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| The Vision Magazine
The Vision provides policymakers and educators with procedural knowledge learned from education initiatives in our region. Issues are packed with research-driven, thought-provoking articles on topics relevant to educators in the Southeast, such as the challenges facing educators in rural and impoverished communities. Features include interviews with experts in the region and the nation, updates on new and emerging legislation and judicial rulings, and the latest information on SERVE programs and publications. Upcoming issues will focus on transforming low-performing rural schools, implementing accountability systems, improving reading, examining teacher quality, and creating expanded learning opportunities.
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| The Vision Magazine, Volume 4, No. 1, 2005 2005 |
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| SERVE’s latest issue of The Vision focuses on the challenges facing English language learners, a complex group of students representing a wide variety of linguistic, cultural, and racial/ethnic backgrounds with diverse educational experiences. It is intended to be a quick-reference document featuring ELL awareness-level information. This edition of the magazine provides educators and policymakers with informative articles on ELL policy issues, instructional strategies, teacher preparation, references and other resources, and English language proficiency assessments.
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| The Vision Magazine (Volume 3, Number 1): Making the Most of Out-of-School Time Through Expanded Learning Opportunities 2004 |
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| This issue of The Vision examines various types of expanded learning opportunities programs—programs that operate outside the parameters of the typical school day—and how they can potentially boost student academic performance. Included in this issue are articles on different types of expanded learning opportunities programs, forming strong links to regular school-day programs, long-term sustainability of programs, and expanded learning opportunities under No Child Left Behind. |
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| The Vision Magazine (Volume 3, Number 2): Exploring the Challenges of High School 2004 |
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| This issue of The Vision examines aspects of high school reform. Articles included focus on policy and legislative initiatives supporting reform, how national foundations and associations are providing funding and resources to support efforts to re-envision high school, and specific strategies and programs being implemented in schools throughout the Southeast and the country. |
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| The Vision Magazine (Volume 2, Number 2): Advancing Learning Through New Leaders and Leadership 2003 |
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| This issue of The Vision looks at the role of leadership in education—who leads, how they lead, how they are developed and supported, and how long they stay on the job. The issue includes articles on SERVE's work with three universities to improve classroom practice and student learning through action research, teaching standards, teacher evaluation, and the principal's role in developing quality teachers and improving student achievement. |
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| The Vision Magazine (Volume 1, Number 2): Using Assessment and Accountability to Improve Student Learning 2002 |
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| This issue of The Vision examines emerging thinking about assessment systems that leads to improved instructional practices and looks at the challenges educators and policymakers face when designing such systems. The issue features articles on improving high-stakes state testing, defining standards for quality classroom practice, Florida's school accountability system, and testing requirements for No Child Left Behind. |
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| Achieving Your Vision of Professional Development 2000 |
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| Professional development programs and models tend to focus on the individual teacher as the key to school improvement, reform, restructuring, and the attainment of national goals for education including the number-one issue on most people’s minds—student achievement on standardized tests. Commitment to higher academic standards is strong both nationally and locally
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