1. 2-3 page reflection paper on the role of professional accountability in closing achievement gaps and improving performance in diverse organizations.

1. 2-3 page reflection paper on the role of professional accountability in closing achievement gaps and improving performance in diverse organizations.

2. I have provided the following 5 references to use:
Synder, J., & Bristol, T. J. (2015). Professional accountability for improving life, college, and career readiness. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 23(16), 1–34.

Johnson, D. G. (2011). Accountability: Learning in a culture of high-stakes testing. In Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference on Cognition & Exploratory Learning in Digital Age, 65–72.

Lauen, D. L. (2013). Jumping at the chance: The effects of accountability incentives on student achievement. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 6(2), 93–113. https://doi.org/10.1080/19345747.2012.706693

Ahn, T. (2013). The missing link: Estimating the impact of incentives on teacher effort and instructional effectiveness using teacher accountability legislation data. Journal of Human Capital, 7(3), 230–273.

Chitpin, S., & Jones, K. (2015). Leadership in a performative context: A framework for decision-making. Educational Philosophy & Theory, 47(4), 387–401. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131857.2014.976931

3. Should be written using APA formatting with a professional tone in 1st person.

4. Writer should use the attached four questions to guide the reflection.
-Within a learning culture, what does it mean to be professionally accountable?
-How are achievement and accountability linked within a culture of learning?
-As a learning leader, what characteristics of professional accountability would
you exhibit to others?
-How will these characteristics of professional accountability would you exhibit to others?

5. Writer should connect to experiences and show the relationship between prior experience and newly learned information with examples.

6. Writer should convey new insights about self and achievement of program outcomes with specific examples to support self-assessment.

7. Writer should articulate strengths and challenges.