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=__How to Teach Students Who Don't Look Like You__= At the end of last year, Daffinette Dudley and Marcia Kearns came out to our school for a professional development. One of the books that Daffinette recommended to us was __How to Teach Students Who Don't Look Like You.__ I was really intrigued by the title of this book and developed an interest in reading it. This year, I made it a part of my PDP. I purchased the book on my kindle, but there are a few copies available through the professional library in the county. I spoke with Mrs. Vickers about how she would like for me to share some of the things from this book that others in our staff may find useful. My choices were to present it at a meeting or through a wiki. Knowing how busy the end of the year can get, I chose to put the information on a wiki for us to take a look at when we had a "free moment." (And yes--I know you're laughing about that one!) If you get a chance I would encourage you to take a look at the Powerpoint that can be found on this site:



Please respond to at least one of the questions below. I appreciate your participation and discussion!


 * How do you feel like your "cultural lens" affects the way that you teach?
 * Pick a Guiding Principle from slide 24-27 and explain what it means to you.
 * What do you think about the Norms and Boundaries that are listed in the slideshow and the Big Four?