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Since its inception final year, our Pinterest board ‘Great Books for Teachers’ accept grown as well as then much inward popularity alongside to a greater extent than than 16k followers as well as over 170 pins. During 2015, nosotros reviewed a expose of interesting books roofing unlike topics from projection based learning to teachers professional person development. Some of these titles accept especially generated as well as then much buzz inward our PLNs inward social media websites. Below is a alternative of to a greater extent than or less of the well-nigh pop books nosotros accept reviewed inward 2015. Check them out if you lot haven’t already had the conduct chances to run into them. Enjoy

Self-development Books for Teachers

1- The Art of Learning: H5N1 Journey inward the Pursuit of Excellence , by Josh Witzkin
2- Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning Hardcover , by Peter C. Brown  (Author), Henry L. Roediger III (Author), Mark A. McDaniel  (Author)
3- Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard , by Chip Heath  (Author), Dan Heath  (Author)
4- Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us , by Daniel H. Pink  (Author)
5- Start alongside Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action, by Simon Sinek  (Author)
6- The seven Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons inward Personal Change ,by Stephen R. Covey  (Author)

Books on Delivering Successful Presentations

1- Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design as well as Delivery, yesteryear Garr Reynolds  (Author)
Confessions of a Public Speaker (English as well as English linguistic communication Edition, yesteryear Scott Berkun  (Author)
3- The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to Be Insanely Great inward Front of Any Audience, yesteryear Carmine Gallo  (Author, Reader)
4- Talk Like TED: The ix Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds, yesteryear Carmine Gallo  (Author, Reader)
5- slide:ology: The Art as well as Science of Creating Great Presentations 1st Edition, yesteryear Nancy Duarte  (Author)

Books on Problem-based Learning

1- Problem-Based Learning: An Inquiry Approach by John F. Barell (Author)
2- The Practice of Problem-Based Learning: H5N1 Guide to Implementing PBL inward the College Classroom, yesteryear José A. Amador (Author), Libby Miles (Author), Calvin B. Peters (Author)
3- Problem-based Learning: Welcome to the "Real World": H5N1 Teaching Model for Adult Learners, yesteryear Dr. Wendy J. Flint 
4- The Power of Problem-Based Learning, yesteryear Barbara J. Duch (Editor), Susan E. Groh (Editor), Deborah E. Allen (Editor)
5- Problem-Based Learning for Math & Science: Integrating Inquiry as well as the Internet, yesteryear Diane L. Ronis  (Author)

Books on 21st Century Literacies

1- New Literacies: Everyday Practices as well as Social Learning  . By Colin Lankshear and Michele Knobel
2- The New Literacies: Multiple Perspectives on Research as well as Practice. By Elizabeth A. Baker EdD (Editor), Donald J. Leu (Foreword)
3- A New Literacies Reader: Educational Perspectives (New Literacies as well as Digital Epistemologies). By Colin Lankshear (Editor), Michele Knobel (Editor).
4- What School Leaders Need to Know About Digital Technologies as well as Social Media. By Scott McLeod (Editor), Chris Lehmann (Editor), David F. Warlick (Foreword)
5- Literacy inward the New Media Age (Literacies). By Gunther Kress (Author)
6- Teaching alongside the Internet K-12: New Literacies for New Times. Donald J. Leu Jr. , Deborah Diadiun Leu , as well as  Julie Coiro.
7- Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century. By Henry Jenkins (Author), Ravi Purushotma (Contributor), Margaret Weigel (Contributor), Katie Clinton (Contributor), Alice J. Robison (Contributor)
8- Handbook of Research on New Literacies. By Julie Coiro (Editor), Michele Knobel (Editor), Colin Lankshear (Editor), Donald J. Leu (Editor)
9- New Literacies In Action: Teaching And Learning In Multiple Media. By William Kist (Author)
10-  The Anti-Education Era: Creating Smarter Students through Digital Learning. By James Paul Gee.

Books to Enhance Your Thinking

1- Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think by Brian Wansink
2- Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard by  by Dan Heath, as well as Chip Heath.
3- Influence: Science as well as Practice by Robert B, Cialdini
4- Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive as well as Others Diec
5- Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, as well as Happiness by Richard H, Thaler as well as Cass R. Sustein.
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