IDEA Network
Inclusion • Diversity • Equity in the Arts
Inclusion • Diversity • Equity in the Arts
A project of the MAAE's IDEA Council to help bring greater equity for all.
Opportunities for professional learning associated with the arts and issues of racism, inclusion, diversity and equity.
SAVE THE DATE!
Future sessions scheduled for our 2024-2025 Season
MONDAYS at 5:30-6:30pm
Interested in learning more? email cynthia.phelps@moaae.org
Native Americans, Breaking the Silence
Join Amanda Davison on October 7, as she shares her inspirations for writing inclusive curriculum. She will describe her writing and planning process for the Native American Artifacts curriculum. Mrs. Davison will share what her students are learning, which includes how the Paleo-Indians were the first to migrate to what is now known as the United States of America. This was followed by the migration of the Arctic Inuit people (thousands of years ago), The Northwest Chinook (7000 BC), the Native Americans of the Southwest (500 BC), the people of the Plains (1300 AD), The Native Americans in the Northeast (1450 AD), and finally the migration of the people in the Southeast (1700 AD).
As part of the process in each of the lessons, she shows the students on a map where that specific region is, discusses the regions that the tribes settled in, introduces vocabulary and historical background specific to the people or tribes of that area, engages students in Depth and Complexity questions to check for understanding, and discusses the significance of the chosen artifact for the lesson or tribe in that region. The preceding week (every other week), she and the students look closer at one specific tribe from the region they learned about the week before, with a similar lesson progression. The second half of the lesson is again dedicated to creating an artifact that pertains to that tribe. Mrs. Davison will also share things she discovered as she conducted her research and wrote lessons for this unit.
Workshop attendees will gain a deeper understander of these rich, cultural lessons and leave with ideas about how to implement these concepts into their own classrooms.
Amanda Davison is a Gifted Education Specialist in the Hazelwood School District. This is her 20th year in education--all 20 of those years have been in Hazelwood. She has taught both first and third grade in the general education classroom. Six years ago, she switched gears to the gifted education sector. Amanda loves to learn and participates in as much professional development as she can in order to be the best version of herself in the classroom. In addition to her Bachelor’s (University of Missouri St. Louis) and Master’s (Lindenwood University) degrees, she has an Advanced Certificate in Science Instruction from Washington University. She participated in the MU Science QuEST program at the University of Missouri in 2014 and became a certified Project Lead the Way Launch Trainer in 2015. Outside of gathering knowledge, she loves to assist other educators. Early in her career, Amanda received training in Kagan Cooperative Learning and shared this learning with fellow educators at the building where she was working. In 2015, she was a lead presenter at a Project Lead the Way National Conference in Columbia, MO. Even though she loves to teach and learn, the greatest joy in her life is her family. She and her husband, Joe, have been married for 21 years. They have two children, Gavin (17) and Peyton (12). Gavin plays hockey and Peyton plays soccer and they are both amazing. She is so proud of them!
Have a question, topic, or concern you'd like to explore with other arts educators? We want to hear about it!
Want MAAE to work with your local arts education team as they navigate change? Customized sessions available.
Contact cynthia.phelps@moaae.org
August 5, 2024
Sharing Culture Through Art : The DEI and Delicious Dishes Story
with Stephanie Hasty, Abigail Birhanu, Elizabeth Barker, and Sarah Luttrell
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Learn how an arts integration team used an artist-in-residency program to organize inter-school field trips and art-making activities with three culturally divergent Midwest high schools, culminating in a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion themed recipe book!
In 2022 rural and urban secondary students began a collaborative journey with an ELA teacher’s brainchild “DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) and Delicious Dishes”. Her recipe book publication explores how food brings families and cultures together through recipes, stories and visual art. This journey has led students to greater understanding of themselves and others. We intend for this project to plant seeds of curiosity and passion for learning about culture. Art is an excellent vehicle for these experiences and conversations. We hope this project will serve as a template for other educators to form similar cross cultural partnerships.
As an arts integration team at our rural high school, we sought to connect students across the state to build relationships, increase understanding of students’ common and diverse experiences, and gain deeper empathy.
April 9, 2024
And All That Jazz!
Learn more about Missouri Jazz Education resources.
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Missouri's is rich in organizations dedicated to furthering a love for Jazz. During "Jazz Appreciation Month" we celebrate educational offerings from Jazz St. Louis, Jazz Alive!, the American Jazz Museum, the National Blues Museum and the Missouri Association of Jazz Educators.
1.18.2024
Defining I.D.E.A.
with Dr. Ralph Mason
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Dr. Ralph Mason serves as the Lead Presenter for The Positive Zone Corporation (TPZC). For the last 25 years, Dr. Mason has been a professional speaker, trainer, entrepreneur, edutainment specialist, and musician. His ability to adapt to any audience creates a personal, yet professional connection. To learn more about Mr. Mason and The Positive Zone Corporation, visit tpzc.org.
Oct. 26, 2023
Lost Interview with Ella Fitzgerald
with Christie Jones
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Christie Jones is an educator and artist who usues writing, art and performances to build community and a sense of belonging. She is from Los Angeles where she studied English at UCLA. Her love for African American literature led her to begin her career as a middle school Language Arts teacher in Florida. With a master’s degree in journalism from the University of North Texas and her Masters in Multicultural Education from Florida Atlantic University, she helped African American, Haitian, Jamaican, and other Black students from the diaspora to understand their connection to Africa and each other. She is eager to use an African centered approach to examine Black life and to promote Black pride. She is the founder of Black Writing Project, a virtual gallery that celebrates Black women and girls.
July 20, 2023 - Live streamed presentation from the Missouri Choral Directors Association Conference with MAAE and SPAE's Diane McCullough discussing her research in the presentation "Voices Lifted - Two Centuries of Black Composers of Opera".
4/13/23 - 4:30-5:30pm -
Music Educators Diane McCullough, Suzanne Palmer and Blake Hernton share the results of extensive research into diverse contributions from West African and Celtic cultural heritage. Access the research study and lesson plans on the Scottish Partnership for Arts and Education website or the MAAE website.
"Fiddlin' Around"
1/19/23 - 4:30-5:30pm -
Visual artist Maggie Meiners shared items from her virtual exhibit "Revisiting Rockwell" that retain the humor and humanity that characterizes the paintings of Norman Rockwell, shifting these iconic images from
wistful nostalgia to contemporary relevance.
Companion asynchronous learning module An introduction to Norman Rockwell available.
Meet Maggie Meiners - "Revisiting Rockwell"
TEACHERS: A graduate credit option may also be available