This is a blog that explores solutions for closing the equity gap that affects low income families, students of color, and their schools. Topics discussed include school leadership, student discip...
I do not have access to XtraMath, so I checked out CoolMath Games. This is easy to search to locate a game to practice a concept. Free - students can use at home or school. CoolMath4Kids is speci...
Link to the article https://www.childtrends.org/the-other-achievement-gap-poverty-and-academic-success
(Week 9: Tolulope Oladipo and Michelle Bear) This is a journal article that is available in Diigo. The link to the article is also provided below: The Real Versus the Possible: Closing the Gaps in...
Haycock, K. (2003). Closing the Achievement Gap. Helping All Students Achieve, 6-11. Available online at http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/mar01/vol58/num06/Closing-the-Achie...
Our group is working on solving the exploratory question: "What teaching strategies are we presently using to teach phonemic awareness, specifically rhyming? How can those strategies be improved, a...
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED537157.pdf This study showed the benefit of project based learning and especially those in low socio-economical schools. This ensures that students still get m...
https://www.nea.org/assets/docs/18021-Closing_Achve_Gap_backgrndr_7-FINAL.pdf The data presented here by the National Education Association (NEA) identifies achievement gaps based on several socio...
This article discusses different strategies to close achievement gaps for all schools and districts. It discusses supports in the classroom, how we can outreach for parents at home, what can be don...
The research questions of this single site case study involved understanding why an achievement gap exists, and to identify the instructional strategies and best practices used to narrow the achiev...
http://www.csos.jhu.edu/pubs/edweek/JESPAR%20Closing%20Achievement%20Gap%20Re-Print.pdf In this article, it explores a few reasons why students from high poverty and at- risk minority are falling...
The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of computer-based math interventions in an attempt to improve math performance of fourth and fifth grade students with math struggles; most n...
https://youtu.be/SDs4gr0pYrw In Ontario, schools have raised their test scores and graduation rates by providing resources such as full-time student success teachers, who help English-language lear...
Edmodo is a cool tool to use with the students to increase engagement outside the classroom. It looks a lot like Facebook so the students are familiar with how to use it. I use to have off site d...
http://info.k-12leadership.org/hs-fs/hub/381270/file-1416346430-pdf/documents/academic-papers/leadership_as_learning.pdf The Center for Educational Leadership (CEL) at the University of Washin...
http://www.flocabulary.com/ This website offers educational rap songs and rap videos. You can start a free trial that lasts 30 days, but there is a fee for individuals and better pricing for sch...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2014/12/24/we-are-trying-to-close-the-achievement-gap-all-wrong-teacher/?utm_term=.863fb161ff3b This is an interesting article to read. This is ...
Bell (2012), research consisted of answering two research questions: will a literacy-focused professional development and instructional coaching model have a positive impact on classroom quality, a...
(Week 9: Ashleigh and Jennifer) This journal article is accessible through the link provided by the UMUC Library. The article 'Co-Teaching to Support ELLs' explains the importance of co-teaching...
