Three Cups of Tea

One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin

If you want to know why the cause of education is now so critical in the central part of Asia and the kind of race we are in between hope that our collective global future will be one of freedom from terrorism and religious extremism, read this book. One person can make a difference, as we have seen more recently with the Obama campaign, but he (in this case Greg Mortenson) one school at a time!

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Mountains Beyond Mountains, Tracy Kidder

Dr Paul Farmer—the center of this narrative is a modern day hero—you will see why in this recounting of the Harvard trained physician’s amazing commitment to fighting for the people of Haiti’s health and that of all poor people around the world. This is a wonderfully written account of Dr Farmer’s life and work.

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Dreams from My Father

Read this wonderfully written book not just because Barack Obama is now our President but because of the wonderful insights it provides on what it is like to grow up in different cultures.

Contributed a chapter “ Meeting the needs of the vulnerable learner: The role of the teacher in bridging the gap between informal and formal learning using digital technologies:” to Children’s Learning in a Digital World—Ed Teena Willougby and Eilleen Wood, Blackwell Publishing (2008)

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Videoconferencing for K–12 Classrooms, Second Edition

Videoconferencing for K-12 Classrooms is an essential resource for every school and district leader, whether you already have a fledgling videoconferencing program or are still contemplating one. Interactive videoconferencing (IVC) networks have become increasingly available to educators. They offer the potential to link classrooms worldwide, connect far-flung learners to subject area experts, expose students to places and people that simply can’t be reached through traditional field trips, and bring in much-needed supplemental content. Videoconferencing is still very much a growth area in K-12 education—the costs for systems have come down, their capabilities have grown, and the economics of bringing outside expertise into the classroom have significantly tilted in favor of IVC.