Every year, thousands of immigrant and refugee students enter American schools. For schools, this usually means growing pains, lots of questions, and a crash course in multicultural literacy. Yet multicultural training for teachers frequently lags behind immigrant population growth. The result, educators say, can include harmful stereotypes, unfair disciplinary actions, and failed opportunities to create classroom environments inclusive of all students. While language barriers are perhaps the most obvious hurdle in teaching students from other countries, more and more educators are realizing they need to look beyond the obvious, examining their own cultural filters to better understand the cultures from which their students come. The depth and clarity of a teacher's multicultural lens can make--or break--immigrant students' ability to learn. (Contains 3 resources.)