Book Recommendation - "Because of a Teacher: Stories of the Past to Inspire the Future of Education" by George Couros
The best educators are not content to do the same old thing year after year. Innovative educators push their thinking by engaging in social media , exploring blogs , attending conferences , and exploring the newest educational books . How will you grow as a learner this year? We’ve created a Recommended Educational Book Site to organize and share some great books connected to teaching and learning. My school district has been focused on a new program to engage students in becoming teachers in the future and this lead me to George Couros’s newest book: Because of a Teacher: Stories of the Past to Inspire the Future of Education . What you do matters.You may not hear it often (or ever), but if you’re an educator, you’re making a difference in the lives of learners. And that impact has a domino effect.In Because of a Teacher, more than fifteen of today’s leading educators remember the teachers and administrators who inspired and supported their careers. Through a series...