My Top Four Book Recommendations
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Seda & Brown detail seven principles through the ICUCARE framework that promote equity in mathematics classrooms. Why I recommend it: My students reported higher levels of enjoyment in their math classes after I began incorporating ideas from the book's equity framework. |
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Liljedahl identifies 14 math practices that foster student thinking, based upon fifteen years of research. Why I recommend it: My students' level of engagement immediately increased after I started using visibly random groups and vertical whiteboards (practices 2 & 3). |
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Tweetable Summary: Jansen explores how revisions can be used to enhance students' understanding of mathematical concepts.
Why I recommend it: My students developed greater perseverance after I began prompting them to share their "rough draft" thinking. |
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Tweetable Summary: Kelemanik et al. provide instructional routines aligned to the eight CCSS standards for mathematical practice.
Why I recommend it: My students ability to generate their own solution strategies improved after I implemented these routines. |
My Current Book
2-25-23: Teaching for Thinking by Grace Kelemanik and Amy Lucenta. The first chapter alone is packed full of usable strategies to support student thinking. I can't wait to try some of them with my students! Once I do, I will share my findings in the instructional strategies section of this website.
1-26-23: Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators by Elena Aguilar. This is an educator self-help book providing concrete steps (e.g., craft positive stories, meditation techniques, etc...) towards preventing burnout. This book was written pre-Covid, but its strategies seem more important than ever.
1-26-23: Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators by Elena Aguilar. This is an educator self-help book providing concrete steps (e.g., craft positive stories, meditation techniques, etc...) towards preventing burnout. This book was written pre-Covid, but its strategies seem more important than ever.
Additional Recommendations
The Listening Leader: Creating the Conditions for Equitable School Transformations by Shane Safir. I think this is the most useful "leadership" book I have ever read. I am currently working on a year-long PD structure based on Safir's framework. I can't wait to roll it out in August 2023! As an aside, while this book is directed more towards school and district administrators, much of it is applicable to coaches and other teacher leaders.
Here is a podcast from Safir about an example of deep listening.
Here is a podcast from Safir about an example of deep listening.