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Commander's Corner:
EducationHall's Executive Director
Pete Hall weighs in on the orden del día and launches each issue
with a little pontification
*Commander's Corner: Spring 2011
(volume 5, number 1)
EducationHall's Executive Director Pete Hall considers the true definition
of Best Practice
Commander's Corner: Fall/Winter 2010
(volume 4, number 1)
EducationHall's Executive Director Pete Hall weighs in on the
characteristics of successful educators
Commander's Corner: Winter 2009
(volume 3, number 1)
EducationHall's Executive Director Pete Hall welcomes us to an issue
devoted to the
art of school leadership
Commander's Corner: Winter 2008
(volume 2, number 1)
EducationHall's Executive Director Pete Hall introduces the art of
focusing our work
Commander's Corner: Summer 2007
(volume 1, number 2)
EducationHall's Executive Director Pete Hall discusses the way we
determine our summer professional reading
Commander's Corner: Winter 2006
(volume 1, number 1)
EducationHall's Executive Director Pete Hall welcomes all educators to the
first issue of The Launching Pad
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Feature Articles:
Each article offers various points of
view, professional approaches, proven practices, and more...submitted by
the best and brightest educators
*Questioning as a Coaching Strategy: Ask and ye shall be enlightened
Megann Ollett: volume 5, number 1
(spring, 2011)
Instructional coaches have a lot of tools at their disposal, and with so
many educators looking for answers, does it surprise you that one of the
more powerful tools is indeed the ability to question?
*Into the Wild
Richard W. Mason: volume 5, number 1
(spring, 2011)
Where is the action in a school? Not in the office! In a message for
principals and other school-based administrators, Dr Mason reminds us to
get away from our desks...and into the wild
Zero Out of Three
Christine Lounsbury: volume 4, number
1 (fall/winter 2010)
The conversation about Best Practices starts with a look at an
effective, wraparound dropout-prevention strategy, courtesy of a teacher
insisted on breaking the odds
Celebrations in School
Richard W. Mason: volume 4, number 1
(fall/winter 2010)
Is the push to succeed so strong that we've forgotten to have fun? Are
the demands so great that even when we meet them, we're too preoccupied
to celebrate our accomplishments? Dr Mason reminds us to do just that
Ticking Clocks and Culture Shock: A first-year principal's saga
Eric Johnson: volume 3, number 1
(winter 2009)
We begin our look at the leadership of the principal by investigating
what Mr. Johnson
experiences during his first year at the helm
On
Leadership in Schools
Pete Hall: volume 3, number 1 (winter
2009)
There are 101 ways to skin a cat, and at least that many ways to lead a
school. Mr. Hall
pursues a few definitions of leadership in today's schools
Coaching Along the Continuum
Alisa Simeral: volume 2, number 1
(winter 2008)
Mrs. Simeral open the discussion about intentional instructional coaching,
providing a
framework for tackling one of education's newest - and least structured -
innovations
The Lightning Club: A vaccine for school discipline
Derek Cordell: volume 2, number 1
(winter 2008)
Mr. Cordell continues the chat about honing our focus on the students as
individuals,
utilizing a proactive approach to school-wide discipline and management
Conference Times
Editorial staff: volume 2, number 1
(winter 2008)
A quick look back at the 2008 ASCD Annual Conference (New Orleans,
Louisiana;
March 15-17) and a glance ahead at the 2008 NAESP Annual Convention
(Nashville,
Tennessee; April 4-8)
Teaching Is a Team Sport: Collaboration is the key
Pete Hall: volume 1, number 2 (summer
2007)
With proper emphasis on professional collaboration, Mr. Hall tells us we
can transform our school into an effective, efficient professional
learning community (PLC)
Conference Times
Editorial staff: volume 1, number 2
(summer 2007)
A quick look back at the 2007 ASCD Annual Conference (Anaheim, CA;
March 17-19) and the 2007 NAESP Annual Convention (Seattle, WA; March
29-April 2)
A
Principals' Academy Initiative
Rick Harris: volume 1, number 1
(winter 2006)
Mr. Harris, the Director of the Washoe County (Nev.) School District's
innovative Principals' Academy, takes us on a journey through the 10
tiers of administrator training and support
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Educator Profiles:
Learn about some of the best and
brightest up-and-coming educators through an intensive Q & A with
EducationHall's editorial staff
*A
Passionate Advocate: The distinguished Mr. Spiller
Editorial staff: volume 5, number 1
(spring 2011)
Hailing from the Lone Star State, this rising star has helped put Texas
schools back on the map - meet (and be impressed by) Mr. Darwin Spiller
The Adventure Continues: A conversation with Yasameen Sharif
Editorial staff: volume 4, number 1
(fall/winter 2010)
Bringing the classroom to life in a most entertaining, award-winning fashion
in Brookline, Massachusetts, is the subject of our conversation with Yasameen Sharif
Bring on the Whole Child! A conversation with Deirdra Grode
Editorial staff: volume 3, number 1
(winter 2009)
We meet ASCD's 2008 Outstanding Young Educator Award honoree Deirdra
Grode, who possesses a penchant for community
service and a
bright future as an education advocate
A Ray of Hope in Memphis: A conversation with Joris Ray
Editorial staff: volume 1, number 2
(summer 2007)
Arriving on the scene with humility and a passion for changing lives,
Memphis City Schools' Joris Ray is ASCD's 2006 Outstanding Young
Educator Award honoree
Outstanding! A conversation with Charlie Coleman
Editorial staff: volume 1, number 1
(winter 2006)
Charlie Coleman, the pride of Khowhemun Elementary School in British
Columbia, is ASCD's 2005 Outstanding Young Educator honoree and the
principal of a remarkable turnaround school
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Book Reviews:
Get your self-directed professional
development on with our reviews of timely, impactful texts
*Book Review: Focus
Editorial staff: volume 5, number 1
(spring 2011)
It's difficult to swallow that it's been nearly five years since Mike
Schmoker last tantalized us like this - but it's equally tough to take
that our educational system is as much of a wreck as it is...and could
be so easily fixed. Check out Schmoker's viewpoint as we review his
lates, "Focus: Elevating the essentials to radically improve student
learning."
Book Review: Teaching as Leadership
Editorial staff: volume 4, number 1
(fall/winter 2010)
When we talk about "best practices" in education, we typically deal with
the ins and outs of daily instruction. In "Teaching as Leadership," we
follow the path from setting big goals to constantly striving for
improvement in a most comprehensive, easy-to-embrace, and
straightforward structure
Book Review: Discipline with Dignity, 3rd edition
Editorial staff: volume 3, number 1
(winter 2009)
The strongest professional learning communities, the most rigorous
standards, and the
most stimulating lessons all fall short if the students aren't well
managed - will this book
help us unlock some of the secrets to handling classroom discipline
issues?
Book Review: The One Thing You Need to Know
Editorial staff: volume 2, number 1
(winter 2008)
In the spirit of focusing our work, we investigate Marcus Buckingham's
2005 "The
One Thing You Need to Know...About Great Managing, Great Leading, and
Sustained
Individual Success"
Book Reviews: What Do Great Principals DO?
Editorial staff: volume 1, number 2
(summer 2007)
We compare and contrast Sandra Harris' "Best Practices of Award-Winning
Elementary School Principals" and Todd Whitaker's "What Great Principals
Do Differently"
Book Review: Results Now
Editorial staff: volume 1, number 1
(winter 2006)
As we embrace the urgency of the Era of Accountability with the tenacity
of champions, we soak in Mike Schmoker's sizzling new teaching and
learning guide, "Results Now"
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On Common Sense:
Wily, honest, and practical,
EducationHall's own Derek Cordell provides comedy and commonsensical
insight in his regular column submission
*On Common Sense: Spring 2011 (volume
5, number 1)
Our esteemed and humorous columnist forces us to choose wisely as we
face a "7-10 Split"
On
Common Sense: Fall/Winter 2010 (volume
4, number 1)
Our esteemed and humorous columnist poses the question, "Is the juice
worth the squeeze?"
On
Common Sense: Winter 2009 (volume
3, number 1)
Our esteemed and humorous columnist helps us to plot a course towards
college
On
Common Sense: Winter 2008
(volume 2, number 1)
Our esteemed and humorous columnist shows us how the P-word can become a
naughty term
On
Common Sense: Summer 2007
(volume 1, number 2)
Our esteemed and humorous columnist heats things up with an
investigation into 212 degrees
On
Common Sense: Winter 2006
(volume 1, number 1)
Our esteemed and humorous columnist relates golfing principles
to...well, being a principal
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