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Summer Professional Development: Six Affordable eBooks

During summer, educators are going to conferences, researching teaching ideas and of course, reading books. With access to an iPad or tablet, there are plenty of eBooks available to help you learn new instructional methods or strategies for building positive relationships with students. 

Below are six affordable eBooks to support your summer professional development. Want more ideas? See Part 2 of this article.
 

  1. Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College (K-12) by Doug Lemov: $15.52
    Add effective techniques to your teaching arsenal. The book offers training activities, tips and much more.
     
  2. Invent to Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom by Sylvia Libow Martinez: $9.99
    This book encourages readers to join the "maker movement." Access new tools and materials to develop your "maker" skills.
     
  3. Choice Words: How Our Language Affects Children's Learning by Peter H. Johnston: $9.49
    Teachers don't just teach children skills; they build emotionally healthy learning communities. Language is a major tool for building such communities. 
     
  4. Teach Like a PIRATE: Increase Student Engagement, Boost Your Creativity and Transform Your Life as an Educator by Dave Burgess: $9.97
    Based on Burgess' seminars, "Outrageous Teaching" and "Teach Like a PIRATE," these practical techniques and innovative ideas will help you increase student engagement and more.
     
  5. Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension for Understanding and Engagement by Stephanie Harvey: $18.99
    This resource provides 20 new comprehension lessons to help students become engaged, thoughtful and independent readers.
     
  6. The Cornerstone: Classroom Management That Makes Teaching More Effective, Efficient and Enjoyable by Angela Powell Watson: $9.99
    Strong classroom management is the cornerstone of effective teaching. Learn how to designate a place for every type of classroom material, turn needy children into responsible and self-reliant human beings, and more. 

 

Article by Kassondra Granata, EducationWorld Contributor
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