VD-0012 NEW Star Urban Teachers: Dialogue with Martin Haberman; MCEA Presentation featuring Dr. Martin Haberman, Distinguished Professor of Education, University of Wisconsin. Includes live "Urban Teacher Interview" to illustrate how star teachers think and behave to achieve excellence in urban settings, June 1999.

MC-0001 Web Page Publishing Guidelines, Educational Technology Task Force, MCEA, 1998

MC-0002 Technology Revolution: Meeting the Communication Challenge, Packet from MCEA Spring Event, MCEA, April 29, 1998

MC-0003 "Work in Progress Survey" Results for 1997-1998, MCEA, 1998

MC-0004 Middle Cities Education Association Teacher Specifications, Prepared by Grand Rapids Public Schools, August 1997

MC-0005 Early Childhood Task Force Survey: A Compilation of Preschool Programs, Services and Practices in Middle Cities Districts, MCEA, September 1998

PR-0006 Integrating the Internet into the Classroom, MCEA, Blaine Victor Morrow, October 2, 1996

PR-0022 The Changing Nature of Learning, John Cleveland, Center for Continuous Improvement, Grand Rapids Community College, MCEA Presentation

PR-0023 Strategic Planning Process: Individualizing Success, School District of the City of Saginaw, September 1997

PR-0024 Block 8 Scheduling and the Urban Learner, Monroe Public Schools, September 1997

VD-0001 A New Vision of the Urban Learner: From Theory to Practice, MCEA Task Force Presentation, Fall 1995 (featuring Belinda Williams, Director, Urban Education Project), supporting materials included

VD-0002 A New Vision of the Urban Learner: The Russell Story, MCEA Task Force Presentation, Fall 1995, (featuring Belinda Williams, Director, Urban Education Project), supporting materials included

CA-0020 Reducing At-Riskness: Building Resiliency at School, Richard Sagor, ASCD, 1996

BK-0002 Closing the Achievement Gap: A Vision for Changing Beliefs and Practices, Belinda Williams, Editor, ASCD, 1996

PR-0003 Fostering Resiliency in Kids: Protective Factors in the Family, School, and Community, Bonnie Benard, August 1991

PR-0013 Developing Resilience in Urban Youth, Linda F. Winfield, Ph.D. 1994

PR-0016 NCREL Monograph: Developing Resilience in Urban Youth, Linda F. Winfield, Pathways Home Page, pp 1-12

PR-0018 Mentoring Programs For Urban Youth: Handle With Care, Bonnie Benard, Western Regional Center for Drug-Free Schools and Communities, June 1992

AR-1201 The Urban Learner Framework and School Change: Readings, excerpts and adaptations from J. J. Irvine, B. Bowman, G. Ladson-Billings, H. Gardner, E. Miller, S. Lee, B. Benard, R. J. Rossi, S. C. Stringfield, P. l. Grossman, S. S. Stodolsky, December 1995

AR-1202 Building on Urban Learners' Experiences, Belinda Williams and Michele Woods, Educational Leadership, April 1997, pp 29-32

AR-1205 Building on the Strengths of Urban Learners, B. Williams and E. Newcombe, Educational Leadership, May 1994, pp 75-78

BK-0034 NEW Teaching Middle School Students to Be Active Researchers, Judith M. Zorfass with Harriet Copel, ASCD, 1998.

VD-0014 NEW R.E.A.D.Y (Read, Educate and Develop Youth); Parent Information for Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers. Includes activities you can do together to help your child learn, a book for your child, a child development chart, and I Am Your Child booklet and videotape, and more. Michigan Department of Education, 1998.

BK-0026 NEW The Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the Needs of All Learners, Carol Ann Thomlinson, ASCD, 1999.

VD-0003 MicroSociety, MicroSociety, (discuses ideas behind building a miniature society and its value in children’s education), Inc. 1995

CA-0006 Educating Everybody’s Children: Diverse Teaching Strategies for Diverse Learners, Robert Cole, ASCD, 1995

CA-0013 Instruction that Addresses the Needs of the Individual Learner While Simultaneously Honoring and Teaching to the Diversity of All Learning Styles, J. Robert Hanson, ASCD, 1996

BK-0008 Educating Everybody’s Children: Diverse Teaching Strategies for Diverse Learners, ASCD, Robert W. Cole ed., 1995

BK-0016 Awakening Genius in the Classroom, Thomas Armstrong, ASCD, 1998

BK-0018 Visual Tools: for Constructing Knowledge, David Hyerle, ASCD, 1996

BK-0019 Over 1000 Easy-to Use Instructional Strategies, Eric Jenson, Topics include Learning Styles, New Brain Research, New Models of Teaching, Changes in Teaching, Learning Theory, Multiple Intelligences, Listening Skills.

BK-0020 George Lucas Educational Foundation: Learn & Live (Pioneering Education Efforts), http://www.glef.org/

BK-0022 Enhancing Professional Practice: A Framework for Teaching, C. Danielson, ASCD, 1996

PR-0005 Life After Death: Critical Pedagogy in an Urban Classroom, Alleyne J. Johnson, Harvard Educational Review, Summer 1995, pp 213-29

PR-0014 Rising to the Challenge: Emerging Strategies for Educating Youth At Risk, Nettie Legters and Edward L. McDill, 1994

AR-1001 Engaging Students: What I Have Learned Along the Way, Anne Wescott Dodd, Educational Leadership, September 1995, pp 65-67

AR-1002 The I-Search: Guiding Students Toward Relevant Research, Judith Zorfass and Harriet Copel, Educational Leadership, September 1995, pp 48-51

AR-1003 Reversing Underachievement: Stories of Success, Susan M. Baum, Joseph S. Renzulli and Thomas P. Herbert, Educational Leadership, November 1994, pp 48-52

AR-1004 Using Motivational Theory With At-Risk Children, Rachel Buck Collpy and Theresa Green, Educational Leadership, September 1995, pp 37-38

AR-1005 Problem-Based Learning as Classroom Solution, Joan M. Savoie and Andrew S. Hughes, Educational Leadership, November 1994, pp 54-57

AR-1006 Teaching and Practice (Critical Urban Pedagogy) Paul Skilton Sylvester, Harvard Educational Review, Fall 1994, pp 309-329

AR-1007 Socratic Seminars: Engaging Students in Intellectual Discourse, Lynda Tredway, Educational Leadership, September 1995, pp 26-28

AR-1008 Project-Based Learning: Pursuits With a Purpose, Educational Leadership, November 1994, pp 42-45

AR-1009 Themes of Uncommonly Successful Teachers of At-Risk Students, Kenneth D. Peterson, Betsy Bennet and Douglas F. Sherman, Urban Education, July 1991, pp 176-194

AR-1010 Thinking Maps: Seeing is Understanding, David Hyerle, Educational Leadership, December 1995/January 1996, pp 85-89

AR-1011 Letting Children Take the Lead in Class, Ana Maria Andrade and Delia Hakim, Educational Leadership, September 1995, pp 22-24

AR-1012 Putting FUN Back Into Learning, Srikumar S. Rao, Training, August 1995

AR-1013 High Schools That Work - Raising Academic Standards for Students Who Aren’t College Bound, Gene Bottoms and Pat Mikos, The Executive Educator, October 1995, pp 37-38

AR-1014 Giving Their Best: Grading and Recognition Practices that Motivate Students to Work Hard, Douglas J. MacIver and David A. Reuman, American Educator, Winter 1993/94

AR-1015 ‘Whenever and Wherever We Choose:’ The Replication of ‘Success for All’, Robert E. Slavin, et al., Phi Delta Kappan, April 1994, pp 639-647

AR-1016 Synthesis of Research on Cooperative Learning, Robert E. Slavin, Educational Leadership, February 1991, pp 71-82

AR-1018 "Educating for Democratic Life: Reengaging Young People", Erick W. Robelen, ASCD, Infobrief, Issue 13, June 1998

CD-0004 NEW TechPaths for Math, Brenda Kallick and James M. Wilson III, Technology Pathways Corporation, 1998 (One CD-Rom for Windows and Macintosh with a 104-page spiral bound user’s manual).

VD-2000 "Good Morning Miss Toliver": A behind-the scenes and in-classroom look at Kay Toliver and her students at East Harlem Tech., 27 min., Foundation for Advancements in Science and Education, 1993

VD-0018 NEW Science Standards: Making Them Work for You, ASCD video developed by Judy Famellette and Loraine Corfield of Teachers’ Video Workshop, 1995 (Three 30-minute videos with 3 Facilitator’s Guides).

Teacher Talk - Staff Development Guide (Kay Toliver and Dave Hendry, Foundation for Advancements in Science and Education, 1996). Kay Toliver presenter, 15 min, handout materials

VD-2001 Hands-On Math

The Eddie Files with Kay Toliver (Kay Toliver, PBS Video, Foundation for Advancements in Science and Education, 1995) These have been geared towards children in grades 3 through 6. "Eddie" and Kay Toliver presenters, 20 min. teacher's guide

VD-2005 Welcome to Math: You Gotta Start Somewhere,

VD-2006 Estimation: Going to the Dogs

VD-2007 Geometry: Invasion of the Polygons

VD-2008 Fractions: Any Way You Slice It

The Kay Toliver Files (Kay Toliver, a PBS Video, Foundation for Advancements in Science and Education, 1995). Designed for in-service and pre-service use. Kay Toliver presenter, 15 min, teacher's guide

VD-2009 Welcome to Mathematics

VD-2011 Polygons

VD-2012 Fractions

CA-0014 Integrating the Arts Across the Curriculum - Why and How?, Judith Stoehr, ASCD, 1996

BK-0012 Understanding by Design, Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe, ASCD, 1998

AR-1017 Solving Problems in Math and Science Education: Research offers clues about how to raise student achievement in math and science, Rebecca Jones, The American School Board Journal, July 1998, pp 16-19

VD-0015 NEW Developing Performance Assessments, ASCD video, 1996 (One 60-minute video with a 65-page Facilitator’s Guide).

VD-0016 NEW Redesigning Assessment Series, ASCD, 1992 (Three 24-40 minute videos and three 50-page Facilitator’s Guides).

VD-0019 NEW Assessment in Elementary Science, ASCD video developed by Judy Famellette and Loraine Corfield of Teachers’ Video Workshop, 1997 (Three 30-40 minute videos with a 130-page Facilitator’s Guide).

BK-0032 NEW The School Portfolio: A Comprehensive Framework for School Improvement, Victoria L. Bernhardt, 1994.

BK-0029 NEW Data Analysis for Comprehensive Schoolwide Improvement, Victoria L. Bernhardt, 1998.

VD-0009 High Standards. High Stakes...The Michigan High School Proficiency Test, Dr. Ernie Bauer (Keynote Speaker), approx. 15 min., Oakland Schools, includes handout materials, 1996

BK-0006 Communicating Student Learning, Thomas R. Guskey ed., ASCD, 1996

BK-0014 Results: The Key to Continuous School Improvement, Mike Schmoker, ASCD,1996

PR-0020 Transforming Teaching and Learning in Urban Schools Though Alternative Assessment, Deborah L. Winking, Ph.D. and Linda Ann Bond, Pd.D., NCREL, 1995

AR-2001 EVALUATION - The Key to Reflective Management of School Reform for At-Risk Students, Terry A. Clark, Urban Education, April 1991, pp 105-117

VD-0005 Putting Standards into Action, National Urban League, Inc. and the U.S. Department of Education, 1997 (21 min.)

VD-0010 Raising Achievement Through Standards, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1998 (3 videos – 30-35 min. each) facilitators guide

CA-0002 How To Select Teachers for Children in Urban Poverty, Martin Haberman and Clifford B. Janey, 130^th Annual National Conference on Education, February 27 – March 2, 1998

CA-0009 What Research Says About Improving Student Achievement, Gordon Cawelti, ASCD, 1996

CA-0010 Motivating Students to Work Hard at Challenging Tasks, Richard Strong, ASCD, 1996

CA-0015 Building Safe, Supportive School Programs for Low Achieving, High-Risk Students Through Invitational Education, John Van Hoose, Judy Moreno and Charlotte Reed, ASCD, 1996

CA-0016 Identifying, Predicting, and Reducing the Number of Dropouts in High Schools in Large Urban Areas, Jack Frymier, ASCD, 1996

BK-0009 Handbook of Research on Improving Student Achievement, Alliance for Curriculum Reform, ECS, 1995

BK-0010 Effective Strategies for Educating Students in At-Risk Situations, Patricia Cloud Duttweiler, 1995

PM-0012 Overcoming Obstacles to Learning in Our Cities, National Educational Association, 1995

AR-3001 Why We Need Academic Standards, Matthew Gandal, Educational Leadership, September 1995, pp 84-86

AR-3002 More than Just No, Rebecca Jones, The American School Board Journal, Jan. 1997, pp 30-32

AR-3003 Urban Students Thrive As Independent Researchers, Jeanette A. Hartman and Emily K. Decicco, Educational Leadership, November 1994, pp 46-47

AR-3004 School’s Out: An Interview with John Taylor Gatto, (Urban Teaching Experience) Ellen Becker, Journal of Family Life, V.1, #1, Fall 1994

AR-3005 Empowering At-Risk Students to Succeed, Bill Lamperes, Educational Leadership, November 1994, pp 67-69

AR-3006 Motivation and Schooling in the Middle Grades, Eric M. Andermand and Martin L. Maehr, Review of Educational Research, September 1994, pp 287-309

AR-3007 The "Turnaround" Process: Factors Influencing the School Success of Urban Youth, Lynn W. Gregory, Journal of Adolescent Research, January 1995, pp 136-154

AR-3009 Giving Their Best: Grading and Recognition Practices That Motivate Students To Work Hard, Douglas J. Mac Iver and David A. Reuman, American Educator, Winter 1993/94, pp 24-31

AR-3010 An Underachievement Epidemic, Sylvia B. Rimm, Educational Leadership, April 1997

AR-3011 Paying Attention to Relationships, Theo Wubbels, Jack Levy, and Mieke Brekelmans, Educational Leadership, April 1997, pp 82-86

AR-3012 Preventing Early School Failure: What Works?, Robert E. Slavin, et al., Educational Leadership, December 1992/January 1993, pp 10-18

AR-3013 Reconceiving Academic Instruction for the Children of Poverty, Michael S. Knapp and Patrick M. Shields, Phi Delta Kappan, June 1990, pp 753-758

AR-3014 The Caring Classroom’s Academic Edge, Catherine C. Lewis, Eric Schaps, and Marilyn S. Watson, Educational Leadership, September 1996, pp 16-21

CD-0003 NEW Exploring Our Multiple Intelligences, ASCD, CD-ROM, 1997 (Windows 3.1 and PowerMac).

VD-0017 The Multiple Intelligence Series, ASCD, 1995 (Three 20-36 minute videos, Three Facilitator’s Guides, written by Bruce & Linda Campbell; "Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom" by Thomas Armstrong (ASCD book, 1994); and "On Multiple Intelligences & Education" (ASCD View points Audiotape, 1995).

BK-0033 NEW Learning & Memory: The Brain in Action, Marilee Sprenger, ASCD, 1999.

VD-0004 The Brain and Learning, ASCD, 1998 (4 videos 20 – 30 min. each) facilitator’s guide included

VD-0011 I Am Your Child: The First Years Last Forever, The New Brain Research and Your Child’s Healthy Development for Parents and Caregivers, hosted by Rob Reiner, The Reiner Foundation, 1997 (30 min.) video guide and R.E.A.D.Y. (Read, Educate and Develop Youth) materials for the Reading Plan for Michigan initiative included

BK-0003 Promoting Social and Emotional Learning: Guidelines for Educators, Maurice J. Elias, Joseph E. Zins, Roger P. Weissberg, Karin S. Frey, Mark T. Greenberg, Norris M. Haynes, Rachael Kessler, Mary E. Schwab-Stone, Timothy P. Shriver, ASCD, 1997

BK-0013 Teaching with the Brain in Mind, Eric Jensen, ASCD, 1998

AR-4001 Multiple Intelligences: Seven Ways to Approach Curriculum, Thomas Armstrong, Educational Leadership, November 1994, pp 26-28

AR-4002 How the New City School Applies the Multiple Intelligences, Thomas R. Hoerr, Educational Leadership, November 1994, pp 29-34

AR-4003 Huge Learning Jumps Show Potency of Brain-Based Instruction, Charmaine Della Neve, Phi Delta Kappan, October 1996

AR-4005 On Emotional Intelligence: A Conversation with Daniel Goleman, John O’Neil, Educational Leadership, September 1996, pp 6-11

AR-4007 Building Resiliency in Students, Rucgard Sagor, Educational Leadership, September 1996, pp 38-43

AR-4009 Brain-Compatible Teaching in a Block Schedule, Ron Fitzgerald, The School Administrator, September 1996, pp 20-22

AR-4010 Allowing for Thinking Styles, Robert J. Sternberg, Educational Leadership, November 1994, pp 36-40

AR-4011 Classroom Constructivism, Andrew Trotter, The Executive Educator, October 1995, pp 25-27

VD-0008 What We Need To Do For Children: "Race Matters", Cornel West (Keynote Speaker), General Session, AASA Annual Conference, 1995

CA-0005 Strength Through Diversity as a Plus in Education, Samuel Betances, ASCD, 1995

CA-0012 Research Defines Diversity and Provides Clear Descriptions of Effective Learning and Teaching, Rita Dunn, ASCD, 1991

BK-0011 Other People’s Children: Cultural Conflict in the Classroom, L. Delpit, New York: New Press. 1995

BK-0015 From Rage to Hope: Strategies for Reclaiming Black and Hispanic Students, Crystal Kuykendall, National Education Service, 1992

AR-5002 A Framework for Culturally Responsive Teaching, Raymond J. Wlodkowski and Margery B. Ginsberg, Educational Leadership, September 1995, pp 17-21

AR-5003 Cultural Diversity and Academic Achievement, Barbara T. Bowman, Pathways Home Page

AR-5004 Cultural Congruence in Instruction, Kathryn H. Au and Alice J. Kawakami, Teaching Diverse Populations, edited by E. Hollins, J. King, and W. Hayman. Albany, N.Y.:SUNY, 1994, pp 5-23

AR-5005 Teaching Multicultural Literacy to Teachers, James A. Banks, Teaching Education, 1991, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp 135-144

AR-6012 NEW Technological Literacy for Administrators. Doug Johnson and Erica Bartleson, The School Administrator, April 1999.

BK-0025 NEW Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning. American Association of School Librarians, American Library Association, 1998.

BK-0023 Cool Web Sites for Teachers: A Resource Guide, prepared by REMC 12 & Instructional Center Kalamazoo Valley Intermediate School District, September 1998

PM-0001 1996-97 Michigan State Tech Survey Report, Quality Education Data, 1997

PM-0002 Guiding Questions for Technology Planning, Randy Knuth, Chris Hopey and Kevin Rocap, editors, North Central Regional Technology in Education Consortia, 1996

PM-0003 Plugging In: choosing and using educational technology, Beau Fly Jones, Gilbert Valdez, Jeri Nowakowski, and Claudette Rasmussen, NCREL

PM-0005 Year 2000 Toolkit for Michigan Local Governments and School Districts, Michigan Department of Management and Budget, November 1998

PM-0007 Technology and Education: The Current Debate, North Central Regional Educational Laboratory, New Leaders for Tomorrow’s Schools, Winter 1998, Volume 5, No. 1

PM-0008 School Technology and Readiness Report: From Pillars to Progress, The CEO Forum on Education and Technology, October 9, 1997

PR-0001 Technology Content Standards and Benchmarks, MDE, September 1, 1996

PR-0025 Instructional Technology Across the Curriculum (ITAC): K-12 Instructional Technology Standards, Michigan Department of Education, July 1995

PR-0026 Instructional Technology Across The Curriculum: Sample Activities, Michigan Department of Education and East Grand Rapids Public Schools, 1998

AR-6001 What’s Possible: Reimagining Learning with Technology, Changing Minds, the Partnership, Fall 1995

AR-6002 Teacher in the Sky: Distance learning can bring far-flung teachers and students together, but research on its effectiveness is still up in the air, Susan Black, The American School Board Journal, July 1998, pp 30-35

AR-6003 Interactive Learning: It’s Pushing the Right Buttons, David Dockterman, Educational Leadership, October 1995, pp 58-59

AR-6004 Tomorrow’s High-Performance Courseware: A Rough Sketch, Royal Van Horn, Phi Delta Kappan, March 1998, pp 156-158

AR-6005 Ten Ways to Make Online Learning Groups Work, Lisa Kimball, Educational Leadership, Oct. 1995, pp 54-56

AR-6006 Selling a School Technology Budget, Ralph S. Musco, Educational Leadership, Oct.. 1995, pp 68-70

AR-6007 How K-12 Teachers Are Using Computer Networks, John M. Peha, Educational Leadership, Oct. 1995, pp 18-25

AR-6008 How to Fund Technology Projects, Denise K. Schnitzer, Educational Leadership, Oct. 1995, pp 71-72

AR-6009 How Computers Live in Schools, Larry Miller and John Olson, Educational Leadership, Oct. 1995

AR-6011 Can Integrated Instructional Technology Transform the Classroom?, Lani M. Van Dusen and Blaine R. Worthen, Educational Leadership, October 1995, 28-33

AR-7008 NEW The Effects of Block Scheduling; Two leading authorities describe what results when high schools use alternative schedules. Michael D. Rettig and Robert Lynn Canady, The School Administrator, March 1999.

AR-7007 NEW Block Scheduling’s Success Formula: Modifying Time in School Effectively Boils Down to a Six-Step Recipe; David S. Hottenstein, The School Administrator, March 1999.

CA-0011 Educating the Whole Child: The Imperative for School-Based Comprehensive Services, Sharon Robinson, ASCD, 1996

BK-0007 Organizing for Successful School-Based Management, Priscilla Wohlstetter, Amy N. Van Kirk, Peter J. Robertson, Susan A. Mohrman, ASCD, 1997

PR-0008 Academic Excellence, Cultural Relevance, Community Connectedness: Lessons from R.W. Coleman Elementary School, Pauline Lipman and DePaul University, April 1995

PR-0019 Parent Centers in Urban Schools: Four Case Studies, Vivian R. Johnson, Boston University, Center on Families, Communities, School and Children's Learning, Report No. 23, April 1994

PR-0024 Block 8 Scheduling and the Urban Learner, Monroe Public Schools, September 1997

AR-7001 How to Build Ownership in City Schools, Beverly E. Cross and Ulrich C. Reitzug, Educational Leadership, December 1995/January 1996, pp 16-19

AR-7002 On Building Learning Communities: A Conversation with Hank Levin, Ron Brandt, Educational Leadership, Vol. 50 No. 1, pp 19-23

AR-7003 Turnaround At Canton Middle School, Craig E. Spilman, The Executive Educator, Nov. 1995, pp 33-34

AR-7004 All Around the Block: The Benefits and Challenges of a Non-Traditional School Schedule, Michael D. Rettig and Robert Lynn Canady, The School Administrator, Sept. 1996, pp 8-12

AR-7005 The Administrative Challenges of Block Scheduling: One Principal’s Plan for Dealing with Extended Time, William M. Reid, The School Administrator, September 1996

AR-7006 Parallel Block Scheduling Spells Success, Marica, Delany, Laura Toburen, Becky Hooton, and Ann Dozier, Educational Leadership, December 1997/January 1998, pp 61-63

AR-8007 NEW Strengthening Teachers: Setting a Standard for Professional Development and School Renewal; Bruce Joyce and Emily Calhoun, The American School Board Journal, March 1999.

BK-0030 NEW Star Teachers of Children in Poverty, Martin Haberman, Phi Delta Kappa, 1995,

BK-0031 NEW Star Principals Serving Children in Poverty, Martin Haberman, Phi Delta Kappa, 1999.

CA-0001 Lessons Learned From Improving Urban Elementary School, H. Jerome Freiberg (1995 ASCD Conference)

CA-0018 A Comprehensive Instructional Training Program for Intensive/Block Scheduling, Robert Vogel, ASCD, 1996

CA-0019 How Not to Teach Values: A Critical Look at Character Education, Alfie Kohn, ASCD, 1996

CA-0021 Teaching and Parenting with Wit and Wisdom, Barbara Coloroso, ASCD, 1996

BK-0005 A New Vision for Staff Development, Dennis Sparks and Stpehanie Hirsh, ASCD, 1997

BK-0017 Building Leadership Capacity In Schools, Linda Lambert, ASCD,1998

PR-0017 Connecting Leadership and Learning: A Planning Paper, Lewis A. Rhodes, American Association of School Administrators and National Center for Connected Learning, April, 1997

AR-8001 Helping Teachers Teach Well: Transforming Professional Development, Thomas B. Corcoran, CPRE Policy Briefs, June 1995, pp 1-11

AR-8002 Practices That Support Teacher Development: Transforming Conceptions of Professional Learning, Ann Lieverman, Phi Delta Kappan, April 1995, 7 pages

AR-8004 More Time, More Training: What Staff Development Do Teachers Need for Effective Instruction in Block Scheduling? Linda D. Wyatt, The School Administrator, Sept. 1996

AR-8006 What Our Teachers Should Know and Be Able To Do: A Student’s View, Lorien Belton, Educational Leadership, September 1996, pp 66-68

VD-0010 NEW Raising Achievement Through Standards, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1998 (Three 30-35 minutes each and Facilitator’s Guide).

BK-0024 NEW The Hero’s Journey: How Educators can Transform Schools and Improve Learning; John L. Brown and Cerylle A. Moffett, ASCD, 1999.

VD-0015 NEW Break-It!: Thoughtware for our Times, Growthworks Incorporated, 1994. An insightful video (14 minutes explaining the Break-It! thinking program) intended for those who are responsible for initiating change in their districts.

CD-0001 NEW Linking & Learning CD-ROM, the MDE Michigan Curriculum Framework, 1999. Includes facilitator-training materials for local training workshops (Win 95/98, Mac OS).

CD-0002 NEW Michigan Curriculum Framework CD-ROM: Interactive Links to Content Strands, Standards and Benchmarks, Michigan Department of Education, 1999. (Win 95/98, Mac OS)

BK-0028 NEW Whole-Faculty Study Groups: A Powerful Way to Change Schools and Enhance Learning, Carlene U. Murphy and Dale W. Lick, 1998.

VD-0006 Leadership and The New Science, Dr. Margaret G. Wheatley, 1995, (25 min. - Explores a simpler way to manage complex organizations)

VD-0007 Lessons from the New Workplace, Dr. Margaret G. Wheatley, 1995, (24 min. - Effective strategies for embracing chaos and change - Includes Leaders Guide)

BK-0001 Rethinking Educational Change with Heart and Mind, Andy Hargreaves, ASCD, Jan. 1997

BK-0004 Catalog of School Reform Models: First Edition, Northwest Regional Educational laboratory and Education Commission of the States, March 1998

PM-0006 New Leaders for Tomorrow’s Schools, Lessons from Four Reforms: Learning from Research and Practice, NCREL v.1, no. 2, Winter 1995

PM-0019 New Schools: New Communities, Standards, not Standardization, Voices for Educational Change, Volume XII, Number 2, Winter 1996

PR-0007 The New American URBAN School District, Education Commission of the States, July 1995

AR-9001 A Bridge from Hope to Social Action: Multiple Choice – New York’s Alternative Schools, David Gonzalez, The New York Times, May 23, 1995

AR-9002 A School Called Vanguard That Learned the Hard Way, Sam Dillon, The New York Times, May 22, 1995

AR-9003 Islands of Change Create Friction, Sam Dillon, The New York Times, May 25, 1995

AR-9005 When Teachers Unite to Run School, David Firestone, The New York Times, May 24, 1995

AR-9006 Making the Good School Better: The Essential Question of Rigor, Kathleen Cushman, Horace, March 1995, pp 1-8

AR-9009 Margaret Wheatley: On Leadership for Change, Elizabeth Donohoe Steinberger, The School Administrator, January 1995, pp 16-20

AR-9010 A Great LEAP Forward: How one district is reaching at-risk kids, John A. Harrison, The American School Board Journal, September 1998, pp 44-45 & 55

CA-0004 Shared Responsibilities-Changes Lives, School-Linked & Community-based Integrated Services

PM-0025 Community Schools Across America: 135 Community/School Partnerships that are Making a Difference, Pat Edwards and Kim Biocchi, NCCE, 1994

PR-0004 Effective Features of Collaborative School-Linked Services for Children in Elementary School: What Do We Know From Research and Practice?, Margaret C. Wang, Geneva D. Haertel and Herbert J. Walberg, The National Center on Education in the Inner Cities, 1994

PR-0010 School-Linked Services: A Research Synthesis, Margaret C. Wang, Geneva D. Haertel and Herbert J. Walberg, The National Center on Education in the Inner Cities, 1995

PR-0011 Organizational Structures to Promote Teacher Engagement, Karen Seashore Louis, 1995

AR-1106 School-Linked Services, Priscilla M. Hardiman, Joan L. Curcio and Jim C. Fortune, American School Board Journal, Sept. 1998, pp 37-40

Promoting Safe Schools: Practical Strategies for Managing School Violence Series, MCEA Conference, May 1995, handout materials

VD-1001 Personal Safety, Joan Nelson presenter, 53 min.

VD-1002 Public Relations and the Media: The Chelsea Experience, Jeff Roher presenter, 37 min.,

VD-1003 Random Violence: A Parent’s Perspective, JoAnn LeFleur and Rasheedah Mohammed presenters, 45 min.

VD-1004 Student Due Process Rights, Lisa L. Swem presenter, 53 min.

VD-1005 Youth Gangs: The School Response, John H. Grant presenter, 49 min.

VD-1006 Implementing a District Security Presence: Contracted, In-House or Agency Collaboration, Michael E. Thompson, Raymond Ampey and John H. Grant presenters, 1 hr. 30 min.

VD-1007 District and Personal Liability, Thomas E. Bell, Sr. presenter, 53 min.

PM-0020 Creating Safe and Drug-Free Schools: An Action Guide, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Education, September 1996

PR-0009 Preventing and Producing Violence: A Critical Analysis of Responses to School Violence, Pedro A. Noguera, Harvard Educational Review, Summer 1995, pp 189-212

AR-1301 Cultivating a Morality of Care in African American Adolescents: A Culture-Based Model of Violence Prevention, Janie V. Ward, Harvard Educational Review, 1995, pp 175-187

AR-1302 Effective In-House Suspension, Marilyn E. Gootman, Educational Leadership, Sept. 1998, pp 39-41

BK-0027 NEW Ghosts from the Nursery: Tracing the Roots of Violence; Robin Karr-Morse, Meredith S. Wiley, T. Berry Brazelton, Atlantic Monthly Press, 1998.

AR-1303 NEW Locked Out: Why Suspension and Expulsion should be your Court of Last Resort; Susan Black, The American School Board Journal, January 1999.

Laws and Policies

PR-0027 NEW "Compulsory School Attendance Policies and Grades", The Michigan Department of Education, March 26, 1999.

PR-0028 NEW "Enrollment-Proof of Identity and Age", The Michigan Department of Education, December 1998.

PR-0029 NEW "Graduation Requirements", The Michigan Department of Education, December 1998.

PR-0030 NEW "Kindergarten Enrollment Age and Alternative Kindergarten Programs", The Michigan Department of Education, December 1998.

PR-0031 NEW "Parental Rights", The Michigan Department of Education, February 1999.

PR-0032 NEW Reform and Results: An Analysis of Title I in the Great City Schools, 1994-95 to 1997-98, Council of Great City Schools, March 1999.