Maybe one of your New Year’s resolutions is to try something new with technology in your classroom. Or maybe you just want to expand your horizons a bit.
Either way, here are five books that can help stoke your passion for learning and teaching in 2014:
Revitalize your classroom for the new year by transforming the way your students experience learning. Adam Bellow and Steve Dembo have compiled some of the best and most flexible websites and tools for learners of all ages. Get the bundle, and you’ll also receive their interactive e-book with embedded video tutorials.
Have you flipped yet? Explore how allowing students to access instructional materials online as homework can free up class time for more individualized, project-based learning experiences. In this revolutionary book from flipped learning pioneers Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams, you’ll learn the basics of flipping your classroom. Get your feet wet now, and be ready to take flipped learning to the next level with their upcoming follow-up, Flipped Learning: Gateway to Student Engagement, available July 2014.
Kids love video games, and world-renowned game designer Jane McGonigal believes that’s not a bad thing at all. In fact, gaming is already revolutionizing the education, business and nonprofit worlds in exciting ways. Explore the game-changing potential of video games in her groundbreaking book about how we can leverage the passion of gamers to fix real-world problems.
4. Web 2.0 How-To for Educators
Transform the way students learn by introducing Web 2.0 tools that help them collaborate, create and share. Bestselling authors Gwen Solomon and Lynne Schrum not only point out the best online tools and applications for digital age learning but explain when, why and how to use each one. Watch for the updated and expanded edition, with even more great tools and tips, in July 2014.
5. Future Perfect: The Case for Progress in a Networked Age
Ride the tide of innovation and progress in your classroom, school or district with inspiration from bestselling author Steven Johnson’s vision of contemporary culture. This book explores how interconnectedness is changing the way we transform our political, social and educational systems.
