by DTEI Editor | Oct 14, 2022 | Blogs
Standards and academic rigor are two challenging topics that I keep coming back to in these posts. On the one hand, it is exciting to hear people quote my statement, “Broader standards, not lower standards.” On the other hand, I recognize the incredible challenge of...
by DTEI Editor | Sep 30, 2022 | Blogs
As I thought about my first blog post of the fall quarter, I struggled with a concept I wanted to communicate. I finally landed on the idea of kindness, and I hope my post captures the sentiment I wish to express. The topic of kindness came to mind as I reflected on...
by DTEI Editor | Aug 3, 2022 | Blogs
This is the final installment of the series based on the panel I hosted with UCI coaches and School of the Arts faculty on April 20, 2022 (watch the panel recording here). The focus of this final reflection is best summarized by the question: How long should you be...
by DTEI Editor | Aug 3, 2022 | Blogs
This week’s post is part 3 of the series inspired by the panel I hosted with UCI coaches/artists on April 20, 2022 (watch the panel recording here). In this post, I would like to focus on an interesting idea that a coach shared as a lesson they learned from an...
by DTEI Editor | Aug 3, 2022 | Blogs
Listening to coaches speak during our panel on April 20, 2022 (watch the panel recording here), I was struck by how often coaches’ actions are actually “feedback” to a player that they are not doing well! One of the most obvious is the action of taking a player...
by DTEI Editor | Aug 3, 2022 | Blogs
On April 20, 2022, I hosted a special panel that brought together a group of UCI coaches, art directors, and dance faculty to discuss different approaches to teaching a class. This panel generated a number of surprise thoughts, and I decided to dive in and explore...
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