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Teaching College: The Ultimate Guide to Lecturing, Presenting, and Engaging Students (2017)
by Norman Eng

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Good Thinking: Teaching Argument, Persuasion, and Reasoning (2016)
by Erik Palmer

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The Classroom Chef: Sharpen Your Lessons, Season Your Classes, Make Math Meaningful (2016)
by John Stevens & Matt Vaudrey

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Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools (2016)
by Monique Morris

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Visible Learning for Teachers: Maximizing Impact on Learning (2011)
by John Hattie

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by Jessica Lahey

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by Mike Schmoker

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Hacking Education: 10 Quick Fixes for Every School (2015)
by Mark Barnes and Jennifer Gonzalez

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by Peter Brown, Henry Roediger, and Mark McDaniel

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Unshakeable: 20 Ways to Enjoy Teaching Every Day…No Matter What (2015)
by Angela Watson

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The Teacher’s Guide to Tech: A Cult of Pedagogy Digital Binder (2015)
by Jennifer Gonzalez

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Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students (2014)
by Zaretta Hammond

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A Non-Freaked Out Guide to Teaching the Common Core: Using the 32 Literacy Anchor Standards to Develop College- and Career-Ready Students (2014)
by Dave Stuart, Jr.

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You’ve Gotta Connect: Building Relationships that Lead to Engaged Students, Productive Classrooms, and Higher Achievement (2014)
by James Sturtevant

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Teach, Breathe, Learn: Mindfulness in and out of the Classroom (2014)
by Meena Srinivasan

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Awakened: Change Your Mindset to Transform Your Teaching (2011)
by Angela Watson

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Teaching Digital Natives: Partnering for Real Learning (2010)
by Marc Prensky

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UbD3Understanding by Design (2005)
by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe

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The Strategic Teacher (2007)
by Harvey Silver, Richard Strong, and Matthew Perini

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VilsonThis Is Not a Test: A New  Narrative on Race, Class and Education (2014)
by José Vilson

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JumpThe Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism (2013)
by Naoki Higashida

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Start Where You Are, But Don’t Stay There: Understanding Diversity, Opportunity Gaps, and Teaching in Today’s Classrooms (2010)
by H. Richard Milner IV

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Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America’s Public Schools (2013)
by Diane Ravitch

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DanielsThe Best-Kept Teaching Secret: How Written Conversations Engage Kids, Activate Learning, and Grow Fluent Writers, K-12 (2013)
by Harvey “Smokey” Daniels and Elaine Daniels

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Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery (2008, 2011)
by Garr Reynolds

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How to Talk So Kids Can Learn: At Home and in School (1996)
by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

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