1st Edition
Sparking Change to Promote Equity Implementing Culturally Responsive Leadership Practices in Gifted and Advanced Programs
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 Through a Culturally Responsive Leadership Lens 3. Building From the Ground Up: Laying the Foundation Through Culturally Responsive Professional Learning 4.Beyond the Status Quo: Fostering Culturally Responsive Curricular & Instructional Experiences 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.
