We realize that teachers are incredibly busy during the school year, so we asked members of the Professional Practice, Policy, and Research Department to suggest a list of books focused on different topics—all geared toward helping teachers become better advocates for, and within, the profession—that you may want to read this summer.
Books to help you master interpersonal relations or communication with co-workers.
- Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler
- Fierce Conversations by Susan Scott
Books to expand your knowledge of the ever-developing educational reform movement.
- Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America’s Public Schools by Diane Ravitch
- Taking Charge of Quality by Charles Taylor Kerchner, Julia E. Koppich, and Joseph G. Weeres
- The Core Six: Essential Strategies for Achieving Excellence with the Common Core by Harvey F. Silver
- The Death and Life of the Great American School System by Diane Ravitch
- The Seduction of Common Sense by Kevin K. Kumashiro
Books to help engage community groups or reach out to parents.
- Beyond the Bake Sale: The Essential Guide to Family-School Partnerships by Anne T. Henderson, Karen L. Mapp, Vivian R. Johnson, and Don Davies
- Going Public: An Organizer’s Guide to Citizen Action by Michael Gecan
Light, uplifting books recommended to us by teachers.
- The Power of Our Words: Teacher Language that Helps Children Learn by Paula Denton
- What Keeps Teachers Going? by Sonia Nieto
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