These books will help you discover your passion, whether you’re an experienced educator or a new teacher looking for motivation. These books are filled with inspiring teaching ideas that offer evidence-based information as well as practical classroom strategies that enable you to spark your imagination, compassion and connection with your students.
This best-selling book is about the influence of teachers in transforming lives. Rafe Esquith, a fifth-grade teacher, challenges the prevalent views about the limitations of education. His stories of students who excelled in Shakespeare and algebra enthrall readers.
The authors of this text discuss how teachers can employ programs that encourage mindfulness to help students overcome anxiety, trauma and stress. With a step-bystep approach the authors explain how to create a secure and healthy learning environment that leads to students’ success.
This book demonstrates the importance of embracing students’ voices and allowing a flexible, differentiated program that accommodates all learners. The authors outline ways to inspire students in the classroom to become advocates and leaders for themselves.
This book is a powerful one that focuses on the importance of teaching students to be brave. A former teacher shares her story of courage with readers and teaches them about the different kinds of courage required to thrive in life.
This collection of stories, written by editor Joseph Underwood, answers two important questions. Each contributor reflects upon their most memorable breakthrough moments and the lessons they learned throughout the process. They will inspire readers, without being overly petty.