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Growing Our Middle Grades Educational “Gardens”
After a long winter season with continual blankets of snow and ice sleeping on the ground, the warmth of spring is finally waking up the soil. Seas of grass are rising in front yards and eager blooms are curling upward toward the sun. Like careful, measured areas of hope, fresh garden plots are starting to appear in back yards. These gardens—and the work that goes along with them—mirror what sho
APR 24
International Panel Provides World View on Education
Post written by Laura Varlas At the recent ASCD Annual Conference in Los Angeles, Calif., ASCD Executive Director and CEO Dr. Gene R. Carter convened an international panel of education leaders from Hong Kong, Singapore, and Canada. Although their contexts differ, they share many of the same challenges as U.S. educators, and their global perspective provided a new lens for considering common theme
The Power of Community Partnerships
I must begin this post by stating one fact; I am so very appreciative and do not take for granted the number of hours spent in Washington Montessori School on a daily basis by our volunteers and community partners. We partner with local businesses, agencies, city offices, and so many others. Some of our partners help provide food for our back-feeding program for the weekend (where students discree
APR 23
ASCD’s Whole Child Symposium Tackles Questions About the Future of Education
What do we need from education? How are we preparing students for the world they will enter? This spring, ASCD is launching its inaugural Whole Child Symposium, a series of discussions to tackle these important questions. Through a town hall discussion, a live event, and a series of virtual panels, the symposium aims to push and expand conversations about effective education and education system
ASCD’s Whole Child Symposium Tackles Questions About the Future of Education
What do we need from education? How are we preparing students for the world they will enter? This spring, ASCD is launching its inaugural Whole Child Symposium, a series of discussions to tackle these important questions. Through a town hall discussion, a live event, and a series of virtual panels, the symposium aims to push and expand conversations about effective education and education system
APR 22
Sir Ken Robinson: Reclaiming the Elemental Purpose of Education
Post written by Laura Varlas Like most teenagers, Sir Ken Robinson had no idea what he wanted to be when he grew up. "Life is a constant improvisation. How many of you, at the age of 15, accurately anticipated the life you've had?," he asked at his ASCD Annual Conference general session presentation last month. "Your résumé conveys the myth that this was all planned. The last thing
Free Webinar—Connecting the Cultural Divide: What Do Great Teachers in the United States and China Do?
Join Leslie Grant and James Stronge, authors of the new ASCD book West Meets East, in an exciting, free webinar as they discuss what teachers in the East (China) can learn from their counterparts in the West (United States) and vice versa. Wednesday, April 29, 2014, 3:00 p.m. eastern time Register now! Teaching practice occurs in specific cultural settings and evolves in ways that can reflect
APR 21
Getting Back to the Real Policy Basics
Post written by Howard Adelman, PhD, and Linda Taylor, PhD, codirectors of whole child partner Center for Mental Health in Schools at UCLA. The Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Model provides another opportunity to get back to policy basics. A fundamental societal need is to end the marginalization (and ongoing fragmentation) of efforts to transform how schools address barriers to lea
APR 18
Engaging Curriculum: A Foundation for Positive School Culture
Post written by David Hunter As a curriculum designer who advocates for project-based learning, I strongly believe that curriculum plays a major role in the school culture but can often go unconsidered when developing a vision around that culture. At first glance, curriculum and culture may seem to be separate issues, but when you look deeper, curriculum can be a foundation for the culture becau