Sharon V. Kramer & Sarah Schuhl 
Acceleration for All [PDF ebook] 
A How-To Guide for Overcoming Learning Gaps (Educational strategies for how to close learning gaps through accelerated learning)

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