Book Recommendations for Staff

At Central High School, "we believe that the the teacher is our most impactful resource. Hence, we heavily emphasize professional development and pedagogy." Below, you will book recommendations and resources used by our top faculty and staff members to improve pedagogy, leadership, and support teams!

Behavior, Social-Emotional Learning, and Cultural Awareness

  • Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood
    • Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., & John J. Ratey, M.D.
    • ISBN: 978-0-684-80128-5
  • Lost at School: Why Our Kids with Behavioral Challenges are Falling Through the Cracks and How we Can Help Them
    • Ross W. Greene, PH.D.
    • ISBN: 978-1-5011-0149-6
  • Stolen Focus - Why You Can't Pay Attention - and How to Think Deeply Again
    • Johann Hari
    • ISBN: 978-0-593-13853-3
  • The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander: From Pre-School to High School - How Parents and Teachers can Help Break the Cycle of Violence
    • Barbara Coloroso
    • ISBN: 978-0-00-639420-4

Equity

  • Achieving Equity & Excellence: Immediate Results from the Lessons of High-Poverty, High-Success Schools
    • Douglas Reeves
    • ISBN: 978-1-949539-43-1
  • Walking the Equity Talk: A Guide for Culturally Courageous Leadership in School Communities
    • John Robert Browne II
    • ISBN: 978-1-4129-9781-2

Leadership Resources

  • Clarity for Learning: Five Essential Practices that Empower Students and Teachers
    • John Almarode & Kara Vandas
    • ISBN: 978-1-5063-8469-6
  • Fearless Schools: Building Trust and Resilience for Learning, Teaching, and Leading
    • Douglas Reeves
    • ISBN: 978-1-954744-20-2
  • The Impact Cycle: What Instructional Coaches Should Do to Foster Powerful Improvements in Teaching
    • Jim Knight
    • ISBN: 978-1-5063-0686-5
  • What Effective Schools Do Differently: Re-Envisioning the Correlates
    • Lawrence W. Lezotte & Kathleen McKee Snyder
    • ISBN: 978-1-935249-51-1

Teacher Resources

  • Teaching with Clarity: How to Prioritize and Do Less so Students Understand More
    • Tony Frontier
    • ISBN: 978-1-4166-3007-4
  • The Joyful Teacher: Strategies of Becoming the Teacher Every Student Deserves
    • Berit Gordon
    • ISBN: 978-0-325-11829-1

Pedagogy - Differentiation

  • Awakening Genius in the Classroom
    • Thomas Armstrong
    • ISBN: 978-0-87120-302-1
  • Differentiation in Practice: A Resource Guide for Differentiating Curriculum
    • Carol Ann Tomlinson & Cindy A. Strickland
    • ISBN: 978-1-4166-0050-3
  • Differentiated Assessment for Middle and High School Classrooms
    • Deborah Blaz
    • ISBN: 978-1-59667-077-8

Pedagogy - Autism & Special Education

Pedagogy - English Language Arts

  • Alternatives to Grading Student Writing
    • Stephen Tchudi
    • ISBN: 0-8141-0130-5
  • Notice & Note:  Strategies for Close Reading
    • Kylene Beers & Robert E. Probst
    • ISBN: 978-0-325-04693-8
  • Reading in the Dark: Using Film as a Tool in the English Classroom
    • John Golden
    • ISBN: 0-8141-3872-1
  • The Book in Question: Why and How Reading is in Crisis
    • Carol Jago
    • ISBN: 978-0-325-09868-5

Pedagogy - ESL/ELL & World Languages

Pedagogy - Mathematics

  • Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12: 14 Teaching Practices for Enhancing Learning
    • Peter Liljedahl
    • ISBN: 978-1544374833
  • Choosing to See: A Framework for Equity in the Math Classroom
    • Pamela Seda & Kyndall Brown
    • ISBN: 978-1951600808
  • The Five Practices in Practice: Successfully Orchestrating Mathematics Discussions in Your High School Classroom
    • Margaret Smith, Michael D. Steele, & Miriam Gamoran Sherin
    • ISBN: 978-1544321233

Pedagogy - Physical Education & Health

Pedagogy - Science

Pedagogy - Social Studies

Technology in Education

  • Making the Move with Ed Tech: 10 Strategies to Scale Up Your In-Person, Hybrid, and Remote Learning
    • Troy Hicks, Jennifer Parker, & Kate Grunow
    • ISBN: 978-1-954631-71-7

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