50 Awesome Books for Teachers

I love to read! And my professional learning bookshelf is always full as well as my Kindle app! So I decided to put together this HUGE list of books for educators, 50 Awesome Books for Teachers!

There’s a little bit of something for everyone, no matter what your role in education.

All of these books are books that I have personally read, or are currently on my own reading list!

This list will continue to grow and evolve! Please feel free to leave a comment and suggest your faves. You can also check out all of my recommendations on my Amazon Influencer Page.

This list is in no particular order so it is not numbered.

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Shake Up Learning by Kasey Bell

Ditch That Homework by Matt Miller and Alice Keeler

The Google Infused Classroom by Holly Clark and Tanya Avrith

Google Apps for Littles: Believe They Can by Christine Pinto and Alice Keeler

Teach Like a Pirate by Dave Burgess

Social LEADia by Jennifer Casa-Todd

50 Things You Can Do with Google Classroom by Alice Keeler and Libbi Miller

Understanding by Design by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe

Integrating Differentiated Instruction and Understanding by Design by Carol Ann Tomlinson and Jay McTighe

The New Art and Science of Teaching by Robert J. Marzano

Shift This by Joy Kirr

Education Write Now edited by Jeffrey Zoul and Joe Mazza

The Innovator’s Mindset by George Couros

Teaching Math with Google Apps by Alice Keeler and Diana Herrington

Classroom Management That Works by Robert J. Marzano

The New Pillars of Modern Teaching by Gayle Allen

Cultivating Communication in the Classroom by Lisa Johnson

Ditch That Textbook by Matt Miller

Lead Like a Pirate by Shelley Burgess and Beth Houf

Gamify Literacy by Michele Haiken

Mathematical Mindsets by Jo Boaler

Culturally Responsive Teaching & The Brain by Zaretta Hammond

Code Breaker by Brian Aspinall

Learner Centered Innovation by Katie Martin

How to Differentiate Instruction in Academically Diverse Classrooms by Carol Ann Tomlinson

50 Things to Go Further with Google Classroom by Alice Keeler and Libbi Miller

EduProtocol Field Guide by Marlena Hebern and Jon Corippo

The First Days of School by Harry Wong

The Hyperdoc Handbook by Lisa Highfill, Kelly Hinton, and Sarah Landis

The Growth Mindset Coach: A Teacher’s Month-by-Month Handbook for Empowering Students to Achieve by Annie Brock and Heather Hundley

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck

Grit by Angela Duckworth

Inquiry Mindset by Trevor MacKenzie and Rebecca Bathurst-Hunt

Dive Into Inquiry by Trevor Mackenzie

Teaching with Poverty in Mind by Eric Jensen

Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It by Kelly Gallagher

Write Like This: Teaching Real-World Writing Through Modeling and Mentor Texts by Kelly Gallagher

Deeper Reading: Comprehending Challenging Texts, 4-12 by Kelly Gallagher

Teaching with the Brain in Mind by Eric Jensen

Why School? by Will Richardson

Start with Why by Simon Sinek

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey

Unshakeable: 20 Ways to Enjoy Teaching Every Day…No Matter What by Angela Watson

Hacking Education: 10 Quick Fixes for Every School by Mark Barnes and Jennifer Gonzalez

Formative Assessment & Standards-Based Grading (Classroom Strategies)  by Robert J. Marzano

Fair Isn’t Always Equal, 2nd edition: Assessment & Grading in the Differentiated Classroom by Rick Wormeli

Making Thinking Visible: How to Promote Engagement, Understanding, and Independence for All Learners by Ron Ritchhart, Mark Church, Karin Morrison

Sketchnotes for Educators by Sylvia Duckworth

Show Your Work by Austin Kleon

Intention: Critical Creativity in the Classroom by Amy Burvall and Dan Ryder

What do you think? What would you add to this list? Leave me a comment below.

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