New teacher personal professional development

1. Yolanda Roy
M. Ed.
Exceptionality
Between the idea and the reality, between
the motion and the act falls the Shadow.
Between the conception and the creation
between the emotion and the response
falls the Shadow. Excerpt taken from The
Hollow Man by T. S. Elliott

2. Identifying Poverty Areas
Photo by Kitra Cahana/National Geographic
“A young father braves the highways of sprawling Spring, Texas, north of Houston, to reach a
homeless shelter and a free meal. The suburbs have become a new home for the hungry. The rates
of poverty and of food stamp use are so high that advocates and legislators coined the phrase “the
SUV poor.” McMillan, T. 2014 National Geographic.
Question: Teacher, could your suburban area student
possibly be living in poverty?

3. Teacher
Professional Development
• Cultural awareness
• Differentiated Instruction Strategies
• Classroom Management Skills
• Identify the Truly Disadvantaged
• Teach with Emerging Technology
Question: As a new teacher, would you automatically associate
poverty with lower academic skills?

4. Question: Teacher, which child would be a good latchkey kid?