ASCD Education Topics Education topics are short multimedia lessons on topics that interest all levels of educators. Each lesson includes a definition, short articles on the topic, audio and video files of experts and practitioners, and a listing of resources that you can use to continue your professional development. in ASCDwith ascdeducationtopicsby 3 users
Education Search Service: ASCD Never again will you have to waste time and money searching for articles, Web sites, books, and other education resources. Now, you can have ASCD's Education Search Service do the research for you. in Search Engineswith ascdresearch
UBD Resources for Sale Understanding by Design (UbD) is a framework for designing curriculum units, performance assessments, and instruction that lead your students to deep understanding of the content you teach. The UBD Professional Development Workbook is very teacher friendly and an POWERFUL resource. in ASCD > Understanding By Designwith ascddesignresourcessaleubdunderstanding
Overcoming the Fear of Blogs: Teaching Critical Skills, Learning About Your Learners ASCD 2006 Anual conference blog, Chicago, IL April 1-Educators who attended "Blogs: How Do They Fit Into Teaching?" had numerous questions for presenter Erica Brownstein about the risks of using blogs in the classroom, but she pointed out that "students are blogging anyway," and challenged the attendees: "What if you took that energy and brought it to your classroom?" 3 in Technologywith ascdblogstechnology
Raising the Literacy Achievement of English Language Learners "Use this new program to help mainstream teachers and other educators in your school raise the literacy achievement of English language learners in all grade levels. Showing the video, along with the workshop outlines and handouts from the Facilitator’s Guide, at your next teacher professional development meeting gives audiences a deeper understanding of the linguistic needs of English language learners and introduces them to classroom-proven strategies for teaching ELL students reading and writing skills." Rec. by ASCD in Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > VIDEOs and DVDswith ascdellsvideo