interdisciplinary seminar day 1
TRANSCRIPT
Race and Membership in American History
An Interdisciplinary Approach
Monday, August 8
Registration
Welcome/Introductions& Overview of week
Facilitators
Jason Porter, San Diego Museum of Man
Joaquin Ortiz, Museum of Photographic Arts
Mary Hendra, Facing History and Ourselves
Sasha Guzman, Social Justice Humanitas Academy & Facing History Teacher Leader
Thank you to our sponsors!
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Facing History & Boston Public Schools:Facing History’s Case Studies
•The individual and society•The power of difference
•Difficult moments in history•The fragility of democracy•Choices & human behavior
•Multiple perspectives •Moral & ethical dilemmas•Civic participation today
● What factors inform our identity?● How do the ways others perceive us impact the
way we see ourselves?● Is identity fixed or dynamic?
● Who is in our Universe of Obligation?
● What do we do with a difference?● How do we decide who belongs
and who does not?
● How do the range of choices individuals make affect history?
● How does the political climate impact historical events?
● In what ways can literature provide a lens into human behavior?
● What makes a democracy fragile? What is needed to sustain a free society?
● In the aftermath of atrocity, what are possible ways that justice be restored?
● What is the difference between history and memory?
● What is the role of testimony in the study of this history?
● How can we identify legacy today for past events? For ideology?
● How do we move students from passive learning to active participation?
● How does the past inform the present?
● What motivates students to become agents of change?
The Facing History Journey
Ladder of Inference
Film: The Lunch Date
Identity Charts
Binna Kandola on bias
Identity ChartsWhat words or phrases would you use to describe yourself?
Contracting
Identity and Community
Icebreaker
To look at me you wouldn’t know...
Identity and Community
Four Corners Activity: Identity
Race+gender+social class+education
1) What factor matters most in the way you define yourself? 2) What factor matters least? 3) What factor is the hardest to alter from others’ perception of
you? 4) What factor is the most important when you choose who you
hang out with, love, befriend, or work?
The Formation of Identity: an “Appreciative Inquiry” activity
Pair up prompt: Tell the story of how you came to understand your own identity. How was this understanding influenced or shaped by other people?
Step one: Discover
Four-person prompt: Introduce each other by telling your partner’s story of identity understanding.Come up with the common threads among all of the stories. Write them down.
Step two: Dream
Eight-person design challenge:
Consider: How can we shift the experiences people have in which people are defined by others to models where people define themselves? What might this look like in school? In the work world? In the community? Design three programs, policies, curricula, organizations that would support your ideas.
Step three: Design
Whole group action: Share a selection of all of the ideas.What would it take to make these ideas a reality? What could each of us do to try and implement a part or portion of these ideas?
Step four: Destiny
Exploring “race” further
WHAT DIFFERENCES MATTER?
Individual Identity
I I feel ____ when I talk about race⦿ Text 86686 and your single word response to 22333
●polleverywhere.com
⦿ You can send more than one word, but each word should stand alone
●Word cloud (wordle.net)
⦿ After texting, write in your journal:
●…Because…
Any addition to our own contracting?
Example: When discussing sensitive topics, we agree to...
Strategies:
Word Cloudshttp://www.wordclouds.com/
Polleverywherehttps://www.polleverywhere.com/
Pair/Share
⦿Who is Human –R&M, pg 36-38⦿Who is Equal? - R&M, pg 39-42⦿Notes on the State of Virginia (1781-1785)
Handout
“What do we do with a variation?” (p. 2)
⦿ Connections●Text-Text, thinking particularly of these three texts
you just read ●Text-Self ●Text-World
PBS Activities:
MOPA TOUR
Exit Cards