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May 2004 | Volume 61 | Number 8
Schools as Learning Communities
Feature Articles
Perspectives / Connected at the Roots
Marge Scherer
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What Is a Professional Learning Community?
Richard DuFour
Three big ideas guide this school reform effort: commitment to student learning, a culture of collaboration, and a focus on results.
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Partnering with Families and Communities
Joyce L. Epstein and Karen Clark Salinas
The National Network of Partnership Schools shares promising ways to reach out to families and communities.
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Once Upon a Time Before Brown: A Conversation with Clifton L. Taulbert
Marge Scherer
The author of Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored reflects on growing up in segregated Mississippi.
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Special Topic / Transforming High Schools
Pedro A. Noguera
An observational study in 10 Boston high schools reveals that many school reform efforts fail to enlist students.
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Building a Community of Hope
Thomas J. Sergiovanni
At the heart of each school, a realistic optimism must prevail.
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Moment to Moment at The Met
Dennis Littky, Nancy Diaz, Danique Dolly, Chris Hempel, Charlie Plant, Phil Price and Sam Grabelle
This school's recipe for success includes internships, advisories, parental involvement, and, most important, personalized attention for each student.
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Test Success, Family Style
Lamson T. Lam
Student achievement soared in this urban elementary school when the teacher got parents involved.
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Family Literacy Nights . . . and Other Home-School Connections
Michaela W. Colombo
The PAL program empowers linguistically diverse families to participate in their children's education.
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Can Star Teachers Create Learning Communities?
Martin Haberman
How can we encourage more teachers to inspire a love of learning in students?
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A Lifeline for New Teachers
Cynthia L. Carver
A voluntary support group helps novices battle first-year feelings of failure.
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How Community Schools Make a Difference
Martin J. Blank
Family support groups, computer classes with the community, citizenship preparation classes, school-based health services—all contribute to student learning.
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Helping New Teachers Cope
Cynthia Simon Millinger
New teachers benefit from support strategies that teach them about the policies and systems of their schools.
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Tomorrow's Leaders Connect
Asena L. Mott
A pen pal program matches 5th graders with correspondents from the community.
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Creating a Laboratory for Democracy
Edith E. Beatty
How a First Amendment School teaches the rights and responsibilities that frame civic life in a democracy.
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A Village of Learners
E. Francine Guastello
Workshops on literacy, technology, and assessment help urban parents participate more confidently in their children's learning experiences.
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The Magic of Mentoring
Shelley R. Prince
Local residents connect with young people in a successful mentoring program.
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Departments
Research Link / How the Community Influences Achievement
John H. Holloway
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Web Wonders / Schools as Learning Communities
Rick Allen
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ASCD Community in Action
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Letter from Washington / Does Social Promotion Work?
Denis P. Doyle
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Online Only
EL Study Guide / Schools as Learning Communities
Miriam Goldstein
For professional development and study groups.
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Copyright © 2004 by Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
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