ASCD Resources for “Redesigning Professional Development”
Books
Glickman, C. D. (2002). Leadership for Learning. How to Help Teachers Succeed. Price: $19.95 (member); $23.95 (nonmember). Stock No. 101031.
Levin, B. B. (2001). Energizing Teacher Education and Professional Development with Problem-Based Learning. Price: $19.95 (member); $23.95 (nonmember). Stock No. 101002.
Scherer, M. (Ed.). (1999). A Better Beginning: Supporting and Mentoring New Teachers. Price: $21.95 (member); $25.95 (nonmember). Stock No. 199236.
Audio
Annual Conference 2001 Audios (Complete Set, 120 Sessions). (2001). Price: $395 (member); $495 (nonmember). Stock No. 201222.
PD Online Course
Surviving and Thriving in Your First Year of Teaching. (2002). Price: $34.95 (member and nonmember). Register online at at the ASCD Web site (www.ascd.org) by clicking on “Professional Development” and then selecting “PD Online Courses.”
Networks
Invitational Education. Cultivates the personal and professional growth and satisfaction of educators and allied professionals. Contact: Mike McElrath, (716) 483-4366, mgmcelra@yahoo.com. Mentoring Leadership and Resource. Promotes new teacher induction training and establishes models for professional development through mentoring. Contact: Richard E. Lange, (847) 537-6029, richardelange@hotmail.com.
Quality Education. Provides members with opportunties to apply Total Quality Management principles and practices to teaching, learning, and the continuous improvement of schools. Contact: John Jay Bonstingl, (410) 997-7555, Bonstingl@aol.com.
National Professional Development Center Launched
The North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL), in collaboration with ASCD, has launched the John Edward Porter Professional Development Center, a national resource to help schools and school districts plan and implement professional development activities. The Center will provide frameworks for quality professional development plans, build the organization's capacity to implement the plans, and find and integrate the best research-based resources to put the plans into action.
The Center, which will be based at NCREL in Naperville, Illinois, is now in its development stage and is expected to be operational by late 2002. Partial services will be offered during the pilot phase. For more information, contact Claudette Rasmussen (Claudette.Rasmussen@ncrel.org), Center director, or Agnes Crawford (acrawfor@ascd.org), ASCD assistant executive director for program development.
Member Benefits: ASCD Online Library
ASCD members get free online access to ASCD publications, including searchable archives of Educational Leadership and Education Update. To gain access to the online library, visit the ASCD Web site (www.ascd.org) and click on the “Members Only” button. Members will need to use their ASCD identification number and password to access the area. For more information on passwords, go to www.ascd.org.
ASCD 2002 Annual Conference Goes Online
As part of this year's annual conference, March 9–11 in San Antonio, Texas, ASCD is featuring several online previews, including interviews with M. Joycelyn Elders, former Surgeon General of the United States, and Carol Ann Tomlinson, author of The Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the Needs of All Learners. During the conference, Elders's keynote address, as well as audio of eight conference sessions, will be broadcast on the Annual Conference Online 2002 Web site. For more information and to listen to the online broadcasts, visit www.simulconference.com/clients/ascd.
LFA: Major Changes to ESEA
With the recent passage of the No Child Left Behind Act, the reauthorized version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), states and districts must now meet a new set of requirements that will have an enormous impact on students. The Learning First Alliance, a partnership of ASCD and 11 other education organizations, has issued the report “Major Changes to ESEA in the No Child Left Behind Act” to provide a summary of key provisions in the new law concerning assessments, accountability, educator quality, reading, and flexibility. To access this report and other information about ESEA implementation, visit the ESEA section of the ASCD Web site (http://focuson.ascd.org).
For Your Calendar
- 2003: San Francisco, March 8–10
- 2004: New Orleans, March 20–22
- 2005: Orlando, April 2–4
- Teaching for Deep Understanding, Minneapolis: April 10–12, 2002
- Education for Gifted Students: Focus on the Future, Minneapolis: April 11–12, 2002
- Understanding by Design: Teaching and Assessing for Understanding, New York City: April 22–24, 2002
- Organizing Schools Using Brain Research, New York City: April 23–24, 2002
