Don't Ditch That Tech: Differentiated Instruction in a Digital World by Matt Miller, Angelia Ridgway, Nate Ridgway

Don’t Ditch That Tech provides practical ideas to help you find the sweet spot where classroom devices meet students’ needs. In this teacher-tailored guide, you’ll find tips on how to handle cart/lab scenarios, develop attention-grabbing strategies, build metacognitive practices, and more—all with differentiation in mind. Whether you're a tech newbie or the school’s device guru, you’ll walk away with new understandings and strategies for transforming and diversifying your approach to teaching in a twenty-first-century world.

Recommended by Danielle Harper, ELA teacher at MWJH. Found in Danielle's personal library. Digital version available in OverDrive/Sora.

Additional resources can be found at ditchthattextbook.com

Courageous Edventures: Navigating Obstacles to Discover Classroom Innovation by Jennie Magiera

Let's go on an edventure Many educators want to boldly innovate and take risks in their teaching, but hesitate when they meet challenges. Whatever obstacles you and your students face in the classroom, you can navigate them with grace, humor, and grit. In this practical book, Jennie Magiera charts a course through the limitless possibilities of using technology in the classroom. With lesson plans, videos, and other resources, you'll discover your own version of classroom innovation. Teachers will learn: Keys to problem-based innovation (PBI) How to create their own Teacher-IEP...Innovation Exploration Plan Strategies and solutions for tackling common tech problems Methods for putting learning into the hands of students How to find innovation in everyday places.

This book is available in Cathy Hammond's personal library.