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Major Reports and Books

  • Fundamentals for Student Success in the Middle Grades. National Middle School Association, 2007. (web resource) Free presentation tool including audio that provides an overview of adolescent development, research, and recommendations for middle grades education.
  • New Directions for Student Support. Center for Mental Health in Schools, 2007. (PDF, 44 pgs.) The latest in a series of reports to explore the status of organized efforts to provide student supports, this report determines what efforts were being made to move toward developing comprehensive systemic approaches for addressing barriers to learning and teaching.
  • Activating the Desire to Learn. ASCD, 2007. (book, available for purchase, 168 pgs.) This book shows teachers where the desire to learn comes from and how they can activate it in students.
  • All Together Now: Sharing Responsibility for the Whole Child, Coalition for Community Schools for ASCD, July 2006. (PDF, 23 pages) This paper discusses strategies policymakers and educators can use to provide a more balanced education for students.
  • The Best Schools: How Human Development Research Should Inform Educational Practice. ASCD, 2006. (book, available for purchase, 182 pgs.) This book looks at schools that educate the whole child, meeting their social, emotional, and cognitive needs.

Articles and Briefs

  • Nine Powerful Practices. Educational Leadership, ASCD, 2008. (web article) In this article, Ruby Payne identifies nine strategies that help raise the achievement of students living in poverty including building relationships of respect, teaching the hidden rules of school, and building relationships with parents.
  • This Is Not Your Grandparents' School Counselor. American School Counselor Association. (web article) Brief description of the role of current school counselors from elementary to high school.
  • Assessment Through The Student's Eyes. Educational Leadership, ASCD, 2007. (web article) Rather than sorting students into winners and losers, Rick Stiggins argues that assessment for learning can put all students on a winning streak.
  • Student Behaviors and Teacher Use of Approval versus Disapproval. ResearchBrief, ASCD, 2006. (web article) Research shows that when teachers use approval more than disapproval, it may improve students' on-task behaviors.
  • Celebrate Strengths, Nurture Affinities: A Conversation with Mel Levine. Educational Leadership, ASCD, 2006. (web article) Dr. Levine discusses how to celebrate strengths and assist students with specialized minds.
  • Highly Qualified Teachers for All. Educational Leadership, ASCD, 2006. (web article, available for purchase) The authors of this article propose a national initiative to improve teacher quality.
  • My Teacher Doesn't Like Me! Understanding and Resolving Student-Teacher Conflicts. Education Update, ASCD, 2006. (web article, available for purchase) Teachers who understand why certain students get under their skin can better control their reactions and teach more effectively.
  • Relationships Matter. Educational Leadership, ASCD, 2006. (web article, available for purchase) Research shows that strong teacher-student relationships improve academic achievement.
  • Conditions for Learning: Teacher Working Conditions as Catalysts for Student Learning. ASCD Infobrief, ASCD, 2005. (web article) This article suggests how to improve teacher working conditions as a means to help improve retention of quality teachers and increase student achievement.
  • Personal Learning Plans. Education Update, ASCD, 2005. (web article, available for purchase) Personal learning plans developed by high school students based on their goals allow for more focused curricular choices and stronger feedback.
  • Closing the Educator Gap. Is It Good For the Kids?, ASCD, 2005. (web column) Efforts to close the achievement gap must include work to ensure that all students are taught by effective teachers.
  • Tapping Into Student Motivation. Is It Good For the Kids?, ASCD, 2004. (web column) Educators working to increase student motivation need to provide authentic learning experiences and draw a connection between effort and results.

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