Teaching Books

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We have put together a list of the very best books available. We will update this page frequently with more great deal from Amazon.
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UK Teacher?

The books below are from Amazon in USA. However, UK teachers can find a wealth of teaching books at Amazon.co.uk. I have provided a link here UK teachers here!

A Life in School : What the Teacher Learned

This autobiographical book is "profoundly evocative".

The Art of Teaching Reading

This book is described as Visionary by one reviewer.

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The Teaching Gap: Best Ideas from the World's Teachers for Improving Education in the Classroom

Comparing math teaching practices in Japan and Germany with those in the United States, two leading researchers offer a surprising new view of teaching and a bold action plan for improving education inside the American classroom.

The Art of Teaching Writing

This is a book that compliments the above title.

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The First Days of School: How to Be an effective teacher

Described as a MUST READ by one reviewer.

Used by new and veteran teachers, college instructors, and administrators, this is a beautifully designed book on classroom management, student achievement, and teacher effectiveness.

Study Power : Study Skills to Improve you learning and your grade

Easy-to-use self-teaching manual teaches students from elementary to medical school develope vital skills that help in every stage of learning

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A First-Year Teacher's Guidebook, 2nd Ed.

Setting Limits in the Classroom : How to move beyond the classroom dance of discipline

Praised by parents and teachers alike for his lively and humorous approach, author Dr. Robert J. MacKenzie shows readers how to set clear, firm limits, end classroom power struggles, communicate rules, encourage cooperation, and teach problem-solving skills.

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The Laughing Classroom : Everyone's guide to teaching with humor and play

Great ideas and practical games that teach lessons with multiple target educational objectives. This book is great.

Teaching With Love and Logic : Taking control of the classroom

LOGICAL consequences presented in LOVING manner helps the child maintain his/her dignity.. it's how most of us would prefer to be treated!

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Classroom Management for Secondary Teachers

Based on extensive research conducted by the authors inmore than 500 classrooms over the past 25 years, this best-selling book presents a thoroughly practical, hands-on approach to classroom management.

Tools for Teaching

A rich compendium of classroom-tested strategies and suggestions designed to improve the teaching practices of all college instructors, including beginning, mid-career, and senior faculty members. Davis presents 49 teaching tools..

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Methods That Matter : Six Structures for Best Practice Classrooms

One reviewer says: A "must read" for 21st Century Teachers, August 4, 2000.

An added bonus: this book is not "pie-in-the-sky" idealistic, as many professional development books tend to be. Daniels and Bizar come across as "real", and acknowledge the realities that we as teachers face in the day to day politics that is American education today.

The Courage to Teach : Exploring the inner landscape of a teacher's life.

As a spiritually inspirational book for teachers, The Courage to Teach is one of the best. The premise is concise and unarguable: good teaching comes from the identity and the integrity of the teacher.

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"The Courage to Teach" should be read again and again. It invokes new insights into your teaching career every time at various points in your life. The concepts are inspiring, and the conclusions honest.

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