Michigan Online Educator Certification System

Closing the Achievement Gap Specialist Copy

From the ASCA website: Academic, behavior and attendance discrepancies, often referred to as gaps, can exist among student groups. Through targeted and intentional interventions, school counselors can play a crucial role in challenging bias and promoting success for all students, thus closing the achievement gap. Learning objectives: Upon completion of this training, participants should be able to: Identify achievement gaps based on school data Design appropriate interventions addressing the identified achievement gap Collect data and write results reports that accurately reflect the achievement gap addressed, the intervention provided and the intervention results Earn the Closing the Achievement Gap Specialist designation to be best prepared to close the achievement gap in your school. The Closing the Achievement Gap Specialist training is $99 ($249 for nonmembers) and is equal to 5 CEUs/50 Contact Hours. To earn the Closing the Achievement Gap Specialist certificate, you will read/view the following materials and take a short quiz online about each to indicate mastery of the subject matter. Once you have passed all the quizzes, the CEUs will be posted to your CEU records online, and you’ll receive a certificate suitable for framing in the mail. It can take up to three weeks for your certificate to arrive. The Specialist designation is good for five years. Please note, access to all webinars, journal article, magazine articles and quizzes is included in the registration price. Books must be purchased separately.