Book Recommendations: Books for Teachers

Pedagogy

• The Seven Laws of Teaching by John Milton Gregory

• The Seven Laws of the Learner by Bruce Wilkinson

• Teach Like a Champion by Doug Lemov

• Reclaiming the Future of Christian Education by Albert E. Green

• Teaching to Change Lives by Howard Hendricks

• Teaching from Rest by Sarah Mackenzie

• The First Days of School by Harry Wong and Rosemary Wong

• A Charlotte Mason Companion: Personal Reflections on the Gentle Art of Learning by Karen Andreola

• The Craft of Christian Teaching: Essentials for Becoming a Very Good Teacher: by Israel Galindo

• Almost Every Answer for Practically Any Teacher by Bruce H. Wilkinson

• Creative Teaching Methods by Marlene D. Lefever

• The Elements of Teaching: by James Banner and Harold Cannon

• Shepherding a Child’s Heart by Tedd Tripp

Social Studies/History

• The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914 by Barbara Tuchman

• The Year of Decision: 1846 by Bernard DeVoto

• The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers by Robert Heilbroner

• A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century by Barbara Tuchman

• A People’s History of the United States by Page Smith

• Church History in Plain Language by Bruce L. Shelley

• Church History: An Essential Guide by Justo L. Gonzalez

Science

• On Teaching Science: Principles and Strategies That Every Educator Should Know by Jeffrey Bennett

Math

• How I Wish I’d Taught Maths: Lessons Learned from Research, Conversations with Experts, and 12 Years of Mistakes by Craig Barton

• Journey Through Genius by William Dunham

• Mathematics: A Brief Insight by Timothy Gowers

• Mathematics: Is God Silent? by James Nickel

• Mathematicians Are People Too by Luetta and Wilbert Reimer

• When Are We Ever Gonna Have to Use This? By Hal Saunders

Special Education

• Essentials of Evidence-Based Academic Interventions by Barbara J. Wendling and Nancy Mather

• Managing ADHD in School: The Best Evidence-Based Methods for Teachers by Russell Barkley

• Lost at School: Why Our Kids with Behavioural Challenges Are Falling Through the Cracks and How We Can Help Them by Ross W. Greene

• Overcoming Dyslexia by Sally Shaywitz

• Helping Children with Special Needs by Jennifer Anderson

Personal Anecdote/Inspirational

• The Thread that Runs So True: A Mountain School Teacher Tells His Story by Jesse Stuart

• The Power of Blessing by Kerry Kirkwood

• Molder of Dreams by Guy Doud