Ruth S Johnson: 6 books

Book cover of Using Data to Close the Achievement Gap

Using Data to Close the Achievement Gap

How to Measure Equity in Our Schools

by Ruth S. Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2002

This updated edition of Setting Our Sights outlines the five stages for equity reform while clearly explaining research findings and offering practical tools and examples.
Book cover of Data Strategies to Uncover and Eliminate Hidden Inequities
by Ruth S. Johnson, Robin L. Avelar La Salle
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2010

Uncover buried data to close the achievement gap!   Standardized test scores only reveal part of the story. Many hidden factors contribute to the achievement gap and chronic low school performance. The authors dramatically illustrate how to mine data from nontraditional sources—disciplinary...
Book cover of Shattering Inequities

Shattering Inequities

Real-World Wisdom for School and District Leaders

by Robin Avelar La Salle, Ruth S. Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2018

For education leaders who believe that all students deserve the premium education that only some currently experience, Shattering Inequities: Real-World Wisdom for School and District Leaders shows how your leadership can provide equitable outcomes for our most vulnerable students. Chapters include...
Book cover of Tracking the Rise of the Radical Right Globally
by Megan Armstrong, Imran Iwan, Roland Clark
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2019

2018 was a tumultuous year in global politics. Starting with the rise of the Lega Nord in Italy and ending with the election of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, it has never been such a pertinent time to study the radical right. This yearbook pulls together the best commentary and analysis from an international...
Book cover of Connecting Teaching and Learning

Connecting Teaching and Learning

History, Evolution, and Case Studies of Teacher Work Sample Methodology

by Ronald A. Beghetto, Karen S. Buchanan, Barbara Chesler Buckner
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2011

As accountability in education has become an increasingly prominent topic, teacher preparation programs are being asked to provide credible evidence that their teacher candidates can impact student learning. Teacher Work Samples, first developed 30 years ago, have emerged as an effective method...
Book cover of Voices of the 21st Century

Voices of the 21st Century

Women Who Influence, Inspire, and Make a Difference

by Gail Watson, Saana Azzam, Renee Balcom
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2018

30 Extraordinary Women Come Together to Celebrate a New Era We are at a defining moment in history . . . The world as we know it is shifting from a society based on a predominantly masculine model into a new era, one with women at the forefront as the leaders of the twenty-first century....
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