Leadership magazine Nov/Dec 2015 V45 No 2 | Page 5
Association of California School Administrators
Volume 45, No. 2 | November/December 2015
Features
8 Ensuring equity in teaching to the new standards
Working through an equity lens, Bay Area educators have succeeded in building the
framework necessary for addressing all students’ needs.
By Frank Wells
Columns
12 Revitalizing Adult Education
7 To our readers
Student learning starts with
advocating for the best
leadership we can provide.
By Tom Armelino
27 Asked & Answered
16 Defining expectations and resources for
Re-energizing Career
Technical Education
Tools are available to align
CTE to the evolving education landscape for college
and career readiness.
By Elizabeth McKinstry
ELA/ELD and math frameworks ensure an instructional shift away from
“teaching to the test” to teaching to the highest levels of critical thinking and application of knowledge.
20. . Community and industry partners:
Another ‘link’ in Linked Learning
Business and industry need students who are college and
career ready; that’s why the new state standards are more
important than ever.
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By Cheryl James-Ward
California Standards
By Angel Barrett and JoAnn Isken
Leadership
The role of technology in
21st century education
School districts are in an especially unique position to
look toward AEBG funding as an asset to better serve
students, parents and their communities.
By Christian Nelson
What role should students
play in educator evaluation?
Preparing teachers to
facilitate the learning of
digital natives
programs to benefit the district
By Craig Wheaton and William J. Davis
24 A restorative approach to student discipline…
Restorative Discipline Practice results in a fundamental shift in how people –
students and adults – interact with each other with honest, heartfelt accountability.
By Barry Tyler and Barbara Higgins Perez
28 Delivering the ‘wow’ – redesigning
learning environments
To help children flourish and achieve their potential, the
design and delivery of instructional learning spaces and
practices must change.
By Lisa Gonzales and Charles Young
34 Leveraging AVID to address LCAP goals
Believing that all students can learn is the principal belief of the Oxnard Union High School
District, which is employing a schoolwide AVID strategy to close achievement gaps.
By Gabe Soumakian, Eric A. Riegert and Connie Cervera
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