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Introduction
Introduction
Access to opportunity in urban education is a concept that is buzz-wordy, yet necessary for the reduction of the opportunity gap for our students. As one individual, providing access to all of the resources to meet the needs of my children is a dauntingly impossible task. However, small steps in my classroom to fill in resources that may otherwise be lacking have created noticeable, potentially long-lasting impacts among my small sample-size of students in inner-city Baltimore. Most noticeably, I realized that my students lacked access to opportunities such as peer-mentors, community resources, and literacy resources. The categories below show the efforts I have personally made to increase access for my students, and other members of our greater school community.
Conclusion
Conclusion
Over the last two years, I have really noticed a change in my abilities as an educator to provide more resources to my students. Through the Students Tutoring Students program, the Library Field Trip, and my Classroom Book Bank I hope to be able to dramatically impact my students access to resources and in return, show improvements both behaviorally and academically in our classroom. For instance, with Students Helping Students my middle schoolers have demonstrated compassion for students other than themselves, while my younger students have demonstrated continuous academic growth. Also since gaining access to literacy resources, many of my students have noted how they are completing academic activities at home, and how they are now more focused scholars. Through meticulous planning, I have ensured that these resources make a difference in my students for the long term.
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