Write an annotation for each source, beginning with an appropriate APA citation.
Evaluate each source for the following points: credibility, bias, accuracy, relevance, and overall informational value.
Identify an appropriate audience for each source. For example, when might you cite a website instead of a journal article?
Now that you have a general understanding of the achievement gap, determine how this issue is being addressed in your community schools. For the second part of this assignment, you are to interview a teacher, principal, or district level administrator within your community.
Describe how the achievement gap impacts student success in your school.
What is your school’s plan to ensure that every student has equal access to the highest quality educational experiences?
How are students grouped into classes?
How are teachers assigned to particular groups of students?
What is the school’s special education data broken down by race, socioeconomic status, and gender?
How universally accessible and culturally relevant is the curriculum and instruction?
What are some strategies you employ to help reduce the achievement gap?
