Colleagues:

The following post is from David Rosen.

Marie Cora
Assessment Discussion List Moderator

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Books, Films and TV Videos that Inspire Teachers

Colleagues,

Recently on the Professional Development and the Poverty, Race and  
Women electronic lists there has been a discussion that was prompted  
by this question:

"I was asked today for a recommendation of a movie or book (such as  
'Stand and Deliver') that would inspire teachers to have high  
expectations for their young adult students, to give 100% each day to  
their teaching. What would you recommend?"

The list of recommended books, films and TV videos now numbers more  
than 30, and is accompanied by an archive of the discussions from  
both lists.  If you would like to see this -- and add your own  
thoughts and recommendations -- it's on the Adult Literacy Education  
Wiki, in the Professional development area:

http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/ 
Books_and_Films_which_Inspire_Teachers

or, for a short form of the URL,

http://tinyurl.com/yj2w6s

I hope you will share the list with your teaching colleagues. I think  
the recommendations -- and some of the comments from the discussion  
-- might make a great article for a state adult education newsletter.

David J. Rosen
djrosen at newsomeassociates.com