Morrill Summer Retreat: Shared Stories and Single Stories

Goals

• Come together as a staff and share our stories 
• Critically consume and respond to media 
• Share techniques for using media in the classroom to develop critical literacies

Agenda
Tuesday Night:

• Back-to-Back Stories: Our Morrill Stories
• The Single Story of the Inner City Public School
• The Danger of the Single Story
• Creating Counter Narratives
• Reflection 

Wednesday Morning:

• Framing, Goals, Opening Reflection
• Media Consumption and Representation by Demographics
• Media and Racial Identity
• Viewing through a Critical Lens
• Classroom Connections
• Reflection