Community in Action
Prepared for H1N1?
In a timely ASCD Whole Child podcast,
school superintendent Jerry Weast and
a panel of experts discuss preparations
and concerns for this year’s flu season.
Weast leads the Montgomery County
Public Schools, a Maryland district of
about 142,000 students. Last spring,
his district got an early taste of H1N1
and had to temporarily shut down a
school that serves 1,600 students.
Download the podcast today at
www.wholechildeducation.org/podcasts
and visit ASCD’s H1N1 resource page
at www.ascd.org/flu to stay on top of
developments relevant to the K– 12
community.
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option is available for both elections, which close on November 16, 2009.
; Watch for a ballot on proposed changes to ASCD’s Constitution, which will be
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Transformative Assessment. (2008). By W. James Popham. Stock
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Classroom Assessment and Grading That Work. (2006).
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Accountability for Learning. (2004). By Douglas B. Reeves. Stock No. 104004.
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Multimedia
Formative Assessment Strategies for Every Classroom: An ASCD Action Tool. (2006).
By Susan M. Brookhart. Stock No. 707010. Price $99 (member); $129 (nonmember).
Balanced Assessment: Enhancing Learning with Evidence-Centered Teaching. (2005).
By Joseph Ciofalo. An ASCD Professional Inquiry Kit developed by ETS.
Stock No. 905057. Price: $59 (member); $79 (nonmember).
ASCD BOARD OF DIRECTORS
LINDA MARIOT TI, President; SARA MAGAÑA SHUBEL,
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ROBER T BRUCKNER, COLIN CAMERON, JANE COBIA,
BECKY COOKE, NANC Y GIBSON, HENRY TYRONE
HARRIS, PAUL HEALEY, KA THERINE HOWARD,
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ERIC BELLAMY, Deputy Executive Director
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Video
Formative Assessment in the Content Areas. (2008). Three 25- to 30-minute DVDs,
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How to Informally Assess Student Learning. (2005). One 15-minute DVD.
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EL Study Guides—A Great Resource
Did you know that Educational Leadership publishes an online study guide with
each issue, pointing readers to articles to ponder in greater detail? EL editors write
these guides, which are accessible through the online table of contents at
www.ascd.org/el.
Professional learning communities, teacher book groups, principals, teacher
educators, and individuals interested in the issues raised in EL can use these study
guides. The guides pose provocative questions connected to EL articles and elaborate on the concrete suggestions that EL authors make for improving professional
practice.
Study guide questions sometimes encourage teachers to look into policies and
conditions in their schools and reflect together on where change is needed. Study
guides are archived with each issue of Educational Leadership
