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Science & Technology Teacher Resource Center
STTRC is a Multi-Purpose Resource Center serving public and private science and technology educators
K-12 throughout San Diego County by providing the following Treasures for Teachers:
STTRC is a Meeting Place for teacher gatherings and FREE professional development workshops.
STTRC is a Library and Resource Center for educators to learn about FREE science and technology curriculum materials.
STTRC is a Distribution Center where San Diego County teachers can obtain FREE recycled classroom materials.
We are co-located with the Eco Center at
4001 El Cajon Blvd
San Diego, California 92105
CALL 619-847-5518
for an appointment to tour the Center.
We can be reached at:
sfreeburn@sgeei.org
Science & Technology Teacher Resource Center is brought to you by:
Space Grant Education & Enterprise Institute
Our School House is GREEN . . . because we are environmentally friendly. We REUSE & RECYCLE donated materials for teachers to use in their classrooms.
Copyright © 2009-
Space Grant Education & Enterprise Institute-
all rights reserved
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Science Activities & Sharon's Reading List
Click on a Science Activity title to download a PDF.
Sharon believes that reading is a wonderful way to learn about new ideas. In the last three years these are some of the books that she has read to expand her personal knowledge.
She read these books to further her understanding of how children learn.
A Framework for Understanding Poverty by Ruby Payne
A Whole New Mind, Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future by Daniel Pink
Building Teams, Building People by Thomas Harvey
Choice Words, How Our Language Affects Children’s Learning by Peter Johnston
Classroom Assessment for Student Learning, Doing It Right – Doing It Well by Rick Stiggins
Classroom Discussions: Using Math Talk to Help Students Learn by Suzanne Chapin
Classroom Instruction the Works by Robert Marzano
Classroom Organization, It Can Be Done by Dinah Zike
Death of Common Sense in Our Schools, And What You Can Do About It!, The By Jim Grant
Dinah Zike’s Big Book of Projects by Dinah Zike
Failure is NOT an Option, 6 Principles that Guide Student Achievement in High Performing Schools by Alan Blankstein
First Six Weeks of School, The by Paula Denton
From Surviving to Thriving, A Guide for Beginning Teachers by Marcia Bromfield
Getting to Got It! Helping Struggling Students Learn How to Learn by Betty Garner
Guidebook for Cooperative Learning: a Technique for Creating More Effective Schools by Dee Dishon
Guided Math: A Framework for Mathematics Instruction by Laney Sammons
If You Don’t Feed the Teachers They Eat the Students! Guide to Success for Administrators & Teachers by Neila Conners
Improving Student Learning One Teacher at a Time by Jane Pollock
Instruction for All Students by Paula Rutherford
Leading Every Day – 124 Actions for Effective Leadership by Joyce Kaser
Morning Meeting Book, The by Roxann Kriete
Never Work Harder That Your Students & Other Principles of Great Teaching by Robyn Jackson
New Teacher’s Handbook, What All New Teachers Need to Know, The by Gary Garfield
Other People’s Children, Cultural Conflict in the Classroom by Lisa Delpit
Passionate Teacher: A Practical Guide by Robert Fried
Quantum Teaching: Orchestrating Student Success by Bobbi Deporter
Queen of Education, Rules for Making Schools Work, The by LouAnne Johnson
Quick and Lively Classroom Activities by Linda McElherne
Reinventing Project-Based Learning, Your Field Guide to Real-World Projects in the Digital Age by Suzie Boss
Skillful Leader: Confronting Mediocre Teaching by Alexander Platt
Skillful Teacher: Building Your Teaching Skills by Jon Saphier
Skillful Teacher: On Technique, Trust, and Responsiveness in the Classroom by Stephen Brookfield
Teach Like Your Hair Is On Fire by Rafe Esquith
Teacher's Guide to Success by Ellen Kronowitz
Teaching for Understanding Guide, The by Tina Blythe
Teaching Outside the Box, How to Grab Your Students by Their Brains by LouAnne Johnson
Teaching Tips from the One-Minute Mentor by Arnie Bianco
There Are No Shortcuts by Rafe Esquith
Think Rather of Zebra, Dealing with Aspects of Poverty Through Story by Ruby Payne
Unauthorized Teacher’s Survival Guide, The by Jack Warner
Understanding by Design by Grant Wiggins
What Does It Mean To Be Well Educated by Alfie Kohn
What They Don’t Tell You in Schools of Education about School Administration by John Black
What Works in Classroom Instruction by Robert Marzano
Why didn't’t I Learn This in College? Teaching & Learning in the 21st Century by Paula Rutherford
Why We Teach : Learning, Laughter, Love, and the Power to Transform Lives by Linda Alston
Working with Students, Discipline Strategies for the Classroom by Ruby Payne
She read the following books to learn more about teaching science to children.
Art of Construction, Projects & Principles for Beginning Engineers & Architects, The by Mario Salvadori
Equity & Science Education Reform by Sharon Lynch
Foundations, Inquiry Thoughts, Views, and Strategies for the K-5 Classroom by National Science Foundation
Having of Wonderful Ideas and Other Essays on Teaching and Learning, The by Eleanor Duckworth
How Students Learn, Science in the Classroom by National Research Council
Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards, A Guide for Teaching and Learning by National Research Council
Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv
Primary Science, Taking the Plunge by Wynne Harlen
Science for All Children, A Guide to Improving Elementary Science Education in Your District by National Science Resource Center
Science Workshop, Reading, Writing, and Thinking Like a Scientist by Wendy Saul Doing
Seamless Assessment in Science, A Guide for Elementary and Middle School Teachers by Sandra Abell
Talking Their Way Into Science, Hearing Children's Questions & Theories, Responding with Curricula by Karen Gallas
Tell Me More, Listening to Learners Explain by Eleanor Duckworth
What Scientists Do, Children Lean to Investigate Their World by Ellen Doris
Writing in Science, How to Scaffold Instruction to Support Learning by Betsy Fulwiler
She read these books to improve her design of newsletters, web site and Power Point presentations.
Accelerated Learning Handbook by Dave Meier
Beyond Bullet Points by Cliff Atkinson
Clear & to the Point, 8 Psychological Principles for Compelling Power Point Presentations by Stephen Kosslyn
Creative Training Techniques Handbook by Robert Pike
Design Basics Index by Jim Krause
Designer’s Desktop Manual, The by Jason Simmons
Design-It-Yourself Graphic Workshop by Chuck Green
Editing by Design by Jan White
Elements of Graphic Design, The by Alex White
How to Give I So They Get It by Sharon Bowman
If You Want to Write by Brenda Ueland
Non-Designer’s Design Book, Design& Typographic Principles for the Visual Novice, The by Robin Williams
Presentation zen, Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery by Garr Reynolds
Presenting to Win, the Art of Telling Your Story by Jerry Weissman
Story Theater Method, Strategic Storytelling in Business by Doug Stevenson
Telling Ain't Training by Harold Stolovitch
Ten-Minute Trainer: 150 Ways to Teach It Quick & Make It Stick by Sharon Bowman
Thinkertoys, A Handbook of Creative-thinking Techniques by Michael Michalko
Thinking with Type by Ellen Lupton
Universal Principles of Design by William Lidwell |
