In the age of blogging and social media, is there still room for books? Of course there is!

While digital content is handy and accessible, many of the issues educators face are deeper than any single post–or series of posts–can adequately address. While skimming and short eBooks are beginning to find favor with busy teachers–and for good reason–pairing that kind of persistent content with longer-duration reads is never a bad idea. Where will you find the time?

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There are scores of incredible books about teaching and learning, from When Kids Can’t Readby Kylene Beers, to seminal works from Tomlinson, Marzano, and Atwell, to “new learning” stuff like The World is Flat, and classic works we don’t even begin to cover from Thorndike, Dewey, Piaget, and others. The big idea of this list was a well-rounded look at learning and education, rather than strictly pedagogy, or strictly ed-reformy content.