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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782137103321

Autore

Burris Carol Corbett

Titolo

Detracking for excellence and equity / / Carol Corbett Burris, Delia T. Garrity

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Alexandria, Va., : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2008

Alexandria, Va. : , : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, , 2008

ISBN

1-4166-1663-2

1-281-75946-5

9786611759469

1-4166-0773-0

1-4166-0774-9

1-4166-0775-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 180 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

371.2/54

Soggetti

Track system (Education) - United States

Ability grouping in education - United States

Slow learning children - Education - United States

Academic achievement - United States

Educational equalization - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 166-170) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Foreword; Search this Book; Introduction; Chapter 1: One District's Story; Chapter 2: What Tracking Is and How to Start Dismantling It; Chapter 3: The Curriculum Processfor Leveling-Up Instruction; Chapter 4: The Politics of Detracking; Chapter 5: Professional Development for Equitable Practices; Chapter 6: Teaching and Learning in the Heterogeneous Classroom; Chapter 7: Maintaining the Reformand Pushing Forward; Chapter 8: The Essentials for Excellence with Equity; Appendix A: Growth Portfolio Model forStudent Self-Reflection

Appendix B: Rubric for DifferentiationReferences; Index; About the Authors; Related ASCD Resources



Sommario/riassunto

Proven strategies for launching, sustaining, and monitoring a reform that will offer all students access to the best curriculum, raise achievement across the board, and close the achievement gap.