Reading is fundamental, both as a way to educate and as a way to entertain ourselves. But what are the books that every teacher should read? Which are the books that are classics and which are the books that will help them be better educators? Here are seven books that every teacher should make sure they read so that they can be better teachers and so that they have all of the answers before their students ask the questions.
1. First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher-- While it's true that some people are born to be teachers, that doesn't mean that everybody that wants to be a teacher doesn't need some advice to get started. This book is written by educators for educators and is invaluable with advice and suggestions for teachers on how to be good at their jobs.
2. Teaching Outside the Box: How to Grab Your Students by their Brains-- No matter the subject matter, the advice in this book will help you engage your students by helping you make the classroom engaging and the lesson plans stimulating. In a world where it's increasingly easy for students to be distracted this is a need that can't be passed up.
3. Literacy, Technology, and Diversity: Teaching for Success in Changing Times-- It's a new, modern world, and this book gives advice on teaching students that live in. Emphasizing the importance of literacy and technology in the 21st century, it's a great guide to help teachers prepare their students for the world we live in.
4. The Great Gatsby -- Considered by many to be the Great American Novel, it's set in the Jazz Age and gives a great look into what many consider the greatest time in American history. A staple of high school English classes, it's one that you can expect to teach or at least reference in other works.
5. One-Minute Discipline: Classroom Management Strategies That Work-- It'd be great if we all had classrooms where all of the students behaved. Such is not the case. This book has great techniques for managing behavior and for ensuring that your classroom is a happy one that fosters learning and inspires your students to do their best.
6. The Passionate Teacher: A Practical Guide -- Teaching is not always easy, but this book will give advice on how to maintain the passion you started with and how to deal with the business that is a school. The advice in this book can be key to keeping you teaching for years instead of burning out and leaving the profession to early.
7. How to Plan Your School Year -- It's a long school year and it can be tricky to make sure that you get in everything that needs to be done. This book gives advice on planning, how to lay out your classroom, and even how to plan for having a substitute. Great for teachers that have just started or for those that have been doing it for years.
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