EDUCATOR NETWORK ORDER NOW CONTACT US
Search
E-mail Print Share ShareThis
News
Archived Stories
Newsletter
Funding Resources
Books
Articles
Organizations
Educator Network
Books

Most of the following books are listed under Recommended Resources in School-Connect lessons and/or are cited in the School-School Teachers Guide. 

Beland, Kathy (Ed.). (2003). Eleven Principles of Effective Character Education Sourcebook. Washington, DC: Character Education Partnership.

Chappelle, S., Bigman, L., & Hillyer, F. (1998). Diversity in Action: Using Adventure Activities to Explore Issues of Diversity with Middle School and High School Age Youth. New York: Simon and Schuster.

Devaney, E., O’Brien, M.U., Resnik, H., Keister, S., & Weissberg, R.P. (2006). Sustainable Schoolwide Social and Emotional Learning (SEL). Chicago: Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning.

Covey, Sean (1998). The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens.  New York: Simon & Schuster.

Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly (1997).  Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life. New York: Basic Books. 

Deci, Edward L. (1995). Why We Do What We Do: Understanding Self-Motivation. New York: Penguin Books.

Dweck, Carol S. (2000).  Self-Theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality, and Development.  Philadelphia:  Psychology Press.

Dweck, Carol S. (2006). Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. New York: Random House.

Elias, M. J., Tobias, S. E., & Friedlander, B. S. (2000). Raising Emotionally Intelligent Teenagers: Parenting with Love, Lauther, and Limits. New York: Harmony Books.

Ekman, Paul. (2003). Emotions Revealed: Recognizing Faces and Feelings to Improve Communication and Emotional Life. New York: Times Books.

Fisher, R., & Ury, W. (1991). Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement without Giving In. New York: Penguin Books.

Gardner, Howard (1993).  Multiple Intelligences: The Theory in Practice.  New York: Basic Books.

Gardner, Howard (1999).  Intelligence Reframed: Multiple Intelligences for the 21st Century.  New York: Basic Books.

Goldstein, Arnold P., Reagles, Kenneth W., & Amann, Lester L. (1990). Refusal Skills: Preventing Drug Use in Adolescents. Chicago: Research Press.
Goleman, Daniel (1995). Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ. New York: Bantam Books.

Goleman, Daniel (1998). Working with Emotional Intelligence. New York: Bantam Books.

Graham, Stedman (2000). Teens Can Make It Happen: Nine Steps to Success. New York: Simon and Schuster. (Chapter 3)

Lickona, T. & Davidson, M. (2005). Smart and Good High Schools: Integrating Excellence and Ethics for Success in School, Work, and Beyond.  Cortland, NY: Center for the 4th and 5th Rs (Respect and Responsibility).

Langer, Ellen J. (1989). Mindfulness. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press.

National Research Council and Institute of Medicine. (2002). Community Programs that Promote Youth Development. Committee on Community-level Programs for Youth. J. Eccles & J. A. Gootman (Eds.) Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.  Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

Nichols, Michael (1996). The Lost Art of Listening: How Learning to Listen Can Improve Relationships. New York: Guilford Publications.

Palmer, Parker (1998). The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher’s Life. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Perlstein, Ruth, & Thrall, Gloria (2001). Ready-to-Use Conflict Resolution Activities for Secondary Students. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Schouwenbury, Henri C., Lay, Clarry H., Pychyl, Timothy A., & Ferrari, Joseph R. (2004). Counseling the Procrastinator in Academic Settings.  Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Seligman, Martin (1998). Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life. New York: Pocket Books.

Seligman, Martin E.P. (2002). Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment. New York: Free Press.

Zimmerman, Barry J., Bonner, Sebastian, & Kovach, Robert (1996). Developing Self-Regulated Learners: Beyond Achievement to Self-Efficacy. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Zins, J.E., Weissberg, R.P., Wang, M.C. & Walberg, H.J. (2004). Building Academic Success on Social and Emotional Learning: What Does the Research Say? New York: Teachers College Press.

   
  FEATURED BOOK

Emotions Revealed
Recognizing Faces and Feelings to Improve Communication and Emotional Life
By Paul Ekman

In over 40 years of research, famed psychologist Paul Ekman probed nearly every conceivable question about human emotions:  What triggers emotions? How do our bodies signal emotions to ourselves and others? Can we really control our emotions?  The question for which Dr. Ekman is best known—Which emotions are common to humans the world over?—led to a renaissance in the scientific understanding of emotions and their effects.

Emotions Revealed explores the evolutionary development and behavioral manifestations of the seven “basic emotions,” which include anger, sadness, fear, surprise, disgust, contempt, and happiness. We learn, for instance, each emotion’s unique signals and easy-to-miss expressions.  This ability to identify the early stages of emotional response in ourselves and others helps us to manage our responses and handle a variety of social interactions in school, the workplace, and life in general.

This book provides illustrative stories and additional exercises that can enrich the five School-Connect lessons dealing directly with emotions, as well as other lessons that draw on this base of knowledge. Emotions Revealed is a fascinating and worthwhile read—and by far my favorite SEL resource!  

—Kathy Beland