ASCD has received five 2012 Apex Awards of Excellence for graphic design and editorial content from Communications Concepts. The winners are

• Educational Leadership, for the April 2011 theme issue on "The Transition Years" (Magazines and Journals–Whole Publication, Print).
• "Taming the Wild Text," in the March 2012 issue of Educational Leadership on "Reading: The Core Skill" (Design and Illustration–Magazine Spreads).
• Insights into Action: Successful School Leaders Share What Works (ASCD, 2011), by William Sterrett (Books and eBooks–Whole Book).
• "Million Dollar Babies," in the December 2011 issue of Education Update (Design and Illustration–Infographics).
• Policy Priorities (Newsletters–Most Improved).

Learning to Teach? Now Learn to Lead!

ASCD is seeking leaders in education programs across the globe who wish to establish an ASCD student chapter at their institution. ASCD student chapters provide opportunities for education students to connect with a diverse education community that is committed to leadership for the whole child and that works to ensure each student in each community is healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged. Learn more about how to start a student chapter at www.ascd.org/chapters.

Pinteresting!

ASCD is pleased to announce its Pinterest debut. ASCD curates six boards that are home to pins on topics that range from professional development to a whole child approach to education. In addition, you can find illustrated inspirational quotes from your favorite EL articles ready for pinning! Follow us on Pinterest for ideas and inspiration.

Product Spotlight

The ASCD School Improvement Tool

Ensuring that each student is healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged requires educators to continually ask questions and examine evidence related to school policies and practices. ASCD's free School Improvement Tool provides a guide for school improvement based on whole child indicators. Use the tool and indicators to

• Assess sustainable implementation of a whole child approach across school climate and culture, curriculum and instruction, family and community engagement, leadership, staff capacity, and assessment.
• Guide decision making and set strategic goals and outcomes.
• Identify resources to meet school and community needs.
• Prepare students for postsecondary education, meaningful employment, and active citizenship in a global society.

Visit www.ascd.org/wholechild to access the ASCD School Improvement Tool and download a copy of the whole child indicators.

Mark Your Calendars

Fall Conference

The ASCD Conference on Teaching and Learning—"Revolutionizing the Way We Lead and Learn"—will be held this year at the Hilton Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia. Choose from one of four Pre-Conference Institutes on October 25, 2012. Conference sessions will be held October 26–28.

Take advantage of this opportunity to join forces with fellow educators to craft a vision for change. Attend networking breakfasts and general sessions and choose from more than 80 sessions to reset your thinking, restock your toolbox, and restore your spirit for taking on the big challenges that face schools and educators everywhere. Highlighted speakers include Jay McTighe, Robin Fogarty, Tony Frontier, and general session speaker Jonah Edelman.

Want to be a volunteer? E-mail us at fcmail@ascd.org for more information. For more details on the ASCD Fall Conference, go to www.ascd.org/fall-conference.

EL Talks with an Author

Would you like to see a multimedia preview of an article in Educational Leadership? Each month, EL editors sit down with one or more of our authors to learn more about the ideas they present in their articles. This month, Editor in Chief Marge Scherer talks with Doug Fisher and Nancy Frey about their article "Making Time for Feedback." Fisher and Frey discuss the differences between errors and mistakes and explain how teachers can use error analysis to save instructional time.

Watch this month's video interview at www.ascd.org/el0912fisherinterview. Be sure to visit www.ascd.org/el in the coming months for video interviews with Baruti Kafele, Robert Marzano, Carol Ann Tomlinson, and others.