1st Edition
Sparking Change to Promote Equity Implementing Culturally Responsive Leadership Practices in Gifted and Advanced Programs
Sparking Change to Promote Equity illuminates the skills and practices gifted and advanced leaders (on the campus and district level) need to encourage and support minoritized student success in today’s classrooms.
Designed to empower leaders and stakeholders to build a more equitably represented student population within gifted and advanced programs, chapters discuss how incorporating culturally responsive gifted leadership practices open the gateway toward knowing, accepting, and nurturing each student according to what his or her true needs, challenges, and abilities are. In the context of the complexities of today’s schools and advanced programs, this book provides the language, strategies, and support needed to put practices in place to mitigate inequity in the field.
Whether you are a new, seasoned, or studying equity leader, this book is a must read for all interested in becoming a culturally responsive leader in gifted education.
1. The Changing Tide: A Call to Action for Equitable Leadership Practices in U.S. Schools and Programs 2. Begin With Equity in Mind: Gifted and Advanced Academics Leadership Through a Culturally Responsive Lens 3. Building From the Ground Up: Laying the Foundation Through Culturally Responsive Professional Learning 4. Designing Culturally Responsive Curriculum and Instruction for Gifted Programs 5. Representation Matters: Using Data to Guide Decision-Making 6. It Takes a Village: Culturally Responsive Leadership and the Power of Partnerships
Biography
Dr. Javetta Jones Roberson serves as the District Coordinator of Secondary Advanced Academics & Gifted and Talented in McKinney ISD. She also serves as Lecturing Professor in the Teacher Education and Administration department at the University of North Texas. Her research interests include diverse gifted and Advanced Placement populations, equity in giftedness, Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (teaching, leadership, and curriculum), and professional learning of teachers (special education and gifted).
Dr. Kristina Henry Collins is the Executive Director for Robinson Center for Young Scholars at University of Washington (UW) in Seattle. At UW, she holds dual affiliate associate professor appointments in the College of Education at the Seattle and Tacoma campus. Dr. Collins also continues to serve as a collaborating research fellow, mentor, and visiting associate professor for LBJ STEM Institute for STEM Education and Research at Texas State University.
