Describe two evidence-based strategies that other countries are using to show significant gains in student achievement. Be sure they align to your specialization.

Learning Goal: I’m working on a writing project and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.

OVERVIEW

Imagine you’ve been thinking about how to make gains in student achievement in your educational setting. Your students are from diverse backgrounds, so your strategies will need to account for that diversity. To find new ideas, you’ve been researching evidence-based strategies other countries have used to increase achievement. You’ve come across a couple of ideas you think might really work well in your setting. However, the trick is convincing others. You’re meeting with your grade-level chair, building administrator, and curriculum team to show them that these are policies worth implementing and investing in. What information do you need to share? You’ll want to start with some research.

For this activity, you can imagine either your current education setting or one you picture for yourself in the future.

PREPARATION

Continue your search, using the Capella Library, to find scholarly sources (peer-reviewed articles, books, websites, and dissertations) with evidence to support the educational strategies you want to write about. You’ll need to include at least three sources. If you haven’t already, you can use the ED5010 Assignment Guide: Getting Started to help you get going.

INSTRUCTIONS

Research and write a paper you might share with and present to school stakeholders that argues for the appropriateness of two strategies that have been used outside the U.S.

• Describe two evidence-based strategies that other countries are using to show significant gains in student achievement. Be sure they align to your specialization.
• How would these strategies be applicable in the United States and your setting, in particular in a setting of diverse, multicultural students and parents?
• What challenges or barriers might occur during implementation? To answer this question be sure to analyze the larger political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context influencing student success and that would need to be accounted for in the implementation of your two chosen strategies.
• Include scholarly evidence and key points providing the necessary support to convince your stakeholders/school officials to let you try such a policy or approach.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Your assignment should also meet the following requirements:

• Written communication: Make sure your writing is succinct and clear, and is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
• APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and formatting guidelines. Refer to Evidence and APA page on Campus for guidance.
• Resources: Include a minimum of three current scholarly sources (peer-reviewed articles, books, websites, and dissertations) to support your case.
• Length: 3–4 double-spaced pages, not counting title and reference pages.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point