Faculty Profile: Robert Di Giulio
When asked about his educational background, Bob Di Giulio starts with memories of his childhood: reading with his parents and cherishing the travel stories and books his godmother (one of the first Italian-American women to serve as a New York City public school principal) shared with him. The excitement for learning his family inspired laid the foundation for Bob's passion for education and for making the classroom a place that nurtures creativity, positive energy and hope.
Bob, who came to JSC in 1992, is himself a lifelong student. Most recently, he completed a second doctorate--in socio-education--from the University of South Africa, a school he sought out not only because of his interest in working with two professors there and in studying other cultural models for teaching students in less-than-ideal conditions, but also because of his admiration for two of the school's alumni-Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu. The experience, he says, "opened up a new way of thinking" for him, one that he brings to his work with students at JSC and to his ongoing research in education.
Selected Recent Publications
Books
- (2007). Positive classroom management: A step-by-step guide to helping students succeed. (3rd edition). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin/SAGE. (Thai translation published in 2003.)
- (2004). Great teaching: What matters most in helping students succeed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin/SAGE.
- (2004). (With ben Shea, N.) A compass for the classroom: How teachers and students can find their way and keep from getting lost. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin/SAGE.
- (2001) Educate, medicate, or litigate? What teachers, parents, and administrators must do about student behavior. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin/SAGE
Chapters/Contributions:
- (2005). Myths about school violence. In K. Burns (Ed.), School violence, (pp. 35-43). Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press.
- (2004). Psst. . . It ain't about tests: It's still about great teaching. In A. Canestrari & B. Marlowe (Eds.), Educational foundations: A critical reader, (pp. 120-125). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE
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Periodicals/Proceedings
- (2003). (with Marlowe, B.) Teaching in a culture of violence: Creating and supporting proactive classroom cultures. In J. Lasonen & L. Lestinen (Eds.), UNESCO Conference on Intercultural Education: Teaching and learning for intercultural understanding, human rights, and a culture of peace.
- (1995, May 30) On singing. Your Health, 34(11), pp. 40-44.
Selected Recent Honors and Presentations
- (2007) Concurrent session presenter, Affirmation teaching goes to college: Applying positive classroom teaching practices to higher education instruction. Blueprints for Student Learning Lilly-East Conference on College and University Teaching, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware.
- (2006, 2007) Workshops on classroom management. Roger Williams University, Baypoint Conference Center, Portsmouth, Rhode Island
- (2005) Keynote speaker and workshop leader, Rhode Island Teacher Education Renewal (RITER) Retreat, Newport, Rhode Island. Topic: Building a Successful Interdisciplinary Studies Program.
- (2004) Keynote speaker at the Thirtieth Annual Meeting of the Lamoille Family Center, Morrisville, Vermont. Topic: School Violence and Bullying
- (2003) Delegate to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 2003 Conference on Teaching and Learning for Intercultural Understanding. Co-led workshop on: Teaching in a culture of violence: Creating and supporting proactive classroom cultures.
- (2002) Fulbright Scholar Award, Department of Languages, The University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla Finland. Visiting Professor of American Studies from August through December, 2002.
- (2001) Workshop leader, The Community College of Vermont, St. Albans, Vermont. Topic: The Joys of Teaching Adults.
