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November 2008 | Volume 66 | Number 3
Marge Scherer
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Thomas R. Guskey and Eric M. Anderman
Think back to the days of backyard baseball to reflect on how students learned responsibility.
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Will Richardson
New realities demand that we prepare students to be sophisticated owners of online spaces.
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Dana L. Mitra
School improvement efforts get off the ground when students are invited to participate.
Carol Ann Tomlinson
Differentiation creates conditions for students to willingly take charge of their own learning.
Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey
Key study skills that students need to learn independently.
Allison Zmuda
Here's how to get students to move beyond lip-syncing someone else's words.
Caltha Crowe
Responsive Classroom strategies enlist students to overcome their own persistent behavior issues.
We ask some kids to comment: When did you feel in charge at school?
Susan Brookhart, Connie Moss and Beverly Long
Formative assessment replaces judgmental assessment with information exchange and cooperation.
Kieran Egan
What if every student was charged with becoming an expert on something?
Sylvia Martinez and Dennis Harper
Five models show how students can share their technology skills with adults.
Michael J. Vokoun and Terry Patrick Bigelow
Two teachers reflect on the benefits and pitfalls of giving students options.
Steven Levy
Why are the kids working so hard? Because the audience is coming.
W. James Popham
Joanne Rooney
Douglas B. Reeves
Tracy Huebner
Deborah Perkins-Gough
Ronald J. Newell and Walter Enloe
In the EdVisions model, teachers build instruction around student-designed projects.
Adam Fletcher
From advocating for school improvement to researching classroom climate, students can assume many leadership roles at school.
Charles Leadbeater
Lessons from schools in the United Kingdom about how to strengthen students' relations with educators.
Naomi Thiers
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