Using equity audits in the classroom to reach and teach all students
By: Kathryn Bell McKenzie, Linda Skrla; foreword by Christine Sleeter
Contributors: Skrla, Linda, 1957-
Publisher: Corwin Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 108
ISBN-13: 9781412986779
Subjects: Educational equalization; EDUCATION / Evaluation; Classroom environment; Evaluation; School improvement programs; Effective teaching
Description: "Raise your equity awareness quotient</em></strong>In this time of changing demographics and increased diversity, many teachers find that existing strategies to promote social justice are only successful with some of the students in their classes. This book provides teachers with new strategies and tools that will work for all children, including those with diverse needs. This book offers a wide range of methods to help teachers:   Assess their competency in teaching all students  Develop high-quality teaching skills and an equity consciousness that leads to success with all students   Evaluate assess student achievement Create an environment that fosters self-reflection and change"-- Provided by publisher.

"This is the follow-up book to the Corwin "best seller" Using Equity Audits to Create Equitable and Excellent Schools. Whereas Using Equity Audits was written mainly for school leaders, this book, Equity Audits for Teachers: Creating Equitable and Excellent Classrooms, focuses on teacher and classroom practices. Although school leaders have found the Equity Audits book useful, they have requested more strategies for teachers. They want a companion book they can give teachers and use in teacher study groups. This book is important because in this time of changing demographics and increased diversity, many teachers find that the strategies they have used in the past are successful with only some of the students in their classes. They want and need strategies that will assist them in being successful with all their students. This book will provide teachers with new strategies and skills that will fit diverse needs. The book will also include a discussion of the history of equity auditing in education found in civil rights work, curriculum auditing, and state accountability systems"-- Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: ForewordAcknowledgmentsAbout the Authors1. Introduction A Brief Overview of Our Work on Equity Audits Chapter 2-9 Preview Chapter ConclusionI. Conceptual and Historical Framework2. Qualities of Equity-Conscious Teachers Equity Consciousness Pre-Assessment Equity Consciousness Defined Research on Equity Consciousness Chapter Conclusion Discussion Questions and Activities3. Qualities of Equitable and Excellent Classrooms An Example of an Equitable and Excellent School: Tice Elementary Classroom Equity Assessment Research on Equitable and Excellent Classrooms Chapter Conclusion Discussion Questions and Activities4. Auditing for Equity and Excellence Equity Audits in International Settings Equity Audits in US Education Refining Equity Audits into a Usable Tool Chapter Conclusion Discussion Questions and ActivitiesII. Equity Auditing in the Classroom5. Auditing for Teaching and Learning Active Cognitive Engagement What Our Critics Might Say Zone of Self Efficacy An Auditing Tool: Teaching and Learning Tours Chapter Conclusion Discussion Questions and Activities6. Auditing for Discipline Research on Discipline Reasons for Discipline Disproportionality Auditing Classroom Disciplinary Practices Chapter Conclusion Discussion Questions and Activities7. Auditing for Parental Involvement What Research Says About Parental Involvement Classroom Parental Involvement Inventory Chapter Conclusion Discussion Questions and Activities8. Auditing for Programmatic Equity Advanced Placement Gifted and Talented Programs Special Education Chapter Conclusion Discussion Questions and Activities9. ConclusionIndex.