Summer Reading List Recommendations?

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Permalink Reply by Kim Lightle on June 16, 2011 at 1:21pm

Hi Sarita - I have every intention of reading Bill Bryson's "A Short History of Nearly Everything." The blurb on the back cover says ... Bryson makes science interesting and funny - you can bet that many questions you have about the universe and the world will be answered here. Kim

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Permalink Reply by Sarita Pillai on June 16, 2011 at 3:23pm

Excellent!  This might seem off topic, but I just (finally) ordered Daniel Pink's Drive - The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us" as preparation for a conference I am working on about youth motivation in science and math.   The Amazon review says..."Along the way, [Pink] takes us to companies that are enlisting new approaches to motivation and introduces us to the scientists and entrepreneurs who are pointing a bold way forward."

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Permalink Reply by Sarita Pillai on June 22, 2011 at 2:03pm

This book doesn't need any more press, but in case anyone hasn't yet heard of it...I had to recommend "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" which is still on the NY Times best seller list - almost 2 years now!  "Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer whose cells—taken without her knowledge in 1951—became one of the most important tools in medicine, vital for developing the polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping, in vitro fertilization, and more. Henrietta’s cells have been bought and sold by the billions, yet she remains virtually unknown, and her family can’t afford health insurance."

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Permalink Reply by Vivian Barker on June 24, 2011 at 12:06pm

Currently, I am reading "Managing the madness"by Jack Berckemyer--not specific to math/science HOWEVER each topic he covers can be used to make the learning experience more valuable. Book shows, in a humorous manner, creative responses to grouping, disruptions, and ways to use current technology in the classroom. I have caught myself laughing out loud realizing that his narrative has occured in my classroom. I am excited to implement ideas next year with transitions ifor centers and grouping ideas.

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Permalink Reply by Mary Henton on June 28, 2011 at 10:20am

Sorry, but none of my summer reading is directly related to middle school STEM! Here are a few titles:

• Honeybee Democracy
• Confessions of a Bad Beekeeper
• Dancing in the Glory of Monsters

I'm going to look into the Daniel Pink title, though. Thanks, Sarita.

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Permalink Reply by Sarita Pillai on June 28, 2011 at 10:24am

Great suggestion Vivian, thanks!

Vivian Barker said:

Currently, I am reading "Managing the madness"by Jack Berckemyer--not specific to math/science HOWEVER each topic he covers can be used to make the learning experience more valuable. Book shows, in a humorous manner, creative responses to grouping, disruptions, and ways to use current technology in the classroom. I have caught myself laughing out loud realizing that his narrative has occured in my classroom. I am excited to implement ideas next year with transitions ifor centers and grouping ideas.

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Permalink Reply by Sarita Pillai on June 28, 2011 at 1:30pm

Thanks Mary! :)

Mary Henton said:

Sorry, but none of my summer reading is directly related to middle school STEM! Here are a few titles:

• Honeybee Democracy
• Confessions of a Bad Beekeeper
• Dancing in the Glory of Monsters

I'm going to look into the Daniel Pink title, though. Thanks, Sarita.

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Permalink Reply by Mary Henton on July 19, 2011 at 3:00pm

Jonathan Balcombe's A Pictorial Tour of Animal Pleasure — The Exult... looks like a delightful summer read!

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