The Achievement Gap

Published on Jan 17, 2016

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The Achievement Gap

As teachers, what should we know? by Kevin D. Cordi, Ph.D. ONU
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Achievement means:
a·chieve·ment
1.
a thing done successfully, typically by effort, courage, or skill.
"to reach this stage is a great achievement"
synonyms: attainment, realization, accomplishment, fulfillment, implementation, execution, performance; More
2.
the process or fact of achieving something.
"the achievement of professional recognition"

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gap

1.
a break or hole in an object or between two objects.
"he came through the gap in the hedge"
synonyms: opening, aperture, space, breach, chink, slit, slot, vent, crack, crevice, cranny, cavity, hole, orifice, interstice, perforation, break, fracture, rift, rent, fissure, cleft, divide
"a gap in the shutters"
a pass or way through a range of hills.
2.
an unfilled space or interval; a break in continuity.
"there are many gaps in our understanding of what happened"

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A Break in Succeeding

Why the Break?

Tabulations for 2010 Census

  • The nation will become a majority-minority nation for the first time in 2043.
  • Non-Hispanic whites will remain the largest single group, but now group will be a majority.
  • Non-Hispanic whites will peak (2024) then decline. (from 199.6 million)

2010 Census

  • Blacks are to increase from 41.2 to 61.8 million.
  • Over 80 % of adults over 80 were white in 2009; about half of those 5 and below were white.
  • The majority of babies born in the U>S> are now children of color.

How does this change your view of teaching?

Will this increase /decrease the Achievement Gap?

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Achievement gaps are broadly defined as the differences in academic performance between groups of students of different backgrounds and have been documented with respect to students' ethnic, racial, gender, ELL, disability, and income status.

Possible Gaps

  • Student performance on state and national tests
  • tardiness, absences, qualified teachers access, modern materials, facilities, technology, books
  • access and success in courses
  • early childhood/college prep/drop out rates/graduation rates, college completion ---NEA
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Next, I will offer articles based on the ideas of the slides. When you group up, choose an article to examine?

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Your groups should share: What is the main argument of the article? Do you agree? Not? What is your support? What questions do you still have?

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Article 1: Unequal Schools, how Bloomberg lied about the achievement gap in New York? by Leonie Hamison and Diane Ravitch

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On average, children from poor schools score far below their peers from higher income famiies--learn how Preschool fights poverty by Cynthia E. Lamy.

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A new way to let underachieving kids take gifted classes, by Sarah D. Sparks

For years now educators have looked to international tests as a yardstick to measure US progress, not there is something that has a great effect on learning than testing: teaching by Linda Darling-Hammond

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Is there a special education gap or is it a myth? by Marcus A. Winters

We can't make headway in raising student performance and closing the achievement gap until we make progress in closing the teaching gap. That means supporting children equitably outside as well inside the classroom, creating a profession that is rewarded and well-supported, and designing schools that offer the conditions for both the student and teaching learning that will move American education forward. Linda Darling Hammond.

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You can't do it alone,

but you can do it!
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