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NSDC Publications

NSDC publications provide the bridge between what is known about high-quality staff development and how you can put those ideas into practice.

The full text of all NSDC publications is available to NSDC members. Follow the links from this page to get to tables of contents to link to individual articles. Once members are logged in, they will have access to any article link. Non-members can purchase individual articles or newsletter issues through the NSDC Bookstore. A very limited selection of articles is available to the public.

Publications Available to NSDC Members

JSD
Professional magazine on leading and learning published quarterly. Focuses on issues of leadership and learning relevant to all educators involved in professional learning. Articles are written primarily by practitioners who bring a real world to the challenges of school improvement and organizational change.

The Learning Principal
Eight-page newsletter published eight times a year. Focuses on the important and unique work of school principals.

The Learning System
Eight-page newsletter published eight times a year. Designed for superintendents and central office staff with professional learning responsibilities.

Tools for Schools
Eight-page newsletter published four times a year. Each issue of Tools focuses on a single essential component of school improvement and features timeless "tools" and resources that can be used in school improvement efforts now and in years to come.

Teachers Teaching Teachers
Eight pages published as an electronic newsletter eight times a year. Designed with school-based staff developers in mind.

PD in the News
A periodic electronic compilation of recent news and reports on developments in professional learning, school improvement, and education policy from local, regional, national, and international news sources.

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Voice of a Teacher Leader, a blog by Bill Ferriter, a 6th-grade teacher in N.C.

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Listed below are other NSDC publications still available online. Please view any of the following to get recent articles from the publications and more detailed information.

  • Results – Promotes high levels of learning for all students and staff. This newsletter was published eight times a year.

  • Transformational Professional Learning – Published in 2003-2004, this periodic electronic newsletter was written by NSDC Executive Director Dennis Sparks.

  • Journal of Research in Professional Learning – Now discontinued, this online journal was devoted to publishing scholarly articles regarding professional learning and school improvement aimed at improving student achievement.

  • Reports on staff development – NSDC periodically publishes reports on key findings or developments in the field of staff development.

All articles in NSDC publications – including the JSD, The Learning System, The Learning Principal, Teachers Teaching Teachers, Results, and Tools for Schools – are protected by copyright. To obtain permission to copy or reprint any article, please fax a request to Christy Colclasure (fax: 513-523-0638). Your request should include the number of copies you wish to create and how you intend to use those copies. E-mail requests for permission are not accepted. Please allow two weeks for a response.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 
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