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Is there another element of NCLB that you think needs to change? Is NCLB fine as it is? Do you want to explain why you chose the elements that you did? Tell us what you think on the ASCD blog. Please share your comments with us and your peers.

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ASCD's 2006 Legislative Agenda
Several of ASCD's top legislative priorities relate to NCLB.
NCLB: Taking Stock, Looking Forward
Educational Leadership, November 2006
NCLB a Year Before Reauthorization
Education Update, July 2006
A "Partially Failed Experiment"
ASCD Blog, July 2006
Bridging the Policy Divide for the Good of the Kids
Is It Good for the Kids?, November 2006

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Created December 12, 2006

You can discuss this topic on the ASCD blog. Please share your comments with us and your peers.

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What Science Teaching Looks Like: An International Perspective
Educational Leadership, December 2006/January 2007
Special Report/The Status of the Science Lab
Educational Leadership, December 2006/January 2007
Research Matters/Creating Culturally Responsive Schools
Educational Leadership, September 2005
Science
Curriculum Update, Summer 2004

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Created November 28, 2006

Visit the ASCD blog to tell us more about how you like to teach vocabulary.

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Building Academic Vocabulary: Student Notebooks
Building Academic Background Knowledge
ASCD DVD
Building Student Literacy Through Sustained Silent Reading
by Steve Gardiner
Successful Strategies for Literacy and Learning
ASCD PD Online course
Vocabulary Instruction: It's More Than Just Words
ASCD Annual Conference Audio
Task, Text, and Talk: Literacy for All Subjects
Educational Leadership, October 2006

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Created November 14, 2006

Visit the ASCD blog to tell us more about how NCLB has affected your school or district.

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ASCD's 2006 Legislative Agenda
Several of ASCD's top legislative priorities relate to NCLB. The agenda includes key messages and brief policy papers that will help you support sound education policy.
NCLB: Taking Stock, Looking Forward
Educational Leadership, November 2006
NCLB a Year Before Reauthorization
Education Update, July 2006
A "Partially Failed Experiment"
ASCD Blog, July 2006
What Our High School Students Need
Is It Good for the Kids?, February 2005
Does Highly Qualified Mean High-Quality?
ASCD Infobrief, November 2004

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Created October 31, 2006

Visit the ASCD blog to tell us more about how you use curriculum mapping.

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Curriculum Mapping as Professional Development
Curriculum•Technology Quarterly, Spring 2003
Curriculum Mapping: Overview
Curriculum Handbook (2001)
Curriculum Mapping on the Edge
2006 Annual Conference blog post on mapping expert Heidi Hayes Jacobs' presentation.

You can attend Jacobs' session at the ASCD/ACEL conference, "New Imagery for Schools and Schooling: Challenging, Creating, and Connecting." Learn more.

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Created October 18, 2006

Visit the ASCD blog to learn more about these models or to tell us your most effective way to teach ELLs.

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Effectiveness of Programs for English Language Learners
ResearchBrief, October 24, 2005
The ESL Combined Lesson: A Checklist
Education Update, January 2003
Teaching English Language Learners in the General Classroom
Education Update, January 2003
Embracing Diversity, Respecting Others
PD Online Course

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Created October 3, 2006

What else can schools do to be safe and secure? Share your thoughts on the ASCD blog.

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School Safety
ASCD Education Topic
Healthy School Communities
The ASCD Whole Child Initiative
Have we learned nothing since Columbine?
First Amendment Schools E-mail Archive
The School Law Handbook: What Every Leader Needs to Know, Chapter 1
by William C. Bosher Jr., Kate R. Kaminski, and Richard S. Vacca
Healthy Bodies, Minds, and Buildings
Educational Leadership, March 2000

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Created September 13, 2006

What other resources and services might we offer to help you make a difference for your students? Tell us and your peers on the ASCD blog.

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Created August 31, 2006

Do you think there is a gender gap in education? Share your comments with your peers on the ASCD blog.

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Bridging the Widest Gap: Raising the Achievement of Black Boys
Education Update, August 2005
Gender Approaches to Improve Academic Performance
ASCD Audio
With Boys and Girls in Mind
Educational Leadership, November 2004
The Big Picture: Education Is Everyone's Business
by Dennis Littky and Samantha Grabelle

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Created August 16, 2006

High school reform is one of ASCD's five legislative priorities. Share your comments on high school reform with your peers on the ASCD blog.

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2006 ASCD Legislative Agenda
Examining High School Reform from a New Angle
EDPolicy Update, June 2006
High School Reform: Protecting the Student Interest
ASCD Infobrief, May 2005
Promises Kept: Sustaining School and District Leadership in a Turbulent Era
by Steven Jay Gross

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Created August 2, 2006

What classroom management challenges do you face? What techniques do you use to overcome them? Visit the ASCD blog to share your ideas.

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The Key Elements of Classroom Management: Managing Time and Space, Student Behavior, and Instructional Strategies
by Joyce McLeod, Jan Fisher, and Ginny Hoover
Building Classroom Relationships
Educational Leadership, September 2003
Flexible Classroom Management Styles and the Student-Learning Connection
ASCD Audio
Classroom Management
ASCD Education Topic

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Created July 20, 2006

What is the most important benefit of integrating UbD and DI concepts and practices? Tell us—and your peers—on the ASCD blog.

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ASCD 2005 Summer Conference Blog
Read the insightful discussions that took place after last year's summer conference.
The Understanding by Design Professional Development Workbook
by Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins
Understanding by Design and Differentiated Instruction: Partners in Classroom Success
ASCD Audio
Leadership for Differentiating Schools and Classrooms
by Carol Ann Tomlinson and Susan Demirsky Allan

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Created July 5, 2006

What else does a principal need to do to be a good instructional leader? Tell us—and your peers—on the ASCD blog.

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No Instant Principals: A Reply to Barbara Bartholomew
Educational Leadership, Summer 2006
New—Read the article, then respond on the ASCD blog.
A Framework for Education Leadership
ResearchBrief, December 2005
When the Principal Is the New Kid at School
Education Update, October 2005

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Created June 20, 2006

How does your school or district promote student success during the summer break? Visit the ASCD blog to share your ideas.

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ASCD Topic Pack: Block Scheduling/ Year-Round Schooling
Summer Bridge and Student Improvement
ResearchBrief, July 2004
Year-Round Education
Education Update, March 2000

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Created May 9, 2006

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The Effect of State Testing on Instruction in High-Poverty Elementary Schools
ResearchBrief, September 28, 2004
States Need More to Help Schools Improve
Is It Good for the Kids?, June 2005
A Vision for Public Schools: Academics Is Not Enough
Is It Good for the Kids?, May 2005
Turnaround Schools
Educational Leadership, Summer 2005

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Created April 25, 2006

Have more to say? Your responses could be published in Educational Leadership. Learn more.

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ASCD's 2006 Legislative Agenda
Several of ASCD's top legislative priorities relate to NCLB. The agenda includes key messages and brief policy papers that will help you support sound education policy.
NCLB Inches Toward Growth Models
EDPolicy Update, April 2006
What's New with NCLB
EDPolicy Update, March 2006
What Our High School Students Need
Is It Good for the Kids?, February 2005
Special Report/NCLB: Up Close and Personal
Educational Leadership, October 2004