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Latest Issue

JSD, August 2010, Vol. 31, No. 4

Social justice

Published on August 1, 2010

Issue Contents
JSD Professional learning guide (read article)

Use this companion to the August 2010 issue of JSD to facilitate discussion and reflection of the thematic articles.

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

  • Defining the problem, highlighting solutions
  • A cultural proficiency primer
  • Collaboration advances justice?
Building hope, giving affirmation: Learning communities that address social justice issues bring equity to the classroom (read article)

A social justice agenda reaches beyond academic goals to envision a well-educated and engaged citizenry. (Available to the public.)
By Stephanie Hirsh , Shirley M. Hord

The challenge for educators: Seattle's superintendent outlines social justice priorities and their importance in efforts to close the achievement gap (read article)

Seattle Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson speaks with passion about serving all students in these excerpts from her keynote speech at NSDC's Summer Conference in Seattle. (Available to the public.)
Coaches root out deep bias (read article)

The National Equity Project helps educators examine their own perspectives on the pathway to addressing issues of race, class, and culture.
By Valerie von Frank

A large cup of insight: Educator hones student-teacher relationships one sugary coffee at a time (read article)

Years of listening to high school students helps educators in Denver, Colo., build skills in communicating with humanity and empathy. (Available to the public.)
By Daniel Horsey

The long and winding road to social justice: Missouri district uses culturally responsive instruction to close the achievement gap (read article)

Educators in the Parkway School District in St. Louis, Mo., progress to deeper levels of understanding how to serve a wide diversity of students.
By Charlotte Ijei , Julie Harrison

Tradition becomes the teacher: Community events enrich educators' professional learning (read article)

Staff from two elementary schools attend a tribal ceremony to learn from American Indian traditions.
By Margery Ginsberg , Anthony Craig

Through students' eyes: Students offer fresh insights into social justice issues in schools (read article)

A careful plan to probe students for their views offers benefits to motivated educators.
By Alison Cook-Sather

Digging deeper: Professional learning can go beyond the basics to reach underserved students (read article)

Educators build on a foundation of effective professional learning with principles geared to achieve social justice.
By Sonia Caus Gleason

DEPARTMENTS
From the editor (read article)

(Available to the public.)
By Tracy Crow

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

  • Learning from leadership
  • Principal effectiveness
  • ESEA reauthorization
  • A teacher leader blog
  • What Finland can teach us
Cultural proficiency (read article)

Carefully planned campus visits encourage middle schoolers to feel college-bound. (Available to the public.)
By Sarah W. Nelson , Patricia L. Guerra

Collaborative culture (read article)

Conversation protocols help district discuss all sides of complicated issues. (Available to the public.)
By Susan Scott , Michael W. Torres

NSDC@work: Notes from the National Staff Development Council (read article)

  • Upcoming learning opportunities
  • NSDC Book Club selection
  • The latest from NSDC's foundation
  • On Board: Ingrid Carney's work with a group of African-American boys
(Available to the public.)
From the director (read article)

(Available to the public.)
By Stephanie Hirsh

Features
What teachers want: Educators at all career stages express the desire to connect with and learn from one another (read article)

A local research project highlighted specific teacher learning needs and perspectives.
By Cynthia M. Compton

A better way to measure: New survey tool gives educators a clear picture of professional learning's impact (read article)

An online survey helps educators assess the effectiveness of professional learning in mathematics and science.
By Rolf K. Blank

All Issues

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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