Acceleration for All

The need to overcome student learning gaps exists in every school. The answer is not a culture of remediation but one of acceleration. Every student deserves to learn at grade level or beyond—this is equity in action. Acceleration for All offers research-informed, real-world, and ready-to-implement strategies, with an emphasis on core instructional practices, to ensure accelerated learning schoolwide.

This book will help K–12 teachers and leaders:

Implement practical strategies for sustained accelerated student learning
Shift from a mindset of deficit thinking to strengths-based thinking related to student learning
Develop opportunity equity so all students have access to grade-level learning every day
Develop learning cycles to address instruction, assessment, and interventions or extensions as a team with a focus on every student learning grade-level standards
Learn how to establish a learning-based culture rooted in collective efficacy
Support teachers, teams, and students through collaborative leadership
Create processes and procedures for continuously improving learning

Contents:

Introduction

Chapter 1: The Case for Acceleration

Chapter 2: The Importance of Culture

Chapter 3: Curriculum Plans for Grade-Level Learning

Chapter 4: An Assessment System That Supports Acceleration

Chapter 5: Daily Grade-Level Instruction

Chapter 6: An Intervention System That Supports Acceleration

Chapter 7: The Importance of Leadership

Chapter 8: Continuous Improvement

Epilogue

References and Resources

Index