Reading Group Books
We recommend the following titles for reading groups. If your group would like to read a different title, please contact the Kaneb Center.
- Advancing Social Justice: Tools, Pedagogies, and Strategies to Transform Your Campus Tracy Davis and Laura M. Harrison; Jossey-Bass; 2013. 272 pages.
- Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School John Medina; Pear Press; 2008. 301 pages.
- Cheating Lessons: Learning from Academic Dishonesty James Lang; Harvard University Press; 2013. 272 pages.
- Contemplative Practices in Higher Education: Powerful Methods to Transform Teaching and Learning Daniel P. Barbezat and Mirabai Bush; Jossey-Bass; 2013. 256 pages.
- The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher’s Life Parker Palmer; Jossey-Bass; 2017. 288 pages.
- Crafting Digital Writing: Composing Texts Across Media and Genres Troy Hicks; Heinemann; 2013. 208 pages.
- Creating Significant Learning Experiences: An Integrated Approach to Designing College Courses, 2nd. Ed. L.Dee Fink; Jossey-Bass; 2013. 352 pages.
- Culturally Responsive Teaching: Theory, Research, and Practice, 3rd Ed. Geneva Gay; Teachers College Press; 2018. 384 pages.
- The Culturally Inclusive Educator Dena Samuels; Teachers College Press; 2014. 176 pages.
- Discussion as a Way of Teaching: Tools and Techniques for Democratic Classrooms, 2nd Ed. Stephen Brookfield and Stephen Preskill; Jossey-Bass; 2005. 336 pages.
- Distracted: Why Students Can’t Focus and What You Can Do About It James Lang; Basic Books; 2020. 304 pages.
- Dynamic Lecturing: Research-Based Strategies to Enhance Lecture Effectiveness Christine Harrington, Todd Zakrajsek; Routledge Publishing; July 31, 2017. 336 pages.
- Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning and Assessment, 2nd Ed. Barbara Walvoord; Jossey-Bass; 2009. 272 pages.
- Encountering Faith in the Classroom Turning Difficult Discussions Into Constructive Engagement Miriam Roslyn Diamond; Routledge Publishing; 2008;. 242 pages.
- How Humans Learn Josh Eyler; WVU Press; 2018. 312 pages.
- How Learning Works: Eight Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching, 2nd Ed. Susan Ambrose, et al.; Jossey-Bass; 2023. 336 pages.
- Inclusive Teaching: Strategies for Promoting Equity in the College Classroom Hogan and Sathy. WVU Press, 2022. 272 pages.
- Learner-Centered Teaching: Five Key Changes to Practice, 2nd Ed. Maryellen Weimer; Jossey-Bass; 2013. 304 pages.
- Life of the Mind Interrupted: Essays on Mental Health and Disability in Higher Education Katie Pryal, Blue Crow Publishing, 2017. 210 pages.
- Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, Mark A. McDaniel; Belknap Press; 2014; 336 pages.
- Overcoming Student Learning Bottlenecks: Decode the Critical Thinking of Your Discipline Middendorf and Shopkow. Routledge Publishing, 2017. 276 pages.
- Pedagogy of the Oppressed Paolo Freire; Bloomsbury; 2018. 232 pages.
- Peer Review of Teaching: A Sourcebook, 2nd. Ed. Nancy Van Note Chism; Jossey-Bass; 2007. 240 pages.
- Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery, 3rd Ed. Garr Reynolds; Peachpit; 2019. 336 pages.
- Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning, 2nd Ed. James Lang; Jossey-Bass; 2021. 288 pages.
- Super Courses: The Future of Teaching and Learning Ken Bain; Princeton University Press; 2021. 304 pages.
- Teaching and Learning STEM: A Practical Guide, 2nd Ed. Richard Felder and Rebecca Brent; Jossey-Bass; 2024. 368 pages.
- Teaching in Eden: Lessons from Cedar Point John Janovy; Routledge; 2003. 200 pages.
- Teaching to Transgress bell hooks; Routledge; 1994. 224 pages.
- Teaching for Critical Thinking: Tools & Techniques to Help Students Question Their Assumptions Stephen Brookfield; Jossey-Bass; 2011. 304 pages.
- Teaching What You Don’t Know Therese Huston; Harvard University Press; 2012. 320 pages.
- Teaching with Your Mouth Shut Donald Finkel; Heineman; 2000. 200 pages.
- Team Teaching: Across the Disciplines, Across the Academy Kathryn Plank; Routledge Publishing; 2011. 148 pages.
- What the Best College Teachers Do Ken Bain; Harvard University Press; 2004. 207 pages.
- What Inclusive Instructors Do: Principles and Practices for Excellence in College Teaching Tracie Marcella Addy, Derek Dube, Khadijah A. Mitchell and Mallory SoRelle; Routledge Publishing; 2021. 240 pages.
- Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do Claude M. Steele; W. W. Norton & Company; 2011. 256 pages.