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Not just a manager anymore
As you walk into Washington Elementary School, you are likely to see a tall middle-aged man dressed in a Cat in the Hat suit. If you are lucky enough to be a student here, you’ll know that..
Standards and accountability movement needs to push, not punish
The education reform movement in the United States has increasingly focused on developing new standards for students. Virtually all states and many districts have begun creating standards for student ..
JSD forum
“When students cannot learn the way we teach them, we must teach them the way they learn.” — Howard Gardner Teachers often can fall into the trap of teaching con- tent instead of children. Many..
Editor’s note
My sister-in-law has been teaching in a small school system for almost 30 years. As the system’s entire music department, she works with all levels of students. She’s passionate about what she doe..
Schools that beat the odds don’t back away from a challenge
When veteran education writer Karin Chenoweth set out to explore schools that succeeded against the odds, she was especially surprised by one discovery. “I knew I would find schools that had beat..
Voices of experience
Tracy Yarchi and Jim Slosson are experienced high school educators. They have worked in high schools long enough to see dozens of change initiatives, school reforms, promising practices, and silver bu..
NSDC Tool
Are you the one to lead your school’s journey toward cultural proficiency? Use this assessment tool to find out if you have the necessary knowledge, skills, and conviction. If you do, it may be ..
Cultural proficiency
Demographic shifts are bringing schools more diverse populations. Educators are striving to respond, but many lack the cultural proficiency to address the needs of a diverse student population. Mo..
Collaborative culture
School culture involves individuals’ collective beliefs, values, and propensities to act in certain ways. These beliefs, values, and propensities are both manifested in and shaped by the group’s c..
NSDC’s standards
Over the past three years, I’ve been able to see data that thrills me — NSDC’s Standards for Staff Development are changing staff development in my district and my state. I believe this is begi..
