The Whole Child Initiative Takes Off
Growing the Base
- The American Association of School Administrators
- The American School Health Association
- The National Alliance of Black School Educators
- The National Association of Elementary School Principals
- The National Association of Secondary School Principals
- The National Association of State Boards of Education
- The National Dance Association
- The National Education Association
- The National Middle School Association
- The National School Boards Association
- Public Education Network
- The Society of State Directors of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
To see a full list of supporters, visit www.wholechildeducation.org. For information about how to sign on as a partner, contact Kathy Welling, Director, Alliances and Partnerships (kwelling@ascd.org; 703-575-5617).
Starting the Conversation
To facilitate informal group conversations about the whole child, ASCD has launched the Whole Child Community Conversations Project, which enables groups to explore how to work together to support this important initiative. Two versions of a facilitator's guide are available: One targets local community engagement and the other, student engagement. Local community members can reflect on such questions as, What would a whole child education look like? or What are some things that public schools in the community are doing to ensure a whole child approach? Students can reflect on such questions as, What does educating the whole child mean to students? and What is the student's role in this initiative?
Learn how to engage your community in a conversation about educating the whole child. For more information and to download the facilitator's guides, visitwholechild@ascd.org.
Tune In to ASCD Authors
When you read a great book about education, sometimes you'd like to hear more from the author. Now you can go beyond the book and hear some of ASCD's most popular authors talk about their recent publications. Listen to 10-minute interviews with such authors as Robert Marzano, Judy Willis, Thomas Armstrong, James Stronge, Katy Ridnouer, Donna Ogle, and Judith Irvin. The authors answer thought-provoking questions and expand on the most provocative aspects of their newly released books. To listen to author interviews, go to www.ascd.org and click on Publications, Books, and “ASCD Talks with an Author.”
ASCD Publications Win Awards
The Society of National Association Publications (SNAP) awardedEducational Leadershipthe Silver Award (second place) for its one-theme issue, “Science in the Spotlight” (December 2006/January 2007). This year, SNAP received 1,076 entries and handed out 157 awards in 54 categories.
- Educational Leadership, in the category Periodical of the Year.
- Books, in the category School/Class Management: Results Now: How We Can Achieve Unprecedented Improvements in Teaching and Learning (2006) by Mike Schmoker and Managing Your Classroom with Heart: A Guide for Nurturing Adolescent Learners (2006) by Katy Ridnouer.
- Books, in the category Instructional Tools: Research-Based Strategies to Ignite Student Learning: Insights from a Neurologist and Classroom Teacher (2006) by Judy Willis.
- Newsletter: Education Update (April 2007).
Educational Leadership also won an APEX Award for Publication Excellence for its September 2006 issue on “Teaching to Student Strengths.”
Calling New Voices
- Preparing Students for a STEM-Centered World (November 24)
- Getting Students to Think for Themselves (December 7)
- Improving Writing Skills (January 6)
- Reaching the Reluctant Learner (January 20)
- Integrating the School Specialists (February 3)
- Poverty and Learning (February 17)
- Does Technology Matter Yet? (March 3)
- Reshaping High Schools (March 17)
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