{"product_id":"leading-your-school-toward-equity-dwayne-chism-9781416631361","title":"Leading Your School Toward Equity: A Practical Framework for Walking the Talk","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA four-step process for effective equity practices in schools, with an array of professional development activities, leadership tips, and downloadable tools.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecent years have brought new calls to dismantle discriminatory policies and practices in U.S. schools. But adopting an equity focus doesn't guarantee the desired results. There's a risk that \u003cem\u003edoing equity\u003c\/em\u003e will be toothless--surface level and designed more to avoid tension and blame than to build a better educational system.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn Leading Your School Toward Equity\u003c\/em\u003e, veteran educator Dwayne Chism shows district, school, and teacher leaders a four-step process for taking equity work beyond talk and into effective action. You'll learn concrete ways to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* \u003cstrong\u003eDefine and clarify equity.\u003c\/strong\u003e Guide even reluctant staff to a consensus understanding of what equity is, why it's necessary, and what it will look like.\u003cbr\u003e* \u003cstrong\u003eCreate productive discomfort.\u003c\/strong\u003e Use intentional dialogue to lead staff to a place where they can talk frankly about privilege, bias, racial inequality, and how these affect students' experience of schooling.\u003cbr\u003e* \u003cstrong\u003eBuild efficacy.\u003c\/strong\u003e Help staff develop higher levels of individual and shared professional efficacy--the number one factor influencing equitable educational outcomes--and create an empowered group of educational equity allies united for results.\u003cbr\u003e* \u003cstrong\u003eNormalize action.\u003c\/strong\u003e Support the day-to-day use of an \u003cem\u003eequity lens\u003c\/em\u003e, a mindset that empowers all teachers to counteract stereotypes and rectify conditions that negatively affect students of color.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo make this complicated work a little easier, Chism provides an array of assessments, coaching guides, and activities to use with staff. If you're committed to creating a true equity-driven culture, if you're ready for courageous leadership, this book is for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dwayne Chism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1416631364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416631361\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ASCD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/29\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.99h x 7.02w x 0.30d","brand":"Dwayne Chism","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44078147272959,"sku":"9781416631361","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9884f3df-6839-4edc-b110-57fe0f90784c.jpg?v=1685473805","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/leading-your-school-toward-equity-dwayne-chism-9781416631361","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}