Putting It All Together: How Prioritizing Coherence and Communities Supports the Enactment of Equitable Instruction

• In Event: AERA Roundtable Session Thursday 3:35 pm Four Seasons Ballroom 2-3
  In Roundtable Session: Prioritizing Equity in Classrooms, Schools, Districts, and Communities to Improve How Students Learn (Table 4)

Abstract

Deep disparities exist in who has access to and successfully engages with relevant, affirming, grade-level instruction. At the same time, systems leaders face ongoing challenges when trying to adopt and implement a new vision for instruction that moves their school communities towards equity. During the 2023-24 school year, we conducted a comparative case study through partnerships with five districts and a state education agency to understand how their engagement with a coherent, student-centered suite of tools focused on redefining high-quality instruction changed their approach to enacting a new instructional vision. The insights we gained shine a light on how implementing a single framework that integrates culturally responsive and grade-level teaching can shift systems leaders’ mindsets and decisions towards equitable instruction.

Authors

• Diana Cordova-Cobo, Student Achievement Partners

• Claire E. Delcourt, Teachers College, Columbia University

• Carey Swanson, Student Achievement Partners

• Jennie Beltramini, Student Achievement Partners