Kevin Gannon Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Educational developer, writer, historian, abolitionist. Wrote: https://t.co/coMr1VoO4L. Will gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today. He/him
Introduction to Rubrics: An Assessment Tool to Save Grading Time, Convey Effective Feedback, and Promote Student Learning
Dannelle D. StevensKevin Gannon@BravardDr I started with Dannelle Stevens and Antonia Levi's book ("Introduction to rubrics"), to get a sense of good principles, but they also have a bunch of good examples that were just as helpful. One really helpful practice was to work with a partner outside my discipline (1/2)
Paperback, 2012
$38.99Member price:$37.04 + Free shipping5% off
Border Crossings: Cultural Workers and the Politics of Education
Henry A. GirouxKevin GannonFrom the Introduction to his collection of essays "Border Crossings: Cultural Workers and the Politics of Education" (Routledge 1992)
Paperback, 2005
$66.99Member price:$63.64 + Free shipping5% off
Hurricane Jim Crow: How the Great Sea Island Storm of 1893 Shaped the Lowcountry South
Caroline GregoKevin Gannon@jondresner Also, am reading Caroline Grego's new book, Hurricane Jim Crow: How the Great Sea Island Storm of 1893 Shaped the Lowcountry South, and it is excellent so far
Paperback, 2022
$32.50Member price:$30.88 + Free shipping5% off
On Critical Race Theory: Why It Matters & Why You Should Care
Victor RayKevin Gannon@jondresner Recent reads that I think are major contributions and Historiographically Important™: Pekka Hämäläinen, Indigenous Continent; Gary Gerstle, Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order; Victor Ray, On Critical Race Theory (sociology, but impt for historians I think)
Paperback, 2023
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Teaching Matters: A Guide for Graduate Students
Aeron HaynieKevin Gannon@cfiesler Teaching Matters by @aeron_haynie and @stephspong is written for grad students, and it's excellent. Highly, highly recommend. https://t.co/rDXEWQQNJO
Paperback, 2022
$24.99Member price:$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Culture and Politics: Class, Writing, Socialism
Raymond WilliamsKevin GannonReading the new @VersoBooks collection of Raymond Williams esays, _Culture and Politics_, and came across what might well become my new mantra: "To be truly radical is to make hope possible rather than despair convincing." Hell yeah.
Paperback, 2022
$29.95Member price:$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life
Parker J. PalmerKevin Gannon@profhistorygeek Unfortunately, I haven't come across any. While his style turns some ppl off, Parker Palmer's The Courage to Teach was helpful to me dealing with setbacks and a sense I wasn't "doing it right" when I was going through some anxiety/fear years back. cc @Lady_Historian
Hardcover, 2017
$32.00Member price:$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Pedagogy of the Oppressed: 50th Anniversary Edition
Paulo FreireKevin Gannon"Revolution is born as a social entity within the oppressor society." Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed.
Paperback, 2018
$28.95Member price:$28.95 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Smell of Battle, the Taste of Siege: A Sensory History of the Civil War
Mark M. SmithKevin Gannon@jimdowns1 @tsmullaney Also a Smith book-The Smell of Battle, the Taste of Siege. If I recall correctly, the references have a wealth of material
Paperback, 2017
$20.99Member price:$10.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Teaching Machines: The History of Personalized Learning
Audrey WattersKevin GannonIt was a real joy to review @audreywatters's Teaching Machines for _Academe_. It's such a well-written, important, and powerful book. https://t.co/8gggPRCutH
Paperback, 2023
$24.95Member price:$24.95 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)