 | The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Buy new: $14.27 / Used from: $3.28 I always try to end the year with a lesson entitled: "Everything I Needed to Know About Life, I Learned on the Last Day of School". This book is a 'greatest hits' of such! Poignant, and full of wisdom.
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 | Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson by Mitch Albom
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $0.97 No, this book is not out of place here. Every teacher teaches more about life than about their subject. This book will remind the reader--and the teacher--of what's really important in living our lives influencing others.
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 | Don't Sweat Guide For Teachers, The: Cutting Through the Clutter so That Every Day Counts (Don't Sweat Guides) by Richard Carlson
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $0.01 The excellence of this book is its organization. You'll want to read the 100 relevant tips regularly!
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 | Teacher Under Construction: Things I Wish I'd Known!: A Survival Handbook for New Middle School Teachers by Jerry Parks
Buy new: $11.65 / Used from: $7.77 This book covers every aspect of a new teacher's life--at school and at home. It has received very good reviews, for which I'm very grateful.
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 | First Year Teacher: Wisdom, Warnings, and What I Wish I'd Known My First 100 Days on the Job
Buy new: $9.60 / Used from: $4.77 This tiny book is packed with helpful information. It's hard to find, but well worth the look. Indispensable!
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 | Letters To My Teacher: Tributes to the People Who Have Made a Difference
Buy new: $9.95 / Used from: $0.01 Keep a Kleenex handy, and pull this one out when you feel like you just aren't making a difference.
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 | If You Don't Feed the Teachers They Eat the Students: Guide to Success for Administrators and Teachers (Kids' Stuff) by Neila A. Connors
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $6.83 This book will make you smile, inspire you, and be one you'll talk about in the teacher's lounge on many a rainy day!
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 | So, You Want to Become a National Board Certified Teacher?: A Handbook of Teacher Tips for Successfully Completing the NBPTS Certification by Jerry L. Parks
Buy new: $9.94 / Used from: $6.81 OK, it's my bestselling book, and I think it covers the subject of NBCT certification for those teachers interested.
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 | First Year Teacher's Survival Guide: Ready-To-Use Strategies, Tools & Activities for Meeting the Challenges of Each School Day (J-B Ed: Survival Guides) by Julia G. Thompson
Buy new: $18.87 / Used from: $14.98 Really nicely done! This one needs to be on the short list of every new teacher!
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 | God's Little Devotional Book for Teachers (God's Little Devotional Books) by Honor Books
Buy used from: $0.01 A great pick-me-up book when God seems to be about the only one who understands life in a classroom.
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 | The First Days Of School: How To Be An Effective Teacher by Harry K. Wong
Buy used from: $4.48 This is a tried and true classic, though some feel it's overrated. I rather say I had read it however, than say I hadn't.
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 | Teach My Kid- I Dare You! by Sherrel Bergmann
Buy new: $29.95 / Used from: $48.90 Today, teachers must teach the student holistically, and understand the environment from which each student comes. This book should be on the short list of every teacher who really cares to do just that, in the best possible way.
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