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Principal September/October 2018: Engagement
Much emphasis has been placed on the impact of parent engagement on student achievement. But engagement doesn’t end with parents: Teachers—and students, too—must exhibit curiosity, optimism, and voice in order to reap maximum learning gains. This issue focuses on strategies to strengthen teacher, parent, and student engagement.
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NAESP’s Principal magazine has also teamed up with Crayola for the ninth year to deliver the “Champion Creatively Alive Children” magazine supplement. You can read it online here.
Not Just a Buzzword
Using survey data to foster engagement among students, parents, and teachers
Tim Hodges
Building Capable Kids
Six factors define assessment-capable learners who are cognitively engaged
Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey
Research Roundup: Cultural Responsiveness
A selection of recent reports on culturally responsive strategies and their effectiveness
Linda Fitch
Hack Early Learning With Parents’ Help
Build connections between school and home to win cooperation and engagement from a child’s first teachers
Jessica Cabeen
Reaching Families in the Digital Age
Communications platforms new and old can help engage parents and students while advancing school goals
Brad Gustafson
Education Without Exhaustion
Educators should recognize the warning signs of burnout and head it off before it can affect school performance
Dan Butler
FEATURES
Leading for Change
The success of a change is often connected to how much buy-in you can win for it
Jon Saphier
How Does Your Experience Compare?
NAESP’s 10-year study of the principalship reveals student mental health is a top concern for the nation’s K–8 principals
L. Earl Franks, Ed.D., CAE
IN EVERY ISSUE
From the Editor
Leading Lessons on Engagement
Kaylen Tucker
Snapshots
Nuggets of research, policy, and practice to keep you informed
Leading Lessons
Creating a Climate for Change
5 Things
What you need to know about the Association that has your back
In the Spotlight
Arizona Principal Creates Buy-In for Change
Practitioner’s Corner
Collaboration Relies on Relationships
Lynmara Colón
Wellness
Don’t Sacrifice Self-Care
John Pijanowski and Joshua Ray
Early Career
Reinforcing Feedback
John F. Eller and Sheila A. Eller
Principal’s Bookshelf
School Smorgasbord
Julie Bloss
Speaking Out
What Makes a Blue Ribbon School?
Richard Long
In the Middle
Take Parents on a Tour
Shanna R. Speakman-Spickard
It’s the Law
Harassment and the Law
Perry A. Zirkel
Postscript
Principals as Advocates
L. Earl Franks, Ed.D., CAE