Current and prospective parents often ask for books that support our educational philosophies or have influenced our school and staff. Below is a list of books for parents and educators that we recommend.
For Parents and Educators
Education Principles
- The Basic School : A Community for Learning by Ernest L. Boyer
- Raising Lifelong Learners by Lucy Calkins
- The Schools Our Children Deserve by Alfie Kohn
- Big Picture: Education Is Everyone's Business by Dennis Littkey, Samantha Grabelle
- What Does It Mean to be Well Educated? by Alfie Kohn
Brain Research
- Making Connections: Teaching and the Human Brain by Renate Nummela Caine, Geoffrey Caine
- Teaching With The Brain In Mind by Eric Jensen
- Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck
- Focus by Mike Schmoker
Reward Systems
- Punished by Rewards by Alfie Kohn
- Positive Discipline by Jane Nelson
Reading
- Reading Magic by Mem Fox
- The Read Aloud Handbook by Jim Trealease
Parenting
- Kids Are Worth It by Barbara Colorosso
- Kids, Parents and Power Struggles by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
- The Hurried Child by David Elkind
- How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber, Eileen Maslich
- This We Believe by the National Middle School Association
- The Homework Myth by Kohn
For Educators
- How to Teach So Your Students Remember by Marilee Sprenger
- Meet Me in the Middle by Rick Wormelli
- Differentiation by Rick Wormelli
- Summarization in Any Subject by Rick Wormelli
- Differentiated Instruction and UBD – Connecting Content w/ Kids by Carol Ann Tomlinson
- Fulfilling the Promise of the Differentiated Classroom by Carol Ann Tomlinson
- Teamwork: Setting the Standard for Collaborative Teaching by Monique Wild, Amanda Mayeaux, Kathryn Edmonds
- Comprehending Math by Arthur Hyde
- Shades of Meaning: Comprehension and Interpretation in Middle School by Donna Santman
- Inside the Writer's Notebook by Linda Rief
- Quickwrites by Linda Rief
- Less is More: Teaching Literature with Short Texts 6-12 by Katherine Hill Campbell
- Read Aloud Anthology by Janet Allen and Patrick Daley
- Getting it Right: Fresh Approaches to Teaching Grammar, Usage, and Correctness by Micheal Smith and Jeffrey D. Willhelm