Disrupting Poverty: Where to Start… What to Stop
Much can be learned from schools that have helped their students' overcome the powerful and pervasive effects of poverty. Join the discussion based on the award winning, best-selling ASCD book, "Turning High-Poverty Schools into High-Performing Schools", the recently released ASCD video series, “Disrupting Poverty in Elementary and Secondary Schools”, and our upcoming ASCD book, “Disrupting Poverty,” as the authors share insight and lessons learned from recent studies of HPHP schools. Participants will learn to use a “framework for action” to guide collaborative work to improve their schools. They will also gain a better understanding of poverty and it's impact on student learning, as well as how to confront and eliminate practices that work against student and school success. Practical strategies necessary to reverse the all too common trend of under-achievement will be shared along with tools to facilitate self-auditing, professional learning, and action planning.