Our team tries to read as many education-related books as possible. This list includes books that we have either previously read or are currently reading that contain social-emotional learning themes. Some are more closely tied to SEL than others, but all are highly recommended!
CURRENTLY READING:
- Coding as a Playground, by Marina Umaschi Bers
- Sentipensante (Sensing/Thinking) Pedagogy, by Laura Rendón
- Immunity to Change, Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey
- A Map of the Child: A Pediatrician’s Tour of the Body, by Darshak Sanghavi
- Permission To Feel, by Marc Brackett
- Stillness is the Key, by Ryan Holiday
- Indistractable, by Nir Eyal
- One Base at a Time: How I Survived PTSD, by David R. Mellor
PREVIOUSLY READ (2016-present):
- Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, by Carol Dweck
- The Triple Focus: A New Approach to Education, by Daniel Goleman
- Coach: Lessons on the Game of Life, by Michael Lewis
- Ego is the Enemy, by Ryan Holiday
- Wisdom at Work: The Making of a Modern Elder, by Chip Conley
- The Art of Breathing, by Danny Penman
- Dolphins in Trees, by Aaron Polansky
- Willpower Doesn’t Work, by Benjamin Hardy
- The Ball, by Todd Whitaker
- Open Heart, by Elie Wiesel
- What Made Maddy Run, by Kate Fagan
- The Art of Learning, by Josh Waitzkin
- Situations Matter, by Sam Sommers
- Emotional Agility, by Susan David
- Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, by Anne Lamott
- The Righteous Mind, by Jonathan Haidt
- Shook One: Anxiety Playing Tricks on Me, by Lenard McKelvey
- Brief Answers to the Big Questions, by Stephen Hawking
- Educated: A Memoir, by Tara Westover
- Very Good Lives, by J.K. Rowling
- Designing Digital Experiences for Positive Youth Development: From Playpen to Playground, by Marina Umaschi Bers
- Getting Ready to Learn: Creating Effective, Educational Children’s Media, by Shelley Pasnik
- Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive, by Stephanie Land
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