
In this first of twin chapters (6 and 7), Marzano moves from content and pedagogy to classroom management. What are the most effective ways to set ground rules, establish procedures, and design the physical space of a classroom such that...

In "The New Teacher's Guide to Better Assessment," Mary Jo Grdina sets up two scenarios that hamper deft use of assessments for new and long-time teachers: Newbies often leave teacher education programs with idealistic visions of the range of assessments...

ASCD Express is looking for short, 600–1,000-word essays on the theme "Turning to National Standards." The theme description is below, and guidelines for submissions are here. Send us your submissions by November 23, 2009. The drumbeat for national standards has...

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I am a doctoral student who is conducting a study of teacher perspectives of teacher action research. I am looking for teachers who are willing to take a 10-15 minute survey. All aspects of the survey will be anonymous and will be only used towards a graduate course I am taking towards my doctorate. To learn more about the survey, pleased visit http://tar.homestead.com for more information.
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Post submitted by ASCD Scholars facilitator Tom Hoerr. A recent article in Education Week said, "Studies are showing that many principals don't stay on the job long, and that those who leave don't take other jobs as school leaders." But...

Last school year Cloonan Middle School in Stamford, Conn., began detracking and implementing mixed-ability classrooms to address pervasive achievement gaps. Interest in detracking remains high; in the current most-clicked Smartbrief story, NPR follows the effects of tracking at Columbia High...

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Baruti Kafele, author of the new ASCD book Motivating Black Males to Achieve in School and in Life, will present his book to an audience of DC-area educators and students this morning, November 6, from 11 a.m. to 12 noon EST at the ASCD headquarters in Alexandria, VA. Watch a live stream of the event at http://www.ascd.org/Publications/Books/k afele.aspx
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In the March 1982 issue of Educational Leadership, research associate Takiko Morimoto explores the attitudes of Japanese and American educators by comparing survey results from a small sample of teachers in Los Angeles with a small sample in Tokyo. Asked...

Little support and even less classroom experience combined to make Deirdra Grode's first year teaching chaotic and almost her last. It didn't have to be that way. Grode says training on how to organize the classroom and learning, better understanding...

Platooning, or departmentalizing instruction according to content area, is on the rise in elementary schools, according to last week's most popular SmartBrief story. High stakes tests that target subject areas and grade levels are cited as the big motivator in...

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ASCD (formerly the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) is a membership organization that develops programs, products, and services essential to the way educators learn, teach, and lead.

Late last week Vice President Joe Biden hosted an event to highlight jobs saved or created with money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Two ASCD members were featured at the event: Jill Neustadt, a math content coach...

Presenter Ann Nkiruka Ifekwunigwe posed this question to a room of attendees Sunday morning in her ASCD Fall Conference session, "Preparing Successful Teacher Leaders: What Have We Learned?" She then shared some research about why teacher leadership is a worthy...

(Post submitted by ASCD Scholars facilitator Jen Morrison.) I once worked in a large, top-down, bureaucratic district where, as a teacher, I was expected to follow a detailed pacing guide, give weekly district assessments, and work only from the adopted...









