February 2009
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February 2009 | Volume 66 | Number 5
How Teachers Learn
Feature Articles
Perspectives / All Teachers Can Learn
Marge Scherer
Listen online at http://shop.ascd.org/mp3/el_february2009.mp3
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From Surviving to Thriving
Sonia Nieto
Why and how teachers must continue learning throughout their lifetimes.
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The Lessons Are in the Leading
Gordon A. Donaldson Jr.
Leaders learn by identifying dilemmas, practicing strategies, and reflecting on results.
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Moving Beyond Talk
Debra Smith, Bruce Wilson and Dick Corbett
Six conditions lead to collective actions that bring change. Watch a video of a learning community in action.
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The Principal's Role in Supporting Learning Communities
Shirley M. Hord and Stephanie A. Hirsh
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How Nations Invest in Teachers
Ruth Chung Wei, Alethea Andree and Linda Darling-Hammond
High-achieving countries build professional learning into teachers' workdays.
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Learning with Blogs and Wikis
Bill Ferriter
Customized learning opportunities abound in the blogosphere.
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Embarking on Action Research
Catherine M. Brighton
Seven steps for developing a focused exploration of your own practice.
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Research Review / Teacher Learning: What Matters?
Linda Darling-Hammond and Nikole Richardson
A new paradigm—the professional learning community—emerges.
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Supporting Teacher Learning Teams
Steve Chappuis, Jan Chappuis and Rick Stiggins
Ongoing, job-embedded, collaborative learning replaces one-day workshops.
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High-Leverage Strategies for Principal Leadership
Richard DuFour and Robert J. Marzano
Working with teams of teachers yields more benefits than does one-on-one observation and evaluation.
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Come to the Fair!
Sheila Danaher, John Price and Paula Kluth
A K-8 school celebrates staff expertise.
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Departments
All About Assessment / Unraveling Reliability
W. James Popham
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The Principal Connection / How Book Groups Bring Change
Thomas R. Hoerr
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The Learning Leader / Model Teachers
Douglas B. Reeves
Listen online at http://shop.ascd.org/mp3/el_February_2009_Reeves.mp3
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What Research Says About … / The Continuum of Teacher Learning
Tracy Huebner
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Themes for Educational Leadership 2009–2010
For guidelines for writing, see
www.ascd.org/el.
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ASCD's Global Vision for the Whole Child
Gene R. Carter
ASCD helps educators in the Middle East pursue whole child education.
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ASCD Community in Action
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Journal Staff
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Online Only
Learning from Student Work
Gabrielle Nidus and Maya Sadder
Literacy coaches outline a way to examine student progress.
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Fostering Reflection
Lana M. Danielson
Which modes of thinking lead teachers to make deliberate and insightful decisions?
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How Teachers Lead Teachers
Jason Margolis
A look at the subtle dynamics that encourage teachers to learn from one another.
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A Gathering That Grows Leaders
Kathleen Anderson Steeves and Sandra Nagy Sinclair
This Educator Group encourages participants to continue their professional development beyond grad school.
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EL Study Guide
Naomi Thiers
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Book Review
Naomi Thiers
Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America by Paul Tough
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