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Founded in 1943, ASCD (formerly the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) is an educational leadership organization dedicated to advancing best practices and policies for the success of each learner. Our 175,000 members in 119 countries are professional educators from all levels and subject areas--superintendents, supervisors, principals, teachers, professors of education, and school board members.

Tweeting kindergarteners in NYC.

When the principal at Clintondale High took a big risk by flipping his classrooms (as his test scores were dropping and disciplinary rates were on the rise) it paid off.

Youtube video on principal Greg Green and a high school that flipped the model.

I really believe the flipped model is the way to go -- at least as a hybrid similar to our doctoral experience.

Working as sound designers and story tellers, HTHMA 12th grade students created 1-2 minute abstract audio fictions. They were asked to design a vivid sound narrative without the use of any dialogue. They could only use sounds that they recorded in the field with a portable audio device and/or custom sounds they designed in the music creation program, Reason

ISTE's NETS for Administrators (NETS*A) are the standards for evaluating the skills and knowledge school administrators and leaders need to support digital age learning, implement technology, and transform the education landscape.

Digital age leadership ISTE NETS standards

Effective teachers are the key to student success. Yet our school systems treat all teachers as interchangeable parts, not professionals. Excellence goes unrecognized and poor performance goes unaddressed. This indifference to performance disrespects teachers and gambles with students' lives. Read an overview of The Widget Effect.

This is a comical yet insightful video that echos Dr. Tienken and Dr. Zhao's lectures. He also discusses what Alan said this past weekend about why students enjoy video games - there are no personal penalties.