Teach! Change! Empower!
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"Teach! Change! Empower! takes the concepts of diversity and change—which are often complex, abstract, confusing, and not salient to many teachers who struggle with the meaning of these concepts in actual classroom practices—and uses them as a framework for something that is very real to teachers: the achievement gap."
—Barbara Heuberger Rose, Associate Professor
Miami University
"Readers are challenged to think about themselves and their role in addressing achievement gaps in a non-blaming manner. Carl Grant does an outstanding job of incorporating the work of a number of researchers."
—Maria Whittemore, Minority Achievement Coordinator
Frederick County Public Schools, MD
Narrow the achievement gap by affirming diversity and engaging in a process of personal change!
The achievement gap illustrates restricted life chances and choices for many students, and only by addressing these inequities can we enable all learners to reach their fullest potential. Teach! Change! Empower! provides a powerful, step-by-step process for making the changes necessary to close the achievement gaps in your school!
This innovative resource offers a wealth of strategies and action plans to help teachers reflect on their own beliefs about diversity and power and turn those reflections into actions. Educators can put into practice ideas that challenge the status quo, including:
- Culturally relevant curriculum and environments for students
- Caring with a social-political consciousness within a culture of learning
- Cooperative professional development for teachers, administrators, and staff
- Democratic student involvement
Initiate change in your classroom that fosters lifelong learning in yourself, your students, and your school!
Contents
Preface
Preface
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Author
About the Author
Getting the Most out of the Book
Getting the Most out of the Book
Part 1. The Harder Work of Teaching
- 1. The Achievement Gap
- What is the Achievement Gap and Why Must It Be Eliminated?
- The Multiplicity and Intersectionality of Gaps
- Effects of the Academic Achievement Gap
- Action Plan 1: Revisiting the Struggle for Closing the Achievement Gap with Fresh Eyes
- 2. Diversity and Power
- Diversity
- Affirming Diversity
- All Teachers Need to Learn about Diversity
- Power in the Context of Change
- Where is Power in Your School?
- Action Plan 2: Affirming Diversity in Your Classroom & Power Structures in Society
- 3. Caring With Socio-Political Consciousness
- Becoming Socially Critical
- Fostering a Caring Community Among Students
- Action Plan 3: Caring with Socio-Political Consciousness
- 4. Acknowledging the Change/Transition: Step One
- Mobility and Change: A New and Different Time
- Multiple Teacher Roles & Change
- Changing the Markers of Achievement
- Action Plan 4: Goals for Change
- 5. Reacting to Change/Transition: Step Two
- Strong Feeling and Mixed Emotions
- Searching to Connect With Student Knowledge and Experiences
- Nervous Reactions to Racism and Other “Ism”s
- Reactions are Influenced by Context and Settings
- New Teachers Need Help
- Action Plan 5: Reacting to the Change - Confronting Our Biases and Conditioning
- 6. Investigating the Change/Transition: Self Investigation - Step Three
- Teacher Multicultural Attitude Survey (TMAS)
- Knowledge of Self: Self-Understanding and Self-Acceptance
- Multicultural Personality for Affirming Diversity
- Teacher Personal Dispositions Toward Diversity
- Knowledge About the School Community
- Attitudes and Dispositions of Teachers Who Work to Close the Achievement Gaps
- Reflection 6.4
- Action Plan 6: Self-Investigation
- 7. Investigating the Change/Transition: Program Investigation
- The Achievement Reform Movement
- Action Plan 7: Program Investigation
- 8. Implementing Change: Step Four
- Knowledge Base for Closing the Achievement Gaps
- Knowledge of Curricular Content: A Strong Subject Matter Base
- Knowledge About Teaching: Pedagogical Content Knowledge
- Pedagogical Skills for Closing the Achievement Gaps
- Teacher Pedagogical Skills Survey
- Reflective Skills
- Action Plan 8: Teacher Knowledge About Content and Pedagogy
Part 3. Change/Solutions in Practice
- 9. Cultural Competence
- Culturally Relevant Curriculum
- Reflection 9.3
- Action Plan 9: Cultural Competence and Culturally Relevant Teaching
- 10. Change/Solution in Practice: Four Examples
- Conclusion
- References
- Index
Additional materials
Description
"Teach! Change! Empower! takes the concepts of diversity and change—which are often complex, abstract, confusing, and not salient to many teachers who struggle with the meaning of these concepts in actual classroom practices—and uses them as a framework for something that is very real to teachers: the achievement gap."
—Barbara Heuberger Rose, Associate Professor
Miami University
"Readers are challenged to think about themselves and their role in addressing achievement gaps in a non-blaming manner. Carl Grant does an outstanding job of incorporating the work of a number of researchers."
—Maria Whittemore, Minority Achievement Coordinator
Frederick County Public Schools, MD
Narrow the achievement gap by affirming diversity and engaging in a process of personal change!
The achievement gap illustrates restricted life chances and choices for many students, and only by addressing these inequities can we enable all learners to reach their fullest potential. Teach! Change! Empower! provides a powerful, step-by-step process for making the changes necessary to close the achievement gaps in your school!
This innovative resource offers a wealth of strategies and action plans to help teachers reflect on their own beliefs about diversity and power and turn those reflections into actions. Educators can put into practice ideas that challenge the status quo, including:
- Culturally relevant curriculum and environments for students
- Caring with a social-political consciousness within a culture of learning
- Cooperative professional development for teachers, administrators, and staff
- Democratic student involvement
Initiate change in your classroom that fosters lifelong learning in yourself, your students, and your school!
Contents
Preface
Preface
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Author
About the Author
Getting the Most out of the Book
Getting the Most out of the Book
Part 1. The Harder Work of Teaching
- 1. The Achievement Gap
- What is the Achievement Gap and Why Must It Be Eliminated?
- The Multiplicity and Intersectionality of Gaps
- Effects of the Academic Achievement Gap
- Action Plan 1: Revisiting the Struggle for Closing the Achievement Gap with Fresh Eyes
- 2. Diversity and Power
- Diversity
- Affirming Diversity
- All Teachers Need to Learn about Diversity
- Power in the Context of Change
- Where is Power in Your School?
- Action Plan 2: Affirming Diversity in Your Classroom & Power Structures in Society
- 3. Caring With Socio-Political Consciousness
- Becoming Socially Critical
- Fostering a Caring Community Among Students
- Action Plan 3: Caring with Socio-Political Consciousness
- 4. Acknowledging the Change/Transition: Step One
- Mobility and Change: A New and Different Time
- Multiple Teacher Roles & Change
- Changing the Markers of Achievement
- Action Plan 4: Goals for Change
- 5. Reacting to Change/Transition: Step Two
- Strong Feeling and Mixed Emotions
- Searching to Connect With Student Knowledge and Experiences
- Nervous Reactions to Racism and Other “Ism”s
- Reactions are Influenced by Context and Settings
- New Teachers Need Help
- Action Plan 5: Reacting to the Change - Confronting Our Biases and Conditioning
- 6. Investigating the Change/Transition: Self Investigation - Step Three
- Teacher Multicultural Attitude Survey (TMAS)
- Knowledge of Self: Self-Understanding and Self-Acceptance
- Multicultural Personality for Affirming Diversity
- Teacher Personal Dispositions Toward Diversity
- Knowledge About the School Community
- Attitudes and Dispositions of Teachers Who Work to Close the Achievement Gaps
- Reflection 6.4
- Action Plan 6: Self-Investigation
- 7. Investigating the Change/Transition: Program Investigation
- The Achievement Reform Movement
- Action Plan 7: Program Investigation
- 8. Implementing Change: Step Four
- Knowledge Base for Closing the Achievement Gaps
- Knowledge of Curricular Content: A Strong Subject Matter Base
- Knowledge About Teaching: Pedagogical Content Knowledge
- Pedagogical Skills for Closing the Achievement Gaps
- Teacher Pedagogical Skills Survey
- Reflective Skills
- Action Plan 8: Teacher Knowledge About Content and Pedagogy
Part 3. Change/Solutions in Practice
- 9. Cultural Competence
- Culturally Relevant Curriculum
- Reflection 9.3
- Action Plan 9: Cultural Competence and Culturally Relevant Teaching
- 10. Change/Solution in Practice: Four Examples
- Conclusion
- References
- Index
Additional materials
Reviews
August 2009 | 152 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 01/02/2026 | 9781412976497 | $37.95 |
| Hardcover | 27/02/2023 | 9781412976480 | $75.95 |
| Lifetime | 01/02/2026 | 9781452273204 | $35.00 |
"Teach! Change! Empower! takes the concepts of diversity and change—which are often complex, abstract, confusing, and not salient to many teachers who struggle with the meaning of these concepts in actual classroom practices—and uses them as a framework for something that is very real to teachers: the achievement gap."
—Barbara Heuberger Rose, Associate Professor
Miami University
"Readers are challenged to think about themselves and their role in addressing achievement gaps in a non-blaming manner. Carl Grant does an outstanding job of incorporating the work of a number of researchers."
—Maria Whittemore, Minority Achievement Coordinator
Frederick County Public Schools, MD
Narrow the achievement gap by affirming diversity and engaging in a process of personal change!
The achievement gap illustrates restricted life chances and choices for many students, and only by addressing these inequities can we enable all learners to reach their fullest potential. Teach! Change! Empower! provides a powerful, step-by-step process for making the changes necessary to close the achievement gaps in your school!
This innovative resource offers a wealth of strategies and action plans to help teachers reflect on their own beliefs about diversity and power and turn those reflections into actions. Educators can put into practice ideas that challenge the status quo, including:
- Culturally relevant curriculum and environments for students
- Caring with a social-political consciousness within a culture of learning
- Cooperative professional development for teachers, administrators, and staff
- Democratic student involvement
Initiate change in your classroom that fosters lifelong learning in yourself, your students, and your school!
Table Of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Getting the Most out of the Book
- Part 1. The Harder Work of Teaching
- 1. The Achievement Gap
- What is the Achievement Gap and Why Must It Be Eliminated?
- The Multiplicity and Intersectionality of Gaps
- Effects of the Academic Achievement Gap
- Action Plan 1: Revisiting the Struggle for Closing the Achievement Gap with Fresh Eyes
- 2. Diversity and Power
- Diversity
- Affirming Diversity
- All Teachers Need to Learn about Diversity
- Power in the Context of Change
- Where is Power in Your School?
- Action Plan 2: Affirming Diversity in Your Classroom & Power Structures in Society
- 3. Caring With Socio-Political Consciousness
- Becoming Socially Critical
- Fostering a Caring Community Among Students
- Action Plan 3: Caring with Socio-Political Consciousness
- 4. Acknowledging the Change/Transition: Step One
- Mobility and Change: A New and Different Time
- Multiple Teacher Roles & Change
- Changing the Markers of Achievement
- Action Plan 4: Goals for Change
- 5. Reacting to Change/Transition: Step Two
- Strong Feeling and Mixed Emotions
- Searching to Connect With Student Knowledge and Experiences
- Nervous Reactions to Racism and Other “Ism”s
- Reactions are Influenced by Context and Settings
- New Teachers Need Help
- Action Plan 5: Reacting to the Change - Confronting Our Biases and Conditioning
- 6. Investigating the Change/Transition: Self Investigation - Step Three
- Teacher Multicultural Attitude Survey (TMAS)
- Knowledge of Self: Self-Understanding and Self-Acceptance
- Multicultural Personality for Affirming Diversity
- Teacher Personal Dispositions Toward Diversity
- Knowledge About the School Community
- Attitudes and Dispositions of Teachers Who Work to Close the Achievement Gaps
- Reflection 6.4
- Action Plan 6: Self-Investigation
- 7. Investigating the Change/Transition: Program Investigation
- The Achievement Reform Movement
- Action Plan 7: Program Investigation
- 8. Implementing Change: Step Four
- Knowledge Base for Closing the Achievement Gaps
- Knowledge of Curricular Content: A Strong Subject Matter Base
- Knowledge About Teaching: Pedagogical Content Knowledge
- Pedagogical Skills for Closing the Achievement Gaps
- Teacher Pedagogical Skills Survey
- Reflective Skills
- Action Plan 8: Teacher Knowledge About Content and Pedagogy
- Part 3. Change/Solutions in Practice
- 9. Cultural Competence
- Culturally Relevant Curriculum
- Reflection 9.3
- Action Plan 9: Cultural Competence and Culturally Relevant Teaching
- 10. Change/Solution in Practice: Four Examples
- Conclusion
- References
- Index