In episode 31, Dan and Michael talk Oral Histories in Education with Gabriele Abowd Damico of Indiana University.

Books, articles, lessons, and other amazing resources

1. Learn more about the INSPIRE Living-Learning Center on their site: inspire.iu.edu; And here’s a video of INSPIRE’s director and friend of the show James Damico talking about INSPIRE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDfrLQqRX-c
2. Voices in Time oral histories project “focuses on listening to and documenting the voices and experiences of leading educators across Indiana who have made a substantial educational impact on the lives of children, youth, or adults”: inspire.indiana.edu/voices-in-time
3. Learn more about the Armstrong Teachers: education.indiana.edu/license-development/development/armstrong/index.html
4. Learn more about the Harmony Myer Institute for Democracy and Equity in Education: news.indiana.edu/releases/iu/2015/03/harmony-meier-institute.shtml
5. The Community of Teachers Program at IU “is designed to foster long-term relationships between fellow teachers and faculty members and prepare students to collaborate with fellow teachers in their professional lives.” Learn more: http://education.indiana.edu/undergraduate/programs/secondary/secondary-cot.html
6. More about Fulbright teachers at IU: http://news.indiana.edu/releases/iu/2016/09/fulbright-teachers.shtml
7. Fresh Air with Terry Gross: http://www.npr.org/programs/fresh-air/

So, in short, they’re doing lots of cool stuff at IU’s School of Education.

Contact

Gabriele Abowd Damico is a clinical Assistant Professor in Art Education and the Community of Teachers Program at Indiana University – Bloomington. You can contact her at gabowd@indiana.edu.