For the afternoon break-out session of the 2012 Oregon NAME (National Association for Multicultural Education) Conference I attended a session titled The Role of Culture in Interactions and Communication, presented by Weiwei Zhang and Chris Ward of Oregon State University. The sketchnotes above capture the three stories that the presenters told to help illustrate their… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Sketchnotes from the 2012 Oregon NAME Conference: Conversation Between David Dennis and Donna Beegle
In the middle of the 2012 Oregon NAME (National Association for Multicultural Education) Conference, David Dennis and Donna Beegle sat down to have a conversation about civil rights and poverty, and the relation of those issues to the educational experience. The sketchnotes above record some of the ideas that came out of that conversation: encouraging… Continue Reading
Visual Vocabulary – Moving Stuff Around: Resting
The note card sketch below of a stick figure resting on a box is part of an ongoing effort to build my Visual Vocabulary. Each week I come up with a theme (this week it’s moving stuff around) and every weekday I post a new sketch of a term or phrase connected to that theme.… Continue Reading
Sketchnotes from the 2012 Oregon NAME Conference: Building Student Engagement for Math and Science in a High-Poverty School
During the first break-out session of the 2012 Oregon NAME (National Associate for Multicultural Education) Conference I attended a session led by Sonja Ljungdahl and Isaac Bass titled Building Student Engagement for Math and Science in a High-Poverty School. In this session Ljungdahl and Bass drew on their teaching experience to highlight several key components… Continue Reading
Visual Vocabulary – Moving Stuff Around: Raising
The note card sketch below of a stick figure raising a box is part of an ongoing effort to build my Visual Vocabulary. Each week I come up with a theme (this week it’s moving stuff around) and every weekday I post a new sketch of a term or phrase connected to that theme. In… Continue Reading
Sketchnotes from the 2012 Oregon NAME Conference: Poverty Expert Dr. Donna Beegle Keynote Address
Poverty expert Dr. Donna Beegle gave the second keynote address at the 2012 Oregon NAME (National Association for Multicultural Education) Conference held at Parkrose High School in Portland, Oregon. The sketchnotes above capture some of the ideas discussed by Beegle during the keynote. In her address, Beegle challenged head on the following misconceptions that permeate… Continue Reading
Visual Vocabulary – Moving Stuff Around: Carrying
The note card sketch below of a stick figure carrying a box is part of an ongoing effort to build my Visual Vocabulary. Each week I come up with a theme (this week it’s moving stuff around) and every weekday I post a new sketch of a term or phrase connected to that theme. In… Continue Reading
Sketchnotes from the 2012 Oregon NAME Conference: Freedom Rider David Dennis Keynote Address
This weekend I attended the Oregon NAME (National Association for Multicultural Education) Conference at Parkrose High School in Portland, Oregon. The first keynote speaker of the morning was Freedom Rider David Dennis (if you haven’t yet seen it, check out this excellent documentary – American Experience: Freedom Riders). The sketchnotes above capture some of what… Continue Reading
Visual Vocabulary – Moving Stuff Around: Pulling
The note card sketch below of a stick figure pulling a box is part of an ongoing effort to build my Visual Vocabulary. Each week I come up with a theme (this week it’s moving stuff around) and every weekday I post a new sketch of a term or phrase connected to that theme. In… Continue Reading
