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This Month’s L2L News

• ASCD To-Do List
• New and Easy Way to Access Student Membership Rate
• Welcome Patrick Flynn, Connecticut ASCD Executive Director
• Welcome to the 2011-12 ASCD Nominations Committee
• Events
• Other News
• Whole Child in the News
• Whole Child Award Update
• Whole Child Partners Meet for the First Time
• Something to Talk About
• Association News

 

ASCD To-Do List:

• üVote in the ASCD Election by October 15! Vote now for the education leaders who will become ASCD president-elect, Board of Directors members, and Leadership Council members-at-large. New this year: the elections are online-only; no paper ballots will be used. To vote online, go to www.ascd.org/elections by tomorrow, October 15, 2011. View the September 2011 issue of Education Update for biographical information about this year’s slate of candidates.
• üSign up for the new ASCD e-newsletter Core Connection: ASCD is launching the first edition of its new e-newsletter, Core Connection, this week. The twice-monthly e-newsletter includes information on the association’s Common Core State Standards resources and activities as well as common core updates from around the nation. We hope it helps you stay up-to-date on common core developments and supports your implementation of the standards. If you haven’t already signed up for Core Connection, subscribe here. Access additional common core resources from ASCD at www.ascd.org/commoncore.
• üInterested in Running for Elected Office? Go to www.ascd.org/nominations to access the application form and information on the open positions in 2012.
• üAffiliate Presidents and Presidents-Elect: Join the Presidents of ASCD Affiliates Group on ASCD EDge. Arizona ASCD President Katherine Wanslee created this group to cultivate opportunities for presidents and presidents-elect to communicate and collaborate with one other. Please go to the group and click the Join This Group button to await approval for this private group. The group provides you with a great venue for continuing the crucial conversations you began at the L2L Conference!
• üSave the Date for ASCD’s Annual Legislative Conference. ASCD’s 2012 Leadership Institute for Legislative Advocacy (LILA) will be held January 22–24 at the Georgetown Westin Hotel in Washington, D.C. The conference will feature the public release of ASCD’s 2012 Legislative Agenda, presentations by influential federal policymakers and national education leaders, and an advocacy capacity-building program tailored to meet educators’ information and engagement needs to increase their level of influence throughout the year. We’ll provide registration details and additional information in the coming weeks.

 

New and Easy Way to Access ASCD Student Membership Rate

Did you know that ASCD offers Basic ASCD membership benefits ($49 value) for $25 per year for students? Education students are eligible to take advantage of this rate for up to five years. Anyone who wishes to promote this rate for pre-service educators can now use the link www.ascd.org/studentmembership in their communications.

Note: Current ASCD members who wish to transfer their active membership to the student rate need to contact the ASCD Service Center at 1-800-933-2723 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

 

Welcome Patrick Flynn, New Connecticut ASCD Executive Director 

The Connecticut ASCD executive committee would like to introduce the new Connecticut ASCD executive director, Patrick Flynn. Flynn brings extensive experience with designing, developing, marketing, and delivering professional development services to educators and administrators. He has served in leadership roles for local, national, and international organizations. We look forward to the expertise and knowledge he will bring to the organization.    

Welcome Patrick Flynn on ASCD EDge.

 

Welcome the 2011-2012 Nominations Committee Members

Please join us in welcoming this year’s ASCD Nominations Committee. The Nominations Committee develops slates of candidates for ASCD's General Membership and Leadership Council elections. Learn more about the committee on ascd.org.

Thank you all for serving on the committee!

Anne Roloff, Chair

Beverly Smith, Vice Chair

Imani Akin

Loucrecia Collins

Ember Conley

Nancy DeFord

Chris Himsel

Frank Holman

Jeffrey Loftus

Kathleen McCreery

Denise Meister

Lorraine Ringrose

Lou Howell, Alternate

 

Events

• British Columbia ASCD hosts a roundtable discussion on personalized learning (PDF)
  
  
•  Florida ASCD presents Habits of Mind with Art Costa
  
  
• Indiana ASCD presents the State Educational Leadership Conference; The Common Core Standards: Making Them Work for You; and Building Leadership Capacity Through Teacher Leaders
  
  
• Iowa ASCD presents its Fall Conference, RTI^2: Response to Instruction and Intervention
  
  
• Maine ASCD presents Connecting with the Common Core State Standards (PDF)
  
  
• New York State ASCD presents their 3rd annual RTI Summit “ Moving Beyond the Framework to the Classroom”
  
  
• Pennsylvania ASCD presents their 61st Annual Conferenceand Southern Pennsylvania ASCD presents an informational breakfast
  
  
• Ohio ASCD presents their Fall Conference, “Preparing for a College and Career Ready Curriculum”
  
  
• South Carolina ASCD is planning their Student Chapter Winter Conference
  
  
• South Dakota ASCD sponsors the Systems Change Conference
  
  
• Washington State ASCD presents its Annual Conference (PDF); a Common Core State Standards Symposium; Pyramid Response to Intervention: RTI, PLCs, and How to Respond When Students Don't Learn; and The Many Faces of Assessment: Ensuring Effective Instruction and Preparing for Effective Intervention;

 

 

 

 

Other News

• Alaska ASCD will exhibit at the 2011 Annual Alaska Principals Conference and at the 2012 Alaska Society for Technology in Education Conference
  
  
• New York State ASCD is accepting applications for the ThirdAnnual Whole Child in the 21^st Century Award Program
  
  
• Read Washington State ASCD’s latest Curriculum in Context e-journal issue entitled “Leading with Values in Troubled Times”
  
  
•  Washington State ASCD announces Recognition Award recipients

 

 

Emerging Leader Alina Davis Featured in October Issue of Educational Leadership

In this month’s issue of Educational Leadership, themed “Coaching: The New Leadership Skill,” Alina Davis shared her experience with her Emerging Leader coach in the Community in Action section. Thanks for sharing, Alina!

 

Whole Child in the News

·         Jay Mathews recently wrote an article on his Washington Post blog Class Struggle called “6 Wild Ideas for Ideal Schools.” In the post, Mathews lists 2011 Vision in Action: The ASCD Whole Child Award winner Quest Early College High School as the first example of a fresh idea for thriving school models that produce better achievement without putting too much strain on staff and students.

·         Recently, Whole Child Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of Special Olympics Timothy Shriver spoke on Meet the Press’s Education Nation and focused much of his commentary on the importance of a whole child approach to education. 

·         Over 50,000 children and families came out to play and learn about a healthy, active lifestyle at Nickelodeon’s Worldwide Day of Play on September 24 at the National Mall. ASCD partnered with Nickelodeon to offer fun activities for kids and information to parents on a whole child approach to education. Read Nickelodeon’s press release (PDF).

 

Whole Child Award Update

Thank you to each ASCD leader who nominated a school for the 2012 Vision in Action: The ASCD Whole Child Award! Nominations closed on September 30, 2011. We are excited to notify schools of their nomination and look forward to reviewing a great selection of applications.

 

Whole Child Partners Meet For the First Time

On September 13, nearly half of our 61 whole child partners gathered at ASCD headquarters for the first-ever meeting. ASCD staff updated the partners about the Whole Child Initiative; showcased the Whole Child Examples Map, which reflects many of our partners’ own award-winning schools; and recommitted to collaborative efforts to ensure that each child, in each school, in each of our communities is healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged. Partners shared their current efforts to advance a whole child approach to education and brainstormed next steps to work across our associations and plan for greater impact. Read a blog post about the meeting from one of the whole child partners, the Institute for Global Ethics. 

 

Something to Talk About

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• Still coming up tops: Seven Ways to Go from On-Task to Engaged
  
  
• Virtual Coaching – Benefits and Basics
  
  
• Building Respectful Schools and Individuals

 

 

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Association News

 

• ASCD Advocates for a Whole Child Approach to Education During National Bullying Prevention Month—October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and ASCD advocates for a whole child approach to education as the way to create safe and supportive school climates in which each child is healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged. In a school that supports the whole child, teachers emphasize and model mutual respect for everyone in their classrooms. They apply clear routines, rules, and behavior expectations, and reinforce prosocial behavior. If bullying or other misbehavior happens, teachers assess the misbehavior to determine the cause and the purpose and then intervene based on that assessment. Read the full press release on ascd.org.
  
  
• ASCD Educators Support the Effective Teaching and Leading Act—On October 7, ASCD announced its support of S. 1674, the Effective Teaching and Leading Act. Introduced by Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) , S. 1674 would provide $1 billion in targeted assistance to schools to develop and support effective teachers, principals, and school leaders through implementation of proven, team-based professional development strategies. Read the full press release on ascd.org.
  
  
• Benefits and Challenges of National Education Technology Plan Identified in New Policy Priorities Newsletter from ASCD—ASCD’s latest issue of Policy Priorities focuses on The National Education Technology Plan 2010 (NETP). Calling the plan “lofty, exciting, and well-intentioned…but less like a plan and more like a wish list for cash-strapped schools,” the issue, mailed to members and now available online at no cost to nonmembers, features a thoughtful discussion of the plan’s benefits and challenges. Read the full press release on ascd.org.
   
• Central Michigan University Adds ASCD Content to New Teacher Leadership Program—Central Michigan University (CMU) has named ASCD as the lead content provider for CMU’s new Master of Arts in Teacher Leadership program. CMU’s Master of Arts in Teacher Leadership, offered online, in person, and in a blended format, is tailored to educators who want to pursue professional development and personal growth while they continue to teach. This 33-credit degree program is designed to help aspiring teacher leaders become reflective and collaborative professionals, education change agents, and leaders in the teaching profession. With the new content agreement, CMU will enhance their courses with ASCD’s professional development materials for teachers. This material includes online instruction, books, and other resources to engage participants in a blend of learning media. Read the full press release on ascd.org.