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Rethinking the Role of the Academy: Informing Policy and Transforming Conversations About Equity in Urban Schools
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Priority schools, are being afforded very little exposure to the Arts, to PE, to Science or to the Social Sciences, and they are spending many days, and sometimes even weeks each year preparing for standardized tests. On the other hand, our data can also be construed to paint a more optimistic picture: the teachers themselves are eager to find ways to educate their students, to really “leave no child behind.” By building on their suggestions, and by partnering with our communities and our legislators, we can work to adjust and realign goal and expectations for our nation’s children and their teachers. Conference participants who attend our session will have the opportunity to share insights and experiences pertaining to establishing viable, working relationships with their political representatives.
OUTCOMES AND METHODS
LEARNER/PARTICIPANT OUTCOMES AND METHODS: Our time will be divided in the following ways: First, we facilitate a discussion of the key findings from our analyses. Second, session participants will have a better understanding of the ways in which the educational inequities associated with “high-stakes” zeitgeist go beyond inequities of resources and materials. Third, following our discussion, participants will gain insight into how to advocate for a better balance, for our teachers and our children. And finally, we will share with participants the survey instrument we used to collect data from our sample of teachers, invite them to consider administering it to teachers in their community, and continue the dialogue that will provide us with more effective approaches to address issues of equity where the intended consequences will, in fact, result in opportunities for excellence for all children.
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| | Authors: Strage, Amy., nelson, carolyn. and meyers, susan. |
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Priority schools, are being afforded very little exposure to the Arts, to PE, to Science or to the
Social Sciences, and they are spending many days, and sometimes even weeks each year
preparing for standardized tests. On the other hand, our data can also be construed to paint a
more optimistic picture: the teachers themselves are eager to find ways to educate their students,
to really “leave no child behind.” By building on their suggestions, and by partnering with our
communities and our legislators, we can work to adjust and realign goal and expectations for our
nation’s children and their teachers. Conference participants who attend our session will have the
opportunity to share insights and experiences pertaining to establishing viable, working
relationships with their political representatives.
OUTCOMES AND METHODS
LEARNER/PARTICIPANT OUTCOMES AND METHODS: Our time will be divided in
the following ways: First, we facilitate a discussion of the key findings from our analyses.
Second, session participants will have a better understanding of the ways in which the
educational inequities associated with “high-stakes” zeitgeist go beyond inequities of resources
and materials. Third, following our discussion, participants will gain insight into how to
advocate for a better balance, for our teachers and our children. And finally, we will share with
participants the survey instrument we used to collect data from our sample of teachers, invite
them to consider administering it to teachers in their community, and continue the dialogue that
will provide us with more effective approaches to address issues of equity where the intended
consequences will, in fact, result in opportunities for excellence for all children.
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