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1.		Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns by Clayton M. Christensen Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill	List Price: $32.95 Our Price: $17.66 You Save: $ 15.29 (46%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Sort of innovative, fairly disruptive, but still needs measures Content: Any prospective reader of this book should first read Hubbard's How to Measure Anything: Finding the Value of "Intangibles" in Business (for that matter, Christensen would have written a better book if he read Hubbard, too). Christensen rightly disputes some ... → Click here to read more reviews.

2.		Teaching With Love and Logic: Taking Control of the Classroom by Jim Fay Manufacturer: Love & Logic Press	List Price: $17.95 Our Price: $11.08 You Save: $ 6.87 (38%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Great approach to classroom discipline Content: This book was recommended to me by a colleague. "Teaching . . . " empowers you to make decisions that are best for you and your students. The recommendations by the authors show how being in a "thinking state" allows you to offer choices to help students ... → Click here to read more reviews.

3.		The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America by Jonathan Kozol Manufacturer: Three Rivers Press	List Price: $14.95 Our Price: $8.44 You Save: $ 6.51 (44%) Prices subject to change
Summary: All analogies few statistics Content: Sheesh....if Kozol is suppose to be some type of expert in public education, you think he would have marshaled a few facts to bolster his case. If, as other reviewers assert, the target audience for this book is the comfortable suburban parents ... → Click here to read more reviews.

4.		Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James W. Loewen Manufacturer: Touchstone	List Price: $16.00 Our Price: $9.97 You Save: $ 6.03 (38%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Fantastic Content: I purchased this book years ago and I still have it. I purchased it after high school (catchy title - what can I say) and have been a history fan ever since. This book should be required reading. Who decided that dry facts and dates are what should comprise ... → Click here to read more reviews.

5.		Real Education: Four Simple Truths for Bringing America's Schools Back to Reality by Charles Murray Manufacturer: Crown Forum	List Price: $24.95 Our Price: $12.47 You Save: $ 12.48 (50%) Prices subject to change
Summary: "Goodbye to Lake Wobegon" Content: Charles Murray has written a brilliant analysis of the shortcomings of current American education, both K-12 and postsecondary. First among the problems he singles out is the pervasiveness of a mind-set he calls "educational romanticism." Educational romanticism ... → Click here to read more reviews.

6.		Results Now: How We Can Achieve Unprecedented Improvements in Teaching And Learning by Michael J. Schmoker Manufacturer: Association for Supervision & Curriculum Deve	List Price: $26.95 Our Price: $17.00 You Save: $ 9.95 (37%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Great for school leaders! Content: "Results Now" is a great jumpstart on how to tie your curriculum achievement goals in with your school improvement. ... → Click here to read more reviews.

7.		Other People's Children: Cultural Conflict in the Classroom, Updated Edition by Lisa Delpit Manufacturer: New Press	List Price: $17.95 Our Price: $10.88 You Save: $ 7.07 (39%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Powerful and Challenging Content: If you work with students from dominated cultures, this is a must read. Delpit examines the culture of power and how we can begin to change the climate in our schools. It will challenge you to examine your assumptions. ... → Click here to read more reviews.

8.		Relentless Pursuit: A Year in the Trenches with Teach for America by Donna Foote Manufacturer: Knopf	List Price: $24.95 Our Price: $14.06 You Save: $ 10.89 (44%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Relentless Pursuit Content: I read an excerpt of this book on NPR's website, and it caught my attention. The book itself then caught the rest of me. Extremely well researched and written, I could hardly put it down. Capturing the human side of TFA and the vast challenges of our education ... → Click here to read more reviews.

9.		Learning by Doing: A Handbook for Professional Learning Communities at Work (Book & CD-ROM) by Richard Dufour Manufacturer: Solution Tree	List Price: $27.95 Our Price: $17.53 You Save: $ 10.42 (37%) Prices subject to change
Summary: PLC's for SLP's, MAT's, JPT's and the PTA! Content: If you want to learn an entirely new set of buzz words, this is the book for you! It is not enough that we have RTI's, IEP's, IDEA, SLP's and the beloved NEA. We need PLC's as well! And we also need to (drumroll please) LEARN BY DOING! That's a new one, ... → Click here to read more reviews.

10.		The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children by Gloria Ladson-Billings Manufacturer: Jossey-Bass	List Price: $19.95 Our Price: $10.65 You Save: $ 9.30 (47%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Positive thoughts on culturally relevant teaching Content: The author of Dreamkeepers makes the argument that African American children can be successful in school if changes are made by the education community. Gloria Ladson-Billings advocates for "culturally relevant teaching" which she believes will allow children ... → Click here to read more reviews.

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