Inservice and EL: Together in the EL App
Have you used the Educational Leadership app? In addition to full issues of EL for members and subscribers, the EL app now also features a feed of all posts on Inservice: The ASCD Blog. Just tap "Feeds" to see guest posts from EL authors, links to the latest episodes of the Whole Child Podcast, posts on important professional development topics from ASCD book authors and other education experts, and news about ASCD programs, products, and services.
Find the free app by searching for "Educational Leadership" in iTunes, Google Play, or the Amazon Appstore.
Register Today for ASCD's Legislative Conference
ASCD's 2016 Leadership Institute for Legislative Advocacy (LILA) conference will be held January 24–26 in Washington, D.C. At LILA, you will receive the latest national education policy updates and learn what they mean for you; meet with your federal lawmakers and their staffs to discuss key education issues in your community; and hone your advocacy skills to increase your influence at the local, state, and federal levels. Attendees will also hear former Massachusetts Secretary of Education Paul Reville—a whole child champion—discuss the importance of strong policies that support the comprehensive needs of students.
Join the conversation. Visit www.ascd.org/lila and register today!
ASCD, Whole Child, and the UN's Sustainable Development Goals
Recently the United Nations ratified the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—goals that all signatory countries are aiming to achieve by 2030. A key part was Goal 4, which focused on education: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.
ASCD, along with its partners Education International and UNESCO, has been helping outline the meaning of a "quality education." Quality education encompasses quality teaching, quality teaching and learning tools, and quality learning environments. It echoes the Whole Child framework, which states that each child, in each school, and in each community deserves to be healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged.
To find out more, read ASCD's Global Policy Agenda and the UN's SDGs.
ASCD Resources on Co-Teaching
Teaching in Tandem: Effective Co-Teaching in the Inclusive Classroom (ASCD, 2011) by Gloria Lodato Wilson and Joan Blednick. Stock No. 110029. Price $19.95 (member); $26.95 (nonmember).
This practical guide for teachers and administrators shows how general and special education teachers work together to boost student achievement. The authors anticipate and answer questions, offer useful tools, and supply thought-provoking scenarios that capture the realities and successes of inclusive classrooms.
Teacher Teamwork: How Do We Make It Work? (ASCD Arias, 2015) by Margaret Searle and Marilyn Swartz. Stock No. SF115045. $12.99 ($9.99 member price).
Packed with strategies, tips, and activities, this book shows how to build productive teams and intentionally create an environment of professional engagement in your school.
Creating an Inclusive School (2nd ed., ASCD, 2005) edited by Richard A. Villa and Jacqueline S. Thousand. Stock No. 105019. $20.95 (member); $26.95 (nonmember).
In this comprehensive resource on inclusive schooling, administrators, general and special educators, and parents explain how inclusive education can support a diverse student body at all grade levels.
A Teacher's Guide to Working with Paraeducators and Other Classroom Aides (ASCD, 2001) by Jill Morgan and Betty Ashbaker. Stock No. 100236E4. $17.99 (member); $19.99 (nonmember).
This book provides straightforward advice and focused activities that can help forge a productive working relationship between teachers and paraeducators.
Note: Only the e-book is available from ASCD. Print edition is available from major retailers.
ASCD Members Selected for Teaching Ambassador Fellowships
Of the nine 2015–2016 Teaching Ambassador Fellowships the U.S. Department of Education recently announced, four were ASCD members: one full-time Washington Fellow and three Classroom Fellows. We congratulate Meredith Morelle from Washington, D.C.; Matthew Presser from New Haven, Connecticut; Mark Sass from Broomfield, Colorado; and Nancy Veatch from Cottonwood, California.
Now in its eighth year, the Teaching Ambassador Fellowship Program gives outstanding teachers an opportunity to learn about national policy issues in education while providing their expertise to inform policy discussions. The role is a paid position through which fellows share what they've learned across their professional networks, contributing to a larger understanding of federal initiatives in the profession while giving input into policy and programs designed to improve education.
