{"id":3633,"date":"2013-11-09T03:18:19","date_gmt":"2013-11-09T03:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itdi.pro\/blog\/?p=3633"},"modified":"2014-03-14T03:00:41","modified_gmt":"2014-03-14T03:00:41","slug":"the-culture-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itdi.pro\/blog\/2013\/11\/09\/the-culture-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"The Culture Issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What is culture? For Vicky Loras, culture is a mental backpack. For new iTDi blogger, Kieran Dhunna Halliwell it&#8217;s a hot potato, and for Chuck Sandy, it&#8217;s an exploration. Yet, what all three writers agree on is that there are many ways and activities we can do to help our students make sense of the cultures they live in and learn about. In this issue of the iTDi Blog, Vicky, Kieran, and Chuck offer insight, advice, and ways forward. Enjoy.<\/p>\n<table width=\"600\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\"><a href=\"https:\/\/itdi.pro\/blog\/2013\/11\/09\/the-culture-issue-chuck\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/itdi.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Chuck-Sandy192.jpg\" alt=\"Chuck Sandy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itdi.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Chuck-Sandy192.jpg 150w, https:\/\/itdi.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Chuck-Sandy192-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/itdi.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Chuck-Sandy192-115x115.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><br \/>Chuck Sandy<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\"><a href=\"https:\/\/itdi.pro\/blog\/2013\/11\/09\/the-culture-issue-vicky\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/itdi.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/VickyLoras.jpg\" alt=\"Vicky Loras\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itdi.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/VickyLoras-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/itdi.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/VickyLoras-115x115.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><br \/>Vicky Loras<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\"><a href=\"https:\/\/itdi.pro\/blog\/2013\/11\/09\/the-culture-issue-kieran\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/itdi.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/KieranProfile-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Kieran Dhunna Halliwell\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itdi.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/KieranProfile-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/itdi.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/KieranProfile-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/itdi.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/KieranProfile-115x115.jpg 115w, https:\/\/itdi.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/KieranProfile.jpg 256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><br \/>Kieran Dhunna Halliwell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Connect with Chuck, Vicky, Kieran and other iTDi Associates, Mentors, and Faculty by joining iTDi Community. <a href=\"http:\/\/itdi.pro\/itdihome\/\" style=\"font-weight:bold\">Sign Up For A Free iTDi Account<\/a> to create your profile and get immediate access to our social forums and trial lessons from our <a href=\"http:\/\/itdi.pro\/itdihome\/courseEFT.php\" style=\"font-weight:bold\">English For Teachers<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/itdi.pro\/itdihome\/catalog\/module1-TD.php\" style=\"font-weight:bold\">Teacher Development<\/a> courses.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align:center;line-height:2em\">Like what we do? 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