Resources from Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Resource Title: Classroom Leadership and Classroom Leadership Online
Price: Free online. Paper copies $3.00 each.
Description: Classroom Leadership Online is the online sister publication of Classroom Leadership. It is published 9 times a year (monthly except January, June, and July) and is linked thematically to Educational Leadership, ASCD's magazine. Classroom Leadership Online is a free publication that helps readers explore education topics, as seen through teachers' eyes and heard through teachers' voices.

Resource Title: Communicating with the Public: A Guide for School Leaders
Price: $22.95 (Members $18.95).
Author: Anne Meek
Description: (ASCD book, 1999) 8" x 10", 144 pages. This book helps educators gain the knowledge and confidence they need to create and implement an effective communication program. It provides strategies for cultivating the ongoing relationships necessary for long-term support of schools, including the communication roles of educators working in schools and those working in central offices. Basics include: Strategic communications planning; analysis; teamwork between schools and central offices; coordination with community relations offices; and program evaluation. Resources include a school climate checklist; tips for working with the news media; guidelines for conducting focus groups; and help with creating news releases, Web sites, and videos.

Resource Title: Curriculum Update
Price: Additional copies are $3 each (prepaid only).
Description: Reports trends, research findings, exemplary programs, and available resources in a specific curriculum area. It is published four times per year as a supplement to Education Update, the official newsletter of ASCD. Subscriptions to Curriculum Update are included in ASCD membership.

Resource Title: Education Update Newsletter
Price: Additional copies are $3 each (prepaid only).
Description: Education Update is the official newsletter of ASCD and is published 8 times a year (monthly except February, April, July, and October). Subscriptions to Education Update are included in ASCD membership.

Resource Title: Educational Leadership
Price: Additional copies are $6 each.
Description: 96-page, full-color magazine. Published monthly September through May, except bi-monthly December/January. Intended primarily for leaders in elementary, middle, and secondary education, but is also for anyone interested in curriculum, instruction, supervision, and leadership in schools. Frequently includes articles that reflect parents' perspectives or focus on parental roles in the context of a particular monthly theme. For example: "A Parent's Perspective: Educating the Digital Generation." (October 2000), "Who's Afraid of Standards? A Parent's Perspective." (February 2000), "From Fund Raising to Hell Raising: New Roles for Parents." (April 2000), "Making Parent Involvement Meaningful." (January 1998). Subscriptions are included in ASCD membership.

Resource Title: How to Coordinate Services for Students and Families
Price: $8.95 (Members $6.95).
Author: Larry Guthrie
Description: (ASCD book, 1996) 6" x 9", 61 pages. This book proposes an integrated services collaboration for students in crisis, as an alternative to the traditional social services now offered. A nine-step plan outlines how to get an integrated services collaborative started, where it should be located, and how to get funding.

Resource Title: How to Create Successful Parent-Student Conferences
Price: $95 (Members $79).
Description: (Video, 1998) This 15-minute videotape is part of ASCD's How-to video series. Watch actual teachers demonstrate ways to create "win-win-win" situations for students, parents, and teachers. Topics include: the first step to take when planning every conference, how to deal with an irate parent, examples of "door-opening statements" that encourage conversation, how to use portfolios of student work in conferences, and what to do after a conference. Also available in closed-captioned format.

Resource Title: How to Form Networks for School Renewal
Price: $8.95 (Members $6.95).
Description: (ASCD book, 1995) 6" x 9", 57 pages. This book provides practical guidelines for establishing practitioner-driven networks for increasing professional knowledge, motivation, self-esteem, and effectiveness in efforts with students. Includes sample formats and activities for meetings, with numerous suggestions for ways to keep networks infused with information and resources.

Resource Title: How to Make Homework More Meaningful by Involving Parents
Price: $95 (Members $79).
Author: Joyce Epstein
Description: (Video, 2001) This 15-minute videotape is part of ASCD's How-To video series. It demonstrates how to use homework to strengthen students' skills and make learning more meaningful. This video features assignments that help students establish regular schedules, and demonstrate and discuss what they've learned, strategies for initiating and encouraging family participation, and ways to follow-up assignments with class discussion and demonstration.

Resource Title: InfoBrief
Price: Individual copies are $4.50 each.
Description: Published four times per year, ASCD Infobrief provides concise information on current education issues to administrators, teachers, families, policymakers, journalists, and others. Subscription is included in ASCD Premium membership.

Resource Title: Managing Today's Classroom
Price: Set of three is $580 (Members $480). Individual tapes $210 each (Members $180).
Author: Rheta DeVries
Description: The Managing Today's Classroom video series shows how teachers are creating positive learning environments where students behave well because they want to. Two videotapes, a Facilitator's Guide, and a special tape, A Parent's Guide, explain and demonstrate how teachers can instill a commitment to good behavior in all students by: fostering mutual respect among students and teachers, promoting self-regulation and autonomy, creating a sense of community in the classroom, and motivating students through an engaging curriculum. These videos feature teachers explaining why traditional approaches that use rewards and punishments often don't work, and also show elementary and secondary schools classrooms where effective management practices are being used. The accompanying Facilitator's Guide shows how to create a powerful in-service course for new and experienced teachers in all grade levels. Plus, a 25-minute video tape explains this new classroom management approach to parents so that they can support the strategies and use them at home. Three videotapes: Tape 1: Managing Today's Classroom: Elementary Schools and Facilitator's Guide, Tape 2: Managing Today's Classroom: Secondary Schools and Facilitator's Guide, Tape 3: Managing Today's Classroom: A Parent's Guide and Facilitator's Guide are available as a set or individually. Also available in closed-captioned format.

Resource Title: Mentoring the New Teacher
Price: Complete set $785 (Members $685.00), individual tapes $115.00 (Members $95.00).
Author: Developed and produced by James B. Rowley and Patricia M. Hart of the University of Dayton School of Education, Dayton, Ohio
Description: (Video, 1994) Available exclusively through ASCD, this set of videotapes and Facilitator's Guide presents case studies of the most common problems faced by beginning teachers: dealing with students' personal problems; handling classroom discipline; planning lessons and homework; coping with a lack of instructional resources; relating to parents; motivating students; dealing with students' individual differences; and evaluating student work. Based on extensive research, this series offers a candid, realistic approach to how experienced teacher mentors can help new teachers through their first years in the profession. Complete set includes: Eight 17- to 20-minute case study videotapes, one 6-minute Overview tape, and 170-page Facilitator's Guide. The following tapes are also available individually: Tape 1: Dealing with Students' Personal Problems, Tape 2: Classroom Discipline, Tape 3: Dealing with Individual Differences, Tape 4: Motivating Students, Tape 5: Planning Classwork, Tape 6: Lack of Instructional Resources, Tape 7: Parent Relations, Tape 8: Evaluating Student Work.

Resource Title: Parents As Partners in Schooling
Price: $34.95
Description: ASCD's PD Online course is designed to help educators and parents understand they are equal partners in schooling and to provide resources that support effective parent involvement programs. The interactive, multimedia format allows you flexibility to develop your knowledge and skills at a time that fits your schedule. Course includes interactive lessons that have been specially designed for Web-based training. Each lesson is supplemented with extensive reading material and access to discussion groups.

Resource Title: Schools as Communities
Price: $466.00 ($396.00 Members).
Description: (Video) The video series focuses on successful schools in which educators create a sense of belonging for their students and include teachers, parents, and the community. 2 videos with facilitator's guide.

Resource Title: The Brain and Learning
Price: $590.00 (Members $490.00).
Author: Marian Diamond, Pat Wolfe, Eric Jensen, Geoffrey Caine, Robert Sylvester
Description: Video Series. includes the videotape What Parents Need to Know. (ASCD video, 1998) Four 20- to 30-minute videotapes and a Facilitator's Guide. This video series explains how the brain functions and shows examples of elementary through high school classrooms where teachers are applying brain-based principles to enhance learning. It also encourages parents to become full partners in the effort to make education more brain friendly.

Resource Title: The Principal Series
Price: Single tape prices from $140; series cost is $1,130 (Members $930.00).
Author: Richard DuFour and Karen Dyer
Description: (Video, 1998-1999) Seven 15- to 45-minute videotapes and two Facilitator's Guides. An excellent tool for principal leadership training, The Principal Series brings school leaders up-to-date on the newest research-based methods for improving student performance. Hear from experts Richard DuFour and Karen Dyer, and see principals demonstrate effective leadership, communication, and management skills These videos are also designed to help principals involve parents in the school community. Specifically, Principal as Culture Shaper shows how to help parents contribute to the school's mission and success; and Principal as Ambassador discusses ways to involve parents and build alliances within the community. The following single tapes are available: Tape 1: The Evolving Role of the Principal, Tape 2: Creating a Collaborative Learning Community, Tape 3: Survival Tips, Tape 4: Principal as Culture Shaper, Tape 5: Principal as Manager, Tape 6: Principal as Instructional Leader, Tape 7: Principal as Ambassador.

Resource Title: Various Audiotapes about Education
Price: Varies, beginning at $14.95 (Members $11.95) per tape.
Description: The ASCD audio library features some of the most popular presentations from ASCD conferences and institutes. Examples include: Helping Parents Understand Performance-Based Assessment, Seven keys to Successful Parent Involvement and Promoting Parents' and Policymakers' Assessment Literacy, Celebrate Learning with Student-Led Conferences: Increase Student Accountability, Involve Parents, and Help Meet Standards, Homework Central: Parent Communication for the 21st Century.