Teaching and Learning About Social Justice Issues Through the Arts

Posted by on April 15, 2005

SAVE THE DATE !

ANNOUNCING A UNIQUE SUMMER ONE-DAY CONFERENCE

CREATING DEMOCRACY: TEACHING AND LEARNING ABOUT SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES THROUGH THE ARTS

DATE: Friday ,JULY 8, 2005
PLACE: SUNY New Paltz, New York

CONTACT INFORMATION: Mid-Hudson Teacher Center, MHTC212@aol.com .
Old Main Building, Rm 212
SUNY New Paltz, New York
75 S. Manheim Blvd. , Suite 8
New Paltz, NY 12561
845-257-2885
FAX: 845-257-2883

CHAIR: Laura Shapiro, Ph.D. artworksgroup.com

FOR: Classroom teachers, arts teachers, administrators, college students, human services professionals, community youth workers. FOCUS: grades 3-12.

OVERVIEW:
The arts can be powerful teaching and learning tools. The goal of this highly interactive conference is to engage educators and other human service providers in direct experiences with the arts as a way to discover their potential for in-depth student engagement with issues of social justice and democracy. Through visual art, theater, dance , video, music, creative writing, etc., participants will examine such themes as power, uncovering inequity, silence and silencing, inclusion and exclusion, allies, speaking out, multiple perspectives, and taking individual and collective action. Practical arts-based teaching and learning strategies for the classroom will be offered.

ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES:
Participants will
. expand their understanding of connections among the arts, education and social justice
. increase their repertoire of teaching arts- based teaching strategies and how they support students’ engagement with social justice issues
. become more aware of resources concerning the conference theme that might be useful in their classrooms, schools and agencies