Books Maine Educators Should Read

As a special "back to school" feature, this month we will be posting lists of the "top ten" books Maine educators should read, as recommended by members of the Maine ASCD Board of Directors.

This first installment comes from Carol Marcotte who is the Director of Curriculum and Instruction at School Union #7 in Saco/Dayton. Carol is also the Maine ASCD Immediate Past President.

1. Leading Effective Meetings, Teams, and Work Groups in Districts and Schools by Matthew Jennings
2. Best Practice: Today’s Standards for Teaching and Learning in America’s Schools – 3rd Edition – Steven Zemelman. Harvey Daniels, and Arthur Hyde
3. Breakthrough – Michael Fullan, Peter Hill, and Carmel Crevola
4. The Educational Leadership Challenge: Redefining Leadership for the 21st Century – 101st Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, Part 1 – Joseph Murphy, editor
5. Learning by Doing: A Handbook for Professional Learning Communities at Work – Richard DuFour, Rebecca DuFour, Robert Eaker, and Thomas Many
6. Differentiating Instruction: A Practical Guide to Tiered Lessons in the Elementary Grades – Cheryll M. Adams and Rebecca L. Pierce
7. Practical Fluency: Classroom Perspectives, Grades K-6 – Max Brand and Gayle Brand
8. Around the Reading Workshop in 180 Days: A Month-by-Month Guide to Effective Instruction – Frank Serafini with Suzette Serafini-Youngs
9. Common Formative Assessments: How to Connect Standards-Based Instruction and Assessment – Larry Ainsworth and Donald Viegut
10. Accountability for Learning: How Teachers and School Leaders Can Take Charge by Doug Reeves.

Our next lists will come from Peter Lancia. Stay tuned.

~John Brandt