Must Read Books for New/Pre-Service Teachers?

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Permalink Reply by Chuck Bell on November 18, 2009 at 6:07pm

"The Art and Science of Teaching" by Robert Marzano

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Permalink Reply by Bonnie Frampton Faust on November 19, 2009 at 5:51pm

thank you!

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Permalink Reply by Shawn Storm on November 20, 2009 at 11:10am

The First Days of School - Harry Wong - good video series too, Ron Clark's books are good, Trelease's Read Aloud Handbook, Rafe Esquith's Teach LIke your Hair's On Fire

Hope this helps.

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Permalink Reply by Giselda Aparecida dos Santos on November 20, 2009 at 2:28pm

I suggest:
1) Practical English Language Teaching by David Nunan (editor) with interesting articles by many contributing specialists;
It offers a through yet practical overwiew of language teaching methodology for teachers and teachers in preparation.
2) Learning Teaching by Jim Scrivener : It helps you to understand the basic principles of working in a language classroom, shows you how to plan sucessful activities, lessons and courses and offers hundreds of immediately usable ideas and techniques to involve your students. Great for experienced teachers or beginners.

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Permalink Reply by Cheska Lorena on December 27, 2009 at 7:25pm

I would recommend "Teaching Outside The Box" by LouAnne Johnson. She was the mastermind behind the movie, "Dangerous Minds". She has written several great books, but TOB is one targeted for new inservice teachers looking for resources on classroom management and motivation techniques.

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Lindsay on December 29, 2009 at 1:30pm

The First Year and Beyond by Rick Wormeli - While not as concise as the Wong book, Wormeli does a much better job explaining the "why" for doing certain things. For a reflective teacher, knowing the "why" helps allows an educator to adapt the strategies introduced in the book to a wide variety of situations.

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Lindsay on December 29, 2009 at 1:30pm

The First Year and Beyond by Rick Wormeli - While not as concise as the Wong book, Wormeli does a much better job explaining the "why" for doing certain things. For a reflective teacher, knowing the "why" helps allows an educator to adapt the strategies introduced in the book to a wide variety of situations.

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Permalink Reply by Bonnie Frampton Faust on December 29, 2009 at 2:31pm

Thanks for all the great suggestions! I'm trying to catch up on a lot of reading over my winter recess and have been to the library twice already :)

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Permalink Reply by Ann Carnevale on December 31, 2009 at 3:47pm

Just today I read "Teaching as an Act of Love" by Richard Lakin. Much wisdom and insight to be gained from this book. Right now it's a free download from his website, too!

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Permalink Reply by Michael Meechin on January 3, 2010 at 6:00pm

Currently reading "What Great Teachers Do Differently" by Todd Whitaker. Great ideas to keep you focused on being a great teacher. For new teachers it would give them goals to focus on... great read.

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Permalink Reply by Stephen C. Veliz on January 4, 2010 at 9:55am

The Element by Sir Ken Robinson and The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman

Both, I think, paint a picture of what new teachers (and vets as well) should be preparing their students for.

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Permalink Reply by Leah Montano on January 6, 2012 at 12:34am

I am a big fan of Sir Ken Robinson's books.

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