The 21st Century Vision for DuPage District 88 |
What is S.E.E.D?
SEED is a staff development opportunity that concentrates on
examining our perceptions of our students and the role those
perceptions play in our interactions with our students. Seminar
topics include gender, race, class, culture and many other
diversities of experience. Participants can expect to be
involved in a variety of activities during the seminar meetings
including discussions of reading, videos, exercises, journaling,
and guest speakers. The main objective of the SEED seminars is
to culminate a renewal of your overall focus of education and
student learning in its relation to culture.
Why should I participate
in the training?
As our demographics change, educators of all racial and cultural
groups need to develop new competencies and pedagogies to
successfully engage our changing student populations. SEED
training involves the need to look within us to find the answers
to important questions about our students in District 88. The
answers impact not only our day-to-day lives, but also the
culture and success of the overall school environment. Teaching
can be an isolating profession - by the nature of this process,
you will become connected with other staff members.
What it is not...
This is not an add-on curriculum to the already rigorous
standards. It is not show-and tell OR make-it/take-it seminar.
It is not a prescriptive diversity/ multicultural program
revolving around the concept of blame. This is not a seminar of
content that will shortly become a dust-filled relic on the
shelf behind your desk.
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