Combating the Achievement Gap (eBook)

Ending Failure as a Default in Schools

Teresa Hill (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
178 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4758-2652-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Combatting the Achievement Gap empowers educators to make meaningful change in the educational outcomes of African American, Latino, and low-income children by addressing structures, messages, and beliefs that are within educators’ sphere of influence. It will be of interest to leaders, teachers, and policymakers.

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Despite 30 years of school reform, the achievement gap between African American students, Latino students, students in poverty and white middle class students persists. Too often, well-meaning teachers, leaders and policymakers inadvertently contribute to the perpetuation of the achievement gap through daily practices. Teresa D. Hill, a practitioner with experience as a teacher and leader in diverse schools, examines the structures, messages, attitudes and beliefs in schools that perpetuate the idea that failure is a default for African American, Latino, and low-income students. She then discusses the practical actions that educators and leaders can take to end failure as a default in their schools.Combatting the Achievement Gap empowers educators and leaders to make meaningful change in the educational outcomes of African American, Latino, and low-income children by addressing structures, messages, attitudes and beliefs that are within educators' sphere of influence. It will be of interest to school and district leaders, teachers, and policymakers seeking to address the achievement gap as well as teacher educators and researchers with an interest in education and social justice.

Autor

Teresa D. Hill is a school system leader with experience as a teacher, administrator, and consultant in diverse schools and districts. Her motto is “All children can . . . Period”

Inhalt

Preface – Know Better, Do BetterAcknowledgementsIntroduction – No Fault DefaultPart I – Every Goodbye Ain’t GoneChapter 1 – The Ideology of InequalityThe Achievement Gap IdeologyFailure as a DefaultChapter 2 – Failure and AccountabilityTable 2.1Chapter 3 – Signs and SymptomsIdentifying Failure as a DefaultTable 3.1Experiential Curriculum AuditsChapter 4 – Write the VisionAcademic PreparationClassroom/School EnvironmentExposure, Experiences & OpportunitiesExpectation Setting and Horizon ExpandingRelationships and InteractionsEthical, Social and Emotional DevelopmentPart II – A Long Time ComingChapter 5 – StructuresReadingDisciplineInterventionCurriculumPersonnelChapter 6 – MessagesThe Power of WordsPlanned CommunicationUnspoken SignalsSilence is DeafeningChapter 7 – Attitudes and BeliefsIdentityValueAbility Sources of Failure as a Default Belief SystemsBias, Prejudice and StereotypesMisunderstandings About Growth and DevelopmentMisconceptions About Teaching and LearningUnarticulated Societal Beliefs Regarding Public Education Changing the Culture of BeliefChapter 8 – For Policy MakersWhat Educational Policy Can (and Cannot) DoThe Educator’s Role in Education PolicyEquity vs. ExcellenceA Word About Money in EducationCombatting the Achievement GapCreate Collective Statements of BeliefSupport Standards of InputDevelop Meaningful Measures for Inputs and OutcomesAddress the Failure as a Default CycleConclusion – Who Succeeds, Who Fails, Who Cares?References

Produkt-Details

• Zusatzinfo: 2 Illustrations including: - 2 Tables.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Sammeln / Sammlerkataloge
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Didaktik
• Schlagworte: Equality • Race • stereotypes
• ISBN-10: 1-4758-2652-4 / 1475826524
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4758-2652-4 / 9781475826524