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ASCD

  1. Our Twitter team is out of the office today for Memorial Day. Don't forget to thank a service member today!
  2. Five steps to stronger teacher evaluations, in the May #ELmag: bit.ly/JT4ijB (members only)
  3. Doing some summer reading? #Free study guides for many of your favorite ASCD books are available here: bit.ly/HHTw0Y
  4. Know an educator who goes above and beyond? Take some time this long weekend to nominate an outstanding young educator: bit.ly/dfWOA6
  5. Want to brush up on what's happening in education policy? Read the summer edition of Policy Priorities: bit.ly/AhWBXA #ASCDpolicy
  6. In the May #ELmag, @robertjmarzano explains how personal projects can build students’ self-efficacy: bit.ly/IYaKHC
  7. We're reading: Report: U.S. Students Get Serious About High School, via @EducationWeek: bit.ly/KZzz4b
  8. TOP SB STORY: Summer widens academic achievement gap ow.ly/1k3y2o
  9. What questions should we be asking about mental health in schools?Maybe the best question is remembering to ask at all: bit.ly/MAQ88g
  10. @schoolsedu thanks for the RT! Have a great weekend!
  11. If you're headed to the beach this wknd, don't forget to grab the books on our summer reading list before you go! bit.ly/JNBc5u
  12. @pro_its_edu thanks for the #FF shout out! Have a great weekend!
  13. We're reading: Article: "Affinity Schools Are Inevitable" bit.ly/LyX1Y7, via @DA_Magazine
  14. The latest Education Update covers student success, visible principals, our OYEA winners & more. Check it out: bit.ly/dfjBnE
  15. You can put differentiated instruction into practice in your classroom. Check out our page full of resources: bit.ly/fD2fmG
  16. #ASCDpolicy Senate leader prepared to let sequester cuts happen politi.co/JULtAF
  17. Do you teach in a district with a growing #ELL population? Our latest issue of ASCD Express has you covered: bit.ly/JA0nMV
  18. #ELmag needs your stories! Tell us about a time your feedback to a student made a difference: bit.ly/K4VXdJ
  19. PBL demands that we teach thinking skills, says @betamiller. Read more on @ASCD_Inservice: bit.ly/LswyYL
  20. TOP SB STORY: Report: High-school students are more focused on academics ow.ly/1k1vG4