A School Leader's Guide to Implementing the Common Core Inclusive Practices for All Students

This accessible resource addresses the problems, challenges, and issues that general and special education leaders frequently face on a day-to-day basis in implementing the Common Core standards in their schools. Grounded in best practices from current literature, this text provides leaders with practical solutions to working with teachers and differentiating instruction for all students—including students with special needs, ESL, and ELL learners. A School Leader’s Guide to Implementing the Common Core presents a cohesive framework and offers viable options for effective inclusive instruction based on students‘ varied learning needs. Special Features: Vignettes and "Research-Based Practical Tips" offer concrete connections to school contexts and illustrate practical applications. Explores current trends in Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), and Response to Intervention (RTI), and how they relate to the Common Core Standards. Guides leaders through the development of effective policies for culturally responsive instruction in the classroom.

Chapter 1: Understanding the Common Core David M. Dunaway and Gloria D. Campbell-Whatley Chapter 2: Connecting the Dots to Educational Planning Keonya Booker and Gloria D. Campbell-Whatley Chapter 3: Date-Driven Formal and Informal Measures Chuang Wang , Gloria D. Campbell-Whatley, and Dawson Hancock Chapter 4: Young Children and Their Families Vivian I. Correa, Ya-yu Lo, and Dawson Hancock Chapter 5: English Language Learners: It’s More Than Getting an Interpreter Diane Rodriguez and Gloria D. Campbell-Whatley Chapter 6: Children in Urban Centers Gloria D. Campbell-Whatley, Keonya Booker, Bettie Butler, and Derrick Robinson Chapter 7: Children with Disabilities and Those At-Risk Irene Meier, Nicole Conners, and Gloria D. Campbell Whatley Chapter 8: The Common Core Standards, UDL, RTI: Marriage, Merger, Partnership Gloria D. Campbell-Whatley, Christopher O’Brien, Ozalle Toms, and Christie L. Felder Chapter 9: Differentiating the Common Core Curriculum Rebecca A. Shore, David M. Dunaway, and Gloria D. Campbell-Whatley

Gloria D. Campbell-Whatley is Associate Professor of Special Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA. David M. Dunaway is Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA. Dawson R. Hancock is Professor of Educational Research and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies in the College of Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA.