IA Summer Reading

Hello IA Community!

I wanted to share some of our summer reading with you as I know a lot of parents are interested in our philosophy and style. Here are some great reads that we're focusing on this year!

Must have reads! These books largely guide our principles:

• Positive Discipline in the Classroom by Nelsen, Lott and Glenn - How to encourage a loving yet firm environment for groups.
  
• The First Six Weeks of School by Denton and Kriete - How to structure the first six weeks to gain the best environment.
  
• The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life by Zander - How to open one's mind to multiple perspectives and support people.
  
• The Ethic of Excellence by Ron Berger - Perfecting project based learning.
  

In addition, these have been recommended to us and various staff are reading them:

• The Power of Our Words by Denton
  
• Teaching Children to Care by Ruth Charney
  
• Rules in School by Brady, Forton, Porter and Wood
  
• The Morning Meeting Book by Kriete
  
• Parents and Teachers Working Together by Davis and Yang
  
• Solving Thorny Behavior Problems by Crowe
  

These are bonus books that some of our staff have read and are reading this year. You may find them fascinating too!

Communications Program:

• 99 Activities and Greetings for Morning Meetings by Correa-Connelly
  
• Classroom Spaces that Work by Clayton and Forton
• 7 Strategies for Developing Capable Students by Glenn and Brock
• The Schools Our Children Deserve by Kohn
• The Homework Myth by Kohn
• "I Won't Learn from You": And Other Thoughts on Creative Maladjustment by Kohl
• The Compassionate Classroom by Hart & Kindle Hodson
• Life Enriching Education by Rosenberg
• "Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4 - 14" by Chip Wood

Project Based Learning:

• Disrupting Class by Christensen
  
• "Passion for Learning: How a Project-Based System Meets the Needs of High School Students in the 21st Century "
  By Ronald J. Newell
  
• Insights and Inspirations from Reggio Emilia by Gandini, Etheridge and Hill
  
• The Lively Kindergarten by Jones
• Learning Together with Young Children: A Curriculum Framework for Reflective Teachers by Curtis and Carter
  

About Charter Schools:

• Democratic Learning and Leading: Creating Collaborative School Governance By Ronald J. Newell and Irving H Buchen
• Teachers As Owners: A Key to Revitalizing Public Education
  Edited by Edward J. Dirkswager with a foreword by Ted Kolderie
• The Coolest School in America: How Small Learning Communities Are Changing Everything Edited by Doug Thomas, Walter Enloe, and Ron Newell
• A Different Kind of Teacher by John Taylor Gatto
  

Enjoy!

Danielle