Parents: do you know where your teachers are on "staff development day?"
Should schools teach academic knowledge or attitudes, values, and beliefs? Faculty and staff of the Anoka-Hennepin school district, Minesota's third largest in enrollment, will get a periodic respite from the Judeo-Christian/Free Markets/Love America agenda, thanks to a district funded "staff development" program.
Our friends at Parents in Touch Anoka-Hennepin informed us of the 2004-2005 school year's program lineup.
According to an e-mail from the district's Department of Diversity & Student Services, "We invite you to attend any of these day workshops to learn best instructional practices to help improve academic achievement of all students [translation: "to influence the attitudes, values, and beliefs of all students."]
The smoking gun:
From: Seul, Sue
Sent: Tuesday October 5, 2004 4:21 PM
Subject: Staff Development Opportunities
THIS MESSAGE IS BEING SENT TO ALL DISTRICT STAFF
Staff Development 2004-05
Department of Diversity & Student Services
The Department of Diversity & Student Services is excited to announce
up-coming staff development opportunities for faculty and staff of
Anoka-Hennepin School District.
More detailed information on registering and workshop content will be sent
out a few weeks before the presentations. We invite you to attend any of
these day workshops to learn best instructional practices to help improve
academic achievement of all students. Attendance will be limited to 50
participants.
October 20, 2004
Culturally Reflective Instruction in Social Studies Curriculum, presented
by James Loewen
Organized by: Haseena Hamzawala
November 17, 2004
Multiple Perspectives of History, presented by Winona LaDuke
Organized by: Barry Scanlan
December 16, 2004
Culturally Responsive Communication Strategies for "Success,"
presented by Tami Spry
Organized by: Barry Scanlan
February 8, 2005
Concrete Strategies: Culturally Reflective Instruction, presented by Les
Green (Follow-up of Oct. 20 Culturally Reflective Instruction Workshop)
Organized by: Haseena Hamzawala
March 16:
Responding to Socio-Economic Cultural Differences, presented by Marlys
Withers, Elizabeth Larkin & Haseena Hamzawala
Organized by: Haseena Hamzawala
