Links and Resources
The Professional Teacher


Books
Acheson, K. A., and M. Gall. 2003. Clinical supervision and teacher development. New York: Wiley.

Barth, R. S. 2001. Learning by heart. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Boreen, J., M. K. Johnson, D. Niday, and J. Potts. 2000. Mentoring beginning teachers. York, Maine: Stenhouse Publishers.

Connors, N. A. 2000. If you don’t feed the teachers, they eat the students! Nashville, Tenn.: Incentive Publications.

Costa, A. L., and R. J. Garmston. 1994. Cognitive coaching: A foundation for renaissance schools. Norwood, Mass.: Christopher-Gordon Publishers.

Fried, R. L. 1995. The passionate teacher: A practical guide. Boston: Beacon Press.

Drake, S. M. 1998. Creating integrated curriculum: Proven ways to increase student learning. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Corwin Press.

Gehrke, N. J., and N. S. Romerdahl. 1997. Teacher leaders: Making a difference in schools. West Lafayette, Ind.: Kappa Delta Pi.

Glanz, J. 1998. Action research: An educational leader’s guide to school improvement. Norwood, Mass.: Christopher-Gordon Publishers.

Gottesman, B. L. 2000. Peer coaching for educators. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press.

Hubbard, R. S., and B. M. Power. 2003. The art of classroom inquiry. Portsmouth, N.H.: Heinemann.

Martin-Kniep, G. O. 2000. Becoming a better teacher: Eight innovations that work. Alexandria, Va.: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Mills, G. E. 2003. Action research: A guide for the teacher researcher. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Merrill/Prentice Hall.

Palmer, P. J. 1998. The courage to teach. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Pate, P. E., E. R. Homestead, and K. L. McGinnis. 1997. Making integrated curriculum work: Teachers, students, and the quest for coherent curriculum. New York: Teachers College Press.

Sizer, T. R., and N. F. Sizer. 1999. The students are watching: Schools and the moral contract. Boston: Beacon Press.

Stringer, E. T. 2004. Action research in education. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson/Merrill/Prentice Hall.

Tchudi, S., and S. Lafer. 1996. The interdisciplinary teacher's handbook: Integrated teaching across the curriculum. Portsmouth, N.H.: Boynton/Cook Publishers.

Web Sites
Information aligned with national standards—www.marcopolo-education.org

Lesson plans—www.teachers.net

Educational programs on A & E—www.aetv.com/class

Classroom resources—www.C-Span.org

George Lucas Educational Foundation, Edutopia—http://glef.org/php/keyword.php?id+228

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards—www.nbpts.org

Action Research at Queen’s University—http://educ.queensu.ca/~ar

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