How to Teach Students Who Don't Look Like You: Culturally Relevant Teaching Strategies » (1st Edition)

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.

This practical workbook's strategies, proven activities, reflective questions, staff development activities, and facilitator's guide will teach how to effectively reach culturally and ethnically diverse students.