A gathering at the end of the semester where presenters for the center talk about the work they have went over within the past year. Davina Miaw - Teaching abroadDavina talked about teaching and studying abroad. The experiences she had expanded her ideas of what teaching is, from Davina's presentation we learned that this all started from just an idea. We take ideas like this and turn them into purpose with the steps we take to make our dreams come true. When we talked about our experiences, it's a whole new level when you take it to a new country. Davina said that she experienced norms that she thought she would never see before, these forever sculpted her idea of what a public school education can be. Sophie Harrison & Rebecca Kenaga - music with juvenile youthRebecca and Sophie did their research in the prisons working with younger minds. Through this experience they were teaching music and creating hobbies for students who have been removed from society. I very much enjoyed this project because I really think that they are changing lives so much through this project. I think that everybody deserves an opportunity to make music. Music helps people in times like this become the person they are trying to become. I know that most people when coming out of prison feel closed off from the world but music and teachers like this are the reason these people turn around and really show the world that they are something special. Timothy DeSimone - Identity and Restorying the Museum Tim in his research goes over the identity of students as well as a way to look at the history of our students and their abilities going forth. He used examples such as a fake student named Hank and talked about how his identity can sometimes be predetermined based on what he already likes and how we should avoid that. He also talked about black history and how they helped develop our country and we should talk about them more because they are an important part of US history just as the founding fathers are. He also made a point that we should refer to them as enslaved people in order to make sure we are still acknowledging the stories and legacies they have contributed too.
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February 2021
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