#MTBoSChallenge: Professional Books

Earlier this summer I saw a post about an ideal bookshelf and so I wrote about favorite books at that time. This is mostly a repeat listing of books I value!

Assessment is essential ... these two books are essential!

• Embedded Formative Assessment by Dylan Wiliams 
• Mathematics Formative Assessment: 75 Practical Strategies by Keeley and Tobey

Asking the right questions is significant!  These books are super resources for identifying good questions!

• Good Questions for Math Teaching: Why Ask Them and What to Ask, K-6 by Sullivan and Lilburn
• Good Questions for Math Teaching, Grades 5-8: Why Ask Them and What to Ask by Anderson and Schuster
• Good Questions: Great Ways to Differentiate Mathematics Instruction by Marian Small
• More Good Questions: Great Ways to Differentiate Secondary Mathematics Instruction by Small and Lin

Instructional strategies are key!  Using research-based strategies to develop strong lessons are necessary!

• The Art and Science of Teaching: A Comprehensive Framework for Effective Instruction by Marzano
• The Strategic Teacher: Selecting the Right Research-Based Strategy for Every Lesson by Silver, Strong, and Perini

For enrichment and mathematical background information I love to read Theoni Pappas!

• More Joy of Mathematics
• The Joy of Mathematics
• Math Talk
• Fractals, Googols, and Other Mathematical Tales
• The Magic of Mathematics
• The Music of Reason
• The Adventures of Penrose–the Mathematical Cat
•  Math for Kids & Other People Too!

Since writing is an initiative in our school, I dug through my shelf to find an old book, Mathematics Write Now.  It emphasizes creative writing in math.  I also stopped by our school's professional library to check out Algebra Out Loud which has ideas for communicating math that could be written!

Last, for inspiration, I read Teaching with Heart: Poetry that Speaks to the Courage to Teach by Intrator and Scribner.

There are so many more books I could share but these are books I value today!