Topic: Implementing a Framework for Understanding Poverty – Research Based Strategies

Explore class differences and 10 actions you can implement in the classroom to improve the success of low socioeconomic status students. This workshop is based on Ruby Payne’s book A Framework for Understanding Poverty, which has sold more than 1.5 million copies.

Educators who participate in this training will:

• Use concrete instructional strategies to help students from poverty
• Understand hidden rules of economic class and effects on behaviors and mindsets
• Develop stronger relationships with students to impact behavior
• Reduce discipline referrals

Topics include resources, mental models, family structure, language patterns, and more. Give new and veteran teachers tools to help students from poverty today.