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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.
List of contents
Preface - Know Better, Do Better
Acknowledgements
Introduction - No Fault Default
Part I - Every Goodbye Ain't Gone
Chapter 1 - The Ideology of Inequality
The Achievement Gap Ideology
Failure as a Default
Chapter 2 - Failure and Accountability
Table 2.1
Chapter 3 - Signs and Symptoms
Identifying Failure as a Default
Table 3.1
Experiential Curriculum Audits
Chapter 4 - Write the Vision
Academic Preparation
Classroom/School Environment
Exposure, Experiences & Opportunities
Expectation Setting and Horizon Expanding
Relationships and Interactions
Ethical, Social and Emotional Development
Part II - A Long Time Coming
Chapter 5 - Structures
Reading
Discipline
Intervention
Curriculum
Personnel
Chapter 6 - Messages
The Power of Words
Planned Communication
Unspoken Signals
Silence is Deafening
Chapter 7 - Attitudes and Beliefs
Identity
Value
Ability
Sources of Failure as a Default Belief Systems
Bias, Prejudice and Stereotypes
Misunderstandings About Growth and Development
Misconceptions About Teaching and Learning
Unarticulated Societal Beliefs Regarding Public Education
Changing the Culture of Belief
Chapter 8 - For Policy Makers
What Educational Policy Can (and Cannot) Do
The Educator's Role in Education Policy
Equity vs. Excellence
A Word About Money in Education
Combatting the Achievement Gap
Create Collective Statements of Belief
Support Standards of Input
Develop Meaningful Measures for Inputs and Outcomes
Address the Failure as a Default Cycle
Conclusion - Who Succeeds, Who Fails, Who Cares?
References
About the author
By Teresa Hill
Summary
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.
