Best Teaching Books | Summaries & Audio

Teaching Book Summaries

Lies My Teacher Told Me

by James W. Loewen • 1995

History textbooks don't just teach the past. They teach you not to ask certain questions.

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75k+

🏫 History Education 📖 Textbook Bias 🏛️ Historical Myths ⚖️ Race And History 📜 Indigenous Erasure

Lies My Teacher Told Me

History textbooks don't just teach the past. They teach you not to ask certain questions.

by James W. Loewen 1995 465 pages

3.97

75k+ ratings

🏫 History Education 📖 Textbook Bias 🏛️ Historical Myths ⚖️ Race And History 📜 Indigenous Erasure

Einstein Never Used Flash Cards

by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek • 2003

Why play beats flashcards: the science of real learning and what parents should do instead.

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🧒 Early Childhood 🎲 Play-Based Learning 💖 Emotional Intelligence ⏳ Overscheduling 🧸 Unstructured Play

Einstein Never Used Flash Cards

Why play beats flashcards: the science of real learning and what parents should do instead.

by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek 2003 320 pages

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2k+ ratings

🧒 Early Childhood 🎲 Play-Based Learning 💖 Emotional Intelligence ⏳ Overscheduling 🧸 Unstructured Play

The Good News About Bad Behavior

by Katherine Reynolds Lewis • 2018

Why time-outs and sticker charts fail, and a model that builds self-control from connection outward.

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🧒 Modern Parenting 🧠 Child Self-Regulation 🤝 Positive Discipline 🗣️ Collaborative Problem Solving 🗂️ Executive Function

The Good News About Bad Behavior

Why time-outs and sticker charts fail, and a model that builds self-control from connection outward.

by Katherine Reynolds Lewis 2018 288 pages

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500+ ratings

🧒 Modern Parenting 🧠 Child Self-Regulation 🤝 Positive Discipline 🗣️ Collaborative Problem Solving 🗂️ Executive Function

Stop Talking, Start Influencing

by Jared Cooney Horvath • 2019

Twelve brain rules for communication that sticks, starting with why text and speech don't mix.

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🧠 Applied Neuroscience 📚 Science Of Learning 🎤 Presentation Skills 📊 Multimedia Learning 💭 Cognitive Science

Stop Talking, Start Influencing

Twelve brain rules for communication that sticks, starting with why text and speech don't mix.

by Jared Cooney Horvath 2019 304 pages

4.29

261 ratings

🧠 Applied Neuroscience 📚 Science Of Learning 🎤 Presentation Skills 📊 Multimedia Learning 💭 Cognitive Science

The Learning Power Approach

by Guy Claxton • 2017

A classroom blueprint for building students who can learn anything, even after they leave your room.

4.13

🧭 Student Autonomy 🔄 Learning To Learn 🔍 Inquiry Based Learning 📋 Formative Assessment 🧑‍🏫 Teacher As Coach

The Learning Power Approach

A classroom blueprint for building students who can learn anything, even after they leave your room.

by Guy Claxton 2017 288 pages

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40 ratings

🧭 Student Autonomy 🔄 Learning To Learn 🔍 Inquiry Based Learning 📋 Formative Assessment 🧑‍🏫 Teacher As Coach

Multiple Intelligences

by Howard Gardner • 2006

The mind has at least seven distinct strengths. IQ tests measure two and call it you.

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🧠 Educational Psychology 🔬 Intelligence Research 🌈 Learning Differences 🌟 Human Potential 📚 Progressive Education

Multiple Intelligences

The mind has at least seven distinct strengths. IQ tests measure two and call it you.

by Howard Gardner 2006 320 pages

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1k+ ratings

🧠 Educational Psychology 🔬 Intelligence Research 🌈 Learning Differences 🌟 Human Potential 📚 Progressive Education

How Children Succeed

by Paul Tough • 2012

Grit and self-control matter more than test scores, but childhood stress can erode them.

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🧒 Child Development 📚 Education Reform 🌪️ Childhood Adversity 💪 Resilience Building 🧠 Executive Function

How Children Succeed

Grit and self-control matter more than test scores, but childhood stress can erode them.

by Paul Tough 2012 231 pages

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24k+ ratings

🧒 Child Development 📚 Education Reform 🌪️ Childhood Adversity 💪 Resilience Building 🧠 Executive Function

Disrupting Class

by Clayton M. Christensen • 2008

Factory schools resist reform. Online learning will disrupt them, starting where they offer nothing.

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🏫 K-12 Education 🔧 Education Reform 💡 Innovation Strategy 📡 Technology Disruption 💻 Online Learning

Disrupting Class

Factory schools resist reform. Online learning will disrupt them, starting where they offer nothing.

by Clayton M. Christensen 2008 273 pages

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1k+ ratings

🏫 K-12 Education 🔧 Education Reform 💡 Innovation Strategy 📡 Technology Disruption 💻 Online Learning

The Multiplier Effect

by Liz Wiseman • 2013

A 2.3x intelligence boost hides inside every school staff: five leadership shifts that unlock it.

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🏫 Educational Leadership 🍎 Teacher Development 🌱 Talent Development 🤲 Empowering Leadership 🛡️ Psychological Safety

The Multiplier Effect

A 2.3x intelligence boost hides inside every school staff: five leadership shifts that unlock it.

by Liz Wiseman 2013 208 pages

4.13

361 ratings

🏫 Educational Leadership 🍎 Teacher Development 🌱 Talent Development 🤲 Empowering Leadership 🛡️ Psychological Safety

Social-Emotional Learning and the Brain

by Marilee Sprenger • 2020

Your calm is the classroom's most powerful SEL tool. A brain-based guide to emotional intelligence.

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🧠 Social-Emotional Learning 🧪 Brain-Based Teaching 🤝 Teacher-Student Relationships 🌊 Emotional Regulation 💛 Empathy Instruction

Social-Emotional Learning and the Brain

Your calm is the classroom's most powerful SEL tool. A brain-based guide to emotional intelligence.

by Marilee Sprenger 2020 220 pages

4.01

282 ratings

🧠 Social-Emotional Learning 🧪 Brain-Based Teaching 🤝 Teacher-Student Relationships 🌊 Emotional Regulation 💛 Empathy Instruction

Becoming a Helper

by Marianne Schneider Corey • 1988

Therapy training demands more self-work than technique. A guide to the person you must become.

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🧑‍🎓 New Counselors 🛠️ Counseling Skills 🏥 Clinical Training 🪞 Self-Aware Practice ⚖️ Ethical Frameworks

Becoming a Helper

Therapy training demands more self-work than technique. A guide to the person you must become.

by Marianne Schneider Corey 1988 432 pages

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228 ratings

🧑‍🎓 New Counselors 🛠️ Counseling Skills 🏥 Clinical Training 🪞 Self-Aware Practice ⚖️ Ethical Frameworks

What's Math Got to Do with It?

by Jo Boaler • 2008

Why ability grouping and timed tests backfire, and what builds mathematical thinkers instead.

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🧮 Math Education 🔍 Inquiry-Based Learning 😟 Math Anxiety 🤝 Collaborative Learning ⚖️ Educational Equity

What's Math Got to Do with It?

Why ability grouping and timed tests backfire, and what builds mathematical thinkers instead.

by Jo Boaler 2008 218 pages

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1k+ ratings

🧮 Math Education 🔍 Inquiry-Based Learning 😟 Math Anxiety 🤝 Collaborative Learning ⚖️ Educational Equity

Teaching as a Subversive Activity

by Neil Postman • 1969

School's hidden curriculum is obedience. The real subject: learning what to disbelieve.

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🏫 Progressive Education 🔍 Inquiry-Based Learning 📰 Media Literacy 📏 Hidden Curriculum 🗣️ Language And Thought

Teaching as a Subversive Activity

School's hidden curriculum is obedience. The real subject: learning what to disbelieve.

by Neil Postman 1969 240 pages

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1k+ ratings

🏫 Progressive Education 🔍 Inquiry-Based Learning 📰 Media Literacy 📏 Hidden Curriculum 🗣️ Language And Thought

Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English

by Hilary Glasman-Deal • 2009

Why good scientists write badly, and the writing blueprint that gets non-native speakers published.

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🧪 Scientific Writing 📝 Academic Publishing 🌐 ESL Writing 📄 Research Article Structure 📚 Academic Vocabulary

Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English

Why good scientists write badly, and the writing blueprint that gets non-native speakers published.

by Hilary Glasman-Deal 2009 272 pages

4.43

169 ratings

🧪 Scientific Writing 📝 Academic Publishing 🌐 ESL Writing 📄 Research Article Structure 📚 Academic Vocabulary

Winning Chess Strategies

by Yasser Seirawan • 1994

Turn chess into a science: squeeze space, target weaknesses, and trade into a winning endgame.

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♟️ Chess Strategy 🧱 Pawn Structures ♞ Piece Activity 🛡️ Prophylaxis 🏁 Endgame Conversion

Winning Chess Strategies

Turn chess into a science: squeeze space, target weaknesses, and trade into a winning endgame.

by Yasser Seirawan 1994 256 pages

4.17

500+ ratings

♟️ Chess Strategy 🧱 Pawn Structures ♞ Piece Activity 🛡️ Prophylaxis 🏁 Endgame Conversion

The Quality School

by William Glasser • 1998

A quality method from industry: satisfy a student's deepest needs instead of coercing them.

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🧠 Intrinsic Motivation 🏫 Classroom Management 🔄 School Reform 🤝 Non-Coercive Education 📊 Quality Management

The Quality School

A quality method from industry: satisfy a student's deepest needs instead of coercing them.

by William Glasser 1998 192 pages

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426 ratings

🧠 Intrinsic Motivation 🏫 Classroom Management 🔄 School Reform 🤝 Non-Coercive Education 📊 Quality Management

Homeschooling for Excellence

by David Colfax • 1988

Public schools process children, not educate. One family's experiment proves there is another way.

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🏫 Alternative Education 📚 Homeschooling Advocacy 🧒 Self-Directed Learning 🎨 Interest-Driven Education 🌱 Early Childhood Exploration

Homeschooling for Excellence

Public schools process children, not educate. One family's experiment proves there is another way.

by David Colfax 1988 176 pages

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446 ratings

🏫 Alternative Education 📚 Homeschooling Advocacy 🧒 Self-Directed Learning 🎨 Interest-Driven Education 🌱 Early Childhood Exploration

Zen Habits

by Leo Babauta • 2015

Thinking isn't a reflex; it starts the moment you're blocked. Its teachable anatomy is fivefold.

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🧠 Pragmatism 📚 Educational Philosophy 🔬 Cognitive Psychology 💭 Critical Thinking 🔍 Scientific Inquiry

Zen Habits

Thinking isn't a reflex; it starts the moment you're blocked. Its teachable anatomy is fivefold.

by Leo Babauta 2015 234 pages

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500+ ratings

🧠 Pragmatism 📚 Educational Philosophy 🔬 Cognitive Psychology 💭 Critical Thinking 🔍 Scientific Inquiry

The Student Leadership Challenge

by James M. Kouzes • 2013

Five practices, a self-assessment, and a journal: the activity guide that builds leadership habits.

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🧑‍🎓 Student Leadership 💎 Values-Based Leadership 🧪 Experiential Learning 📋 Leadership Assessments 📓 Reflective Journaling

The Student Leadership Challenge

Five practices, a self-assessment, and a journal: the activity guide that builds leadership habits.

by James M. Kouzes 2013 208 pages

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6 ratings

🧑‍🎓 Student Leadership 💎 Values-Based Leadership 🧪 Experiential Learning 📋 Leadership Assessments 📓 Reflective Journaling

The Adult Learner

by Malcolm Shepherd Knowles • 2012

Adults learn differently from children. The classic framework explains why, and what to do instead.

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🧑‍🏫 Adult Education 🏢 Workplace Learning 🧭 Self-Directed Learning 🧪 Experiential Learning 🧩 Problem-Based Learning

The Adult Learner

Adults learn differently from children. The classic framework explains why, and what to do instead.

by Malcolm Shepherd Knowles 2012 378 pages

3.96

496 ratings

🧑‍🏫 Adult Education 🏢 Workplace Learning 🧭 Self-Directed Learning 🧪 Experiential Learning 🧩 Problem-Based Learning

Raising Critical Thinkers

by Julie Bogart • 2022

Critical thinking isn't fact-checking. It starts with self-awareness and the courage to be wrong.

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📱 Digital-Age Parenting 🧠 Teaching Critical Thinking 📰 Information Literacy 👁️ Perspective-Taking 🤲 Intellectual Humility

Raising Critical Thinkers

Critical thinking isn't fact-checking. It starts with self-awareness and the courage to be wrong.

by Julie Bogart 2022 345 pages

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2k+ ratings

📱 Digital-Age Parenting 🧠 Teaching Critical Thinking 📰 Information Literacy 👁️ Perspective-Taking 🤲 Intellectual Humility

Unlocking English Learners′ Potential

by Diane Staehr Fenner • 2017

Your English learners can handle complex content. The missing piece is scaffolds, not simpler texts.

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🗣️ Esl Teaching 🏗️ Scaffolding Instruction 📝 Academic Language 🌍 Culturally Responsive Teaching 📊 Formative Assessment

Unlocking English Learners′ Potential

Your English learners can handle complex content. The missing piece is scaffolds, not simpler texts.

by Diane Staehr Fenner 2017 288 pages

4.06

192 ratings

🗣️ Esl Teaching 🏗️ Scaffolding Instruction 📝 Academic Language 🌍 Culturally Responsive Teaching 📊 Formative Assessment

The Tone of Teaching, Second Edition

by Max Van Manen • 1986

Technique is not where teaching starts. A philosopher on presence, wonder, and seeing each child.

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🎓 Philosophy Of Education 🤝 Teacher-Student Relationships 🪞 Reflective Teaching 🌱 Humanistic Education 🏫 Classroom Atmosphere

The Tone of Teaching, Second Edition

Technique is not where teaching starts. A philosopher on presence, wonder, and seeing each child.

by Max Van Manen 1986 96 pages

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38 ratings

🎓 Philosophy Of Education 🤝 Teacher-Student Relationships 🪞 Reflective Teaching 🌱 Humanistic Education 🏫 Classroom Atmosphere

An Introduction to the Policy Process

by Thomas A. Birkland • 2001

Policy fails less from bad ideas than from the battles over attention, framing, and implementation.

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🏛️ Policy Process 📋 Agenda Setting ⚙️ Policy Implementation 🛠️ Policy Design 🧠 Policy Theory

An Introduction to the Policy Process

Policy fails less from bad ideas than from the battles over attention, framing, and implementation.

by Thomas A. Birkland 2001 288 pages

3.58

288 ratings

🏛️ Policy Process 📋 Agenda Setting ⚙️ Policy Implementation 🛠️ Policy Design 🧠 Policy Theory

Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew

by Ellen Notbohm • 2005

Too loud, too bright, too literal: a child with autism explains the world you cannot see.

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🧩 Autism Parenting ♾️ Neurodiversity 👂 Sensory Processing 👁️ Visual Supports 😌 Emotional Regulation

Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew

Too loud, too bright, too literal: a child with autism explains the world you cannot see.

by Ellen Notbohm 2005 200 pages

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3k+ ratings

🧩 Autism Parenting ♾️ Neurodiversity 👂 Sensory Processing 👁️ Visual Supports 😌 Emotional Regulation

Inventing Ourselves

by Sarah-Jayne Blakemore • 2016

Teen turmoil has a purpose. The brain is remodeling, and knowing why changes everything.

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🧠 Adolescent Psychology 🧬 Brain Development 🔌 Neural Plasticity 👥 Peer Influence 🎯 Executive Function

Inventing Ourselves

Teen turmoil has a purpose. The brain is remodeling, and knowing why changes everything.

by Sarah-Jayne Blakemore 2016 256 pages

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1k+ ratings

🧠 Adolescent Psychology 🧬 Brain Development 🔌 Neural Plasticity 👥 Peer Influence 🎯 Executive Function

Out of Our Minds

by Ken Robinson • 2001

Intelligence is diverse and creativity is universal. The education system was designed for neither.

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🏭 Industrial Education 🎨 Creativity Studies 🧠 Multiple Intelligences 🧭 Finding Your Calling 🔄 Neural Plasticity

Out of Our Minds

Intelligence is diverse and creativity is universal. The education system was designed for neither.

by Ken Robinson 2001 288 pages

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4k+ ratings

🏭 Industrial Education 🎨 Creativity Studies 🧠 Multiple Intelligences 🧭 Finding Your Calling 🔄 Neural Plasticity

Fundamentals of English Grammar

by Betty Schrampfer Azar • 1985

Make grammar stick: know when to pair up, when to correct, and when to step aside.

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📝 ESL Grammar 🧑‍🏫 Grammar Pedagogy 📚 ESL Teaching Methods 🤝 Cooperative Learning ⚠️ Error Correction

Fundamentals of English Grammar

Make grammar stick: know when to pair up, when to correct, and when to step aside.

by Betty Schrampfer Azar 1985 398 pages

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500+ ratings

📝 ESL Grammar 🧑‍🏫 Grammar Pedagogy 📚 ESL Teaching Methods 🤝 Cooperative Learning ⚠️ Error Correction

Teach Your Gift

by Danny Iny • 2020

Build a course business that actually works: pilot small, co-create with students, then scale.

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🎓 Online Course Creation 💻 Digital Education 📐 Instructional Design 🔄 Lean Methodology 🌱 Transformative Learning

Teach Your Gift

Build a course business that actually works: pilot small, co-create with students, then scale.

by Danny Iny 2020 129 pages

3.94

160 ratings

🎓 Online Course Creation 💻 Digital Education 📐 Instructional Design 🔄 Lean Methodology 🌱 Transformative Learning

Excellent 11

by Ron Clark • 2004

Eleven traits that turn ordinary adults into the mentors children never forget.

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🎒 Classroom Management 🔥 Teacher Motivation 🧗 Experiential Learning 🏫 Classroom Culture 🎨 Creativity In Education

Excellent 11

Eleven traits that turn ordinary adults into the mentors children never forget.

by Ron Clark 2004 288 pages

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1k+ ratings

🎒 Classroom Management 🔥 Teacher Motivation 🧗 Experiential Learning 🏫 Classroom Culture 🎨 Creativity In Education

Math-ish

by Jo Boaler • 2024

The brain uses five pathways for math. Schools teach to one, and millions walk away.

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500+

🧮 Math Education 🌱 Growth Mindset 🔢 Number Sense 👁️ Visual Thinking 📊 Data Literacy

Math-ish

The brain uses five pathways for math. Schools teach to one, and millions walk away.

by Jo Boaler 2024 304 pages

4.23

500+ ratings

🧮 Math Education 🌱 Growth Mindset 🔢 Number Sense 👁️ Visual Thinking 📊 Data Literacy

Pedagogy of Freedom

by Paulo Freire • 1996

A teacher cannot be neutral: every pedagogical act either reproduces the world or changes it.

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✊ Critical Pedagogy 🌱 Progressive Education 🧑‍🏫 Teacher Formation 🧱 Knowledge Construction ⚖️ Ethics Of Teaching

Pedagogy of Freedom

A teacher cannot be neutral: every pedagogical act either reproduces the world or changes it.

by Paulo Freire 1996 176 pages

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2k+ ratings

✊ Critical Pedagogy 🌱 Progressive Education 🧑‍🏫 Teacher Formation 🧱 Knowledge Construction ⚖️ Ethics Of Teaching

Good Video Games and Good Learning

by James Paul Gee • 2007

Video games aren't wasting your kid's brain; they're revealing how learning actually works.

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🎮 Game-Based Learning 🧠 Learning Science 🧭 Self-Directed Learning 👥 Community Learning 🧩 Problem-Solving Skills

Good Video Games and Good Learning

Video games aren't wasting your kid's brain; they're revealing how learning actually works.

by James Paul Gee 2007 194 pages

3.90

117 ratings

🎮 Game-Based Learning 🧠 Learning Science 🧭 Self-Directed Learning 👥 Community Learning 🧩 Problem-Solving Skills

Closing the Reading Gap

by Alex Quigley • 2020

Phonics gets them started; disciplinary literacy sustains it. A whole-school plan to close the gap.

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📚 Disciplinary Literacy 🔬 Science Of Reading 🔤 Phonics Instruction 🧠 Reading Comprehension 💖 Reading Culture

Closing the Reading Gap

Phonics gets them started; disciplinary literacy sustains it. A whole-school plan to close the gap.

by Alex Quigley 2020 248 pages

4.22

426 ratings

📚 Disciplinary Literacy 🔬 Science Of Reading 🔤 Phonics Instruction 🧠 Reading Comprehension 💖 Reading Culture

Hacking Classroom Management

by Mike Roberts • 2017

Ten classroom shifts that replace control with trust, and why autonomy works better than rules.

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🏫 Classroom Management 🗽 Student Autonomy 🤝 Teacher Student Relationships 🌱 Positive Discipline 🎯 Student Centered Learning

Hacking Classroom Management

Ten classroom shifts that replace control with trust, and why autonomy works better than rules.

by Mike Roberts 2017 161 pages

3.95

272 ratings

🏫 Classroom Management 🗽 Student Autonomy 🤝 Teacher Student Relationships 🌱 Positive Discipline 🎯 Student Centered Learning

EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) Crash Course with Online Practice Test, 2nd Edition

by Christopher Coughlin • 2012

EMT certification accelerated: the clinical priorities and test logic that earn the passing score.

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🏥 Emergency Medicine 🚑 Prehospital Care 📝 Ems Certification Exam 🩺 Patient Assessment 📡 Clinical Protocols

EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) Crash Course with Online Practice Test, 2nd Edition

EMT certification accelerated: the clinical priorities and test logic that earn the passing score.

by Christopher Coughlin 2012 403 pages

4.45

315 ratings

🏥 Emergency Medicine 🚑 Prehospital Care 📝 Ems Certification Exam 🩺 Patient Assessment 📡 Clinical Protocols

Schools That Learn (Updated and Revised)

by Peter M. Senge • 2011

A classroom can think, adapt, and grow. The guide to making it happen.

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🔄 Systems Thinking 🏫 Learning Organizations 📚 School Reform 🔍 Reflective Teaching 🤝 Collaborative Learning

Schools That Learn (Updated and Revised)

A classroom can think, adapt, and grow. The guide to making it happen.

by Peter M. Senge 2011 608 pages

4.08

395 ratings

🔄 Systems Thinking 🏫 Learning Organizations 📚 School Reform 🔍 Reflective Teaching 🤝 Collaborative Learning

How Learning Happens

by Paul A. Kirschner • 2020

Cognitive studies on learning, decoded: thirty principles every teacher can put into practice.

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🧠 Educational Psychology 📐 Instructional Design 📊 Evidence-Based Teaching 🧪 Cognitive Science 🧩 Active Retrieval

How Learning Happens

Cognitive studies on learning, decoded: thirty principles every teacher can put into practice.

by Paul A. Kirschner 2020 256 pages

4.44

190 ratings

🧠 Educational Psychology 📐 Instructional Design 📊 Evidence-Based Teaching 🧪 Cognitive Science 🧩 Active Retrieval

The Death and Life of the Great American School System

by Diane Ravitch • 2010

Accountability was meant to fix schools. An insider shows how it broke them instead.

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📋 Education Policy 🏫 Public Education 📝 Standardized Testing 🏛️ Charter Schools 🔧 Education Reform

The Death and Life of the Great American School System

Accountability was meant to fix schools. An insider shows how it broke them instead.

by Diane Ravitch 2010 283 pages

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5k+ ratings

📋 Education Policy 🏫 Public Education 📝 Standardized Testing 🏛️ Charter Schools 🔧 Education Reform

The Perfect English Grammar Workbook

by Lisa McLendon • 2017

Stop second-guessing your commas. A grammar workbook built on practice, not intimidation.

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📝 English Grammar 📋 Usage Guides ✍️ Writing Skills 📖 Self-Study 📚 Writing Reference

The Perfect English Grammar Workbook

Stop second-guessing your commas. A grammar workbook built on practice, not intimidation.

by Lisa McLendon 2017 214 pages

4.11

157 ratings

📝 English Grammar 📋 Usage Guides ✍️ Writing Skills 📖 Self-Study 📚 Writing Reference

Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students

by Christine Fonseca • 2010

Turn your gifted child's emotional fire from a problem into a powerhouse: a coach's playbook.

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🧠 Parenting Gifted Kids 🧩 Twice-Exceptional Students 📚 Positive Disintegration 💬 Emotional Coaching 🎯 Perfectionism In Children

Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students

Turn your gifted child's emotional fire from a problem into a powerhouse: a coach's playbook.

by Christine Fonseca 2010 225 pages

3.92

500+ ratings

🧠 Parenting Gifted Kids 🧩 Twice-Exceptional Students 📚 Positive Disintegration 💬 Emotional Coaching 🎯 Perfectionism In Children

Letters to a Young Mathematician

by Ian Stewart • 2006

Proof is story, pure and applied one: a mathematician's letters on the creative life of numbers.

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🧩 Mathematical Proof 🎓 Math Education 💡 Mathematical Creativity 🔬 Pure And Applied Math 🧑‍🔬 Math Careers

Letters to a Young Mathematician

Proof is story, pure and applied one: a mathematician's letters on the creative life of numbers.

by Ian Stewart 2006 224 pages

3.86

1k+ ratings

🧩 Mathematical Proof 🎓 Math Education 💡 Mathematical Creativity 🔬 Pure And Applied Math 🧑‍🔬 Math Careers

The Art and Science of Training

by Elaine Biech • 2016

A trainer's field manual: how to design, deliver, and prove the sessions that actually work.

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🏢 Corporate Training 📐 Instructional Design 🧠 Adult Learning 📊 Learning Evaluation 🔍 Needs Assessment

The Art and Science of Training

A trainer's field manual: how to design, deliver, and prove the sessions that actually work.

by Elaine Biech 2016 304 pages

4.04

137 ratings

🏢 Corporate Training 📐 Instructional Design 🧠 Adult Learning 📊 Learning Evaluation 🔍 Needs Assessment

A Mathematician's Lament

by Paul Lockhart • 2009

A working mathematician explains why math class was boring: you never saw the real thing.

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🧮 Math Education 📋 Curriculum Critique ✨ Mathematical Beauty 🔍 Inquiry-Based Learning 🏛️ Mathematical Platonism

A Mathematician's Lament

A working mathematician explains why math class was boring: you never saw the real thing.

by Paul Lockhart 2009 140 pages

4.21

3k+ ratings

🧮 Math Education 📋 Curriculum Critique ✨ Mathematical Beauty 🔍 Inquiry-Based Learning 🏛️ Mathematical Platonism

Somebody Else's Kids

by Torey L. Hayden • 1981

Boo barely spoke. Lori couldn't read. Tomaso raged. Claudia was pregnant. They were just kids.

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🏫 Special Education 💔 Childhood Trauma 🩹 Trauma-Informed Teaching 🍎 Memoirs By Teachers 🧩 Autism In Children

Somebody Else's Kids

Boo barely spoke. Lori couldn't read. Tomaso raged. Claudia was pregnant. They were just kids.

by Torey L. Hayden 1981 345 pages

4.28

7k+ ratings

🏫 Special Education 💔 Childhood Trauma 🩹 Trauma-Informed Teaching 🍎 Memoirs By Teachers 🧩 Autism In Children

Blended Workbook

by Michael B. Horn • 2017

Blended learning done right: goals first, devices second, and a budget that outlives the grant.

3.50

🔀 Blended Learning 💻 Edtech 🏫 School Innovation 📐 Instructional Design 🔄 Change Management

Blended Workbook

Blended learning done right: goals first, devices second, and a budget that outlives the grant.

by Michael B. Horn 2017 360 pages

3.50

6 ratings

🔀 Blended Learning 💻 Edtech 🏫 School Innovation 📐 Instructional Design 🔄 Change Management

I Got Schooled

by M. Night Shyamalan • 2013

Five data-backed patterns that close America's education gap, from a filmmaker who hunted them down.

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📉 Achievement Gap 🔧 Education Reform 📊 Data-Driven Instruction 🎓 Teacher Effectiveness ⚖️ Education Equity

I Got Schooled

Five data-backed patterns that close America's education gap, from a filmmaker who hunted them down.

by M. Night Shyamalan 2013 321 pages

3.67

324 ratings

📉 Achievement Gap 🔧 Education Reform 📊 Data-Driven Instruction 🎓 Teacher Effectiveness ⚖️ Education Equity

Training from the Back of the Room!

by Sharon L. Bowman • 2008

Talk less, retain more: 65 training designs where learners do the explaining and the teaching.

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🎯 Active Learning 📐 Instructional Design 🎓 Adult Learning 🎤 Training Facilitation 🧪 Experiential Learning

Training from the Back of the Room!

Talk less, retain more: 65 training designs where learners do the explaining and the teaching.

by Sharon L. Bowman 2008 320 pages

4.34

461 ratings

🎯 Active Learning 📐 Instructional Design 🎓 Adult Learning 🎤 Training Facilitation 🧪 Experiential Learning

Spanish for Dummies

by Susana Wald • 1999

Speak Spanish in restaurants, hotels, and taxis without the grammar drills you dreaded in school.

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🗣️ Language Learning 🇪🇸 Spanish For Beginners 💬 Conversational Spanish 📚 Practical Grammar 🎧 Audio-Based Learning

Spanish for Dummies

Speak Spanish in restaurants, hotels, and taxis without the grammar drills you dreaded in school.

by Susana Wald 1999 397 pages

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How to Study for a Mathematics Degree

School math was calculation. University math is proof. How to bridge the gap without drowning.

by Lara Alcock 2012 256 pages

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221 ratings

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