EL Topic Selects
EL® Topic Selects are free, downloadable collections of Educational Leadership® articles focusing on critical issues in education today. Each collection is curated by Educational Leadership's editors and designed to provide insight, context, and solutions on a specific area of school leadership or instruction. They are an ideal resource for planning, knowledge-building, or team discussion.
How to Be a Great Principal
This collection brings together some of the best recent Educational Leadership articles on effective principal leadership.
![How to Be a Great Principal](https://library.ascd.org/m/749b7549708d2554/webimage-1024X720_ELTopics_HowtoBeaGreatPrincipal.jpg?q=90)
Exploring Competency-Based Learning
This collection brings together some of the best articles from Educational Leadership on competency-based grading and assessment.
![Exploring Competency-Based Learning](https://library.ascd.org/m/749b7549708d2554/webimage-1024X720_ELTopics_HowtoBeaGreatPrincipal.jpg?q=90)
Addressing Teacher Shortages: Ideas and Solutions
This EL Topic Select brings together a selection of recent Educational Leadership articles on understanding and addressing teacher shortages.
![Addressing Teacher Shortages: Ideas and Solutions](https://library.ascd.org/m/7dc232a937b6db59/webimage-1024X720_ELTopics_TeacherShortages.jpg?q=90)
Inside Student Behavior Management
This EL Topic Select features a curated collection of articles from Educational Leadership magazine on school-wide behavior management solutions.
![Inside Student Behavior Management](https://library.ascd.org/m/b30d065f1b68fd0/webimage-1024X720_ELTopics_InsideStudentBehaviorManagement.jpg?q=90)
Building Knowledge for Literacy Growth
This EL Topic Select features a curated collection of articles from Educational Leadership magazine on knowledge-building in curriculum and instruction.
![Building Knowledge for Literacy Growth](https://library.ascd.org/m/63a58faa3b7d3de8/webimage-1024X720_ELTopics_BuildingKnowledgeForLitGrowth.jpg?q=90)
Building Collaborative School Teams to Improve Learning
This EL Topic Select presents a curated collection of recent articles from Educational Leadership magazine on the making of highly engaged, cohesive school teams to boost student outcomes.
![Building Collaborative School Teams to Improve Learning](https://library.ascd.org/m/59d8571f03cd56bb/webimage-1024X720_ELTopics_BuildCollaborativeSchoolTeams.jpg?q=90)
Assessment for Learning
This EL Topic Select presents a curated collection of recent articles from Educational Leadership on school-wide strategies to use assessment—and assessment data—to gain critical information on students' learning and better support their academic growth.
![Assessment for Learning](https://library.ascd.org/m/1bc219ef458e1f9f/webimage-800x563_ELTopics_Apr2023_Assessment_ForWeb.jpg?q=90)
Goal Setting for Instructional Coaching
This EL Topic Select provides a curated collection of recent articles from Educational Leadership magazine on improving coaching cycles.
![Goal Setting for Instructional Coaching](https://library.ascd.org/m/4ee9f527a1ec9f8/webimage-1024X720_ELTopics_GoalSettingInstructionalCoaching.jpg?q=90)
Innovative Pathways to Personalized Learning
This EL Topic Select features a curated collection of articles from Educational Leadership magazine on personalized and self-directed learning.
![Innovative Pathways to Personalized Learning](https://library.ascd.org/m/74d6c6413a785a26/webimage-1024X720_ELTopics_InnovativePathways.jpg?q=90)
Strategies for Academic Improvement
This EL Topic Select comprises a curated collection of articles from Educational Leadership on strategies to boost student achievement.
![Strategies for Academic Improvement](https://library.ascd.org/m/3c582cb08a31e480/webimage-1024X720_ELTopics_StrategiesForAcademicImprovement.jpg?q=90)
New Directions in Professional Development
This EL Topic Select comprises a curated collection of articles from Educational Leadership magazine on innovative practices in educator professional development.
![New Directions in Professional Development](https://library.ascd.org/m/7df9e06f3476fb57/webimage-1024X720_ELTopics-December-2022-FlexPoint_ForWeb.jpg?q=90)
Leveraging Technology for Smarter School Decision-Making
This EL Topic Select comprises a curated collection of articles from Educational Leadership on making smart use of education technology to drive more effective school practices.
![Leveraging Technology for Smarter School Decision-Making](https://library.ascd.org/m/eb2b27bfd42e404/webimage-EL-Topic-Selects-Sourcewell-1024-x-720.jpg?q=90)