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Who Tested DD ?

How does Different Drummers fit into curriculum ?

How does DD help teachers deal with religion and nonreligion ?

How versatile is the material ?

Who Tested  DD ?

The Different Drummers lessons and activities grow out of a two-year curriculum development project in which the material was teacher reviewed, classroom tested, and then revised on the basis of pilot testing with students. The California State Department of Education approved the resulting module for legal compliance with respect to social content.   Thanks to all the following:

Review Teachers on the development of Different Drummers were:

Mary Cook, Washington Unified School District, West Sacramento

Patricia Hardy, Claremont Unified School District, Claremont

Alan Haskvitz, Walnut Valley Unified School District, Walnut

Cammy Henderson, Palmdale School District, Palmdale

Freda Kelly, Truman Middle School, Fontana

Carol Storey, Yolo County Schools, Woodland

Christine Zukowski, Rowland Unified School District, Rowland Heights

Pilot Teachers of the Different Drummers were:

Ted Barone, Giannini Middle School, San Francisco

Mary Cook, Washington Unified School District, West Sacramento

Patricia Hardy, Claremont Unified School District, Claremont

Alan Haskvitz, Walnut Valley Unified School District, Walnut

Cammy Henderson, Palmdale School District, Palmdale

Freda Kelly, Truman Middle School, Fontana

Carol Storey, Yolo County School District, Woodland

Leanne Westphal, Central Valley Intermediate School, Shasta Lake

Scott Westphal, Foothill High School, Redding

OABITAR, (Objectivity, Accuracy, and Balance In Teaching About Religion), is the non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that supported the development and supports this web site. The coordinator of OABITAR is John Massen, San Mateo, California.

Curriculum consultants for Different Drummers and developers of this website are Dr. Paul Geisert and Dr. Mynga Futrell of Instructional Systems.

Dr. Gerald A. Larue, Emeritus Professor of Biblical History and Archaeology at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, is the content expert for the Different Drummers materials development project and website.

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How does Different Drummers fit into curriculum?

The set of supplemental materials is most useful to social studies teachers who are teaching about religion.  The principal aim of Different Drummers is to enable a middle school or high school teacher to readily incorporate the concept of nonconformity (to religion, or to a religious worldview) when addressing the realm of human thought and belief.  Now that many states are mandating teaching about religion in social studies courses, more and more classroom teachers are striving to produce academically objective units, lessons and presentations for varied belief systems.  The DD lessons are particularly suited to such endeavors.  

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How does DD help teachers out with religion and nonreligion?

Religion is a realm in which there are many strongly held positions and deeply felt emotions.  Classroom teachers in public schools have a civic responsibility to uphold religious neutrality in both curriculum and conduct.  They need to empathetically  acknowledge the religious diversity (including nonbelievers) within their classrooms, and also to fully meet their academic obligations within the larger societal context.  DD's two "teacher background booklets" are of special help in addressing these challenges with respect to religion and nonreligion.

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How versatile is the material?

Different Drummers: Nonconforming Thinkers in History is useful in many domains other than religion and nonreligion.  Teachers can use the material to augment their social studies in these emphasis areas, especially:  critical thinking skills; civic education and civic values instruction;  plurality/diversity/multicultural education; intellectual freedom;  historical literacy [world/U.S.], and ethical/sociopolitical literacy.  To consider the module's application within these areas, be sure check out the "More about DD" section.

 

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Last Updated 5/15/2005

Supported by OABITAR (Objectivity, Accuracy, and Balance In Teaching About Religion)
    a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization