Endicott College - TIES
CORE REQUIRED BOOKS
Revised 18 November 2008
M.ED. MONTESSORI INTEGRATIVE LEARNING
(Please note that we have
identified some of the sources for the books. We are not recommending
these as the only outlets. Some titles have imbedded links that you can
click for ordering. You may find some that are less expensive and have
a faster delivery service.)
Berry, Thomas. The Great Work: Our Way Into the Future. Bell Tower. NY
1999
Bohm, David. On Dialogue. New York: Routledge, 1996 [Needed during first two months of the
program.]
Buzan, Tony. The Mind Map Book: How to Use Radiant Thinking to Maximize
your Brain's Potential. The Penguin Group. 1996
Briggs, John and Peat, David. Seven Life Lessons of Chaos.
Harper-Collins 1999 [Needed
during first two months of the
program.]
Capra, Fritjof. The Web of Life.
Anchor-Doubleday. 1996
E-File Readings and Recordings: PDF
files of Montessori lectures, referenced web sites, chapters from
books, etc.
Fouts, Roger. Next of Kin: What Chimpanzees Have Taught me About Who We
Are. William Morrow and Company. 1997
Gang, Philip Snow. Rethinking Education. Dagaz Press. 1989
[Free download from our Virtual Campus Library or Order hard copy from
TIES via email; cost = 21.95 + Shipping] [Needed during first two months of the
program.]
Gang, Philip Snow and Morgan, Marsha Snow. Our Planet, Our Home, Dagaz
Press. 1988, Rev. 2004
Gang, Philip Snow and Morgan, Marsha Snow, An Introduction to Montessori
Radical Education, CD-Rom, 2003 [Needed during first two months of the
program.]
Krishnamurti. Education and the Significance of Life. Harper & Row.
1953 [this web
linkas well]
Liebes, S., Sahtouris, E. and Swimme, B. A Walk Through Time: From
Stardust to Us. Foundation for Global Community. 1998
Lillard, Angeline Stoll. Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius.
Oxford University Press. 2005
Montessori, Maria. From Childhood to Adolescence* (Not for Emphasis Area
Concentration)
Montessori, Maria. Spontaneous Activity in Education* (Not for Emphasis Area
Concentration)
Montessori, Maria. To Educate the Human Potential*
Montessori, Maria, The Formation of Man*
Montessori, Maria, The Four Planes of Education** (Not for Emphasis Area
Concentration)
Montessori, Mario, Jr. Education for Human Development*
*Montessori
books available from (1) Montessori Handmade 1-800-426-3022, or (2)
ABC-Clio in USA
800-368-6868
Montessori, Mario. Human
Tendencies in Montessori Education** (Not for Emphais Area
Concentration)
**Montessori
(Maria and Mario) pamphlets available at
http://www.montessori-ami.org/publications/publications.lasso . Note:
ORDER EARLY.
Observation "Reader" Provided by TIES
Rogin, Neal, The
Awakening Universe DVD 2006 [Needed during first two
months of the
program.]
Swimme, Brian. The Hidden Heart
of the Cosmos: Humanity and the New Story. Orbis Books. 1996 [Needed during first two months of the
program.]
and, as an
option as many students find both helpful:
Swimme, Brian.
The Hidden Heart
of the Cosmos. Video available from Center for the Universe Story
1-800-273-3720.
[Needed
during first two months of the program.]
Uhl, Christopher. Developing Ecological Consciousness. Rowman and
Littlefield. 2004
Waring, Marilyn. Who’s Counting.
Video. Bullfrog Films. or 1-800-543-3764 Request student Discount [Make
sure they know you are a student.]
Wheatley, Margaret. Leadership and the New Science. Berrett Koehler.
1992
Teaching Manuals (For 6-12 Only)
We have identified sources for the manuals and will make them available
on e-files for a nominal royalty fee. An alternative will be to
purchase the hard copy. We will post these requirements to campus later
as they will not be needed until Semester II.
Highly
Recommended but not required:
Bridges, William. Transitions. Addison-Wesley. 1980
Bryson, Bill. A short History of Nearly Everything. Broadway Books. NY
2003 ISBN 0-7679-0817-1
Cosmic Voyage, Narrated by Morgan Freeman. 1996 (Mostly for young
people.)
Varela, Francisco, DVD Video "Monte Grande" 2005 (Amazon
link)
Recommended
but not required:
Fullan, Michael. Change Forces: Probing the Depths of Educational
Reform Bristol, PA: The Falmer Press
Gang, Philip et al. Conscious Education. IVL Press 1992 [email dotmaver@earthlink.net for
availability]
Gatto, John. The Underground
History of American Education. Odysseus Group.
Hawken, Paul, Lovins,A. and Lovins H. Natural Capitalism. Little Brown
& Co. 1999 ISBN 0-316-35300-0
Heider, John. Tao of Leadership. 1985 ISBN 0-553-25788
Laszlo, Ervin. System View of the World: A Holistic Vision for Our
Time. Hampton Press. 1996
Metzner, Ralph. Green Psychology. Park Street. Rochester, Vermont 1999
Metzner, Ralph. The Unfolding Self. Origin Press. Navato, CA. 1998
Orr, David. Ecological Literacy. State University of New York, 1992
Orr, David. Earth In Mind. Island Press. 1994
Sahtouris, Elisabet. Earthdance:
Living Systems in Evolution. Hardcopy and paperback. (ISBN:
0-595-13067-4) or free
download here.
Skolimowski, Henryk. The Participatory Mind. Arkana _ Penguin. 1994
Standing, E.M., Maria Montessori: Her
Life and Work
Standing, E.M., The Montessori Revolution in Education
Suziki, David, DVD: The Sacred Balance, Four part video produced by
Canadian
Public Television
Swimme, Brian and Berry, Thomas. The Universe Story. Harper. 1992 ISBN
0Ñ06-250826-1
Sylwester, Robert. A Biological Brain in a Cultural Classroom. Corwin
Press. 2000. (www.corwinpress.com)
Van der Ryn, Som and Cowan, Stewart. Ecological Design. Island Press
1996. ISBN 1-55963-389-1
Source for e-books:
ebookmall
Source for scanning pen that
many students find useful for annotations.