Loading…

Closing the achievement gap : a vision for changing beliefs and practices /

Despite years of reform, a persistent achievement gap remains between students in urban schools and elsewhere. Recognizing that goal setting and good intentions cannot close the gap, the authors provide a research-based synthesis of the dynamics that contribute to urban students' academic achie...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Other Authors: Williams, Belinda
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, ©2003.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • What else do we need to know and do? / Belinda Williams
  • The continuing challenges of excellence and equity / JoAnn B. Manning and John A. Kovach
  • Direct vocabulary instruction : an idea whose time has come / Robert J. Marzano
  • Cultural values in learning and education / Elise Trumbull, Patricia Marks Greenfield, and Blanca Quiroz
  • Pedagogy, knowledge, and teacher preparation / Kenneth M. Zeichner
  • Turnaround teachers and schools / Bonnie Benard
  • Implementing opportunity-to-learn assessment strategies and standards / Floraline I. Stevens
  • Schools that work for teachers and students / Karen Seashore Louis and Debra Ingram
  • Reframing the reform agenda / Belinda Williams.