The sign of a great teacher is one that is a continuous learner.  Here are some wonderful books that I highly recommend in order to continually sharpen your saw and improve your craft as a History and Social Studies teacher.

• Historical Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts (Charting the Future of Teaching the Past (Critical Perspectives On The Past) by Sam Wineburg
• Be Excellent at Anything: The Four Keys To Transforming the Way We Work and Live by Tony Schwartz
• The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal by Tony Schwartz
• Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Dr. Carol Dweck
• Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
• Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink
• The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg
• Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard by Chip and Dan Heath
• Reading, Thinking, and Writing About History: Teaching Argument Writing to Diverse Learners in the Common Core Classroom Grades 6-12
• Essential Questions: Opening Doors to Student Understanding by Jay McTighe
• Reading Like a Historian: Teaching Literacy in Middle and High School History Classrooms by Sam Wineburg