Readings for Professional Enrichment

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School Reform

-----The Public Purpose of Education and Schooling by John Goodlad, Timothy McMannon, & Lesley lura (editors)
-----Educational Renewal: Better Teachers, Better Schools by John Goodlad
-----Standards for Our Schools: How to Set Them, Measure Them, and Reach Them, by Marc Tucker & Judy Codding
-----United Mind Workers: Unions and Teaching in the Knowledge Society, by Charles Kerchner, Julia Koppich, & Joseph Weeres
-----The End of Education: Redefining the Value of School, by Neil Postman
-----The Kind of Schools We Need: Personal Essays by Elliot Eisner

The Practice of Teaching

-----The Educational Imagination: Design and Evaluation of School Programs, by Elliot Eisner
-----The Enlightened Eye: Qualitative Inquiry and the Enhancement of Educational Practice, by Elliot Eisner
-----Building Character in Schools: Seven Guiding Principles to Bring Moral Instruction to Life, by Kevin Ryan
-----Teachers' Stories: From Personal Narrative to Professional Insight, by Mary Renck Jalongo, Joan Isenberg, & Gloria Gerbracht
-----Authentic Assessment in Action: Studies of Schools and Students at Work, by Linda Darling-Hammond
-----The Right to Learn: A Blueprint for Creating Schools that Work, by Linda Darling-Hammond
-----Releasing the Imagination: Essays on Education, the Arts, and Social Change, by Maxine Greene
-----What to Look for in a Classroom, by Alfie Kohn
-----Beyond Discipline: From Compliance to Community, by Alfie Kohn
-----Punished by Rewards : The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes, by Alfie Kohn
-----Educative Assessment: Designing Assessments to Inform and Improve Student Performance, by Grant Wiggins & Leslie lura (editors)
-----Caring: A Feminine Approach to Ethics and Moral Education, by Nel Noddings
-----The Challenge to Care in Schools: An Alternative Approach to Education, by Nel Noddings
-----Multiple Intelligences: The Theory in Practice, by Howard Gardner
-----Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, by Howard Gardner
-----Emotional Intelligence, by Daniel Goleman

Educational Technology

-----The Educational Technology Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide: Process and Products for Learning, by Steven Hackbarth
-----Constructivism and the Technology of Instruction: A Conversation, by Thomas Duffy & David Jonassen (editors)
-----Constructivist Learning Environments: Case Studies in Instructional Design, by Brent Wilson
-----Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology, by David Jonassen (editor)
-----Web-Based Instruction, by Badrul Khan (editor)
-----Instructional Media and Technologies for Learning, 5th ed., by Robert Heinich, Michael Molenda, James Russell, & Sharon Smaldino
-----Computers in the Classroom: Mindtools for Critical Thinking, by David Jonassen
-----Instructional Development Paradigms, by Charles Dills & A. J. Romiszowski
-----Five Technologies for Educational Change: Systems Thinking, Systems Design, Quality Science, Change Management, Instructional Technology , by David Salisbury

Philosophical Foundations

----- Movements of Thought in Modern Education, by George Kneller
-----Philosophy of Education by Nel Noddings

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