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Anthony Rebora

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Reader's Guide / When Students Own Their Learning

School Culture & Improvement

Penny Kittle

Kelly Gallagher

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The Curse of "Helicopter Teaching"

Teaching Strategies

Myron Dueck

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Fishing for the Right Assessment Language

Assessment & Grading

Gabriel Benn

7 Ways to Make High School "Suck" Less

Student Engagement

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Scott Seider

Daren Graves 

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Raise Their Voices

Peter Levine

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Joining the Movement

Mike Miller

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Encouraging Student Dissent in the Classroom

Joe Feldman

Tanji Reed Marshall

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Empowering Students by Demystifying Grading

Arthur L. Costa

Bena Kallick

Jay McTighe

Allison Zmuda

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Dispositions by Design

Valerie L. Marsh

Shaun Nelms

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How Student Voice Transformed East High

Bob Lenz

John Larmer

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Project-Based Learning That Makes a Difference

Emily Barton

Dan Brown

Jennifer Chiu

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The Secret Sauce for Successful Classroom-Tech Projects

Teaching with Technology

Sally Ventura

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The High Schooler's Guide to Happiness

Curriculum Design & Lesson Planning

Bryan Goodwin

Samantha E. Holquist

Research Matters / Listen Up!

Douglas Fisher

Nancy Frey

Show & Tell: A Video Column / The Power of Practice Assessments

Jill Harrison Berg

Jordan Weymer

Leading Together / A Balance of Power

Instructional Leadership & Coaching

Dena Simmons

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Confronting Inequity / Who Has the Privilege to Be Empowered?

Opportunity Gaps

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David Griffith

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ASCD Policy Priorities / Working Toward the Whole Educator

Professional Development & Well-Being

Sean Slade

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Whole Child Spotlight: On Student Empowerment

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Educational Leadership Staff

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Readers React

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ASCD Community in Action

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EL Takeaways / Empowerment Essentials

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Sarah McKibben

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Turn & Talk / John Spencer on the Shift to Student Empowerment

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Tara Laskowski

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Research Alert / Strategies for Student-Centered Learning

Naomi Thiers

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Relevant Read / Hearing Survivors' Voices Two Years After Parkland

Social-Emotional Learning

Numbers of Note / Limited Choices

North Schuylkill High School students Morgan Koutch, left, and Madison Welker compete in the 3rd annual Dutch Kitchen Kup Regatta in the North Schuylkill High School's Don Bricker Natatorium, Fountain Springs, Pa., on Friday, Jan. 3, 2020. The North Schuylkill students from Honors Geometry, Honors Algebra 2, Honors Pre-Calculus and autoCad have been working on this STEM project that consisted of researching, calculating, sketching, designing and building boats made out of 4 sheets of cardboard and 4 rolls of duct tape. (David McKeown/Republican-Herald via AP)

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Seen on the Screen / Empowered Valedictorian

School Tool / Getting Active About Civics

Rick Jetter

Rebecca Coda

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Releasing the Reins

Sam Intrator

Don Siegel

Graeham Dodd

Jo Glading-DiLorenzo

Let Them Lead

Giving students more say and control over their own education—as well as creating climates that foster student expression—has become a growing priority in K–12 education, intersecting with personalized and student-centered learning movements. But what does this look like in practice? This issue will explore that question. Topics to be addressed include the role of technology, curriculum integration, student activism, problem-solving skills, and student choice.

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