Like most teachers, Cassie can't quit learning, even during the summer. This episode is all about the books that keep you inspired throughout the summer months and help you generate ideas for the coming school year. Listen to Cassie share her favorite reads and what those books have taught her, including drawing instruction (3:00), how to set up and introduce painting (9:00), and the personal takeaways that the best books have (11:15).

Resources and Links

• Drawing with Children by Mona Brookes
• Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards
• Hooked on Drawing by Sandy Brook
• Observation Drawing with Children by Nancy Smith
• Children and Painting by Kathy Tapol
• You Can Weave! by Cathy Monaghan
• The Annotated Mona Lisa by Carol Strickland
• Educating Esme by Esme Raji Codell
• The Essential 55 by Ron Clark
• Teach Like a Pirate by Dave Burgess
• Teach, Breathe, and Learn by Mina Srinivasan
• The Growth Mindset Coach by Annie Brock and Heather Hundley