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From Blog Director Jill Randall:

As we head into another academic year (the 22nd year for myself!), I have created a simple reflection tool for us all. Please join me!

The three key words and actions here are: disrupting, deepening, and contextualizing. 

Disrupting – breaking out of our normal patterns for both teaching and for preparing for classes.

Deepening – taking the good work we are doing and going further. Making experiences and relationships richer…more.

Contextualizing – locating ourselves within a bigger picture. Keeping the work relevant and meaningful.

I want to thank several colleagues for reviewing this and for offering feedback: professors Cynthia Oliver and Jan Erkert at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, San Francisco Bay Area teaching artist Todd Courage, and dance teachers Linda Carr and Valerie Gutwirth in the Berkeley Unified School District.

Please consider printing this out, writing and reflecting , and sharing this with colleagues. Here's to a great year of learning ahead! 

Download Disrupt Deepen Contextualize

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Related posts:

Deepening our Teaching Practice This Coming Semester, Whether Teaching College Students, Teens, or Children

Speaking as a Teaching Artist: 50 Perspectives

Dance Pedagogy for a Diverse World: Culturally Relevant Teaching in Theory, Research and Practice

Jan Erkert's Book, Harnessing the Wind

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