bluejay Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Been a busy couple of weeks. Is there anyone else here pursuing adult learning while also homeschooling their kids? I'm going to read "The Well-Educated Mind" but I was wondering if there are other books out there you could recommend. I am looking at getting "Peak Learning" among others. Any ideas? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayath Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 I'm a teacher and an author, and here are a list of my favorite education related books. I've bolded my top picks. BOOKS EVERY TEACHER (and parent) SHOULD READ: On Reading: Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain, by Maryanne Wolfe (brilliant and beautiful; this is one of my all-time favorite books) On Math: Beyond the Tiger Mom: East-West Parenting for the Global Age, by Maya Thiagarajan (the first chapter is devoted to what Asian moms do for math -- it's about how Asian moms in Singapore create math-cultures in their home to prime their kids for math success, and it draws on a number of interviews with parents as well as lots of current academic research about helping children learn math. Highly recommended!) What’s Math Got to Do With It? By Joanne Boaler Number Sense, by Stanislas Dehaene (quite scientific, little more academic, but I found it very interesting. Dehaene also wrote an interesting book on the neuroscience of reading.) On Teaching Character Mindset, by Carol Dweck How Children Succeed, by Paul Tough On Schools/Education/Learning more generally The One World Schoolhouse, by Salman Khan (founder of the Khan academy) Education Nation, by Milton Chen Why Children Don’t Like School, by Daniel Willingham (the title is misleading; it's really about how children learn. Great book!) Beyond the Tiger Mom: East-West Parenting & Education for the Global Age, by Maya Thiagarajan (examines ways to blend the best of Asian and Western approaches to learning, education, and parenting. The book is not about tiger parenting, it's about blending the best of different approaches.) On Learning and the Brain/Neuroscience How the Brain Works, by Donald Kotulak (great beginning book for teachers and parents) The Jossey Bass Reader on the Brain and Learning, Edited by Kurt Fischer The Shallows: What the Internet is doing to our Brains, by Nicolas Carr (Love this book -- some fascinating insights) Brain Rules, by John Medina The Teenage Brain, by Frances Jensen On the Importance of Nature for Children Last Child in the Woods, by Richard Louv (an easy read, but really interesting and full of great insights.) On Curriculum Design and Pedagogy Essential Questions: Opening Doors to Student Understand, by Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins Understanding By Design, by Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins Making Thinking Visible (multiple authors) Cultivating Intellectual Character, Ron Ritchard On Multiple Intelligences Frames of Mind, by Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligences, by Howard Gardner Emotional Intelligence, by Daniel Goleman Other Important Books for Educators Quiet, by Susan Cane (on introverted children) Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life, by Winifred Gallagher (on focus and attention) Flourish, by Martin Seligman (on Positive Psychology) I hope that's helpful! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebunny Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 (edited) Nutrition science, evolutionary biology, genetics: Your inner fish- Neil Shun Ominvores Dilemma- Michael Pollan The violinists thumb- Sam Kean Cats are not peas- Gould The selfish gene- Richard dawkins Cognitive science, developmental psychology etc: Thinking, fast and slow- Daniel Kahneman Blank Slate- Steven Pinker The tell tale brain- V.S.Ramachandran ETA: None of the above are directly related to education; but I found all of them invaluable to shore up my own info/knowledge gaps. Edited June 29, 2016 by ebunny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shred Betty Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 (edited) Enjoy falling in love with something, try some classics if you haven't read many yet. Dickens' tale of two cities, Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. Sci fi: Hugh howey's Wool Omnibus. Or for something COMPLETELY different and modern and mind blowingly cross curricular, Haruki Murakami 1Q84. I understand you are asking for recommendations for adult "curricula" or guidance but IMO literature can be amazing. Becoming more widely read opened up lots of topics of interest for me in my personal goals. Edited June 29, 2016 by Shred Betty 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyBC Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 On Multiple Intelligences Frames of Mind, by Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligences, by Howard Gardner Emotional Intelligence, by Daniel Goleman I found Thomas Armstrong's books for educators, explaining in practical terms Gardner's theory, were much more readable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyBC Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 I found this title helpful: Science Matters: Achieving Scientific Literacy (Hazen & Trefil) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Elliot Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Not exactly a book, but I signed up for 3 classes at Well-Educated Mind Academy and have been pre-reading some of the books this summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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