Connecting to Afro-Atlantic Histories: Culturally Responsive Teaching with Art

This spring 2022 virtual teacher workshop, the second of a series of three, will offer an overview of our upcoming special exhibition Afro-Atlantic Histories, which explores the vast range of historical experiences and artistic expressions of Black and African people since the 17th century.

In this workshop, Maria Akinyele, a professional development leader in culturally responsive teaching and Black history, will present how to teach the themes of the exhibition with sensitivity and awareness. Participants will then use a thinking routine from the Arts as Civic Commons project at Harvard’s Project Zero to foster a deeper discussion of one work in the exhibition and consider how art can support culturally responsive teaching. Registrants will receive access to digital teaching resources related to the exhibition. While all educators are welcome, this workshop will be especially relevant to those who teach middle school, high school, and social studies curricula.

Time: Mar 24, 2022 04:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

See April 7th workshop information here.