6/12 Teach Out Project.... WORLD OF ART

 1. My topic: 

Ethnic Studies in Rhode Island.   The Academic and Social Value of Ethnic Studies by Christine Sleeter is the article that inspires me.  Teaching cultural diversity is important to me in my work.  I want to teach others about this because I feel like the more you know about someone's culture the more you understand that someone/group.  I feel like we should appreciate the differences in the way we see and navigate the world. 

2. Proposal:

I want to utilize the new view on Ethnic studies that I have acquired in the last week to teach out to the children in my elementary school what other cultures celebrate, believe, enjoy, have pride in, or practice.  I am interested in sharing all the culture this WORLD provides to expand the minds, ideas and thoughts of our children to many other beautiful moments that could shape who and how they choose to represent themselves. 

3. Text summaries: 

the 2 articles I choose to summarize are;

The Academic and Social value of Ethnic Studies by Christine Sleeter      and     

Colorblindness is the New Racism Raising Awareness about Privilege Using Color Insight by Margalynne J. Armstrong & Stephanie M. Wildman

4.  Research: 

I want to do some additional research on ethnic studies here in Rhode Island and where we stand in regards to it.  I want to look at how it is represented in all levels of education elementary, middle , secondary, and undergrad as well as graduate.  

5. Create:  

I want to create a lesson plan for a 10 week art session called World of Art and teach it this summer at the camp I will be working at and also at the school after school next school year.  World of art is art projects the kids do themed after international celebrations, beliefs, festivals, entertainment, etc.  The lesson also will include a take home fact sheet about the country and the people who cherish these traditions.  The lesson will include domestic flight parody while enjoying a flight snack and reviewing the "country (fact sheet) procedures" for the lesson.  

6. Reflection:

What is Cultural Education- Tilting Futures

I want to reflect on how much we can impact acceptance with just a simple art project that appreciates things we may not have the pleasure to be exposed to.  Allowing the kids to see that there is so much out there in this world that we can learn about and end up loving.  I want to teach kids to appreciate what someone else values, with hopes of it teaching the value in diversity in people.  

7. Present:

I will present my syllabus for the World of Art and my proposal that I will sit and discuss with the camp director and the school principal in order to have this be my program I am running this summer and next school year.