ASCD Network Directory
ASCD Networks are member-initiated groups designed to provide opportunities for involvement and sharing of information related to a common interest area in the field of education.
To learn more about a topic or join a network, contact the network facilitator. Don't see a network for a topic that interests you? Find out how to start a network.
Affective Factors in Learning
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Provides opportunities for practitioners and researchers to study the affective areas of teacher education
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Seeks to broaden understanding of the role that emotions have in thinking, knowing, and learning
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Seeks to forge links among people who are interested in the role that emotions play in thinking, knowing, and learning
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Shares the expectation that studying emotions will broaden understanding of human cognition and behavior and lead to applications in the classroom and in research designs
Network Facilitators
Harriett Arnold
E-mail: harnold@pacific.edu
Laura Frey
E-mail: frey1lm@cmich.edu
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African American Critical Issues
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Strives to enhance the academic achievement of African American children and youth
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Provides a forum for members to collaborate and share information about contemporary issues in education incident to the education of African American youth
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Communicates with members through a newsletter and the publication of an annual critical issues paper
Network Facilitators
Loucrecia Collins
E-mail: lcollins@uab.edu
Donald Davis
E-mail: aacin@comcast.net
Tyrone Harris
E-mail: tyrone.harris@lrsd.org
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Arts in Education
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Works to elevate the status of the arts as an important curriculum component
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Provides a forum for educators to share ideas and activities for teaching the arts
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Fosters liaisons with other arts-in-education groups and curriculum specialists
Network Facilitators
John Ceschini
E-mail: jceschini@aems-edu.com
Janet Rubin
E-mail: rubin@svsu.edu
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ASCD Canadian Education Network
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Provide a forum for members to collaborate and share information on contemporary and relevant issues particular to the Canadian context
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Identify and share successful Canadian professional learning opportunities
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Promote and share the work of Canadian educators
Network Facilitator
Shelley Hasinoff
E-mail: shelley.hasinoff@gov.mb.ca
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Assessment for Learning
Network Facilitators
Kathryn Anderson Alvestad
E-mail: alvestad@umd.edu
Robert Hogg
E-mail: hoggr@shaw.ca
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Block and Alternative Scheduling
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Provides worldwide membership with the services and products that best meet its needs
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Advances the study and successful implementation of block and alternative scheduling by encouraging active membership amongst educators and other stakeholders around the world who represent all education levels and a wide diversity of ethnicity, race, gender, and socioeconomic status
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Seeks new avenues of collaboration with ASCD, using the Indicators of Network Excellence to improve the network
Network Facilitator
John Jay Bonstingl
E-mail: bonstingl@aol.com
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Brain-Compatible Learning
Web site: http://braincompatiblelearning.org
Network Facilitators
Pauline Stonehouse
E-mail: pauline.stonehouse@und.nodak.edu
Launa Ellison
E-mail: launael@att.net
Wayne Jennings
E-mail: wayne@institute4learning.org
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Character Education
Web site: www.bu.edu/education/caec/files/network.htm
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Promotes the development and implementation of ethical and moral education
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Assists members interested in the implementation of character education programs by providing access to current and hallmark research within the field
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Presents methods of instruction from effective practitioners and facilitates the exchange of information among members
Network Facilitator
Bernice Lerner
E-mail: blerner@bu.edu
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Early Childhood Education
Web site: http://ascd4earlychildhood.pbwiki.com/
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Fosters the dissemination of information, knowledge, research, and resources among individuals who share a common purpose and commitment to early childhood education
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Examines critical issues in order to promote understanding and thinking skills, placing an emphasis on planning and implementing developmentally appropriate practices and programs
Network Facilitators
Tim Kinard
E-mail: tk17@txstate.edu
Kathleen Fite
E-mail: kf02@txstate.edu
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Environmental Education
Web site: http://eelink.net/environmentaleducationnetwork.html
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Promotes awareness and understanding of environmental education, while also playing an advocacy role in support of environmental education
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Provides a forum for members to network and discuss issues related to environmental education
Network Facilitators
Kathy McGlauflin
E-mail: kmcglauflin@forestfoundation.org
Iman Aoun
E-mail: iaoun@forestfoundation.org
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Gifted and Advanced Learners
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Raise awareness regarding the unique academic, social, and emotional needs of gifted and advanced learners
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Serve as a forum for current and relevant dialogue regarding designing, supporting, and sustaining effective, diverse gifted education programs and services
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Support and advocate for equity and access of culturally, linguistically, and socio-economically diverse gifted and advanced learners to gifted education programs
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Share promising practices and current research in the field of gifted education
Network Facilitators
Jaime Castellano
E-mail: jaime.castellano@yahoo.com
Peter Laing
E-mail: peter.laing@azed.gov
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Global Education
Web site: www.peacecorpsconnect.org/global-teachnet
Network Facilitators
Anne Baker
E-mail: anne@peacecorpsconnect.org
Doug Schermer
E-mail: dschermer@farmtel.net
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Health in Education
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Provides a forum for members to network and discuss issues related to school health instruction and comprehensive school health programs
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Identifies and shares successful school health programs and models
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Promotes cooperation between comprehensive school health efforts and school reform efforts as both initiatives move toward developing healthier schools
Network Facilitators
Fred Peterson
E-mail: fpeterson@mail.utexas.edu
Stephen Sroka
E-mail: drssroka@aol.com
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Higher Education and K–12 in Service of Teaching and Learning (HEKSTL)
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Focuses on the connections between higher education and K–12 as they influence preservice and inservice teacher preparation to improve the quality of teaching and learning in schools
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Informs and contributes to the discussion about "research-based" decision making as it relates to teaching (training)
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Enhances the ASCD value of partnering by collaborating with more institutions of higher education
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Identifies and develops collaboration models that match the needs of a variety of institutions
Network Facilitator
Diane Heacox
E-mail: dgheacox@stkate.edu
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Hispanic/Latino-American Critical Issues
Web site: www.fascd.org/hcin.htm
Network Facilitators
Hilda Baca-Fetcenko
E-mail: hbaca@csudh.edu
Jaime Castellano
E-mail: jaime.castellano@yahoo.com
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Holistic Learning and Spirituality in Education
Web site: www.oise.utoronto.ca/field-centres/miller-ascd.html
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Shares programs, instructional strategies, and research designed to help make students more "whole" in terms of body, mind, and spirit
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Fosters a reverence for life and members' development of a comprehensive framework for the teaching of holistic education
Network Facilitators
Gary Babiuk
E-mail: gbabiuk@cc.umanitoba.ca
Jack Miller
E-mail: jmiller@oise.utoronto.ca
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Holocaust Education
Web site: www.holocaustnetworkgroup.org
- Strengthens the conditions for a just and humane life in society by collecting and disseminating knowledge and information concerning the Holocaust (1939–45)
- Serves as a forum to further the understanding of the events of the Holocaust by focusing on the historical context and the myriad of instructional strategies requisite to understanding the past, sensitizing students to the causes and consequences of these events, and recognizing the need to be actively involved in preventing future transgressions
Network Facilitators
Brian Kahn
E-mail: bkahn@millikin.edu
Cindy Wilson
E-mail: cwils1@uis.edu
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Interdisciplinary Curriculum and Instruction
Network Facilitator
Lois Stanciak
E-mail: stanciak@cod.edu
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Invitational Education
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Members share the mission to enhance lifelong learning and promote positive change in organizations
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Cultivates the personal and professional growth and satisfaction of educators and allied professionals
Network Facilitators
Melissa Cain
E-mail: cain@findlay.edu
Joan R. Fretz
E-mail: jrfretz@optonline.net
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Language, Literacy, and Literature
Web site: www.languageliteracyliteratureascdnetwork.com
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Serves as a resource of professional interests and concerns relating to policy and practice in the language arts instructions program
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Provides opportunities for sharing inquiry and response concerning mutual efforts in areas of language, literacy, and literature
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Provides information on materials to teach the arts of language and literature and on application across the curriculum
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Serves as a reference for annotated professional and children's books and highlights from current professional journals
Network Facilitators
Esther Fusco
E-mail: esther.fusco@hofstra.edu
Lenore Sandel
Phone: 1-516-463-5807
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Language Varieties (Pidgins, Creoles, and Other Stigmatized Varieties)
Web site: www.une.edu.au/langnet
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Provides a forum for dialogue about variant-language issues in education
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Provides a network of information about pidgins, Creoles, and other stigmatized varieties, thereby increasing understanding of variant-language issues
Network Facilitators
Ermile Hargrove
E-mail: ekhargrove@aol.com
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Mentoring Leadership and Resource
Web site: www.mentors.net
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Shares experiences with others involved in mentoring
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Learns from others about their mentor programs
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Provides a vehicle for mentoring initiatives
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Promotes new teacher induction training
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Establishes models for professional development through mentoring
Network Facilitators
Richard Lange
E-mail: richardelange@hotmail.com
Amelia Hicks
E-mail: ameliamh@comcast.net
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Middle Grades
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Brings together educators to discuss, develop, promote, disseminate, and evaluate new knowledge and practices designed to improve learning and success for all middle grades youth
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Reflects the best knowledge about learning and fosters innovations which are cooperative, interactive, rigorous, and responsive to the needs of diverse learners
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Provides high-quality learning and professional growth opportunities
Network Facilitators
Alfred Arth
E-mail: aarth@york.edu
Kathleen Wheeler
E-mail: kbwheeler@york.edu
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Multiple Intelligences
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Promotes the use of multiple intelligences as a tool to improve individual instruction and help all students learn
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Provides a forum for members to share strategies and techniques for implementing multiple intelligences
Network Facilitator
Thomas Hoerr
E-mail: trhoerr@newcityschool.org
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Overseas and International Schools
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Provides a forum for educators and administrators to discuss ideas, issues, and concerns related to teaching in international settings through a virtual newsletter and OIS/EduSIG, an electronic mailing list
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Focuses on issues and concerns related to teaching and learning in international settings
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Promotes consistent communication concerning quality educational to those students moving from one overseas or international school to another
Network Facilitator
Diane Simmons-Tomczak
E-mail: tomczakrd@aol.com
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Performance Assessment for Leadership
Web site: www.shsu.edu/~edu_pal
Network Facilitators
Genevieve Brown
E-mail: edu_gxb@shsu.edu
Rebecca Bustamante
E-mail: bustamante@shsu.edu
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Problem-Based Learning
Web site: http://pbln.imsa.edu
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Maintains and supports an interpersonal network among educators interested in problem-based learning that enables dialogue and the sharing of information, methods, and materials
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Builds educators' understanding of problem-based learning from the multiple perspectives of learner, coach, and problem designer
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Enhances educators' existing problem-based learning knowledge and skill levels with coaching behaviors through dialogue and exchange of ideas
Network Facilitator
Debra Gerdes
E-mail: dgerdes@imsa.edu
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Quality Education
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Provides members with opportunities to share ideas, concepts, processes, and experiences related to the application of Total Quality Management principles and practices to teaching; learning; and the continuous improvement of schools, their customers, suppliers, and stakeholders
Network Facilitator
John Jay Bonstingl
E-mail: bonstingl@aol.com
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Religion and Public Education
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Focuses on the interchange of information about issues concerning teaching about religion in public schools
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Publishes a newsletter, arranges sessions at ASCD's Annual Conference, and sponsors an electronic bulletin board open to all interested subscribers
Network Facilitator
James Uphoff
E-mail: jkuphoff@aol.com
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Restructuring Schools
Network Facilitators
Paul Healey
E-mail: phealey@bermudian.org
Denise Meister
E-mail: dgm122@psu.edu
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Service Learning/Experiential Learning (SELNET)
Network Facilitators
Larry Fletch
E-mail: lcfletch123@gmail.com
Elizabeth Manning
E-mail: emanning@pvco.net
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Women's Leadership Issues
Web site: www.pascd.org/women.cfm
Network Facilitator
Lori Stollar
E-mail: ljstollar@iu12.org
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