ASCD Board of Directors Election Now Open
Your voice matters! Use it to shape the future of ASCD. You have until May 15, 2021, to cast your ballot. Winning candidates will take office on July 1, 2021, and serve for four years. A proposed Constitution and Bylaw change is also on the ballot. Visit www.ascd.org/vote to meet the candidates and make your selections. Coming Up in EL in May 2021: From Research to Practice
Everyone wants to see evidence-based practices in schools. But what barriers stand in the way? The May 2021 issue of EL highlights effective ways to bridge education research and practice, exploring promising models and opportunities to address knowledge gaps, identify relevant findings, and integrate best practices in schools. Featured authors include Nora Gordon, John Hattie, Rick Hess, Mike Schmoker, and Matthew A. Kraft.
New Resources for Principals
Qualities of Effective Principals, 2nd Edition by James H. Stronge & Xianxuan Xu. (ASCD, 2021). Stock no. 121022.
No two principals work exactly the same way, but research shows that effective principals focus on a core set of factors critical to fostering success among all students.
The Principal Reboot: 8 Ways to Revitalize Your School Leadership by Jen Schwanke. (ASCD, 2020). Stock no. 121005.
An engaging, accessible account of the ups and downs of the job, along with helpful, step-by-step suggestions for how to reinvigorate a flagging career and restore the joy that comes with making a school the best that it can be.
ASCD Virtual Events
ASCD Symposium: The Empowered Principal: April 21, $49
ASCD 2021 Annual Conference: June 23–25, $149
In Memoriam: Richard Elmore
We are sad to note the recent death of Richard F. Elmore, an influential figure in education scholarship and improvement and a valued contributor to Educational Leadership. Elmore was founding director of the Harvard Graduate School of Education's Doctorate of Educational Leadership program, a long-time faculty member at HGSE, and a respected writer and thinker. Among his contributions to education were the concept of instructional rounds and the delineation of the instructional core—the essential interaction between teacher, student, and content that creates the basis of learning.
Elmore wrote for EL on topics ranging from school choice ("No Easy Answers to the Complex Questions of Choice," January 1991) to the need to critically probe how instructional practices are organized ("Hard Questions About Practice," May 2002). His last EL article, in November 2003, detailed how the newly enacted NCLB act missed the mark on what years of research had shown would most help failing schools. His insights and writing will be missed.
