CAG

Closing the Achievement Gap Series

Closing the Achievement Gap is a year long program sponsored by the NYCDOE Office of Curriculum, Standards and Academic Engagement, Division of Teaching & Learning and designed to engage educators, education advocates, parents, politicians, and all interested members of our community in collective knowledge sharing, dialogue and strategy development related to closing the achievement gap.

The series is a component of our Campaign for Middle School Success and focuses on, but is not limited to, the middle grades.

For more information, please contact Nancy Calzada at NCalzada@schools.nyc.gov.

Sabrina Hope King, Ed.D Verone Kennedy
Chief Academic Officer Coordinator of Middle Schools

Office of Curriculum, Standards and Academic Engagement
Division of Teaching & Learning

2009-2010 Calendar of Events:
Please check back as we add updated session information and registration links for upcoming events.

Fall/Winter - Embracing Adolescent Boys of Color: Raising Expectations, Increasing Engagement and Promoting Empowerment for All

Previous CAG forums (2009-2009):

Date and Time	Forum
November 10, 2008	Advancing the Literacy Development of African-American Adolescent Males: A Conversation with Dr. Alfred Tatum, University of Illinois at Chicago
November 24, 2008	Closing the Achievement Gap using Structured Teaching Strategies: A Conversation with Dr. Douglas Fisher, San Diego State University
December 4, 2008	Improving English Learners' Achievement by Developing Academic Language: A Conversation with Dr. Jana Echevarria, Cal State Long Beach
January 6, 2009	Ensuring Equality for All of Our Students: A Conversation with Schools Chancellor Joel Klein and Reverend Al Sharpton Click here to view more videos from this event.
January 28, 2009	From Risk to Resilience: Providing Academic and Social Support to African American and Latino Males A Conversation with Dr. Pedro Noguera Click here to view the video from this event.
March 4, 2009 5:00 - 7:30pm	Advancing the Success of African-American Boys: Panel Conversation with David Banks and Dr. Divine Pryor View the video from David Banks' presentation. View the video from Dr. Divine Pryor's presentation.
March 18, 2009 5:00 - 7:30pm	How Explicit Attention to Culture Helps us Address the Achievement Gap and Improve Educational Opportunity for All A Conversation with Dr. Carol D. Lee, Northwestern University Click here to view the video from this event.
March 24, 2009 5:00 - 7:30pm	Indicators to Assess our Work in Closing the Achievement Gap: A Conversation with Dr. Robert Balfanz, Johns Hopkins University Click here to view the video from this event.
May 20, 2009 5:00 - 7:30pm May 21, 2009 1:30 - 4:00pm	Factors that Predict and Moderate METS (Math, Engineering, Technology and Science) Achievement: A Conversation with Dr. William Tate, Washington University in St. Louis Click here to view the video from this event.