Professional+Development

= = Professional Development Links

__Recommended Reading: Articles__
By ANNIE MURPHY PAUL, October 6, 2012 || Tina Hudak || Social factors can have a powerful influence on intelligence. || by Danah Boyd and Alice Marwick || Tina Hudak || Draft paper that discusses in great detail how teens define and view privacy (in general & online) comparing/contrasting it with the adult's attitudes. Very provocative. **Good for a faculty discussion**. 8.31.2011 ||
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 * [[file:Trouble with HW.pdf]] || Vance Wilson || "The Trouble with Homework" by Annie Murphy Paul (NYTimes). How to increase the //quality// of homework assignments. ||
 * ====It’s Not Me, It’s You, NYT Sunday Review, Opinion====
 * [[file:Messages that Motivate .pdf]] || Dave Baad || Effective modes of praise; by the author Carol Dweck (see below). ||
 * [|What If the Secret to Success is Failure?] || Doug Errett || New York Times Magazine article by Paul Tough. Allowing students to fail may teach them more about character and motivation. ||
 * Social Privacy In Networked Publics: Teens Attitudes, Practices and Strategies
 * Teachers reading || Tina Hudak || STA Parrott Library link that highlights new titles for faculty, along with other blog links. ||
 * [[file:Coaching a Surgeon.pdf]] || Malcolm Lester || Article from the New Yorker dated 10/3/11. Coaching a Surgeon: What Makes Top Performers Better? "Fascinating" says Lester. ||
 * How to Land Your Kid in Therapy || Malcolm Lester || Article from The Atlantic Magazine by (July/August 2011). Why the obsession with our kids’ happiness may be dooming them to unhappy adulthoods. A therapist and mother reports (Lester note: some profanity in the 1st paragraph). ||
 * The Perils and Promise of Praise || Hart Roper || Another Carol Dweck article summarizing research on the right and wrong kinds of praise. ||
 * The Talent Code || Hart Roper || Blog by Daniel Coyle, author of "The Talent Code: Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How" ||
 * Talent is Overrated || Hart Roper || By author Geoff Colvin. "What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else." ||
 * [[file:The Winning Edge.doc]] || Hart Roper || Article by Peter Doskoch (Psychology Today; Nov/Dec 2005) on the power of passion and perseverance (grit) versus raw talent. ||
 * [[file:Self-Discipline Outdoes IQ.pdf]] || Hart Roper || Article by Duckworth and Seligman (Psychological Science, 2005. Vol. 15, no. 12). Self-Discipline Outdoes IQ in Predicting Academic Performance of Adolescents. ||
 * The Social Animal || Sherry Rusher || New Yorker article by David Brooks, the author of [|The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement]. An NPR interview with the author and excerpt from the book can be found here. ||
 * [[file:Characters Content.pdf]] || Jarad Schofer || From the University of Pennsylvania Gazette by Kevin Hartnett. Is character is the crucial determinant of achievement in school? ||

__Recommended Reading: Books__

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 * Teaching in the Digital Age || Lower School || by Kristen J. Nelson (ed.). Using the Internet to Increase Student Engagement and Understanding. ||
 * Creating Innovators || Lower School || by Tony Wagner. The Making of Young People Who Will change the World. ||
 * Shop Class as Soulcraft || Lower School || by Matthew B. Crawford. An Inquiry Into the Value of Work. ||
 * Mindset || Hart Roper; Sherry Rusher || By Carol Dweck. "The New Psychology of Success." A good list of articles by the author on the listed website. ||
 * How Learning Works || Sherry Rusher || Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching, by various authors. ||
 * NurtureShock || Sherry Rusher || By Bronson and Merriman. "New Thinking About Children." Subjects include praise, discipline, learning, giftedness, and race, among others. ||
 * Teach Like a Champion || Sherry Rusher || By Doug Lemov. "49 Techniques That Put Students in College." A story from the NYT Magazine about the author can be found [|here.] ||

__General Profes sional Developmen __ __t for Educators__
Sherry Rusher || A monthly publication of recommended books, articles, and other media of interest offered by and for independent school educators; from the Klingenstein Center, Teachers College, Columbia University. ||
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 * || Tina Hudak || a short list of articles as we consider the use of iPads for students. ||
 * General Online Resources || Tina Hudak || Lesson plans, databases, and more resources; most searchable by level/subject. ||
 * = Klingbrief || Ben Labaree;

__Motivational__

 * ~ Link ||~ Contributor ||~ Description ||
 * Teaching and Learning Quotes || Michael Hansen || Great quotes on teaching, learning, technology, etc. ||