Welcome to the 2017 Fall Book Study

Thank you for joining this year's fall book study and taking the time to invest in yourself -- and in the process investing in our students!  We will be discussing Ruby Payne's "Under-Resourced Learners."  In this book, she dives into how the socioeconomic status of our students impacts their learning at school.  Our awareness of this variable and how we work to address the needs of our students can have a huge impact on their success.

We will begin our book study the week of November 13th, completing one or two chapters each week and participating in an online discussion hosted on this website.  All discussions will take place by responding to the weekly prompt through the comments area at the bottom of that week's posting.  Each participant will respond to the prompt and add two unique and insightful comments to one of our peers responses.  All comments will be due at the end of each week on Sunday night.  Participants who complete all six weeks of discussion will receive a $125 book study stipend.

Thanks for your participation -- I hope you find some valuable takeaways from the book and the discussion it generates!