So Thursday was fulfilling. Got to ride down to Hinckley with some great colleagues (including our cohort's very own Muskadee!). Inspiring conversations, good coffee and donuts and some laughs.
Martin Brokenleg's talk was engaging and informative. Also very affirming that a good portion of what I think about multiculturalism in the classroom is on par with the research and his philosophies. In fact, I have used the Circle of Courage for years in a variety of settings as the foundation for curricula in outdoor and residential settings. Most recently, I have adapted it to use in trainings with student leaders in my current position. I had the opportunity to ask his opinion on the appropriateness of my adaptation and he said he supports how I am using the model. Very affirming!
I'm having fun with my website and continuing to work on Moodle stuff as a UMD Seminar instructor.
On a personal note, my son Lev turned 2 on Friday! Above is a photo I took with my iPod of his cupcake train. We had a fun party with some other families on Saturday. We all sang Happy Birthday while he hid under the table.
So glad you got to go to Martin Brokenleg's talk! ( so wish I could have gone:( That's so great that you were able to talk to him and have your work validated by him - way to go! I would be very interested in hearing more about how you have adapted this for training. I'm interested in this for my Teaching in a Diverse Society class. Maybe we can do coffee?
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday Lev!:)