 |
Home | Site Map |
 
 |
Call to Action:
Tell your Friends
Subscribe Now…
Classroom Plannint and Management Books: Teacher Resources
There are two types of books that teachers need:
- Books that pay back more than the time it takes to read them
- Reference Books that can be used over and over
Some people would add "no cost" or "low cost" books to this list. However, there is a cost in the time that it takes to read the book. As stretched (and stressed) as teachers are by the demands upon them, reasonable and otherwise, the reading that teachers are able to do needs to pay off.
The other "no cost" book that is too expensive is the one that recommends non-useful strategies.
Books that provide information about issues such as the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act are a toss up. On one hand, these books provide information about the law, and what to expect in the way of unfunded mandates and useless directives. On the other hand, there is probably no information about teaching in the book to make reading it worthwhile.
Online Books
Here are sources of free online books. We will keep searching for useful books. However, it takes hours to find one, and we have other work to do.
- National Academies Press
- The National Academies Press is now offering many of its titles in digital PDF format. Hundreds of these books can be downloaded for free by the chapter or by the entire book, while others are available for purchase.
Books and Other Print Resources
Here are some books that you may find useful.
Check out your local public library, interlibrary loan, and even eBay(TM) before you pay full price for books.
Barnes and Nobel has a membership card that saves you money if you purchase from them. Unfortunately, you have to pay for the card.
Borders has E-mail coupons that are sent about every other week for 20% to 25% discount on books. To subscribe, follow the link.
Unfortunately, I can't remember the time that I purchased a useful education-related book from either Borders or Barnes and Nobles.
Other Print Materials
Teacher Created Materials has a huge assortment of teacher books and black line masters. While we recommend a cost-effective strategy of creating reusable materials yourself, is is often easy enough to visit a teacher store, and obtain ideas by flipping through the black line books.