Professional Books for the Beach
Use your PD money to purchase professional books!
What are Professional Resources
Professional resources are any resource that "teaches a teacher" about classroom practice. More precisely, they are books or journals that have been written for a teaching audience and that explores educational issues. Professional resources are NOT classroom novels, NOT blackline masters and are NOT subscriptions to general knowledge resources such as the Times-Colonist newspaper.
Some of the current professional resources you may wish to consider...........
Some of the current professional resources you may wish to consider...........
Rethinking Letter Grades
Kathleen Gregory and Carin Cameron team together again for another must-read! In Rethinking Letter Grades, the authors offer a practical five-step process for arriving at letter grades that moves away from collecting a string of marks and calculating a grade. Order from Portage and Main Press.
Vocab Rehab
A collection of engaging 10-minute strategies for teaching content vocabulary across content areas written by Marilee Sprenger. Available at Chapters.ca and at http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/New-Books.aspx
Inquiry Circles in Action, Comprehension & Collaboration
This book was chosen by the Brentwood Elementary staff for one of their bookclub titles. Here's what they had to say: We chose this book because it supports current practices in, literacy for all learners. Our primary goal was to help teachers move away from question/answer reading towards meta cognition and inquiry. Available on Chapters.ca
Where can I Find Other Resources?
Let the search begin!
- Try the Professional Specialist Association (PSA) for your teaching area.
- Ask colleagues, including the school's teacher-librarian.
- Read the book reviews on the SD 63 Hub - under TEAMS, Educator as Researcher.
- Search on the webpages of educational publishers such as Portage and Main Press, ASCD.
- Ask colleagues, including the school's teacher-librarian.
- Read the book reviews on the SD 63 Hub - under TEAMS, Educator as Researcher.
- Search on the webpages of educational publishers such as Portage and Main Press, ASCD.
From the Joint PD Committee: Holly Mair, Diana Wiseman, Rae Dennett, Alisa Russell, Diane Cacciato, Jean Prevost
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