Articles from Leadership (March 1, 2007)

Title	Author	Type	Words
A better alternative: a philosophy of educating the whole child and a willingness to experiment with differing instructional strategies is what makes continuation schools work.	Knoeppel, Janet		1892
A turning point for inner-city youth: high school students who are introduced to college life end up completing high school and attending college at higher rates.	Wise, Donald		1561
Achieving academic peak performance: previous academic experiences should be considered when developing strategies to help students achieve expectations.	Whitecotton, Chuck		907
Books worth reading: Breakthrough; What Video Games have to Teach us.	Manthey, George		480
Classroom visitations done well: walk-throughs can result in thoughtful discussions about teaching practice, or--if a school isn't clear about the purpose or process--in mountains of unused data.	Bloom, Gary		2122
Gifted underachievers: some schools, despite having active district GATE programs, fail to identify those gifted students who are English learners or from low-income families.	Correa, Lou		1253
Helping students connect with success.	Hyland, Toni		343
How differentiated instruction helps struggling students: this school's reorganization to support differentiated instruction has resulted in a remarkable improvement in student performance levels.	Mueller, Jonel		1650
Modifying instruction so intervention isn't needed: response to instruction--rather than intervention--may lead to more precise and personalized instruction in the regular classroom.	Manthey, George		567
Promoting learning for children with autism: some schools may not be fully prepared to provide the learning environments required by the growing number of autistic children.	Mastergeorge, Ann M.		1784
Responding to school health crises: students with chronic health conditions may need monitoring on a daily basis and assistance with health emergencies.	Smith, Mary		1396
Response to intervention: changing how we do business: when the RtI process is used to diagnose disabilities, schools can intervene early to offer students more beneficial instructional strategies.	Hilton, Alan		1933
The case for an arts-based curriculum: continuation school students are most in need of innovative teachers and a curriculum that offers a platform for different learning modalities.	Gates, Janie Yuguchi		2126