Description
INTRODUCTION
In this task, you will review the school described in the “Ridgeland Academy Scenario” attachment to identify a group of students who are experiencing an inequity in the classroom. Throughout this task, you will recommend a procedure, practice, and strategy to help this group of students, as well as work toward building an inclusive school environment.
This task will give you the experience to make similar improvements to procedures, practices, and strategies in your own educational setting.
REQUIREMENTS
Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. The originality report that is provided when you submit your task can be used as a guide.
You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.
Tasks may not be submitted as cloud links, such as links to Google Docs, Google Slides, OneDrive, etc., unless specified in the task requirements. All other submissions must be file types that are uploaded and submitted as attachments (e.g., .docx, .pdf, .ppt).
A. Analyze the data presented in the attached “Ridgeland Academy Scenario” to identify one underserved group of students by doing the following:
1. Using specific data from the scenario, describe one group of students who are experiencing an inequity in the classroom. Support your description by analyzing specific data from the “Ridgeland Academy Scenario.”
2. Describe how your perceptions and knowledge of diversity can positively or negatively contribute to reducing inequity in the classroom for the students identified in part A.
B. Recommend one leadership strategy for building an inclusive school environment that would promote positive change and result in a more equitable school experience for the students identified in part A. Justify your recommendation and cite one academic source to support your rationale.
1. Describe one potential issue that may arise when implementing the strategy recommended in part B and how you would ensure effective implementation of the strategy.
C. Recommend one culturally responsive teaching strategy that would promote positive change and result in a more equitable classroom experience for the students identified in part A. Justify your recommendation and cite one academic source to support your rationale.
1. Describe one potential issue that may arise when implementing the strategy described in part C and how you would ensure effective implementation of the strategy.
D. Acknowledge sources, using APA-formatted in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
E. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.
