A Grand Idea: Teacher Book Clubs

A wonderful colleague and I had a GRAND idea this spring. 

We started a...

TEACHER BOOK CLUB.

Why?

We both have these two desires for our teaching careers: 

1. to create a positive reading culture within our school for our students
2. to be part of a professional community dedicated to facing everyday challenges with passion and innovation

We are leading by example (because we know students learn from observation). Reading doesn't have to happen within a vacuum; reading can be (and arguably should be) a social activity to be the catalyst of discussion, the sharing of ideas, and opportunities of growth to benefit us, our students, and our communities.

We decided that our book club is open to all of our secondary staff: teachers, administrators, substitutes, support staff, and anyone else willing to grow as a professional. Our books have been chosen by the group of us attending our informal noon meals (because we are not above bribing our friends and colleagues with food...).

Before Minnesota schools resume, I want to share with you what we've read this summer.

June: 

http://daveburgess.com/

July: 

https://georgecouros.ca/blog/the-innovators-mindset-book

August: 

http://heyjuliesmith.com/my-books/

In the coming days (or weeks or months), I will continue to share my takeaways from these texts and our continuing book club journey.

Please share your own tales of book clubs, as a student, as a teacher, or--simply--as a reader.

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