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.