Summer Refresh: Top Books & Podcasts For Tutors
Summer offers teachers a well-deserved break from the demands of the school year. This free time makes it a prime opportunity for teachers and tutors to delve into reading and listening to podcasts for both personal and professional development. Below is a list of books and podcasts to help educators stay sharp and maintain expertise in their chosen field.
Books
Tutoring Matters: Everything You Always Wanted to Know about How to Tutor
By Jerome Rabow, Tiffani Chin, and Nima Fahimian.
This book looks at the relationship between the tutor and tutee, and considers social, cultural and economical dynamics as important matters to take into consideration when tutoring.
Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning (2024)
By Ian J. Dunn.
This book explores the potential of artificial intelligence in education. This comprehensive guide offers practical suggestions for integrating AI effectively into teaching and learning environments. It also explores topics such as academic integrity, cheating, and other emerging issues.
A Pedagogy of Kindness (2024)
By Mary Catherine Bateson.
This book explores the importance of kindness in education and how it can create a more positive and productive learning environment.
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
By Jonathan Haidt.
This book investigates how mental health conditions including anxiety, depression, and other mental illnesses are becoming more common in contemporary society, especially in young people.
The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child
By Donalyn Miller
This book is full of practical tips for creating a nurturing and engaging reading environment in your classroom. This book works for elementary, intermediate, and secondary teachers and tutors.
Fair Isn’t Always Equal: Achieving Equity in the Classroom
By Rick Wormeli
This book is a great resource for teachers who want to learn how to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all students. Wormeli provides a variety of strategies for tailoring your lessons to different learning styles and abilities.
Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
By Zaretta Hammond
This book explains the importance of culturally responsive teaching and provides practical strategies for creating a classroom that is inclusive of all students
Podcasts
The 10-Minute Teacher Show
Is a daily podcast with quick, actionable tips for teachers. Host Vicki Davis is a former teacher and school counselor, and she knows what teachers need to hear. Episodes are typically 10-15 minutes long, so they’re perfect for a quick listen.
MindShift
This podcast explores the latest research in teaching and learning, with a focus on how to improve educational outcomes for all students. While geared towards teachers, many of the insights and strategies can be beneficial for tutors as well.
Teaching Tomorrow
Is a show for educators who earnestly desire to become more awesome at what they do. Toronto middle school educator Celeste Kirsh speaks to experts about the future of teaching and learning so you can get practical ideas that you can literally use tomorrow in your classroom.
Of course there are many benefits of attending summer workshops for teachers, but reading and listening to podcasts can help you develop professionally as a teacher during summer break. Podcasts are both fun and also a great way to learn. Reading books can be an excellent way to grow professionally if you don’t have time for a professional development workshop.
Do you have a book or podcast suggestion to improve your teaching practice? Please let us know in the comment section. Happy reading and happy listening!
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