Univ. of Northern Iowa – Ideological Borders
Licensed for use by the University of Northern Iowa
Key Topics
local politics, school board politics, superintendent conflict, school improvement, and ELL support
Description
Navigating local politics, school board politics, pressure from the superintendent, and the general pressures of school improvement can be very challenging and emotionally draining. This film explores all of these aspects but also adds the sensitive element of community demographics that are in conflict with the political ideations of the local leaders. In this film, the principal finds herself stuck between a county commissioner focused on deporting illegal immigrants from the community, a superintendent in a contract year, and a community of Latino families who are looking to her for leadership to help their children in the ELL classroom.
AI Character Chatbots
The AI Character chatbots provide a rich and unique experience to talk to the characters from the film to learn more about their motivations, reasoning, choices, perspectives, feelings, or anything else of interest that may have about the case. You can talk to the characters for as long as you like and can ask them anything about the case in the film. Please note that these chatbots are hosted on the Boodlebox platform and will require a free account registration in order to access the bots.
Carlos Rodriguez (Carlos Rodriguez is a parent in the community and featured briefly with his son at the beginning of the film.)
MORAL Dilemma Coach
The MORAL Dilemma Coach AI bot facilitates a conversation about the case and walks through each step of the MORAL Framework. You should plan to reserve 20-30 minutes for the conversation. At the end of the experience, the bot will provide a summary of your performance on the MORAL Framework and an analysis of strengths and areas of growth for character and virtue as it relates to the case. Please note that the MORAL Dilemma Coach is hosted on the Boodlebox platform and will require a free account registration in order to access the bots.