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Latest Issue

JSD, April 2012, Vol. 33, No. 2

Implementation

Published on April 1, 2012

At issue
Up close: Deep smarts start here (read article)

  • Connecting the standards
  • Reaching for the highest gains
  • The implementation dip
Winning strategy: Set benchmarks of early success to build momentum for the long term (read article)

Early wins demonstrate to everyone that achieving change goals is feasible and will result in benefits for those involved.
By Jody Spiro

Record, replay, reflect: Videotaped lessons accelerate learning for teachers and coaches (read article)

A University of Kansas study shows the value of video for providing an objective view of teaching and coaching that propels educators into improving their practice.
By Jim Knight , Barbara A. Bradley , Michael Hock , Thomas M. Skrtic, David Knight, Irma Brasseur-Hock, Jean Clark, Marilyn Ruggles, and Carol Hatton

Connect the dots: A dedicated system for learning links teacher teams to student outcomes (read article)

A research team finds that a stable, protected setting where educators can focus on improving practice is a key ingredient for building coherence and sustaining professional learning in a school or district.
By Bradley A. Ermeling

Coaching protocol gives rural district a common language for learning (read article)

A rural North Carolina district improves academic language proficiency using the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol. In the process, teachers learned to lead and learning shifted from teacher-centered to student-centered. (Available to the public.)
By Marjorie C. Ringler , Debra O'Neal

Problem solved: Middle school math instruction gets a boost from a flexible model for learning (read article)

The problem-solving cycle's adaptability makes it a perfect learning model to improve middle school math instruction in a large, urban Colorado district.
By Jennifer Jacobs , Karen Koellner , Joanie Funderburk

Deep learning takes root: A commitment to improve math instruction results in a multilayered learning community (read article)

Teachers at a small elementary school in New Jersey developed a three-level program of community learning that would enable students to succeed in math.
By Mary Ann Jacobs

A united commitment to change: Districts and unions collaborate to implement school improvement plans (read article)

School leaders work with teachers associations to transform schools in Indiana and Washington under the federal School Improvement Grant program.
By Ellen Holmes , Staci Maiers

DEPARTMENTS
From the editor (read article)

(Available to the public.)
By Tracy Crow

Essentials: Keeping up with hot topics in the field (read article)

  • Teacher dissatisfaction
  • Lessons from business
  • Principal leadership
  • Reaching consensus
  • Future teachers
  • Common core implementation
  • International benchmarking
  • Online learning policy
Tool: Reflective feedback protocol (read article)
Collaborative culture (read article)

A willingness to speak the truth serves as a call to action and an important first step. (Available to the public.)
By Susan Scott

Cultural proficiency (read article)

Cultural proficiency means having the courage to act despite risks. (Available to the public.)
By Patricia L. Guerra , Sarah W. Nelson

@ Learning Forward (read article)

  • Introducing Professional Learning News
  • Book Club selection
  • On Board: Kenneth Salim stresses the importance of implementation
  • New standards resource available to download
  • Kentucky task force members selected
  • Win a free conference registration
(Available to the public.)
From the director (read article)

(Available to the public.)
By Stephanie Hirsh

Features
Strategies click into place: Online resources translate research to practice (read article)

The Doing What Works website translates researched-based practices into practical tools to improve classroom instruction. (Available to the public.)
By Yael Kidron

All Issues

April 2012, Vol. 33, No. 2
Implementation

February 2012, Vol. 33, No. 1
Resources

December 2011, Vol. 32, No. 6
Effective Teaching

October 2011, Vol. 32, No. 5
Learning Designs

August 2011, Vol. 32, No. 4
Standards for Professional Learning
This issue is supported by MetLife Foundation.

June 2011, Vol. 32, No. 3
Teacher leadership

April 2011, Vol. 32, No. 2
Professional learning journeys

February 2011, Vol. 32, No. 1
Working with external partners

December 2010, Vol. 31, No. 6
Policy

October 2010, Vol. 31, No. 5
Content-specific

August 2010, Vol. 31, No. 4
Social justice

June 2010, Vol. 31, No. 3
The new central office

April 2010, Vol. 31, No. 2
Leadership
This issue is funded by The Wallace Foundation.

February 2010, Vol. 31, No. 1
Technology

December 2009, Vol. 30, No. 5
The Basic Ingredients

Fall 2009, Vol. 30, No. 4
Learning Schools

Summer 2009, Vol. 30, No. 3
Transforming Teaching

Spring 2009, Vol. 30, No. 2
Building Support

Winter 2009, Vol. 30, No. 1
What Works

Fall 2008, Vol. 29, No. 4
Examining Evidence

Summer 2008, Vol. 29, No. 3
Professional Learning Communities

Spring 2008, Vol. 29, No. 2
Professional Learning for Principals

Winter 2008, Vol. 29, No. 1
English Language Learners

Fall 2007, Vol. 28, No. 4
Theme: The High School

Summer 2007, Vol. 28, No. 3
Theme: The Road Ahead

Spring 2007, Vol. 28, No. 2
Theme: Time

Winter 2007, Vol. 28, No. 1
Theme: Support for School-Based Coaches

Fall 2006, Vol. 27, No. 4
Theme: Closing the Achievement Gap

Summer 2006, Vol. 27, No. 3
Theme: Writing

Spring 2006, Vol. 27, No. 2
Theme: Improving high-performing schools

Winter 2006, Vol. 27, No. 1
Theme: Assessment

Fall 2005, Vol. 26, No. 4
Theme: Differentiation

Summer 2005, Vol. 26, No. 3
Theme: Support Staff

Spring 2005, Vol. 26, No. 2
Theme: Leadership at the School Level

Winter 2005, Vol. 26, No. 1
Theme: Moving from Standards to Practice

Fall 2004, Vol. 25, No. 4
Theme: Mathematics and Science

Summer 2004, Vol. 25, No. 3
Theme: Ideas That Work

Spring 2004, Vol. 25, No. 2
Theme: School-Based Staff Development

Winter 2004, Vol. 25, No. 1
Theme: The Big Picture

Fall 2003, Vol. 24, No. 4
Theme: Evaluation

Summer 2003, Vol. 24, No. 3
Theme: Resources

Spring 2003, Vol. 24, No. 2
Theme: Literacy

Winter 2003, Vol. 24, No. 1
Theme: How Educators Learn

Fall 2002, Vol. 23, No. 4
Theme: New Teachers

Summer 2002, Vol. 23, No. 3
Theme: Culture

Spring 2002, Vol. 23, No. 2
Theme: Lifting Low Performance

Winter 2002, Vol. 23, No. 1
Theme: Technology Makes the Grade

Fall 2001, Vol. 22, No. 4
Theme: High-Performing Schools

Summer 2001, Vol. 22, No. 3
Theme: NSDC Standards for Staff Development

Spring 2001, Vol. 22, No. 2
Theme: Diversity

Winter 2001, Vol. 22, No. 1
Theme: The Principal

Fall 2000, Vol. 21, No. 4
Theme: Teacher Quality

Summer 2000, Vol. 21, No. 3
Theme: Advocacy for Quality Staff Development

Spring 2000, Vol. 21, No. 2
Theme: Partnerships

Winter 2000, Vol. 21, No. 1
Theme: Data-Driven Staff Development

Fall 1999, Vol. 20, No. 4
Theme: Teacher Leadership

Summer 1999, Vol. 20, No. 3
Theme: Powerful Designs

Spring 1999, Vol. 20, No. 2
Theme: Time

Winter 1999, Vol. 20, No. 1
Theme: Standards

Fall 1998, Vol. 19, No. 4
Theme: Evaluation

Summer 1998, Vol. 19, No. 3
Theme: Change

Spring 1998, Vol. 19, No. 2
Theme: What Makes Staff Development Successful?

Winter 1998, Vol. 19, No. 1
Theme: Technology in Staff Development

Winter 1994, Vol. 15, No. 1
One article available.

Summer 1992, Vol. 13, No. 3
One article available.


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