5 Ways Teachers Can Close the Achievement Gap

Drive positive results from all of the populations in your classroom.

Too many of our students complete school and are ill-prepared to be successful in their futures. Educators are preparing students for obsolete futures. We must ensure that we reduce learning gaps and increase the achievement options for more students – thus enhancing the future for everyone.

In the upcoming online seminar 5 Ways Teachers Can Close the Achievement Gap we will address five educational strategies that are effective in an environment of changing demographics, high standards, and high stakes testing. We will look at strategies that are focused on the importance of using data to drive decision making, capacity-building leadership, research-based instructional methodology, and ways to involve more stakeholders. We will examine key elements that can help you progress through multiple changes with positive results for diverse populations.

Or click here for the downloadable PDF order form or call 1-800-433-0499 ext. 2.

This seminar will help you reflect on current practices and think more about aligning those practices with more ideas proven through research. In addition, the experience will be useful to educators who may be struggling to address the multiple challenges that an increasing number of students present as barriers to learning.

Listen to a preview:

After participating in this seminar you will be able to:

• Reflect more about improvements to current practices
• Consider ways to increase the achievement of more students
• Examine priorities of learning goals

Or click here for the downloadable PDF order form or call 1-800-433-0499 ext. 2.

About the Presenter: Dr. Vera J. Blake
Dr. Vera J. Blake is the retired principal of Falls Church High School. A graduate of St. Paul’s College (B.S.), the University of Virginia (M.Ed) and Vanderbilt University (Ed.D), she served as principal for 12 years at Homes Middle School; both schools are located in Fairfax County, Virginia. She was a contributing author to the book, Transforming Ourselves, Transforming Schools: Middle School Change (NMSA, 2001), co-authored "Middle School Partnerships: The More, the Better" (Principal Magazine, Fall, 1999) and "Addressing Diversity Through Partnerships" (Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin, Summer, 1998). Dr. Blake was the 2000 Virginia Middle School Principal of the Year, the 1999 Fairfax County Principal of the Year, and a 2000 Washington Post Distinguished Educational Leader.

Currently, Dr. Blake is working as a school improvement coach/consultant in several school districts including: Illinois, St. Croix, St. Thomas, Michigan, Nebraska, Virginia, Hawaii, Texas, and Washington, DC. In addition, she was the lead coach for all of the K-12 U.S. Virgin Island Public Schools. She maintains a professional interest in curriculum supervision and in middle and high school levels of teacher and administrator preparation. Dr. Blake continues to serve as a professional development consultant to ASCD and as a consultant and coach to schools and districts to improve schools and student achievement. She is an ASCD cadre member for What Works in Schools and Differentiated Instruction and she is a NMSA Site-Based Services Cadre member.

Or click here for the downloadable PDF order form or call 1-800-433-0499 ext. 2.

Share the Information:
Print out an executive summary of this great program by Clicking Here! You can share it with your colleagues and administrators to include everybody and ensure easy ordering.

Presentation Date/Time:
The 60-minute audio seminar will be pre-recorded before the date of the event, so you can watch it at your convenience. The seminar will be available to view anytime on-demand March 29, 2010 through April 4, 2010.

If you have some staff at your school who will not be available for the live event, the seminar will be available on-demand for 7 full days following the live event. They can watch the presentation at their own convenience.

How does an Inside the School online seminar work?
An Inside the School online seminar is delivered entirely over the Internet. No telephone connection is needed.. You simply connect to a private link that will be emailed to you and access the seminar online through your computer. The seminar is presented in a special browser window that features a slide show presentation in one panel and sound and playback controls in another panel.

The seminar can be viewed on a single computer screen or be projected onto a larger one for a group setting.

Click here for a short demonstration of what an ItS Online Seminar looks like.

Or click here for the downloadable PDF order form or call 1-800-433-0499 ext. 2.

What is included in the $199 registration price?
All Inside the School seminars are priced per school, not per person. Yes, you read that correctly – your entire school can receive this great training for one flat low price!

The registration price includes access to the seminar and useful handouts that you can copy and distribute to all the teachers at your school.

And not only that, but because we understand the chaotic schedules teachers often endure, we leave the seminar link up for one full week, so those who can’t make the group showing don’t have to miss out on the valuable training. They can watch it during their planning hours at school or even from the convenience of their own home.

Or click here for the downloadable PDF order form or call 1-800-433-0499 ext. 2.

All of our products have a satisfaction guaranteed policy. It’s simple – if you are not satisfied with your seminar, CD or transcript, contact us and we’ll refund your money. No questions asked.

For your convenience, you may order online and pay with a purchase order or check. Simply select the "Bill Me" option. You may also order by phone at 1-800-433-0499 or by fax/mail by downloading the PDF order form.

Register Now!

For all order options you can pay by credit card or request an invoice.

1. Order Online ("Bill Me" orders and PO’s accepted online!)

2. Click here for the PDF registration form

3. Call 1-800-433-0499 ext. 2.