Damon Whitley's guest appearances

Damon Whitley

The Assisted Director Podcast

Jeff Jones

David Puckett

Ryan Sanders

Lance Walker

Amanda Stevenson

Andre Jackson

Jack Wilds

Amanda Blackstone

Jarrett Lipman

Henry Dreitner

Rachael Janek

Noel Esquivel

Vincent Morris

Cathy Humphrey

Ryan Straten

OwlTail

Topics mentioned in this episode:  Who is Damon Whitley? Who were Damon’s black role models?  When did Damon have his first black teacher? How has being black affected Damon’s path to becoming an educator?  How has being black altered Damon’s relationship with his students? What can we do to be better advocates for our black students? How can we diversify our classrooms and why is it important to do so? What advice does Damon have for someone entering their first year of teaching?     Connect with The Assisted Director on Facebook!  Christina Ortega Hanna Walker https://www.theassisteddirector.com/

Topics mentioned in this episode: <ul> <li>Who is Damon Whitley?</li> <li>Who were Damon’s black role models?  When did Damon have his first black teacher?</li> <li>How has being black affected Damon’s path to becoming an educator? </li> <li>How has being black altered Damon’s relationship with his students?</li> <li>What can we do to be better advocates for our black students?</li> <li>How can we diversify our classrooms and why is it important to do so?</li> <li>What advice does Damon have for someone entering their first year of teaching? </li> </ul> Connect with The Assisted Director on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/203673050566820/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>!  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/xtinawishart" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christina Ortega</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hanna.gray" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hanna Walker</a> <a href="https://www.theassisteddirector.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theassisteddirector.com/</a>

Episode 48: Mini-Series BLM Awareness with Damon Whitley 

Topics mentioned in this episode:  What’s going on in our mentoring coaches’ band halls? What did Damon Whitley’s discuss during his training entitled “S for Success”?  What are some main take-aways from Damon’s training?  What did Ryan Sanders’ discuss during his training entitled “All About That Band Sound”? What are some ways that Ryan implemented in his teaching that helped improve his band’s ensemble sound?  How can you develop an “ideal image” for your ensemble?     Connect with The Assisted Director on Facebook!  Christina Ortega  Hanna Walker  https://www.theassisteddirector.com/

Topics mentioned in this episode: <ul> <li>What’s going on in our mentoring coaches’ band halls?</li> <li>What did Damon Whitley’s discuss during his training entitled “S for Success”? </li> <li>What are some main take-aways from Damon’s training? </li> <li>What did Ryan Sanders’ discuss during his training entitled “All About That Band Sound”?</li> <li>What are some ways that Ryan implemented in his teaching that helped improve his band’s ensemble sound? </li> <li>How can you develop an “ideal image” for your ensemble? </li> </ul> Connect with The Assisted Director on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/203673050566820/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>!  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/xtinawishart" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christina Ortega</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hanna.gray" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hanna Walker</a> <a href="https://www.theassisteddirector.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theassisteddirector.com/</a>

Episode 45: Success and Sound with Damon Whitley & Ryan Sanders

Topics mentioned in this episode:  Who is Damon Whitley?  Why did Damon become a band director?  Where did Damon grow up?  Where did Damon go to college?  What were his favorite experiences?  How did Damon land his first job?  What was Damon’s first year like?  What are Damon’s non-negotiables?   Connect with The Assisted Director on Facebook!  Christina Ortega  Hanna Walker  https://www.theassisteddirector.com/

Topics mentioned in this episode: <ul> <li>Who is Damon Whitley? </li> <li>Why did Damon become a band director? </li> <li>Where did Damon grow up? </li> <li>Where did Damon go to college?  What were his favorite experiences? </li> <li>How did Damon land his first job? </li> <li>What was Damon’s first year like? </li> <li>What are Damon’s non-negotiables? </li> </ul> Connect with The Assisted Director on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/203673050566820/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>!  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/xtinawishart" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christina Ortega</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hanna.gray" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hanna Walker</a> <a href="https://www.theassisteddirector.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theassisteddirector.com/</a>