Slam the Gap

03/15/2017

SLAM THE GAP WILL NOT HAVE SESSIONS ON MONDAY 3/20 OR 3/27. Please encourage your students to continue working with Haikus and the new vocabulary words we have learned.

12/27/2016

12/15/2016

ATTN! We are currently looking for volunteers for the Spring Semester. If you're interesting in helping elementary school kids expand their vocabulary through spoken work and other innovative activities please complete the Survey Monkey below. We look forward to working with you so that we can continue to "SLAM THE GAP"!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/28W8WGX

If you have any questions, email us at [email protected]

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10/31/2016

10/30/2016

The POWER of PRIVILEGE

We often look at privilege at either something we have or don’t have, but Tiffany Jana says it best: ”We all have privilege.”

Slam the Gap works to give a little piece of privilege.

So... “What are you missing that’s right in front of you?”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0acvkHIiZs

Tiffany has directed organizational development, marketing, and community outreach initiatives for over 10 years. She founded TMI Consulting, the world's fir...

10/29/2016

Check out this soundbite of our students learning haikus!

We teach syllables through clapping and rhythm.

https://vimeo.com/166071950

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10/27/2016

And... we're BACK!

After placing 1st in the Do Good Class Challenge at the University of Maryland, Slam the Gap is beyond grateful and excited to continue what we love doing most--narrowing the achievement gap by teaching vocab through slam poetry, hip-hop, and artistic/musical expression.
..but what is the achievement gap?

The achievement gap refers to the disparities in academic performance between students stemming from structural inequities that exist, for example, across race, gender and class.

Negative effects of the achievement gap show up in grades, standardized tests, course selection, dropout rates, and employee rates post-graduation.

By the age of three, children of high-income families have a vocabulary that is nearly 50% greater than that of children in low- income families. So what about students learning English as a second language?

THUS we embrace the idea that LANGUAGE is EMPOWERMENT.

Working with students barely on or below grade level allows us to tap into and support each child’s potential, which may not be reflected in test scores -- a major issue of the achievement gap, as relying on test scores causes lower-scoring groups to be underrepresented.

Stay updated with our efforts and give us a like! We are Slam the Gap.

https://vimeo.com/165832741

Slam the Gap!, focuses on narrowing the achievement gap in PG County by teaching vocabulary through slam poetry, hip-hop, and artistic/musical expression. Please…