Philosophy of Teaching
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Don explains his philosophy of teaching in this video submitted to the PBS LearningMedia Digital Innovators program.
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First and foremost, Don is a teacher. He instructs eight levels of Broadcast Technology and Multimedia Sports Production coursework, which allows students the opportunity to learn media literacy lessons through the creation of their own media projects. Student's in Don's classes learn how to produce video news stories, documentaries, mobile journalism, TV studio operations, online media, digital portfolios, commercials, Public Service Announcements, narrative films, documentaries, sports media scoreboard videos, and social media content. Don wrote the entire curriculum for all levels of Broadcast Technology and Multimedia Sports Production. In addition, he co-directs and created LHS-TV & Films, a student-produced television station and multimedia publication. His students are responsible for "Ladue View," a 15-minute high school produced television news magazine show. Along with these projects, Don helps oversee the schools daily morning announcements, "LHS News," and it’s staff of students.
Don has built strong partnerships with local and national professional and scholastic organizations. The St. Louis Cardinals and their Fantasy Camp, serving Mercy Hospital's Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Center, has become a staple of the program. Don was one of the first recipients for a Ladue Education Foundation grant , he hosted the only high school program on the local St. Louis television station HEC-TV, iAmLadue (a top downloaded show on iTunesU from 600,000 subscribers, five years in a row in the 2010s,) and has cultivated relationships with KSDK-NBC Channel 5 “Pair and Share,” KMOV-CBS Channel 4, SchoolTube.com, EdPLUS, the National Scholastic Press Association and the Journalism Education Association. In addition to Don's classroom work, he also produces videos for the Ladue School District's Communication Department.
In the fall of 2017, Don began as an adjunct professor at Loyola University New Orleans, teaching online courses for digital photography and videography. Don wrote curriculum, curated content, and organized both classes using the content management system Blackboard at first, and now Canvas.
Outside of school, Don speaks internationally at conferences, conventions, and professional development workshops all over the world, offering educators and corporations innovative ways to leverage video and media literacy into the classroom or business.
Don is a dedicated Apple user and was recognized as an Apple Distinguished Educator in 2011 and an Apple Certified Trainer in 2023. He is also a published author through Apple Education with courses that were hosted by iTunes U when it was active. Don currently has three books through in the Apple Books store.
Don has been recognized by a number of global and local organizations. Don is a Global Educator Leader and Creative Educator with Adobe Education. He was recognized as the 2016 "Making IT Happen" winner, as selected by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE®). In 2014, he was recognized as a Lead PBS Digital Innovator and also named as one of the first Distinguished Broadcast Advisers of the year from the Journalism Education Association.
Don has been a keynote speaker, Spotlight Speaker, SXSW national media literacy panelist, S'Park Scholar Media Mentor and Media Literacy Educator of the Year.
Don has built strong partnerships with local and national professional and scholastic organizations. The St. Louis Cardinals and their Fantasy Camp, serving Mercy Hospital's Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Center, has become a staple of the program. Don was one of the first recipients for a Ladue Education Foundation grant , he hosted the only high school program on the local St. Louis television station HEC-TV, iAmLadue (a top downloaded show on iTunesU from 600,000 subscribers, five years in a row in the 2010s,) and has cultivated relationships with KSDK-NBC Channel 5 “Pair and Share,” KMOV-CBS Channel 4, SchoolTube.com, EdPLUS, the National Scholastic Press Association and the Journalism Education Association. In addition to Don's classroom work, he also produces videos for the Ladue School District's Communication Department.
In the fall of 2017, Don began as an adjunct professor at Loyola University New Orleans, teaching online courses for digital photography and videography. Don wrote curriculum, curated content, and organized both classes using the content management system Blackboard at first, and now Canvas.
Outside of school, Don speaks internationally at conferences, conventions, and professional development workshops all over the world, offering educators and corporations innovative ways to leverage video and media literacy into the classroom or business.
Don is a dedicated Apple user and was recognized as an Apple Distinguished Educator in 2011 and an Apple Certified Trainer in 2023. He is also a published author through Apple Education with courses that were hosted by iTunes U when it was active. Don currently has three books through in the Apple Books store.
Don has been recognized by a number of global and local organizations. Don is a Global Educator Leader and Creative Educator with Adobe Education. He was recognized as the 2016 "Making IT Happen" winner, as selected by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE®). In 2014, he was recognized as a Lead PBS Digital Innovator and also named as one of the first Distinguished Broadcast Advisers of the year from the Journalism Education Association.
Don has been a keynote speaker, Spotlight Speaker, SXSW national media literacy panelist, S'Park Scholar Media Mentor and Media Literacy Educator of the Year.