Currently Reading…

I’ve been reading quite a bit of new stuff recently and I thought I would share some of these resources with you:

Mobilizing Generation 2.0: A Practical Guide to Using Web2.0 Technologies to Recruit, Organize and Engage Youth

I purchased this because it sounded interesting and I thought it might have some relevant information for engaging students at the K12 level.  Most of the information in the book is geared toward mobilizing groups of people for social or political causes, but I think most of us can see many applications for this in the classroom.

Facilitating Online Learning: Effective Strategies for Moderators

This is a great book with suggestions for facilitating online dialogue in the online classroom.  I found this book to be very aligned with what I know about facilitation from my Critical Friends Group training.  Great resource!

Reinventing Project-Based Learning: Your Field Guide to Real-World Projects in the Digital Age

This is a new ISTE book and it is filled with lots of strategies and suggestions for implementing real-world project-based learning using digital tools.  This book makes we wish I was still in the classroom full-time

Building Teachers’ Capacity for Success: A Collaborative Approach for Coaches and School Leaders

I’ve been reviewing this book for use with our Literacy Coaches next year.  We have decided that this will be the book that the network of LCs will use to frame the nature of their work because it provides one of the best “job descriptions” that any of us have ever seen for any instructional coach position.  I highly recommend this book if you work with teacher-leaders and campus administrators or if you are one yourself.

Data, Data Everywhere: Bringing All the Data Together for Continuous School Improvement

I just got this new book by Dr. Victoria Bernhardt and I am happy to say that it is a great supplement to her more comprehensive books on using data for school improvement.

What are you reading right now?