Wouldn't you love to see what is on the nightstands of your literacy gurus right now? We'd love to see what ours are engrossed in professionally or curled up with for enjoyment. We can't tell you what has captured the attention of our mentors, but we'll gladly let you see what has captured ours. Here are our current page-turners.
Gail is learning how a fear of failure and not living up to expectations might be holding our students back, how digital portfolios might help us make the most of informal assessments, and how we can up the level of joyful writing in our classrooms.
- Joy Write: Cultivating High-Impact, Low-Stakes Writing by Ralph Fletcher
- Enticing Hard-to-Reach Writers by Ruth Ayres
- Digital Portfolios in the Classroom: Showcasing and Assessing Student Work by Matt Renwick
- Embarrassment and the Emotional Underlife of Learning by Thomas Newkirk
Allison is looking to inspire readers, reshape school spaces to better support learning, discover ways to cultivate true belonging to our communities, and find out what happens when we fully commit ourselves to love.
- Passionate Readers: The Art of Reaching and Engaging Every Child by Pernille Ripp
- The Space: A Guide for Educators by Rebecca Louise Hare
- Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brene Brown
- Big Love: The Power of Living with a Wide-Open Heart by Scott Stabile
Lori is telling nearly everyone she meets that they need to read Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds, is delving into new mentor texts, discovering ways to work with our most challenging children, and has added two new picture books to her "I love these" list.
- Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
- Craft Moves: Lesson Sets for Teaching Writing with Mentor Texts by Stacey Shubitz
- Help for Billy: A Beyond Consequences Approach to Helping Challenging Children in the Classroom by Heather T. Forbes
- Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters by Michael Mahin
- The Little Red Cat Who Ran Away and Learned His ABC's (the Hard Way) by Patrick McDonnell
In case you missed it, we just started a new Page Turners feature, where I share some of my favorite books on video. The first one highlighted five books that might help us build a culture of kindness in our classrooms. Check it out.
