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When I tell people I did not learn to read until ten, I typically get a head tilt and look which I interpret to mean, “That can’t be. Are you sure?” My immediate internal reaction is, “Wait, am I sure? Am I faking being a delayed reader?” Read more https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/1587301906022-1Z257BX90CGYS90D8L33/image-asset.jpeg Dan's Story - A note about how I think about and use language The writings of Toni Morrison and bell hooks inspire the way I think about and make sense of the words I’ve written here -- that is, as an act of storytelling that is both reflective and generative. Read more https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/1587301520329-PGT9O7CANSMCPSVDFNV8/image-asset.jpeg Dan's Story - Interrogating my anti-Blackness Right before I sat down to take a state standardized test, I remember worrying aloud that I was nervous about not passing and what the consequences might be. In an effort to reassure me that I would be fine, someone nearby explained to me these tests were not really for us. Read more https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/1587338846575-TL1UYUK4W83AMH8J7G0T/dr-dan.jpg Dan's Story - The story of my dissertation Picture this: Me -- a white, cisgender, queer, dyslexic man -- perusing the books displayed in stacks at one of the pop-up bookstores in the middle of a large conference center. A book catches my eye… Read more https://www.askdan.co/the-story-of-my-dissertation daily 0.75 2022-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/1587754118604-3NKNOVW534GJYG20OIWV/raising+race+questions.jpg The story of my dissertation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/1587754392900-YSPSNZPWOWBO935WTN6M/promoting-racial-literacy.jpg The story of my dissertation https://www.askdan.co/menu1 daily 0.75 2022-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/4c79f78f-a685-4481-8798-1071fe6a3fe1/Menu+of+services.png Contact - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.askdan.co/the-magical-forest-1 daily 0.75 2022-05-29 https://www.askdan.co/a-note-about-language daily 0.75 2021-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/1587328950860-QA6SKZZY8XP4QSBWAMTY/bell-hooks.jpg A note about language https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/1587753559270-JLHEYVBVOUQB3ZPJMH84/image-asset.jpeg A note about language https://www.askdan.co/my-white-racial-identity daily 0.75 2021-06-26 https://www.askdan.co/interrogating-my-antiblackness daily 0.75 2022-05-29 https://www.askdan.co/videos-1 daily 0.75 2022-10-02 https://www.askdan.co/books-1 daily 0.75 2022-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/1587328983457-RDH2XULC8DKQA5WXVR1M/bell-hooks.jpg Books - All About Love: New Visions All About Love is a revelation about what causes a polarized society and how to heal the divisions that cause suffering. Here is the truth about love, and inspiration to help us instill caring, compassion, and strength in our homes, schools, and workplaces. “The word ‘love’ is most often defined as a noun, yet we would all love better if we used it as a verb,” writes bell hooks as she comes out fighting and on fire in All About Love. Here, at her most provocative and intensely personal, renowned scholar, cultural critic and feminist bell hooks offers a proactive new ethic for a society bereft with lovelessness--not the lack of romance, but the lack of care, compassion, and unity. People are divided, she declares, by society’s failure to provide a model for learning to love. As bell hooks uses her incisive mind to explore the question “What is love?” her answers strike at both the mind and heart. […] All About Love is a powerful, timely affirmation of just how profoundly her revelations can change hearts and minds for the better. Learn more https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/1591558221743-MSHO84BMKCP5N3EJ6ZO5/jennifer-harvey.jpg Books - Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America Raising White Kids is for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums. These conundrums begin early in life and impact the racial development of white children in powerful ways. What can we do within our homes, communities and schools? Should we teach our children to be “colorblind”? Or, should we teach them to notice race? What roles do we want to equip them to play in addressing racism when they encounter it? What strategies will help our children learn to function well in a diverse nation? Learn more https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/1612463128743-84RIGXX59LXQUBETRPRR/toni%252Bmorrison%252Borigin%252Bof%252Bothers.jpg Books - The Origin of Others America's foremost novelist reflects on the themes that preoccupy her work and increasingly dominate national and world politics: race, fear, borders, the mass movement of peoples, the desire for belonging. What is race and why does it matter? What motivates the human tendency to construct Others? Why does the presence of Others make us so afraid? Drawing on her Norton Lectures, Toni Morrison takes up these and other vital questions bearing on identity in The Origin of Others. In her search for answers, the novelist considers her own memories as well as history, politics, and especially literature. Harriet Beecher Stowe, Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, Flannery O'Connor, and Camara Laye are among the authors she examines. Readers of Morrison's fiction will welcome her discussions of some of her most celebrated books--Beloved, Paradise, and A Mercy. Learn more https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/1612464349488-N9W5W12N6EPQIUJRDWER/Paulo_Freire.jpg Books - Pedagogy of Hope Pedagogy of Hope: Reliving Pedagogy of the Oppressed is a 1992 book written by Paulo Freire that contains his reflections and elaborations on his previous book Pedagogy of the Oppressed, with a focus on hope. In this book, we come to understand the author's pedagogical thinking even better, through the critical seriousness, humanistic objectivity, and engaged subjectivity which, in all of Freire's books, are always wedded to a unique creative innovativeness. Pedagogy of Hope is a testimonial to the inner vitality of generations that have not prospered, and to the often silent, generous strength of millions who refuse to let hope be extinguished: people throughout the world who have been empowered by Pedagogy of the Oppressed and all of Paulo Freire's writings. Learn more https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/1592092457661-I2Z8TZ7OIE1CP8MHO4VE/DrCaroleAnderson.jpg Books - White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide From the Civil War to our combustible present, acclaimed historian Carol Anderson reframes our continuing conversation about race, chronicling the powerful forces opposed to black progress in America. Carefully linking these and other historical flashpoints when social progress for African Americans was countered by deliberate and cleverly crafted opposition, Anderson pulls back the veil that has long covered actions made in the name of protecting democracy, fiscal responsibility, or protection against fraud, rendering visible the long lineage of white rage. Compelling and dramatic in the unimpeachable history it relates, White Rage will add an important new dimension to the national conversation about race in America. Learn more https://www.askdan.co/bio daily 0.75 2023-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/1661282120830-6XNKB12TLCIGK46LA8WT/IMG_4425.jpg Dan Morrison, Ed.D. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.askdan.co/websites daily 0.75 2022-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/1587336051652-3KFKPUSAKLUVP8THBTXL/institute-diversity-social-justice.jpg Websites - Institute for Diversity and Social Justice Our approach is based equally in the hand, head, and heart. We believe that a multi-pronged approach to equity work and culturally responsive teaching leads to the most authentic and long-lasting changes, both in us as individuals and in our institutions. We believe that through participation in our institute, attendees will: Gain increased sensitivity to and awareness of diversity issues to promote the creation of school environments free from the distractions of prejudice, stereotypes, and bias. Enhance understanding of multicultural learning environments. Demonstrate increased awareness of personal identity and implicit bias. Learn how to develop curricula that are more reflective of and responsive to the diversity that exists in classrooms, schools, and communities. Learn more https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/1587335953796-4JIBZRUSTXVP5D9NSX9Y/under-our-skin.jpg Websites - Under Our Skin Project Video series of people taking the time to unpack terms that are often used and misused, e.g., institutional racism, people of color, racism, white privilege, and white fragility. Learn more https://www.askdan.co/magicalforest daily 0.75 2023-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/ae3a6c55-7809-4bc1-ad67-8dcfc005c62f/IMG_4285.jpg The Magical Forest® - The Magical Forest® Each time we interact we have an opportunity to learn more about each other and ourselves. When we learn to embrace the dynamic and nuanced diversity within each of us, we begin to understand that our search for common ground starts with how we tell our own story. One of the methods I’ve developed to help my clients begin to image what is possible when we engage across difference is a conceptual framework I call The Magical Forest®. I use the lens of the magical forest to recast members of the community in question as curious forest creatures engaged in a variety of unique and peculiar dances — each of which have taken a lifetime to perfect. Since the nuance of each dance is often lost on the casual observer or novice, my clients and I, literally and figuratively, wander through the community — The Magical Forest — to gain insight into why some forest creatures seem so quick to dismiss the dances of other forest creatures. It is my belief that this metaphor for making sense of our communities offers us the nuanced insight and perspective we need to build systems and structures that are responsive to the ever evolving and shifting demands of our communities. 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“When I think of quality educators, I envision a dynamic blend of knowledge, structure, flexibility, commitment, and care. Dan is that blend. From my first day at Gateway, through our work on STEMinds, and during our on-going collaboration, I have been and continue to be reminded of Dan's ability as an instructor, program visionary, and inspiration.” — Chris Ongaro, Ed.D., Head of School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/74080da6-0dfd-4d8e-9f81-accf0b461eeb/jessica+bagby+circle.jpeg Testimonials - “Dan’s style, and he definitely has one, is characterized by imagination and perspicacity. Because he dares to be himself in all situations and to choose the path of conscience, not convenience, he challenges his students and colleagues to follow his example—to take intellectual and spiritual risks, to think outside the box, to embrace controversy and conflict, to confront ideas or beliefs that seem unsound or unfair, and to work as hard as he does. To watch Dan cultivate self-awareness and tolerance for ambiguity as well as willingness to take growth-inducing risks in the minds and hearts of fifteen year-olds and forty-two year-olds is inspiring.” — Jessica Bagby, Head of School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/e060277a-04ac-4061-b095-2a184fe243a9/emory+university.png Testimonials - “Dan approaches difficult topics with grace, humor, and positivity. He makes it easy to discuss sensitive issues with strangers, and challenges us to rethink our methods, perspectives, and thought process.” — Participant, Difficult Conversations w/ Dan (6-week course for University faculty) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/0aadf887-3aba-4631-a934-f71153989271/C_Fleischer_thumb.jpg Testimonials - “Dan is an excellent facilitator for this sensitive topic. I was continually impressed by the progress we made in such a short time with Dan’s support and kindness. This workshop left a lasting impression and should be required for those in higher education.” — Candace Fleischer, Ph.D., Emory University School of Medicine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/2bea31dc-0be0-4a3a-b134-2e877d98c5c9/Untitled+design.png Testimonials - “Dan gave us plenty of time to speak and was very effective in questioning to make sure he understood what we were trying to say. / [I learned] it is my responsibility to provide enough space and time for myself to continually question the status quo. That you don't need to necessarily bring up race to allow space for students to grapple with problems about race and healthcare disparities - the fact that we have a diverse student pool may allow these discussions to result organically.” — Participant, Difficult Conversations w/ Dan (6-week course for University faculty) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/ae24cf0d-92f5-43ec-8875-4bb1b484960e/Untitled+design.png Testimonials - “Dan made things low key! Low stress! Welcoming! / It’s about small steps, not a single conversation/action. It was a nice reminder of all the stuff my therapist reminds me of in my personal life and how it applies to my work life...heuristics, tools, steps, decisions...change isn't deterministic or singular.” — Participant, Difficult Conversations w/ Dan (6-week course for University faculty) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/02b7f6d0-90ee-423d-847c-ce3ad2ebbcdb/sara+g+lyon.jpeg Testimonials - “When I’m speaking with Dan, I feel safe, held, calm and heard. He gently leads me in the right direction when I falter and commiserates with me in my confusion or miscalculation. It’s clear this work is dear to Dan, not a distant ideal. This is crucial to building the trust in which the deep work can occur.” — Sara Lyon, Parent https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/6f201ac2-b25e-4f95-a7e7-d73a08c83bea/ECFS_SunLogo.jpeg Testimonials - “Dan patiently and adeptly holds space for, and acknowledges, multiple perspectives while guiding the group’s movement through the content. This allows participants to feel a sense of control over their own process, and gives them the opportunity to organically grow at their own pace. [He] creates space for the group to develop a sense of trust with each other over time, resulting in more authentic and meaningful connections, conversations and white anti-racist community-building.” — Educator, Ethical Culture Fieldston School https://www.askdan.co/contact daily 0.75 2022-05-03 https://www.askdan.co/joy daily 0.75 2022-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/a255c3f5-59f3-4594-a67e-3461b340389e/happy+light.png A few of my favorite things - Northern Light Technologies Flamingo I have had my “happy light” for over a decade. I start each day in the winter sitting in front of this light while I drink my coffee. It’s a lovely way to start the day. I also turn it on when I feel like having dinner at 3 PM. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847915436-R9WAHJ8ZSPXL521LOBA9/image-asset.jpeg A few of my favorite things - Make it stand out. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.askdan.co/reframe daily 0.75 2023-11-10 https://www.askdan.co/services-1 daily 0.75 2022-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/1587304844441-M5F4B0H93Y5JODAPBSCG/image-asset.jpeg Services (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/1587304265529-ZE2I9IK00K59YVOHB36L/image-asset.jpeg Services (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/1587304943801-HA8IATRONZD98GED9RGG/image-asset.jpeg Services (Copy) https://www.askdan.co/difficult-convos-w-dan daily 0.75 2022-05-23 https://www.askdan.co/a-closer-look-at-our-default-narratives daily 0.75 2022-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/1587339784392-8JACF2HRPFD6VSR0A2B7/IMG_6825.jpeg My Findings - My white racial identity Growing up I always felt like an imposter. When I tell people I did not learn to read until ten, I typically get a head tilt and look which I interpret to mean, “That can’t be. Are you sure?” My immediate internal reaction is, “Wait, am I sure? Am I faking being a delayed reader?” Read more https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/1587301520329-PGT9O7CANSMCPSVDFNV8/image-asset.jpeg My Findings - Interrogating my anti-Blackness Right before I sat down to take a state standardized test, I remember worrying aloud that I was nervous about not passing and what the consequences might be. In an effort to reassure me that I would be fine, someone nearby explained to me these tests were not really for us. Read more https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/1587338846575-TL1UYUK4W83AMH8J7G0T/dr-dan.jpg My Findings - Default Narratives (Explored) The presumption that our default social norms are “just the way things are” is what makes them so insidious. As you read through these findings it is important to keep in mind the paradox of agency: “The more we are aware of the conditions that control our behavior, the more we are able to overcome those conditions” (Rymes, 2016, p.100). Read more https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/1587301906022-1Z257BX90CGYS90D8L33/image-asset.jpeg My Findings - My “Findings” Journey As I poured over and reflected on the approximately 30-hours of transcripts associated with this practitioner inquiry, I became aware that we are most definitely “doing something.” Read more https://www.askdan.co/my-findings-journey daily 0.75 2022-08-27 https://www.askdan.co/default-narratives-explored daily 0.75 2022-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/dee0201b-99f9-4ed7-837e-331a483b833d/canva_struggle.png DEFAULT NARRATIVES (explored) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/f5d060f6-81ba-4f4d-88bb-6445e21ea4f5/canva_white+kid.png DEFAULT NARRATIVES (explored) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/219ef96b-0714-4071-a0c3-221e966cfd9c/Screen+Shot+2022-08-26+at+1.31.11+PM.jpg DEFAULT NARRATIVES (explored) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/3d6bb7a5-3b05-4ef6-895d-8d788ee9b09c/fig+2+classroom+boundaries.png DEFAULT NARRATIVES (explored) - Make it stand out Figure 2. Visual representation of a discursive classroom boundary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/eddae065-66a7-4aa2-b4d1-471d86f52451/canva_our+best.png DEFAULT NARRATIVES (explored) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/028df562-79e5-4807-98ca-b4cc22d92156/canva_overwhelmed.png DEFAULT NARRATIVES (explored) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/b5f848a1-58e2-48cc-b37a-e58612ca12ac/canva_forward.png DEFAULT NARRATIVES (explored) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.askdan.co/our-ignorance-is-reasonable daily 0.75 2022-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/630de54d-8cf4-4035-b9f4-d5c1567b1ed5/canva_confused+mtg.jpg Our ignorance is reasonable - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/d3d65e70-c1dc-41e4-8522-96d1f67ee35f/learning+to+be+white.jpg Our ignorance is reasonable - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.askdan.co/our-classrooms-are-safe daily 0.75 2022-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/0e27119e-b8f5-44f6-b764-2be0b1d64c21/canva_class+participation.jpg Our classrooms are safe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/09c346c0-486b-430b-918e-d338eb6bc263/canva_puzzle+teacher.jpg Our classrooms are safe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/ec5a1ca4-2fb4-4e68-aeec-e3d11514f5cb/canva_handshake.jpg Our classrooms are safe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/55690921-48ac-4e64-ade9-635d965d6625/odyssey.jpeg Our classrooms are safe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/ff58d5ec-047e-4982-874c-fc26bf6d0f55/raising+race+questions.jpeg Our classrooms are safe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/3d6bb7a5-3b05-4ef6-895d-8d788ee9b09c/fig+2+classroom+boundaries.png Our classrooms are safe - Make it stand out Figure 2. Visual representation of a discursive classroom boundary https://www.askdan.co/we-are-doing-our-best daily 0.75 2022-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/d1433e60-085b-4462-9ddc-678aa166f3b0/wikipedia_western+canon.jpg We are doing our best - Make it stand out Dante, Homer and Virgil in Raphael's Parnassus fresco (1511), key figures in the Western canon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/876ca550-771d-4daa-8311-dff92a3e7377/canva_caution.jpg We are doing our best - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.askdan.co/innocent daily 0.75 2022-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/81e48d72-b94b-4aab-bb05-34e454c5b9c2/playing+in+the+dark.jpg (White) students are innocent - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/c51f4ee7-b178-4967-81f9-3683492bbeee/deep+denial+david+billings.jpeg (White) students are innocent - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/d9c434b8-5f79-48f5-9e3c-b3a31e7f59bc/canva_environment+class.jpg (White) students are innocent - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/b79085a9-4282-41e2-89b8-db8752a1ee56/wikipedia-building-Jim-henderson.jpeg (White) students are innocent - Make it stand out E.g., “The Amsterdam Houses were created on land that was once tenement buildings and were created for residents to have a higher standard of living.” (Source: Wikipedia) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/2ed1a4bb-040e-4ea1-9cc3-b47ec7d63a53/the+white+racial+frame.jpeg (White) students are innocent - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/b0cff421-b1d6-4acf-a860-401c79320fa1/the+origin+of+others+toni+morrison.jpeg (White) students are innocent - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.askdan.co/struggle daily 0.75 2022-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/6580db72-3b49-4434-91f2-50367174e982/canva_discussion+group.jpg Black kids are struggling - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/183b904f-2427-4630-8584-3f883e54ff94/whistling+vivaldi.png Black kids are struggling - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.askdan.co/a-way-forward daily 0.75 2022-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/1e9d523a-f992-496f-becd-8493ad0dd009/difficult-conversations.jpeg A WAY FORWARD - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/fd8a7c2b-3438-4deb-929a-522ffb7e910e/promoting+racial+literacy.jpg A WAY FORWARD - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/78355f49-19f1-4114-ad78-9d9cbee1084b/teaching+to+transgress.jpg A WAY FORWARD - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/985d7275-9b8f-48fa-9fe4-c9ab1a4b438f/John_William_Waterhouse_Echo_And_Narcissus.jpg A WAY FORWARD - Make it stand out Echo and Narcissus, John William Waterhouse https://www.askdan.co/reflect daily 0.75 2022-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/398b358a-dd54-48b3-b184-4fed6d635c37/black+bodies+white+gazes.jpeg Reflect - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.askdan.co/reframe-1 daily 0.75 2022-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/fe8e4443-24db-45dd-8aaa-a5b68f2d36d3/definition_dynamic.png REFRAME - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/738ed84a-b878-47ed-9074-c1f185a37617/Dissertation+UPDATED+for+PROQUEST+%282019-11-11%29.docx+%281%29.jpg REFRAME - Make it stand out Figure 3. Visual representation of a disruption of a content-driven classroom space https://www.askdan.co/ourselves-as-accountable daily 0.75 2022-08-29 https://www.askdan.co/ignorance-as-illiteracy daily 0.75 2022-09-01 https://www.askdan.co/students-as-aware daily 0.75 2022-08-25 https://www.askdan.co/struggle-as-engagement daily 0.75 2022-08-26 https://www.askdan.co/classrooms-as-dynamic daily 0.75 2022-08-25 https://www.askdan.co/reimagine daily 0.75 2024-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/c55b5dd6-0224-4441-b12b-69c36a3b6de5/literacy+and+power.jpg Reimagine - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/faa671b6-4c3e-4ca8-910a-ca2493a12672/canva_endgame+question.jpg Reimagine - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.askdan.co/the-magical-forest-explained daily 0.75 2022-08-27 https://www.askdan.co/the-role-of-the-institution daily 0.75 2022-08-28 https://www.askdan.co/invitation-to-participate daily 0.75 2022-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/d13272b0-b0d9-4c65-aa77-40de3886c4ee/Screen+Shot+2022-08-26+at+12.56.03+PM.jpg Invitation to participate - Make it stand out Back of invitation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/72a95512-5905-47c9-a22c-3a6bb190f7da/Screen+Shot+2022-08-26+at+12.55.43+PM.jpg Invitation to participate - Make it stand out Front of invitation https://www.askdan.co/phase-one-interview-protocol daily 0.75 2022-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/faf7e385-e65e-4268-a027-0bb4fe04743b/Screen+Shot+2022-08-26+at+1.06.04+PM.png Phase One Interview Protocol - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.askdan.co/prelim-themes-phase-1 daily 0.75 2022-08-27 https://www.askdan.co/my-positionality daily 0.75 2022-08-28 https://www.askdan.co/wsc daily 0.75 2022-08-29 https://www.askdan.co/services daily 0.75 2023-09-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/1693077870525-JGP9UR2CK54HMFQZ9KI7/image-asset.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/1db224bd-eef5-4b02-9ce3-a5e8efea9e7d/IMG_4285.jpg https://www.askdan.co/home-copy daily 0.75 2023-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9b3499d4259c01f20eb704/7ceaadc5-a541-4db1-ab08-805e659be687/IMG_4425.jpg Old home page - Welcome! Dan is the trusted thought partner and critical friend you’ve been missing at your school. We all try to make sense of the world we share. Unfortunately, despite our best intentions, some of the stories we tell ourselves about what we “should be doing” can actually work in concert to help hold in place an unjust and anti-Black status quo. (I know. WTF.) Thankfully, we can begin to do our part to disrupt the status quo by taking the time to critically reflect on, and intentionally reframe, these narratives in a way that allows us to reimagine what is possible when we work together for a more equitable and just world. 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