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Title Closing Achievement Gaps
Schedule
Session D - Wednesday, 10:15 - 11:15 AM Conf Center 4
Presenter(s)
Joe Murphy, Associate Dean for Special Projects, Vanderbilt University's Peabody College
Summary We will examine the scope of the achievement gap problem and the reasons we need to take action. We will then look at the key factors behind the stage to which schools to attend to insure success in the battle to reduce gaps. We will close with a set of cautions that need to be held in mind as the gap-closing work is ongoing.
Standards
  •    Mentoring and induction leadership and coordination (Standards 1 and 4)
  •    Exemplary practices in program design (Standards 2 and 3)
  •    Recruitment, selection, assignment, and ongoing development of mentors (Standards 5 and 6)
  • ✔Supporting the development of beginning teacher practice (Standards 7 and 8)
  •    Induction Related Assessment and Research (Standard 9)
Intended Audiences
  •    Coordinators
  •    Mentors
  • ✔Administrators
  •    Beginning Teachers
  • ✔Professional Development / Support Providers
  • ✔Higher Education / Teacher Educators