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Monthly Archives July 2010

Leadership Day 2010: From the Ground Up


For the fourth year running, Dr. Scott McLeod out of Iowa State University’s CASTLE program has invited educational bloggers to share their thoughts on topics surrounding educational leadership as it pertains to technology.  In my 2009 entry, I listed four key attributes of someone I considered to be a superlative model of educational leadership in [...]

Posted 30 July 2010 † damian § Ed Leadership § Professional Development § Reflection ‡ Comments (5) °

The Ick Factor, Part II


The design of the course asked students for their input, their opinions, and their reflections upon reading articles and viewing films that allowed them to move past the stereotypes and deal directly with the issues of intolerance, violence, and double standards applied to one particular group of American citizens.  Just as our pre-unit discussions showed [...]

Posted 20 July 2010 † damian § Damian's Favorites § Social Action ‡ Comments (2) °

The Ick Factor, Part I


Hot on the heels of The Teachable Moment comes another collection of short stories by educators, One Size Does Not Fit All: Diversity in the Classroom.  My offering for this collection draws upon my experience co-teaching a high school (junior & senior-level) course called Multicultural Studies, in which we examined many of the groups that [...]

Posted 18 July 2010 † damian § Damian's Favorites § Social Action ‡ Comments (1) °