
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- 6+1 Traits of Writing Primary Grades - Ruth Culham
- Content-Area Writing: Every Teacher's Guide - Harvey Daniels, Steven Zemelman and Nancy Steineke
- Conversations: Strategies for Teaching, Learning and Evaluating - Regie Routman
- Creating Writers Through 6-Trait Writing Assessment and Instruction (4th Edition) - Vicki Spandell
- Creating Young Writers - Vicki Spandell
The Daily Five - Gail Boushey and Joan Moser
- I've DIBEL'd, Now What? - Susan L. Hall
- Literacy Lessons: Designed for Individuals, Part One: Why? When? and How? - Marie M. Clay
- Literacy Lessons: Designed for Individuals, Part Two: Teaching Procedures - Marie M. Clay
- The Literacy Coach's Survival Guide: Essential Questions and Practical Answers - Cathy A. Toll
- Literacy Work Stations: Making Centers Work - Debbie Diller
- Matching Books to Readers: Using Leveled Books in Guided Reading, K-3 - Irene C. Fountas & Gay Su Pinnell
- On Solid Ground: Strategies for Teaching Reading K-3 - Sharon Taberski
- Phonics They Use: Words for Reading and Writing - Patricia M. Cunningham
- Practice with Purpose: Literacy Work Stations for Grades 3-6 - Debbie Diller
- The Read-Aloud Handbook (6th edition) - Jim Trelease
Reading with Meaning - Debbie Miller
Strategies that Work (2nd edition) - Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis
- Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency: Thinking, Talking and Writing About Reading, K-8 - Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell
- The Teacher’s Guide to the Four Blocks: A Multimethod, Multilevel Framework for Grades 1-3 - Patricia M. Cunningham, Dorothy P. Hall and Cheryl Sigmon
School Reform / Curriculum / Teaching
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21st Century Skills--Learning for Life in Our Times - Bernie Trilling and Charles Fadel
- The Art and Science of Teaching: A Comprehensive Framework for Effective Instruction - Robert J. Marzano
Brain Based Teaching in the Digital Age - Marilee Sprenger
Caring to Teach, Teaching to Care - Dave Opalewski and Anna Unkovich
- Collaborative Analysis of Student Work - Georgea M. Langer, Amy B. Colton and Loretta S. Goff
- Curriculum and Instructional Methods for the Elementary and Middle School - Johanna Kasin Lemlech
- The Curriculum Bridge: From Standards to Actual Classroom Practice - Pearl G. Solomon
The Differentiated School: Making Revolutionary Changes in Teaching and Learning - Carol Ann Tomlinson, Kay Brimijoin, Lane Narvaez
Do-Able Differentiation - Michael Opitz and Michael Ford
Finnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland? - Pasi Sahlberg
Fulfilling the Promise of the Differentiated Classroom - Carol Ann Tomlinson
The Global Achievement Gap - Tony Wagner
Habits of the Mind Across the Curriculum - Arthur Costa
How Children Succeed - Paul Tough
How Full is Your Bucket - Tom Rath
How to Differentiate Instruction in Mixed-Ability Classrooms (2nd edition) - Carol Ann Tomlinson
- Improving Student Learning One Teacher at a Time - Jane E. Pollock
Inspiring the Best in Students - Jonathan Erwin
Integrating Differentiated Instruction and Understanding by Design - Carol Ann Tomlinson and Jay McTighe
- The Keys to Effective Schools (2nd edition) - Willis D. Hawley, Editor
Leading and Managing a Differentiated Classroom - Carol Ann Tomlinson
- Madeline Hunter's Mastery Teaching - Revised and Updated by Robin Hunter
- Meet Me in the Middle - Rick Wormeli
Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom - Thomas Armstrong
- Qualities of Effective Teachers (2nd edition) - James H. Stronge
Research-Based Strategies to Ignite Student Learning: Insights From a Neurologist and Classroom Teacher - Judy Willis, M.D.
- Results Now: How We Can Achieve Unprecidented Improvements in Teaching and Learning - Michael J. Schmoker
- The School as a Home for the Mind (2nd edition) - Arthur L. Costa
- Schooling by Design: Mission, Action and Achievement - Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe
- Secrets of the Teenage Brain - Sheryl G. Feinstein
Stirring the Head, Heart, and Soul (3rd edition) - H. Lynn Erickson
Teach Like a Champion - Doug Lemov, Jossey-Bass
Teach Like Your Hair is on Fire - Rafe Esquith
Teaching Boys Who Struggle in School - Palmer Cleveland
Total Participation Techniques: Making Every Student an Active Learner - Persida Himmele and William Himmele
- Transforming Schools - Zmuda, Kuklis, and Kline, ASCD
- Turning Points 2000: Educating Adolescents in the 21st Century - Anthony W. Jackson and Gayle A. Davis
Wasting Minds: Why Our Education System is Failing and What We Can Do About It - Ronald Wolk
School Nursing
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- Adolescent Self-Injury: A Comprehensive Guide for Counselors and Health Care Professionals - Amelia A. D'Onofrio
- American Diabetes Association Guide to Eating Right When You Have Diabetes - American Diabetes Association
- Bleeding to Ease the Pain: Cutting, Self-Injury, and the Adolescent Search for Self - Lori G. Plante
- The Diabetes Handbook - Ruth E. Lundstrom and Aldo A. Rossini
- EARS: An Owner's Manual (2nd edition) - Rod Moser, MD
- The Everything Diabetes Book - Paula Ford-Martin with Ian Blumer, MD
- Health Problems in the Classroom PreK - 6th - Dolores M. Huffman, RN, PhD; Karen Lee Fontaine, RN, MSN, and Bernadette K. Price, RN, MSN, CMM
- Health Problems in the Classroom 6th - 12th - Dolores M. Huffman, RN, PhD; Karen Lee Fontaine, RN, MSN, and Bernadette K. Price, RN, MSN, CMM
- How to Teach Nutrition to Kids - Connie Liakos Evers, MS, RD
Managing Diabetes at School: Tools for the School Nurse - by NASN
- Managing Infectious Diseases In Child Care and Schools - Jane Cotler, Susan S. Aronson and Timothy R. Shope
- Save the First Dance for You--The Complete Nurses' Guide to Serving Your Profession, Your Patient, and Yourself - Doris Young, RN, PhD
School Nursing: A Comprehensive Text - Janice Selekman
School Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice National Association of School Nurses - National Association of School Nurses
Special Education
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Technology
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