50 Ways to Close the Achievement Gap

by Carolyn J. Downey, Betty E. Steffy-English, William K. Poston, and Fenwick W. English

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Written for school leaders, this hands-on guide to improving student outcomes and schoolwide performance clearly outlines 50 strategies to achieve high-performing schools. Emphasizing a focus on educational equity for all students, the authors organize the 50 ways for improvement around six critical standards:

establish a well-crafted, focused, valid, and clear curriculum to direct teaching;

provide assessments aligned to the curriculum;

align program and instructional resources to the curriculum and provide student equality and equity;

use a mastery learning approach and effective teaching strategies;

establish curriculum expectations, monitoring, and accountability;

institute effective district and school planning, staff development, resource allocations, and provide for a quality learning environment.

  • ISBN10 1452208468
  • ISBN13 9781452208466
  • Publish Date 26 September 2008
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher SAGE Publications Inc
  • Imprint Corwin Press Inc
  • Edition 3rd Revised edition
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 336
  • Language English