ASCD in Action

ASCD Resources on “Instructional Leadership”

Books

Glickman, C. D. (2002). Leadership for Learning: How to Help Teachers Succeed. Price: $19.95 (member); $23.95 (nonmember). Stock No. 101031.

Lambert, L. (1998). Building Leadership Capacity in Schools. Price: $10.95 (member); $13.95 (nonmember). Stock No. 198058.

Audio

The Principal's Role in Building a Professional Learning Community (with Richard DuFour). (2000). Price: $19.95 (member); $23.95 (nonmember). Stock No. 200259.

Video

The Principal Series (7-tape series). Includes The Evolving Role of the Principal, Creating a Collaborative Learning Community, Survival Tips, Principal as Culture Shaper, Principal as Manager, Principal as Instructional Leader, and Principal as Ambassador. Price: $930 (member); $1,130 (nonmember). Stock No. 499242.

The Teacher Series (6-tape series). Includes Teacher as Intellectual Guide, Teacher as Instructional Leader, Teacher as Community Builder, Teacher as Peer Coach, Teacher as Staff Developer, and Teacher as Reflective Learner. Price: $820 (member); $1,040 (nonmember). Stock No. 401079.

PD Online Course

Effective Leadership. Price: $34.95 (member and nonmember). Register online at the ASCD Web site (www.ascd.org) by clicking on “Professional Development” and then selecting “PD Online Courses.”

Network

Instructional Supervision. Helps members identify and study issues related to supervision and encourages research and evaluation in both supervision and instruction. Contact: Sally Zepeda, (706) 613-5245; szepeda@coe.uga.edu.

Back Issues of EL

Did you miss the Educational Leadership issue on Understanding Learning Differences? Need extra copies of the issue on Making Standards Work for your next professional development program? Back issues of Educational Leadership are available for order through the ASCD Online Store (www.ascd.org) or by calling the ASCD Service Center at (800) 933-2723. Price: $6 per copy.

Your Turn

We'd like to hear about a successful experience you've had as an educator making learning exciting and relevant for all students. Tell us about the instructional unit, project, or activity that most sparked your students' interest, made them think, and encouraged them to become deeply involved in learning. What made this experience meaningful?

Send your response in a signed e-mail to el@ascd.org, with “Your Turn” in the subject line. Or mail or fax your response to Educational Leadership, ASCD, 1703 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria, VA 22311; fax: (703) 575-5891. Please include your name, job title, school or school district, address, daytime phone number, and e-mail address. Selected responses received before June 15 will be excerpted in the September 2002 issue of Educational Leadership.

Member Benefits: ASCD Tutorials

Looking for professional development that's free, fun, and convenient? Through online tutorials, ASCD members can access short multimedia lessons on such topics as differentiating instruction, cooperative learning, classroom management, and action research. Each lesson includes short articles on the topic, video and audio files of experts and practitioners, and a list of resources. The tutorials are available on the ASCD Web site (www.ascd.org).

Quality and Diversity Are Key to Student Success

Every student has the right to attend a high-performing school.
Every child has the right to be taught by quality, fully licensed and certified teachers.
Schools must use education to bridge the divides caused by the deepest differences among groups of people.

ASCD's Issues Committee developed the three positions on the basis of surveys and other input from members and affiliates. For more information on these positions, visit the News and Issues section on the ASCD Web site (www.ascd.org).

ASCD Governance Restructuring Update

Ballots for the 2002 ASCD General Membership election will be mailed in early September as part of the transition to the new ASCD governance structure. Members will elect a President-Elect, a Review Council member, six members of the Board of Directors (staggered terms), and 18 members of the Leadership Council (staggered terms). The Leadership Council will elect nine of its members to the Board of Directors in a special spring election in 2003.

The 2002 elections are the first time that individuals will be running for positions under the new governance structure adopted by the membership in the fall of 2000. The terms of incumbents in some positions are extended by one year as part of the transition to the new structure. For more information, visit the Members Only section of the ASCD Web site and click on “Governance” (www.ascd.org).