Using Equity Audits in the Classroom to Reach and Teach All Students

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