Learning from the leaders : core practices of six schools / Barbara Cervone and Kathleen Cushman -- Making assessment student centered / Heidi Andrade, Kristen Huff, and Georgia Brooke -- Using digital media to design student-centered curricula / David H. Rose and Jenna kW. Gravel -- Identity and literacy instruction for African American males / Alfred W. Tatum -- Making mathematics matter for latin@ and black students / Rochelle Gutiérrez and Sonya E. Irving -- Applying the science of how we learn / Christina Hinton, Kurt W. Fischer, and Catherine Glennon -- Prioritizing motivation and engagement / Eric Toshalis and Michael J. Nakkula.