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Let's talk and collaborate to make a difference grounded in EQUITY by race, ethnicity, and income. Ranked : Top 2% of World's Educators 2020-present, Stanford University Study. https://topresearcherslist.com/Home/Profile/801778 Donna Y Ford, PhD Distinguished Professor 🍎 Kirwan Institute Faculty Affiliate Center for Latin American Studies Faculty Affiliate College of Education and Human Ecology Dept. of Educational Studies Special Education Program Ohio State University Columbus, OH 43210 Office: 1-614-247-1627 Emails: ford.255@osu.edu OR drdonnayford@gmail.com Vitae/CV HOME Blog & videos Ford Bio & Books RESOURCES PROJECTS CONTACT Blog Search Results More

More Books by Ford (1996-2005) Multicultural Gifted Education (1st ed. ) Focusing specifically on gifted education from a multicultural perspective, this work provides a practical resource for raising the expectations and level of instruction for minority students. The authors offer case studies of multicultural gifted education in practice, suggest methods for "best practice" for classroom teachers, supply sample multicultural activities, and provide guidelines and a checklist to help the reader evaluate his or her school's multicultural education program. This volume aims to help educators to modify their curricula and educational practices to ensure that the goal of preparing students for a diverse world is reached. Reversing Underachievement Among Gifted Black Students (1st ed. ) The paradoxical reality that gifted students can and do underachieve seems impossible to many educators and families. Thus, such students, especially gifted Black students who underachieve, are misunderstood and poorly served, This book was written specifically for this population so that they are recruited and retained in gifted education. My major premise: A mind is a terrible thing to waste (United Negro College Fund) and erase (Ford). Teaching Culturally Diverse Gifted Students This guide offers practical advice for building gifted education programs that serve a rich diversity of students. This book features an overview of multicultural gifted education, effective teaching strategies and best practices that support a diverse population of students, and an effective model for building a diverse, successful gifted program. The book also includes a sample curriculum and an extensive listing of print and Web-based recommended resources. This is one of the books in Prufrock Press' popular Practical Strategies Series in Gifted Education. This series offers a unique collection of tightly focused books that provide a concise, practical introduction to important topics concerning the education of gifted children. The guides offer a perfect beginner's introduction to key information about gifted and talented education. Two thorny issues that exist in education are the underrepresentation of Black students in these classes and the persistent underachievement of Black students even when identified as gifted. In this edition, both issues are addressed, with updated information on key social, familial, educational, and psychological factors that contribute to underachievement, underrepresentation -- and the achievement gap. Each year, the United States witnesses significant changes in the demographics of its citizens. Accordingly, schools—and the students we teach—are also changing. With such changes come the need, responsibility, and obligation for educators to provide students with an education that is both rigorous and culturally responsive. This book bridges the gap that exists between educating advanced learners and educating culturally different learners. African-American students who are gifted or advanced learners are too often overlooked and misunderstood in education. Part of the problem associated with this neglect is that relatively little scholarship exists on those who are culturally different and in need of more challenge in school settings. This body of work was developed to help resolve this shortcoming and to inform and guide educators in their work. This is the first work of its kind. This text focuses on the special needs of culturally and racially diverse learners with exceptionalities. The culturally and linguistically diverse learner is profiled in terms of disproportionate positions within our society and schools. A case is made for why intense attention is needed for this population, the points of greatest need for this population and why certain types of instruction are more appropriate for those students with the most significant educational needs. Focusing specifically on gifted education from a multicultural perspective, this work provides a practical resource for raising the expectations and level of instruction for minority students. The authors offer case studies of multicultural gifted education in practice, suggest methods for "best practice" for classroom teachers, supply sample multicultural activities, and provide guidelines and a checklist to help the reader evaluate his or her school's multicultural education program. The paradoxical reality that gifted students can and do underachieve seems impossible to many educators and families. Thus, such students, especially gifted Black students who underachieve, are misunderstood and poorly served, This book was written specifically for this population so that they are recruited and retained in gifted education. My major premise: A mind is a terrible thing to waste (United Negro College Fund) and erase (Ford). 1/1 HOME Blog & videos Ford Bio & Books RESOURCES PROJECTS CONTACT Blog Search Results More

WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS SAMPLE Handouts Achievement Gap/Gulf, Multicultural Education, Black Students, Gifted Under-Representation, Gifted Underachievers, Family Engagement, and more. These sample materials include the Ford-Harris/Bloom-Banks Matrices created with teachers and teacher educators, along with handouts, publications, and other materials. Sample Ford-Harris/Bloom-Banks Matrices Forms (Click Here) Lessons (click here) PDFs (click here) Sample Workshops & Handouts Sample Publications (click here) Multicultural Book List (adults) Multicultural Books (humor Middle School) HOME Blog & videos Ford Bio & Books RESOURCES PROJECTS CONTACT Blog Search Results More

Journal Articles (Sample) I have written over 300 articles and book chapters, plus more than a dozen books that target one or more aspects related to equity and anti-racism for Black and Hispanic students in gifted and talented education. Here is a sample... I hope these articles are helpful as you work on closing the achievement gap, addressing gifted and talented education and AP underrepresentation, working collaboratively with families, designing curriculum that is rigorous and multicultural! Other articles are listed on my CV/Vitae . Screen Shot 2022-04-24 at 4.57.24 PM 1/1 Go to CV and Bio now (Click Here) Sample Publications Achievement Gap & Gifted Ed. ARTICLE Allport & Merton Gifted Ed. ARTICLE Microaggressions and Gifted Ed. ARTICLE Non-Verbal Tests ARTICLE Deficit Thinking ARTICLE Deficit Thinking & Gifted Ed ARTICLE Teacher Under-Referral ARTICLE Recruitment & Retention in Gifted Ed. ARTICLE Ignorance or Indifference ARTICLE Multicultural Gifted Ed. Rationale ARTICLE Invitational Learning ARTICLE Culture Room 202 ARTICLE Culturally Responsive Instruction ARTICLE (Ford & Kea) Colored Bloom-Banks Matrix ARTICLE Trotman Scott Bloom-Banks Colored Matrix Chapter (Ford & Trotman Scott) Ford's Bloom-Banks Matrix ARTICLE COURT CASE (McFadden vs. Board of Ed. Illinois (U-46) Court Case (Elgin; U-46) ARTICLE Ford & Russo Equity vs. Equality Schools ARTICLE Equity-Based Bill of Rights Goings & Ford Povery & Race GCQ Middleton&Ford FAME HOME Blog & videos Ford Bio & Books RESOURCES PROJECTS CONTACT Blog Search Results More

Ford-Harris/Bloom-Banks Matrices (Samples) These multicultural gifted education lesson plans were created using the original Ford-Harris/Bloom-Banks Matrix. Click HERE to Contact Me for Training to Create Ford-Harris Matrices Ford's Bloom-Banks Matrix ARTICLE Big Orange Splot MATRIX (click here) The GreedyTriangle MATRIX (click here) Eggbert: The Slightly Cracked Egg MATRIX (click here) The Skin I'm In MATRIX (click here) Stay tuned for Book devoted to Ford-Harris Matrix HOME Blog & videos Ford Bio & Books RESOURCES PROJECTS CONTACT Blog Search Results More

Donna Y Ford, PhD #EQUITY Join me in making a difference in the lives of Black and Hispanic students!! One pervasive educational issue is the national underrepresentation of Black and Hispanic/Latino students in gifted education. Virtually every school district is grappling with having too few students from these groups identified as gifted. "Recruiting and Retaining Culturally Different Students in Gifted Education" addresses this long-standing national problem through the dual lens of recruitment and retention. The focus is on how to equitably recruit (screen, refer, and/or assess) culturally different students and, just as importantly, to retain them. Recruitment and retention require providing academic, cultural, and social supports to culturally different students and ensuring that educators are willing and able to address issues and barriers. No time is better than now to address and correct the underachievement albatross, and the focus on recruitment and retention holds the greatest promis e! Strategies, Case Studies, & Resources to Eliminate the Under-Representation of Black and Hispanic/Latino Students Students in Gifted Education and Advanced Placement Classes!! 2014 NAACP Image Award Nominee for Literature -- Instruction!! HOME Blog & videos Ford Bio & Books RESOURCES PROJECTS CONTACT Blog Search Results More