School Administrator: April 2018
Civility in Classroom & Community




Where Are Our Voices of Reason?
BY JULIE L. HACKETT
School leaders have a responsibility to address the rising uncivil behavior proliferating in our schools, says the author, an urban superintendent.

Cultural Glue for Binding an Unstable World
BY MARK VAN CLAY
When school communities face ambiguity and uncertainty, leadership needs a framework for building on common expectations and beliefs.

Better Citizens Through Critical Thinking
BY WILLIAM T. GORMLEY JR.
Our best hope for civic enlightenment in the years ahead will come from schools’ training of the next generation.

More Politics in the Classroom
BY DAVID E. CAMPBELL
The author makes a case for deliberately staging discussions on controversial topics to build students’ civil discourse skills.

Media Literacy Takes on the Digital Morass
BY JOEL BREAKSTONE, SARAH MCGREW, TERESA ORTEGA, MARK SMITH AND SAM WINEBURG
A project at Stanford has created districtwide curricula to help students and their teachers assess the credibility of information on the web.

 




STARTING POINT
Disinhibition and its connection to civil behavior.

STATE OF THE SUPERINTENDENCY
Changing Challenges
Did the leading issues confronting superintendents change over four years?

BEST OF THE BLOGS
Four insightful excerpts from leading superintendent blogs.

ETHICAL EDUCATOR
Punishing the Harasser … or Not?
The superintendent wants to suspend an alleged perpetrator while the district’s attorney calls only for a stern letter of reprimand. How might you proceed?

SOCIAL MEDIA
Analytics To Monitor Your District’s Impact
BY CHRIS GAINES
How do you know if your investments in Twitter, Instagram and Facebook are having a payoff? The author’s district has a systematic way to gauge.

LEGAL BRIEF
Teachers and Students Just Can’t Be ‘Friends’

BY V. WAYNE YOUNG
A set of sensible safeguards to prevent online relationships from crossing the line.

MY VIEW
Infusing Kindness Among Middle Schoolers

BY JONAH EDELMAN
The CEO of Stand for Children is promoting user-friendly lessons for building kind school settings.

MY VIEW
Creating a Culture for Excellence in High-Need Schools

BY PATRICE PUJOL
To turn around failing schools, the superintendent turned to a broad human capital management system.

MY VIEW
How ‘Weird’ Societies Think About Children’s Learning

BY CORNELIUS N. GROVE
The author of The Drive to Learn compares assumptions about American and East Asian students.

Reading & Resources

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PRESIDENT’S CORNER
The Bright Light of Civility

BY GAIL PLETNICK
Models at hand for compassion and caring.

EXECUTIVE PERSPECTIVE
Managing Class Conduct Nonverbally

BY DANIEL A. DOMENECH
Modifying student behavior begins with teachers.

PEOPLE WATCH
Our monthly list of AASA members on the move in their careers.

PROFILE: Valeria S. Silva
BY LIZ GRIFFIN
She’s applied knowing empathy to Puerto Rican relief.

 



READER REPLY

LEADERSHIP LITE
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