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Free Webinar: Creating a Culture of Achievement — Whole Child Education

Free Webinar: Creating a Culture of Achievement — Whole Child Education:


Free Webinar: Creating a Culture of Achievement

How to Create a Culture of Achievement
Join ASCD authors and educators Nancy Frey and Doug Fisher, authors of How to Create a Culture of Achievement in Your School and Classroom, for an exciting, free webinar where they share their experiences with leading schools that support good teaching and learning by building a culture of achievement.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012, 3:00 p.m. eastern time
Register now!


What does it feel like to walk into your school? Is it a welcoming place where everyone feels valued? Most school improvement efforts focus on academic goals. But what makes or breaks your learning community are the intangibles—the relationships and connections that make up its culture.
Douglas Fisher is a professor of educational leadership at San Diego State University and a teacher leader at Health Sciences High & Middle College. Nancy Frey is a professor of literacy in the School of Teacher Educa­tion at San Diego State University and a teacher leader at Health Sciences High & Middle College. Before joining the university faculty, Nancy was a special education teacher in the Broward County (Florida) Public Schools, where she taught students at the elementary and middle school levels. She later worked for the Florida Department of Education on a statewide project for supporting students with disabilities in a general education curriculum. Connect with Fisher and Frey on their website, Fisher & Frey: Literacy for Life.

This webinar is a part of ASCD's 2012 Summer Boot Camp webinar series. Assisting educators at all levels around the globe prepare for the 2012–13 school year, this free summer boot camp comprises nine informative webinars on a variety of topics that shape classrooms worldwide. Sign up for one or all of these webinars and view archived presentations at www.ascd.org/bootcamp.
Summer Boot Camp Webinar Series