Monday, August 10, 2015

Readings/Videos That Inform My Teaching

READINGS

Jim Trelease on Reading
http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/brochures.html

Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science behind the reading Brain by Maryanne Wolf
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0060933844/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1439265029&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SY200_QL40&keywords=proust+and+the+squid+the+story+and+science+of+the+reading+brain&dpPl=1&dpID=41XF54f82XL&ref=plSrch

The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller
http://www.amazon.com/The-Book-Whisperer-Awakening-Reader/dp/0470372273

The Rights of the Reader by Daniel Pennac
http://www.amazon.com/The-Rights-Reader-Daniel-Pennac/dp/0763638013

Free Voluntary Reading by Steve Krashen
http://www.sdkrashen.com/articles.php?cat=2

The Daily 5 by Gail Boushy
http://www.the2sisters.com/theDaily5.html

Free to Learn by Gary 
http://www.amazon.com/Free-Learn-Unleashing-Instinct-Self-Reliant/dp/0465025994

Educating the Whole Child for the Whole World by Marcelo M. Saurez
http://nyupress.org/books/9780814738139/

Understanding Waldorf Education- Jack Petrash
http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Waldorf-Education-Teaching-Inside/dp/0876592469

How Children Learn a Number Concepts- Kathy Richardson
http://www.amazon.com/How-Children-Learn-Number-Concepts/dp/0984838198

Taught by Finland- Tim Walker
http://taughtbyfinland.com

Negotiating with the Dead- Margret Atwood
http://www.amazon.com/Negotiating-Dead-A-Writer-Writing/dp/1400032601

Shared Ownership of Assessment: Student Portfolios in the 2nd Grade by Jacqueline K. Ryan
http://www.otterbein.edu/Files/pdf/Education/JTIR/VolumeV/Ryan%20final.pdf

VIDEOS
Sir Ken Robinson
http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity?language=en

Patricia Kuhl
http://www.ted.com/talks/patricia_kuhl_the_linguistic_genius_of_babies?language=en

Dan Meyer
https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_meyer_math_curriculum_makeover?language=en

Takaharu Tezu
https://www.ted.com/talks/takaharu_tezuka_the_best_kindergarten_you_ve_ever_seen?language=en

Logan LaPlante
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h11u3vtcpaY

Caine Monroy
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=faIFNkdq96U

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

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