Vermont Affiliate of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Developing Leadership to Shape the Future of Education for All

VT ASCD regrets that the June 3rd Conference at The Essex Resort & Spa has been cancelled. Any registration fees received will be returned. Sorry for any inconvenience but we will look forward to seeing you at our next event. Continue to visit our web site for future conference information.

We are currently accepting nominations
for the Promising Educator Award!

We are the Vermont division of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization representing more than 175,000 educators from 119 countries and nearly 60 affiliates. Members span the entire profession of educators: superintendents, supervisors, principals, teachers, professors of education, and school board members.

We address all aspects of effective teaching and learning, such as professional development, educational leadership, and capacity building. ASCD offers broad, multiple perspectives—across all education professions—in reporting key policies and practices. Because we represent all educators, we are able to focus solely on professional practice within the context of "Is it good for the children?" rather than what is reflective of a specific educator role. In short, ASCD reflects the conscience and content of education.

President's Message

Hello Friends of VT ASCD,

At VTASCD we are looking forward to an exciting year! We have two excellent conferences planned and are hopeful you can take part in them.

In December, we are addressing the School Transformation issue and how it will impact our planning for the future of Vermont schools.

We have invited Gary Stager and Joyce Valenza to prompt our thinking about this issue. In addition, we will have the winners of the VTASCD mini-grants along with other practicing VT educators conducting sessions on the application of technology in schools. This conference will be on December 10th at the Stowe Flake Resort in Stowe VT.

On June 3rd at The Essex Resort & Spa we have invited Jim Burke, author of the book What's the Big Idea? to conduct a full day workshop. Jim discusses how the Big-Question-Driven classroom engages students who have grown up digitally. This is an extremely timely topic for teachers and school decision-makers. Conference participants will receive a copy of his book.

Don't forget the Northeast ASCD Affiliate conference in Boston December 2-4, 2010, Leading and Learning: Innovate, Invigorate, Inspire.

This is a very popular conference with excellent presenters: http://neascd.org/.

Do you know an up and coming Promising Young Educator? Nominate this educator for the VTASCD Promising Young Educator Award, see announcement on this website. The 2010 and 2011 recipients will be announced at the December conference.

We look forward to seeing you at our conferences.

Jim Fitzpatrick
President VTASCD