My Favorite Education Books

I often get asked what I am currently reading or what have I loved or found helpful. This blog post will share books from my personal library that I love and think any educator should read.

Teaching

The following list are books I suggest for those educators interested in teaching:

• The Essential 55: An Award-Winning Educator’s Rules for Discovering the Successful Student in Every Child
• The Teacher Wars: A History of America’s Most Embattled Profession
• Push Has Come to Shove: Getting Our Kids the Education They Deserve–Even If It Means Picking a Fight
• Real Talk for Real Teachers: Advice for Teachers from Rookies to Veterans: “No Retreat, No Surrender!”
• Building a Better Teacher: How Teaching Works (and How to Teach It to Everyone)
• The Excellent 11: Qualities Teachers and Parents Use to Motivate, Inspire, and Educate Children 
• Elementary EDUC 101: What They Didn’t Teach You in College
• Educators Who Know What To Do: Experts in Education
• Always a Lesson: Teacher Essentials for Classroom and Career Success

Instructional Coaching

The following list are books I suggest for those educators interested in instructional coaching:

• The PD Book: 7 Habits that Transform Professional Development
• Get Some Guts, Coach! 
• Coaching Conversations: Transforming Your School One Conversation at a Time
• Trust-Based Observations
• Practice Perfect: 42 Rules for Getting Better at Getting Better
• Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College
• The Definitive Guide to Instructional Coaching: Seven Factors for Success
• Simply Instructional Coaching: Questions Asked and Answered From the Field
• The Art of Coaching Teams: Building Resilient Communities That Transform Schools 
• Better Conversations: Coaching Ourselves and Each Other to Be More Credible, Caring, and Connected
• The Art of Coaching: Effective Strategies for School Transformation
• Student-Centered Coaching: The Moves

Leadership

The following list are books I suggest for those educators interested in leadership:

• Lead Like a Pirate: Make School Amazing for Your Students and Staff
• Just Listen: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone
• Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well 
• Leading Together: Teachers and Administrators Improving Student Outcomes
• The Together Leader: Get Organized for Your Success – and Sanity!
• Crucial Conversations (Third Edition): Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High 
• Crucial Confrontations: Tools for Talking About Broken Promises, Violated Expectations, and Bad Behavior
• Leadership Isn’t For Cowards: How to Drive Performance by Challenging People and Confronting Problems
• Learning Leadership: The Five Fundamentals of Becoming an Exemplary Leader
• Lead from Where You Are: Building Intention, Connection and Direction in Our Schools
• Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones 
• Leverage Leadership 2.0: A Practical Guide to Building Exceptional Schools

I’d love to hear what you have read and loved. Leave your book recommendations in the comments below this blog post.

Go Be Great!