Eden Prairie's Imprint
TIDBITS ABOUT CULTURALLY RELEVANT TEACHING & RESPONSIVENESS
February 15, 2016, EDITION III
The Purpose & Name
Eden Prairie's Imprint is an exclusive newsletter dedicated to the new teachers in Eden Prairie Schools. Our focus is on sharing best practice around culturally responsive pedagogy and highlighting our new teachers/staff in an effort to create community and interconnectedness. We recognize the 'imprint' you are making with the hard work and dedication you bring to our school district. If you are interested in contributing to this bi-weekly newsletter, please contact Stephanie Baker, District Q Comp Coordinator/Instructional Coach. Let's make an impression on one another in 2016!
The Danger of a Single Story - A TED Talk
Cultural Tree
This "tree" will grow by contributions, quotes, images, short inspirational moments by YOU --- please send to Stephanie Baker to add to the tree.
"Our Lives Begin to End the Day we Become Silent about Things that Matter" ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
"If a curriculum does not respond to a culture, then the culture won't respond to the curriculum." ~Author unknown (Added by Kristen Strauss, Instructional Coach, Cedar Ridge Elementary)
A question posed at the end of Michele Norris’ book (Grace of Silence) - "What's been more corrosive to the dialogue on race in America over the last half century or so - things said or unsaid?” (Added by Dawn Fedora, Q Comp Coach/Observer @ Eden Lake and Cedar Ridge Elementary Schools)
Contributions to our Tree (see above)
Email Stephanie Baker, sbaker@edenpr.org
The Race Card
Michelle Norris also started The Race Card Project in 2010 to foster "a wider conversation about race among her readers. It has since grown into a rich and powerful archive. Thousands of people from all over the US and the world have submitted their candid thoughts on race in six-word essays. "