ESP Biography



CHRISTOPHER RUSZKOWSKI, Former Miami-Dade Teacher, Superintendent-bound




Major: Graduate School of Education

College/Employer: Stanford University

Year of Graduation: 2010

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Brief Biographical Sketch:

Christopher studied political science and journalism at the University of Minnesota as an Evans Scholar. He taught middle school social studies in Miami-Dade County through Teach For America before managing Miami Teaching Fellows at The New Teacher Project. Originally from Chicago, Christopher is earning his Masters degree at Stanford's Graduate School of Education. He recently became an uncle, loves film and the theatre, is Greek-Orthodox, and studied in South Africa twice as a college student.



Past Classes

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S830: Music and Politics: Listen to the Lyrics! in Splash! Spring 2010 (Apr. 17 - 18, 2010)
Should Americans play "Born in the U.S.A." on the Fourth of July? Was Tupac Shakur's music anti-American? What songs in American history took a stand on the most important political issues of the day? In this one hour bonanza, students will engage with the music and lyrics of artists whose music made a statement.