How to Teach Students Who Don't Look Like You: Culturally Relevant Teaching Strategies by Bonnie M. Davis

Synopsis

The children in America's classrooms are changing in complexion and complexity, which makes teaching students with diverse backgrounds one of the greatest challenges you'll face. Administrators are also under pressure to "close the achievement gap" between White and Asian students and their racial and ethnically diverse counterparts.

So how do you make sure all of your students learn when nearly 40% of U.S. citizens are racial or ethnic minorities who may see the world through a completely different cultural lens than you do? This reflective workbook for reaching and teaching students of varied backgrounds offers successful strategies for all subjects and grade levels.

Biography

Bonnie M. Davis is a veteran teacher of 37 years who is passionate about education. She has taught in middle schools, high schools, universities, homeless shelters, and a men's prison. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including Teacher of the Year, the Governor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, and the Anti-Defamation League's World of Difference Community Service Award. Davis has presented at numerous national conferences and provides services to schools through her consulting firm, A4Achievement. Her publications include African-American Academic Achievement: Building a Classroom of Excellence and numerous articles on literacy instruction. She received her BS in education, her MA in English, her MAI in communi­cations, and her PhD in English.