Using Equity Audits in the Classroom to Reach and Teach All Students
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Raise your equity awareness quotient
In this time of changing demographics and increased diversity, many teachers find that existing strategies to promote equity 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. The authors outline a wide range of methods to help teachers:
- Assess their competency in teaching all students
- Embrace self-reflection and be open to change
- Evaluate and assess student achievement
- Develop high-quality teaching skills and an equity consciousness that leads to success with all students
Every chapter of this easy-to-read and content-rich text contains a wealth of assessment tools and discussion tools that guide educators to greater equity and excellence. Teachers will find practical strategies for raising student achievement and closing the achievement gap.
Contents
Foreword
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
- 1. Introduction
- A Brief Overview of Our Work on Equity Audits
- Previews of Chapters 2-9
- Chapter Conclusion
Section I. Conceptual and Historical Frameworks
- 2. Equitable and Excellent Teaching
- Equity Consciousness Preassessment
- Equity Consciousness Defined
- Research on Equity Consciousness
- Research on High-Quality Teaching Skills
- Chapter Conclusion
- Discussion Questions and Activities
- 3. Qualities of Equitable and Excellent Classrooms
- An Example of an Equitable and Excellent School: Tice Elementary
- Classroom Equity Assessment
- Chapter Conclusion
- Discussion Questions and Activities
- 4. Auditing for Equity and Excellence
- Equity Audits in International Settings
- Equity Audits in U.S. Education
- Refining Equity Audits Into a Usable Tool
- Chapter Conclusion
- Discussion Questions and Activities
Section II. Equity Auditing in the Classroom
- 5. 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 Activities
- 6. Auditing for Discipline
- Research on Discipline
- Reasons for Discipline Disproportionality
- Auditing Tools for Examining Classroom Disciplinary Practices
- Chapter Conclusion
- Discussion Questions and Activities
- 7. Auditing for Parental Involvement
- What Research Says About Parental Involvement
- Classroom Parental Involvement Inventory
- Chapter Conclusion
- Discussion Questions and Activities
- 8. Auditing for Programmatic Equity
- Advanced Placement
- Gifted and Talented Programs
- Special Education
- Chapter Conclusion
- Discussion Questions and Activities
- 9. Conclusion
References
References
Index
Index
Additional materials
Description
Raise your equity awareness quotient
In this time of changing demographics and increased diversity, many teachers find that existing strategies to promote equity 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. The authors outline a wide range of methods to help teachers:
- Assess their competency in teaching all students
- Embrace self-reflection and be open to change
- Evaluate and assess student achievement
- Develop high-quality teaching skills and an equity consciousness that leads to success with all students
Every chapter of this easy-to-read and content-rich text contains a wealth of assessment tools and discussion tools that guide educators to greater equity and excellence. Teachers will find practical strategies for raising student achievement and closing the achievement gap.
Contents
Foreword
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
- 1. Introduction
- A Brief Overview of Our Work on Equity Audits
- Previews of Chapters 2-9
- Chapter Conclusion
Section I. Conceptual and Historical Frameworks
- 2. Equitable and Excellent Teaching
- Equity Consciousness Preassessment
- Equity Consciousness Defined
- Research on Equity Consciousness
- Research on High-Quality Teaching Skills
- Chapter Conclusion
- Discussion Questions and Activities
- 3. Qualities of Equitable and Excellent Classrooms
- An Example of an Equitable and Excellent School: Tice Elementary
- Classroom Equity Assessment
- Chapter Conclusion
- Discussion Questions and Activities
- 4. Auditing for Equity and Excellence
- Equity Audits in International Settings
- Equity Audits in U.S. Education
- Refining Equity Audits Into a Usable Tool
- Chapter Conclusion
- Discussion Questions and Activities
Section II. Equity Auditing in the Classroom
- 5. 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 Activities
- 6. Auditing for Discipline
- Research on Discipline
- Reasons for Discipline Disproportionality
- Auditing Tools for Examining Classroom Disciplinary Practices
- Chapter Conclusion
- Discussion Questions and Activities
- 7. Auditing for Parental Involvement
- What Research Says About Parental Involvement
- Classroom Parental Involvement Inventory
- Chapter Conclusion
- Discussion Questions and Activities
- 8. Auditing for Programmatic Equity
- Advanced Placement
- Gifted and Talented Programs
- Special Education
- Chapter Conclusion
- Discussion Questions and Activities
- 9. Conclusion
References
References
Index
Index
Additional materials
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Using Equity Audits in the Classroom to Reach and Teach All Students
July 2011 | 128 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 01/02/2026 | 9781412986779 | $37.95 |
| Lifetime | 01/02/2026 | 9781506327617 | $35.00 |
Raise your equity awareness quotient
In this time of changing demographics and increased diversity, many teachers find that existing strategies to promote equity 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. The authors outline a wide range of methods to help teachers:
- Assess their competency in teaching all students
- Embrace self-reflection and be open to change
- Evaluate and assess student achievement
- Develop high-quality teaching skills and an equity consciousness that leads to success with all students
Every chapter of this easy-to-read and content-rich text contains a wealth of assessment tools and discussion tools that guide educators to greater equity and excellence. Teachers will find practical strategies for raising student achievement and closing the achievement gap.
Table Of Contents:
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- 1. Introduction
- A Brief Overview of Our Work on Equity Audits
- Previews of Chapters 2-9
- Chapter Conclusion
- Section I. Conceptual and Historical Frameworks
- 2. Equitable and Excellent Teaching
- Equity Consciousness Preassessment
- Equity Consciousness Defined
- Research on Equity Consciousness
- Research on High-Quality Teaching Skills
- Chapter Conclusion
- Discussion Questions and Activities
- 3. Qualities of Equitable and Excellent Classrooms
- An Example of an Equitable and Excellent School: Tice Elementary
- Classroom Equity Assessment
- Chapter Conclusion
- Discussion Questions and Activities
- 4. Auditing for Equity and Excellence
- Equity Audits in International Settings
- Equity Audits in U.S. Education
- Refining Equity Audits Into a Usable Tool
- Chapter Conclusion
- Discussion Questions and Activities
- Section II. Equity Auditing in the Classroom
- 5. 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 Activities
- 6. Auditing for Discipline
- Research on Discipline
- Reasons for Discipline Disproportionality
- Auditing Tools for Examining Classroom Disciplinary Practices
- Chapter Conclusion
- Discussion Questions and Activities
- 7. Auditing for Parental Involvement
- What Research Says About Parental Involvement
- Classroom Parental Involvement Inventory
- Chapter Conclusion
- Discussion Questions and Activities
- 8. Auditing for Programmatic Equity
- Advanced Placement
- Gifted and Talented Programs
- Special Education
- Chapter Conclusion
- Discussion Questions and Activities
- 9. Conclusion
- References
- Index