Honoring the Nonviolent Principles of Dr' Martin Luther King, Jr'

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Honoring the Nonviolent Principles of Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Vanessa Brake
• Jennifer Carpenter
• Teo Keipi
• May 1, 2007

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What Well Cover

• Project goals and background
• The Six Principles
• Curriculum development process
• About the curriculum/tour of the website
• What went well
• Challenges
• Next steps

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Project Goal

• Create an educational program based on MLK,
  Jr.s, Six Principles of Nonviolence
• Excite, engage, challenge and teach learners of
  all ages
• Be creative and interactive
• Use current technology

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Project Background

• Sponsor MLK Jr. Interfaith Service Planning
  Committee
• InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington
• Martin Luther King, Jr., DC Support Group
• Funding available from previous Interfaith
  Service collections

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The Six Principles

• Nonviolence is a way of life for courageous
  people
• Nonviolence seeks to win friendship and
  understanding
• Nonviolence seeks to defeat injustice, not people

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The Six Principles, contd.

• Nonviolence holds that suffering can educate and
  transform
• Nonviolence chooses love instead of hate
• Nonviolence believes that the universe is on the
  side of justice

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Curriculum Development Process

• Research MLK and related writings
• Scope out project
• Medium Web-based curriculum
• Audience Middle-school students
• Interview MLK colleagues and project sponsors
• Interview middle school educators
• Draft curriculum
• Revise based on feedback

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About the Curriculum

• Modular approach
• Historical modules
• Thematic modules
• Cross-referenced by activity type
• Evaluation
• Glossary, bibliography, links
• Emphases
• Reflection
• Interactivity

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Tour of the Website
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What Went Well

• Rich subject matter
• Tangible product for real client
• Harmonious team relationship
• Learning from inspiring people
• Symbiotic client/team relationship
• Opportunity for future ICAR students
• . . . and for project sponsors

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Challenges

• Original project scope very broad
• Early over-emphasis on interviews with MLK
  colleagues
• Long stretches with little external feedback

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Next Steps

• Sponsors to decide who will host website
• Market curriculum to schools/teachers
• Consider opportunities for expansion
• More in-depth learning experiences
• Other audiences