Important Voices
Bill Ferriter – 2005-06 NC Teacher of Year otherwise known as the Tempered Radical
Articles
Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants
Do They Really Think Differently?
How the Google Generation Thinks Differently
A Proposal About Digital Natives
miscellaneous resources & podcasts
Independent School Educators Network
Books
Everything Bad is Good for You – Steven Johnson
Out of Our Minds – Ken Robinson
Future Shock – Alvin Toffler
A Whole New Mind – Daniel Pink
The World is Flat – Thomas Friedman
Hot, Flat, and Crowded – Thomas Friedman
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die – Chip and Dan Heath
Teaching for Tomorrow – Ted McCain
The Technology Fix: Promise and Reality of Computers in Our Schools – William D. Pflaum
Smart Kids with School Problems – Priscilla L. Vail
Re-inventing Project-Based Learning: Field Guide to Real-World Projects in a Digital Age -S. Boss & J. Krauss – ISTE
Differentiating Instruction with Technology in K-5 Classrooms – G. Smith & S. Throne (ISTE)
What Great Teachers Do Differently: 14 Things That Matter Most – Todd Whitaker
Powering Up: Learning to Teach Well with Technology – Eileen Coppola
Brain Based Teaching: Making Connections for Long-Term Memory and Recall – Dr. Bob Greenleaf
The New Brain: How the Modern Age in Rewiring Your Mind – Richard Restak
The Brain that Changes Itself – Norman Doidge
Augmented Learning : Research and Design of Mobile Educational Games – Eric Klopfer
The Unschooled Mind: How Children Think & How Schools Should Teach – H. Gardner
Multiple Intelligences: Theory in Practice – Howard Gardner
The School and Society The Child and The Curriculum – John Dewey
Experience and Education – John Dewey
The Schools Our Children Deserve: Moving Beyond Traditional Classrooms & Tougher Standards – Alfie Kohn
Smart Schools: Better Thinking & Learning for Every Child – David Perkins
Professional Development Schools – edited by Linda Darling-Hammond
The New Meaning of Educational Change – Michael Fullan
Professional Learning Communities at Work: Best Practices for Enhancing Student Achievement – Richard DuFour & Robert Eaker
Democracy in a Digital Age – Anthony G. Wilhelm
Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems & Selling Ideas with Pictures – Dan Roam
Predictably Irrational: Hidden Forces that Shape Our Decisions – Dan Ariely
Classroom Blogging: A Teacher’s Guide to the Blogosphere – David Warlick
Raw Materials for the Mind – David Warlick
