Bucklin-Sporer, Arden. How to Grow a School Garden - a complete Guide for Parents and Teachers, Templin Press, 2010.
Cornell, Joseph. Sharing Nature With Children, Dawn Publications, 1998.
*** Louv, Richard. Last Child in the Woods - Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, updated 2nd edition 2008. I would definitely make this required reading in all university education programs.
Lovejoy, Sharon. Roots, Shoot, Buckets & Boots - Gardening Together With Children, Workman Publishing Group, 1999.
Lovejoy, Sharon. Toad Cottages and Shooting Stars: Grandma's Bag of Tricks, Workman Publishing Group, 2009.
Stone, Michael K., Smart by Nature: Schooling for Sustainability, Center for Ecoliteracy, 2009.
Ward, Jennifer. I Love Dirt - 52 Activities to Help You and Your Kids Discover the Wonders of Nature, Trumpeter Books, 2008
Waters, Alice. The Edible Schoolyard - a Universal Idea, Chronicle Books, LLC, 2008.
Cornell, Joseph. Sharing Nature With Children, Dawn Publications, 1998.
*** Louv, Richard. Last Child in the Woods - Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, updated 2nd edition 2008. I would definitely make this required reading in all university education programs.
Lovejoy, Sharon. Roots, Shoot, Buckets & Boots - Gardening Together With Children, Workman Publishing Group, 1999.
Lovejoy, Sharon. Toad Cottages and Shooting Stars: Grandma's Bag of Tricks, Workman Publishing Group, 2009.
Stone, Michael K., Smart by Nature: Schooling for Sustainability, Center for Ecoliteracy, 2009.
Ward, Jennifer. I Love Dirt - 52 Activities to Help You and Your Kids Discover the Wonders of Nature, Trumpeter Books, 2008
Waters, Alice. The Edible Schoolyard - a Universal Idea, Chronicle Books, LLC, 2008.
Recommended Reading for Education Stakeholders
We have a huge list of books to be added to this site - please bear with us as we create this new page!
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Transforming EducationThese books are highly recommended reading for all educators as well as school board members, parents and members of the community interested in transforming their schools. Also included in this section are some excellent videos which should not only be viewed properly but perhaps in planning discussions and meetings as a catalyst for creative thinking and planning!
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Gallagher, Kelly, Readicide - How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It!, Stenhouse Publishers, 2009.
Goyal, Nikhil, Schools On Trial - How Freedom and Creativity Can Fix Our Educational Malpractice, Doubleday, 2016.
Robinson, Sir Ken, Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That's Transforming Education, Viking, 2015.
Wagner, Tony Ph.D., The Global Achievement Gap - Why Even Our Best Schools Don't Teach the New Survival Skills Our Children Need - and What We Can Do About It, Basic Books, 2008.
Wagner, Tony Ph.D. and Ted Dintersmith, Ph.D., Most Likely to Succeed - Preparing Our Kids for the Innovation Era, Scribner, 2015.
Videos:
Robinson, Sir Ken, Are Schools Killing Creativity?, and the other video, How to escape education's death valley.
Mitra, Sugata, Ph.D., Build a School in the Cloud - an amazing testimony to the real abilities of children.
Robinson, Sir Ken, Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That's Transforming Education, Viking, 2015.
Wagner, Tony Ph.D., The Global Achievement Gap - Why Even Our Best Schools Don't Teach the New Survival Skills Our Children Need - and What We Can Do About It, Basic Books, 2008.
Wagner, Tony Ph.D. and Ted Dintersmith, Ph.D., Most Likely to Succeed - Preparing Our Kids for the Innovation Era, Scribner, 2015.
Videos:
Robinson, Sir Ken, Are Schools Killing Creativity?, and the other video, How to escape education's death valley.
Mitra, Sugata, Ph.D., Build a School in the Cloud - an amazing testimony to the real abilities of children.
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Must Reads for Classroom TeachersI found many of these books to be invaluable to me as a language arts teacher. I used many of the ideas, from Writing Workshop to Literature Circles and more!
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Atwell, Nancy, In The Middle - a Lifetime of Learning About Writing, Reading and Adolescents, Heinemann, 2015
Daniels, Harvey. Literature Circles - Voice and Choice in Book Clubs and Reading Groups, Stenhouse Publishers, 2002.
Routman, Reggie, Invitations - Changing as Teachers and Learners K-12, Heinemann, 1991.
Routman, Reggie, Transitions: From Literature to Literacy, Heinemann, 1988.
Szabos, Vanessa. Reading - a Novel Approach, Good Apple, 1984. (This is an older book, but I loved it! It is full of activities which can be used on any novel. They are categorized by levels of Bloom's Taxonomy.) ISBN : 0866531866
Daniels, Harvey. Literature Circles - Voice and Choice in Book Clubs and Reading Groups, Stenhouse Publishers, 2002.
Routman, Reggie, Invitations - Changing as Teachers and Learners K-12, Heinemann, 1991.
Routman, Reggie, Transitions: From Literature to Literacy, Heinemann, 1988.
Szabos, Vanessa. Reading - a Novel Approach, Good Apple, 1984. (This is an older book, but I loved it! It is full of activities which can be used on any novel. They are categorized by levels of Bloom's Taxonomy.) ISBN : 0866531866
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