• home
  • store

ASCD Logo

  • ASCD.org
  • Store
  • Blog
  • Virtual Events
  • Navigate Applications
    • ASCD Activate
    • myTeachSource
    • PD In Focus
    • PD Online
    • Streaming Video
  • Help

    ASCD Customer Service

    Phone
    Monday through Friday
    8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

    1-800-933-ASCD (2723)

    Address
    1703 North Beauregard St.
    Alexandria, VA 22311-1714

    Complete Customer Service Details

  • Log In
ASCD Header Logo
Click to Search
  • Popular Topics
    • Building Racial Justice and Equity
    • Curriculum Design and Lesson Planning
    • Differentiated Instruction
    • Distance Learning
    • Instructional Leadership
    • School Climate and Culture
    • Social-Emotional Learning
    • Understanding by Design
    • Browse All Topics
  • Books & More
    • Browse Books
    • New Books
    • Member Books
    • Quick Reference Guides
    • ASCD Express
    • Newsletters
    • Write for ASCD
    • ASCD Books in Translation
    • White Papers
    • Streaming Videos
    • PD Online Courses
    • PD In Focus
  • Educational Leadership
    • Current Issue
    • Browse EL Archives
    • Digital EL
    • EL Podcast
    • Upcoming Themes
    • Write for EL
    • EL's Tell Us About
  • Membership
    • Benefits
    • Team Memberships
    • Member-Only Webinars
    • Affiliates & More
  • Virtual Events
    • Webinars
    • Symposiums
    • Leadership Summit
    • PreK and K Conference
    • Annual Conference
    • Exhibit with Us
  • Professional Learning
    • On-Site & Virtual PD
    • ASCD Faculty
    • ASCD Staff Speakers
    • ASCD Activate
    • ASCD Regional Partners
    • PD Success Stories
    • PD Request Form
  • Main
  • Past Events
  • About the Symposium

Past Events

The Engagement Gap | Poverty and Education | Teacher Leadership | Choosing Your Tomorrow Today

The Engagement Gap

Making Every School and Every Classroom an All-Engaging Environment

Although much has been written about the achievement gap, less has been said about redirecting our focus on student engagement in learning. And focusing on engagement may be the closest thing we have to ensuring effective learning is taking place. Centering on the process of effective pedagogy may be far more beneficial than narrowing our attention only to the outcomes. The spring 2016 Whole Child Symposium focused on the engagement gap:

  • Why is engagement important?
  • What do we mean by engagement, and what does it look like?
  • How do you make your school and your classroom an all-engaging environment?

What do students think? Students share their thoughts on how to turn schools into places where young people can thrive in a video from The Future Project.

Read the Sympoisum Report on The Engagement Gap (PDF)

View the Archives

Watch the Slideshow

Poverty and Education

Addressing Poverty as a Sector, as a School, and as a Classroom

Socioeconomic status has been touted as one of the greatest determinants of academic achievement and success. A 2014 report (PDF) conducted by the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) indicated that poverty, if unaddressed, can explain up to 46 percent of the PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) scores in OECD member countries.

In spring 2015, ASCD convened the third ASCD Whole Child Symposium in Washington, D.C. The symposium focused on the issue of poverty as it relates to school reform and education improvement efforts. The topic is particularly timely for two reasons:

  • For the first time in recent history, the majority of public school children in the United States come from low socioeconomic households, according to the Southern Education Foundation.
  • We have just passed 50th anniversary of the U.S. War on Poverty, which was launched by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964.

Read the Sympoisum Report on Poverty and Education (PDF)

Learn about poverty and education by the numbers (PDF)

View the Archives

  Spring 2015 ASCD Whole Child Symposium - Panel 1

Current Research and the History of Poverty in the United States

  Spring 2015 ASCD Whole Child Symposium - Panel 2

Classroom Experiences and Practitioner Insight

  Spring 2015 ASCD Whole Child Symposium - Q&A

Whole Child Symposium Panelists Take Audience Questions

 

Watch the Slideshow

Teacher Leadership

The What, Why, and How of Teachers as Leaders

Teaching today is a more complex set of roles and responsibilities than ever before. The skills and knowledge required to successfully engage students and prepare them for our quickly-changing society define how teachers lead within the classroom and without.

In early December 2014, ASCD convened the second Whole Child Symposium to explore how to support aspiring teacher leaders, especially those who want to stay in the classroom as instructional leaders and more.

Read the Symposium Report on Teacher Leadership (PDF)

Learn more about the teacher leadership landscape (PDF)

View the Archives

  Fall 2014 ASCD Whole Child Symposium - Panel 1

Why Are Teacher Leaders Important to the Education Profession?

  Fall 2014 ASCD Whole Child Symposium - Panel 2

How Can We Best Support Aspiring Teacher Leaders in the Classroom?

  Fall 2014 ASCD Whole Child Symposium - Q&A

Whole Child Symposium Panelists Take Audience Questions

 

Watch the Slideshow

Choosing Your Tomorrow Today

How Today's Decisions Affect Our Youth, Economy, and Society Tomorrow

The spring 2014 Whole Child Symposium featured discussions on the theme "Choosing Your Tomorrow Today" across three events in three separate settings, with each event seeking different voices, audiences, and perspectives. Participants were encouraged to ask questions, argue issues, and suggest solutions online throughout the duration of the seven-week discussion.

Read the Symposium Report on Choosing Your Tomorrow Today (PDF)

View the Archives

ASCD Express

Ideas from the Field

Subscribe to ASCD Express, our free email newsletter, to have practical, actionable strategies and information delivered to your email inbox twice a month.

Subscribe Now

Permissions

ASCD respects intellectual property rights and adheres to the laws governing them. Learn more about our permissions policy and submit your request online.

  • Policies and Requests
  • Electronic File Requests for Students with Print Disabilities
  • Translations Rights
  • Books in Translation

  • ASCD on Facebook (External Link)
  • ASCD on Twitter (External Link)
  • ASCD on Pinterest (External Link)
  • ASCD on Instagram (External Link)
  • ASCD on LinkedIn (External Link)
  • ASCD on Youtube (External Link)

About ASCD

  • About Us
  • Contact Us / Help
  • Governance
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • News & Media
  • Government Relations
  • Whole Child

Get Involved

  • Membership
  • Educator Advocates
  • Affiliates
  • Emerging Leaders
  • Connected Communities
  • Student Chapters
  • Professional Interest Communities

Partner with Us

  • Partners
  • ASCD Job Ramp
  • Advertisers
  • Sponsors & Exhibitors
  • Distributors
ASCD Logo

1703 North Beauregard St.
Alexandria, VA 22311-1714

MISSION: ASCD empowers educators to achieve excellence in learning, teaching, and leading so that every child is healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged.

© 2021 ASCD. All Rights Reserved.