My Research
Well hello!
If you made it this far, you are either lost or have way too much time on your hands.
This is, for lack of better words, my Research Page.
Right now I’m researching how middle school classroom teachers motivate their students to read. I wonder what strategies they use (or don’t use). I wonder what works and doesn’t work.
I’m also researching how to teach and support my classroom teachers who may want to use more effective reading motivation strategies.
In July 2010 I will have the privilege and honor to visit India on a Fulbright-Hays Scholarship. During this 5-week seminar, I will have opportunities to meet educators in India. We will share what we know about curriculum development, and the challenges we face within our educational systems. I hope to return with 1.) new insights and ideas about supporting my classroom teachers, and 2.)new ways to weave a global perspective into my teaching practice.
My Ever-Growing Reading List 
This list will give me gray hairs. Oh well.
The book whisperer, by Donnalyn Miller
Read all about it!, by Jim Trelease
How to get your child to love reading, by Esme Raji Codell
Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do about It, by
Engaging Adolescent Learners: A Guide for Content-Area Teachers, by Lent and Cambourne
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, by Daniel H. Pink
If you have suggestions for other relevant books and/or articles, just leave a comment.
Molly said
Thanks so much for all these suggestions!!
You are most welcome. Good luck with your studies.
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Joan Hoffman said
Good Luck !