If you’re a teacher, you probably don’t have oodles of free time on your hands (unless you’ve thrown lesson planning and grading your students’ work out the window!), but when you do, a good book recommendation is almost always welcome (trumped only by a good wine/beer/food recommendation!). I always enjoy a good ‘beach read’ when I need something brainless (read: flaky, easy reading), but sometimes I’m up for something with a little more substance. What better than something that can help you out in your classroom or professional life?

The handy infographic below is a great list of 50 awesome books for teachers to read. From teaching strategies to teacher humor, and cartoons and real life stories, there’s a bit of something in here for everyone. Take a look – you can see what’s on the list that you may have already read, and you’ll likely find something new that you’d like to take a look at.

Do you have any other teaching related favorite reads that aren’t included here? Leave us a message in the comments!

50 Great Books For Teachers

(see the infographic for the rest!)

• The First-Year Teacher’s Survival Guide
• Teaching With Fire
• The First Days Of School
• Growing Minds
• The Teacher’s Book Of Wit
• Fred Jones Tools For Teaching
• The Courage To Teach
• Educating Esme
• School
• The Substitute Teacher’s Organizer
• You Know You’re A Teacher If….
• Stories From A Teacher
• What If There Were No Teachers?
• 99 Ways To Get Kids To Love Reading
• See Me After Class: Advice For Teachers By Teachers
• Why Johnny Still Can’t Read
• Inside Mrs. B’s Classroom: Courage, Hope, and Learning on Chicago’s South Side
• The Cooperative Classroom: Empowering Learning