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Educational Leadership

Ready for the Real World?

How can we better prepare youth to take on the challenges they will face after they graduate—whether in college or career training, personal interactions, or in terms of complex societal problems?

May 1, 2022|Volume 79|Number 8

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How can we better prepare youth to take on the challenges they will face after they graduate—whether in college or career training, personal interactions, or in terms of complex societal problems?

Features

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Curriculum Design & Lesson Planning

Reader's Guide / Lighting a Rocky Path

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Opportunity Gaps

Paul Tough on Fixing Higher Education's Broken System

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Teaching Strategies

Future-Proofing Students

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Teaching Strategies

Reviving Collaboration in Classrooms

Kristina Doubet

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Curriculum Design & Lesson Planning

How to Transform High School? Let Academics and Career Skills Join Forces

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Curriculum Design & Lesson Planning

5 Ideas for Developing Real-World Thinking Skills

Harvey F. Silver & Abigail L. Boutz et al.

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Curriculum Design & Lesson Planning

Paving Pathways to Postsecondary Success

Edward Liu & Jacqueline DeLisi et al.

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Advocacy, Policy & Funding

Can College-Ready Graduation Requirements Close the Opportunity Gap?

Julie Yu & Bill Sanderson et al.

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Curriculum Design & Lesson Planning

Mapping Skills for the Future

Andrew K. Miller

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Curriculum Design & Lesson Planning

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School Culture & Improvement

Alma Lopez on Teaching Them to Dream Big in Middle School

Columns

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Teaching Strategies

Show and Tell: A Video Column / Co-Constructing Success Criteria

Douglas Fisher & Nancy Frey

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Professional Development & Well-Being

The Resilient Educator / Good PD Includes Resilience Training

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Professional Development & Well-Being

The Learning Zone / The Life-Changing Magic of Going In-Depth

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Teaching Strategies

Classroom Conversations / Curating "Hot-Button" Conversations

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Curriculum Design & Lesson Planning

Research Matters / The Case for More CTE

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School Culture & Improvement

Ask an ASCD Expert / Hectic Schedule Threatens Teacher's Quality of Life

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Teaching Strategies

Educational Leadership Staff

Advisory: Trends and Ideas

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Professional Development & Well-Being

Educational Leadership Staff

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Curriculum Design & Lesson Planning

Research Alert / Do Transition-Intervention Programs Really Boost College Readiness?

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Teaching Strategies

Flexing Citizenship Skills

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Social-Emotional Learning

Numbers of Note / The Rising Demand for "Soft" Skills

Educational Leadership Staff

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Opportunity Gaps

Learning and Real-World Opportunities for Incarcerated Youth

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School Culture & Improvement

Newsworthy / Living the "Good Life"

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Reader's React / The Adaptive Reader

Educational Leadership Staff

Online Exclusives

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Assessment & Grading

The Way We Talk About Assessment Matters

Featured Video

Student Engagement

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