TY - ADVS ED - Supervision and Curriculum Development TI - Closing the achievement gap: a vision for changing beliefs and practices PY - 2004/// CY - Alexandria, VA PB - ASCD KW - Children with social disabilities KW - Education KW - United States KW - Education, Urban KW - Social aspects KW - Academic achievement KW - Educational change N1 - Title from title screen; This program is based on the ASCD book'closing the achievement gap: a vision for changing beliefs and practices, 2nd edition' N2 - Summarizes the ideas and strategies for integrating theory and research with current reform proposals to address achievement differences presented in AFCD's book. Highlights work done by teachers at Toquam School in Stamford, Connecticut, where teachers use knowledge of normal human development in varied contexts to apply a comprehensive approach to learning that involves integrating neuroscience, cognition and sociocultural policy ER -