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Hopkins School District

I have been in three different seminars facilitated Dr. Hines over the past two years on subjects that are directly related to helping our teachers better educate African American Children.  Here in the Twin Cities, we are faced with increasing dropout rate and an increasing achievement gap.  Part of our issue is the ability for our schools to effectively engage our young African American students. This is where the work of Dr. Hines has come in.  Dr. Hines has give many of our teachers TRUE strategies that can be used by the teacher the first day they are backing the classroom.  Dr. Hines teaches effective methods to keep students on a track for success whop may have in the past been behavior problems.

It is my belief that part of the reason Dr. Hines methods are received so well is the manner in which he disseminates information the to the audience.  Dr. Hines engages the teachers in the seminar in a manner that is exciting and creates an environment of learning which can be difficult in a large group setting.

Al Johnson
Equity Integration Specialist
Hopkins School District
Hopkins, Minnesota

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Klein Oak High School – Klein Independent School District

One of my personal research interests is in the area of working with minority students in order to increase academic achievement. Any time I go to a national conference, I always make it a point to attend sessions regarding this subject. Of every presenter I have heard, including some of the most famous in the country, Dr. Hines is without a doubt the best. The difference between Dr. Hines and a lot of other “big name” presenters I have heard is that when you leave a presentation by Dr. Hines, you feel motivated and inspired to make a difference, and that you actually can make a difference, regardless of your culture, race, and educational attainment. He makes you believe that regardless of the situation, you can have a positive impact on students. I’ve not always gotten that message from some presenters I have heard.

Benjamin Petty, Assistant Principal
Klein Oak High School
Klein Independent School District

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Hopkins Public School District

I first attended Dr. Mack Hines workshop at the 2010 conference of the National Association of Black School Educators.  I was immediately impressed with his enthusiasm in the knowledge of culturally proficient teaching strategies and pedagogy.  Dr. Hines presented the value and ultimate effects of knowing and learning the cultures that one teaches, in order to authentically realize the academic successes of the student.  When I returned from that conference, I immediately contacted Dr. Hines to come to the Hopkins, Minnesota school district to do a daylong workshop.  Because we are a predominately white district, and the color of our classrooms is changing, our teaching staff has requested staff development in culturally responsive teaching.  In coming to our district, Dr. Hines assisted our teaching staff in discussing race, culture and ethnicity and how to infuse these elements in our teaching.  The staff continues to speak highly of Dr. Hines and how he came into our district and transformed the thinking and teaching of many.

Dr. Stanley H. Brown, Equity Specialist
Hopkins Public School District

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