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 * - Earn 6 GT/12 SBEC hours for 2011-2012 school year
 * - Read two, possibly three, great books
 * - Participate in interesting dialogues with colleagues
 * - Be involved in a College Readiness/21st Century discussion format

Your Assignment...
As you beginreading //**Teaching with Poverty in Mind...,**//consider what Eric Jensen calls the secrets to educators having a positive impact on brain development:
 * - To post and/or respond to another post regarding each book
 * - To post or respond to a discussion about one of the three books, click on the
 * title of the book on the navigation bar at the left. Select the "Discussion" tab,
 * then click the "new post" button and post your original comments or click on
 * any post title and respond in the "Reply" box at the end of the post.
 * Remember to save before exiting so everyone can see your post! :-)
 * - Relationships ARE important...
 * - Certain events literally ADD NEW BRAIN CELLS at double the rate...
 * - Hope is critical...
 * - High expectations do matter...
 * - The Jensen Secret...

As you read //**The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks**// and/or //**A Tree**// //**Grows in Brooklyn**//, consider the following questions: - How did poverty impact the characters in the book? - What ethical dilemmas exist in the book that are worthy of discussion? - What do you take away from this that could help you be a better teacher? - What major idea(s) are worthy of discussion with our students?


 * QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS WIKI? Contact Kiera Elledge via email (kieraelledge@hebisd.edu) or phone (817-399-2102).**