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21st Century Learning

What skills are you teaching that will help students in the 21st century? Do you have unique ways of employing technology in classrooms? Post your comments and questions and connect with other educators in the community.
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- Digital Literacy
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- 5 days ago
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ASCD EDge

Have questions about ASCD EDge or how the site works? Want to suggest improvements? Want to know what's coming in terms of future product enhancements? Post your comments and questions here.
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- By Kevin_Parr
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- 2 months ago
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ASCD's 2010 Annual Conference

Are you an educator heading to ASCD's 2010 Annual Conference March 6-8 in San Antonio, Tex.? Post your comments or questions, and connect with other educators who are going.
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- ASCD Thursday Evening in Chicago Theatre Tickets
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- 3 years ago
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Arts Education

Are you an educator involved in teaching the arts? Interact with other educators from around the world.
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- The science of all of the arts in natural human intellectual development.
- By James_Mac_Shane
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- 2 years ago
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Brain & Learning

Are you an educator who employs brain-friendly techniques in the classroom? Connect with other educators who teach with the brain in mind, and share your thoughts and questions.
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- Meyers-Briggs
- By Christine_Duane
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- 5 months ago
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Budget Cuts

Is your school or district dealing with budget cuts? Post your comments and questions, and connect and share ideas with other educators in the same boat.
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- By Alyssa_Sachs
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- 1 year ago
- 7 Posts
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Classroom Management

Are you an educator who deals with classroom management issues? What practices do you employ? Share your comments and questions with peers from around the globe.
- 8 Discussions
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- Neurodiversity
- By Elizabeth_Fenimore
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- 2 months ago
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Common Core State Standards

Share your thoughts regarding the development of Common Core state standards and the implementation of the standards in each state. Educators from other countries may also discuss national standards and how they impact teaching and learning.
- 15 Discussions
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- Students
- By Brian_Sexton
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- 2 months ago
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Curriculum

Do you help establish or implement the curriculum for a particular subject area? For a school or district? Post your comments and questions and interact with other community members.
- 6 Discussions
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- Teaching high school students about Irish history and literature
- By Trina_Vargo
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- 1 year ago
- 4 Posts
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Differentiated Instruction

Want to share ideas with other educators practicing differentiated instruction? Post your discussion thread.
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- SDI for Math
- By Linda_Vanderbilt
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- 8 months ago
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English Language Learners

How does your classroom, school, or district work with ELLs? What strategies do you employ? Post your comments and questions, and connect with other educators from around the world.
- 12 Discussions
- 16 Replies
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- Academic Language
- By Diane_Simmons-Tomczak
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- 2 years ago
- 40 Posts
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Environmental Education

Are you an educator involved in teaching about the environment? Post your comments and questions here and interact with others from around the world.
- 4 Discussions
- 1 Reply
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- Do you feel humane education is a part of environmental education?
- By Nicole_Forsyth
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- 2 years ago
- 3 Posts
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ESEA / NCLB

No Child Left Behind, the current incarnation of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), is up for reauthorization in Congress. What direction should the new law take? Post your comments on this controversial topic.
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- Individualize so "no child will be left alone"
- By Robin_Ruiz
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- 2 years ago
- 4 Posts
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Health Education

Are you an educator involved in teaching health? Interact with peers and other educators from around the world.
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- Start a Discussion!
History

Are you an educator involved in teaching history? Post your comments and questions, and interact with your peers from around the world.
- 6 Discussions
- 8 Replies
- 5507 Views
- Good Luck Finding It, But...
- By John_Childs
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- 4 weeks ago
- 1 Post
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Homework

What are your thoughts on homework? Weigh in with your comments and questions as a parent, teacher, researcher, or administrator.
- 3 Discussions
- 3 Replies
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- Well-rounded kids vs. mini-professionals
- By Laura_Segedin
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- 2 years ago
- 1 Post
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Humanities

Are you an educator involved in the humanities? Interact with others, ask questions, or share tips and ideas with other experts from around the world.
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- Building the case for including Social and Emotional Intelligence in regular school currciulum.
- By Sanjoli_Chimni
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- 2 years ago
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Language Arts

Are you an educator involved in teaching English or the language arts? Interact with your peers, share ideas, and ask questions.
- 7 Discussions
- 4 Replies
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- Teaching High school students Irish literature
- By Trina_Vargo
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- 1 year ago
- 4 Posts
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Math

Are you an educator involved in teaching math? Post your comments and questions here and interact with others from around the world.
- 6 Discussions
- 5 Replies
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- HASTAC announces new Teacher Mastery and Feedback Badge Competition
- By Mandy_Dailey
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- 2 years ago
- 5 Posts
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Multicultural Education

Are you an educator involved in multicultural education? Post comments and questions and interact with others from around the globe.
- 2 Discussions
- 1 Reply
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- Reaching Every Child
- By Persida_Himmele1
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- 2 years ago
- 7 Posts
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Music Education

Are you an educator involved in teaching music? Post your comments and questions, and interact with others from around the world.
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- Arts integration with Reading in the Band
- By Alice_Hixson
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- 3 years ago
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Overseas and International Education

The OIS Network provides a forum for international educators to discuss ideas, issues, and concerns related to teaching in international settings about quality educational for students moving from one international school to another.
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- DoDEA opportunities
- By Sonja_Rodriguez
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- 4 months ago
- 1 Post
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Physical Education

Are you an educator involved in physical education or coaching? Post your comments and questions, and interact with others from around the world.
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- Re: Drills, drills and drills
- By Tina_Lium
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- 2 years ago
- 3 Posts
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Research

Are you an educator involved in educational research? Post your comments and questions, and interact with your peers from around the world.
- 8 Discussions
- 6 Replies
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- Supporting New Principals/Administrators Survey Link
- By Amelia_Hicks
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- 3 months ago
- 3 Posts
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Response to Intervention

Do you or your school employ RTI to help struggling learners? Post your comments and questions to connect with other educators from around the world.
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- Confused about Tiers when a student was retained already
- By Connie_West
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- 3 months ago
- 1 Post
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Safety Education

Are you an educator involved in school safety or safety education? Post your comments and questions, and interact with others from around the world.
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- Kidproof Safety Teachers and Coordinators needed all over US and Canada
- By Allie_Holowatiuk
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- 2 years ago
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School Climate / Safety

Do you have issues with students feeling safe at school? Have tips or guidelines that other educators can use? Post your comments and questions, and interact with educators from around the world.
- 5 Discussions
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- School Reach
- By Gia_Orr
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- 5 months ago
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Science

Are you an educator involved in teaching science or integrating science into your curriculum? Post your comments and questions, and interact with peers and experts from around the world.
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- Hands-on Science Group Activities and Student Responsibility
- By Lynn_Venish
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- 11 months ago
- 6 Posts
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Social Studies / Economics

Are you an educator involved in social studies, geography, or economics? Post your comments and questions, and interact with others from around the world.
- 5 Discussions
- 4 Replies
- 5807 Views
- Teaching High school students Ireland and Northern Ireland
- By Trina_Vargo
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- 1 year ago
- 4 Posts
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Student Government

Are you a teacher or administrator involved in developing student government? Post your comments and questions, and interact with your peers from around the world.
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- Start a Discussion!
Study Skills

Are you interested in helping students learn better study skills? Post your comments and questions, and interact with peers from around the world.
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- Problem-solving Approach to Study Skills:Study Needs as a surrogate for Life Problems
- By Anthony_Manzo
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- 3 years ago
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Teacher Evaluation

With the politicians pushing for more accountability from schools and teachers and controversial methods being used to publicize teacher "grades," the process of teacher evaluation has become the subject of fierce debate.
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- Teacher evaluation should be multifaceted!
- By Amy_Vanden_Boogart
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- 3 months ago
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Technology

Are you an educator involved in teaching about technology or integrating it into the classroom? Join a forum and post comments and questions for your peers.
- 6 Discussions
- 11 Replies
- 5067 Views
- HASTAC announces new Teacher Mastery and Feedback Badge Competition
- By Mandy_Dailey
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- 2 years ago
- 5 Posts
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Test Preparation

Are you an educator involved in student test preparation? Post your comments and questions, and interact with your peers.
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- CEOE Secondary Principal Exam: HOW DO I PASS THIS THING?
- By Jimmy_Acevedo
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- 3 years ago
- 1 Post
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Understanding by Design

Are you an educator using the Understanding by Design framework? Post your comments and questions, and connect with other members of the community.
- 2 Discussions
- 1 Reply
- 1827 Views
- make it meaningful
- By Ellen_Karnowski
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- 2 years ago
- 3 Posts
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What Works in Schools

What techniques do you employ as an educator? What best practices do students respond to? Post your questions and comments, and connect with other educators.
- 6 Discussions
- 2 Replies
- 9366 Views
- Do digital books and technologies work for children with special needs?
- By Valerie_Chernek
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- 6 months ago
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Whole Child

Are you an educator or administrator interested in ASCD's Whole Child Initiative? Join our forum to ask questions and post comments for peers.
- 6 Discussions
- 1 Reply
- 6477 Views
- The Chicago High School for the Arts
- By Gia_Orr
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- 5 months ago
- 2 Posts
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World Languages

Are you an educator involved in teaching world languages? Post a comment or question, and interact with colleagues from around the world.
- 1 Discussion
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- 964 Views
- student directed learning increases motivation
- By Brenda_Martin
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- 3 years ago
- 1 Post
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SOPHE – ASCD Expert Panel Summit | June 21–22, 2010, Washington D.C.

Please click on each working group title in the discussion listing below to view policy and practice recommendations and to comment.
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- Tobacco Use Recommendations
- By Amber_Bullock
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- 3 years ago
- 1 Post
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2010 L2L (Leader to Leader) Event

An event that provides a face-to-face forum for ASCD constituent group leaders. http://www.ascd.org/l2levent
- 18 Discussions
- 26 Replies
- 11335 Views
- Mentoring Leadership
- By Amelia_Hicks
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- 3 years ago
- 3 Posts
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ASCD Webinars

Continue the conversation here!
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- 4 Replies
- 3714 Views
- The Well-Balanced Teacher with Mike Anderson
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- 3 years ago
- 6 Posts
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