| ID | 011138 |
| Call Number | 371.254/BUR |
| Title Proper | Detracking for excellence and equity |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Burris, Carol Corbett ; Garrity, Delia T. |
| Publication | USA, ASCD, 2008. |
| Description | x, 182p Pink Spine |
| Note | Outlines a comprehensive approach built on beliefs that schools and oppotunity matter, that acceleration and enrichment will improve all students' achievement, and that all students deserve access to the best curriculum. |
| Note | Foreword by Jeannie Oakes and Martin Lipton
Introduction
1 One district's story
2 What tracking is and how to start dismantling it
3 The curriculum process for leveling-up instruction
4 The politics of detracking
5 Professional development for equitable practices
6 Teaching and learning in the heterogeneous classroom
7 Maintaining the reform and pushing forward
8 The essentials for excellence with equity
Appendix A: Growth portfolio model for student self-reflection
Appendix B: Rubric for differentiation
References
Index
About the authors |
| Standard Number | 9781416607083 |
| Price. Qualification | Rs.1197 approx.(Pb) |
| Classification Number | 371.254 |
| Key Words | Academic achievement ; Track system (Education) - United States ; Slow learning children - Education - United States ; Educational equalization - United States ; Ability grouping in education - United States |