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ASCD Fall Conference
Educators gather this week in Chicago to learn how to Close the Learning Gap Once and for All. Check the Conference Daily webpage for updates, photos, news, and more.
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ASCD's Job Ramp™
Looking for a new position? Trying to hire the best teachers? ASCD just launched its own job bank.
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When Firing Teachers Is the Right Thing to Do
In response to the May issue of Educational Leadership ("The Key to Changing the Teaching Profession"), which argues the importance of supporting good teachers, Rick Hess guest blogs about specific examples where thinning teacher ranks should improve overall teacher quality for better learning outcomes.
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Can Anyone Teach?
A new report from McKinsey & Co. proposes a national strategy—similar to those found in leading education nations Finland, Singapore, and South Korea—for attracting top-third college graduates to teaching careers and retaining and supporting them in the profession.
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Blog Watch:
Learning Is Messy
Veteran elementary educator Brian Crosby knows that teaching and learning aren't about always getting it right on the first try. His blog vividly and personally captures this ethos in his teaching practices and connections with students.
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Closing Opportunity Gaps
Is it fair to demand equal education outcomes without demanding that students receive equal opportunities to succeed? This issue will look at what's happening at the federal, state, district, school, and classroom levels to address inequities in funding, curriculum access, facilities, preschool experiences, health care, and teacher quality.
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Hiring and Retaining Good Teachers
No education system can outperform the quality of its teachers, yet wide-scale, consistent efforts to attract and retain great teachers are hard to find. Lately, teacher quality has been an either-or proposition, with policies and publications fixating on retaining the best performers and dismissing the worst. This is not a human capital strategy for building a world-class teacher corps.
Performance pay may get a lot of press, but actual teachers and teaching candidates rank job supports, particularly strong leadership and a high-quality peer group, as having the biggest influence on whether they pursue a career in education.
In this issue of ASCD Express, we explore different paths to teacher efficacy—particularly those mediated by the self, the principal, mentors, or schoolwide induction programs.
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What Does It Mean to Be a Good Teacher?
The Importance of Appropriate Goal Setting
 Setting meaningful goals can be a simple process that is based on student needs but focused on teacher actions.
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Hiring and Keeping the "Best" Teachers
At Evanston Township High School outside Chicago, Ill., the induction program focuses on defining and communicating core beliefs about the school's purpose, teaching and learning, and students' capacity to achieve.
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Retaining New Teachers:
Supportive Principals Needed
For new teachers to stay in the profession, they need to feel valued, supported, and cared for by school leaders, especially the principal.
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Improving Teacher Induction
Although more common now, teacher induction programs still vary widely. What are the key elements of a sound model?
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Recruit and Reward the Best
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Hiring and Supporting Great Teachers at YES Prep
 Nearly two hours of common planning time daily and a collaborative culture are some of the teacher supports and traits at the core of YES Prep's hiring and retention practices.
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My Back Pages:
Six Ways to Avoid a Supervisor (1952)
Making light of sometimes stressful observations, this satirical piece takes checklist-driven, gotcha-style supervisory practices down a peg.
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Give All Teachers Mentors
 Not just for new or struggling teachers, mentors can help teachers at all levels maintain their passion for educating and create a fulfilling career path.
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