Critical Unmaking in the Classroom: A maker-centered approach to systemic injustice
Schedule
Thu Oct 21 2021 at 09:00 am to Fri Oct 22 2021 at 01:30 pm
Location
Online Workshop | Scottdale, GE
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Given a sharpened public focus in recent years around history and legacy in the US and around the world, many educators feel a renewed call to enact social justice ideas in their practice and classroom culture. When we ask our students to challenge systems of oppression, how do they know what that means? How might student agency, in the context of broad social forces, translate into deeper understanding and systemic change?Drawing from Project Zero’s Agency by Design (AbD) initiative, this 2-day interactive workshop is designed for educators interested in an inquiry-based approach to probing complex, historically-based systems of oppression in their classroom. Participants will engage in practices for taking apart representational objects to explore their complexity and draw connections to larger systems. They’ll use the tools of maker-centered learning and systems thinking to confront historical artifacts with evidence that examines and expands the voices involved. The workshop will showcase applications of tools and strategies that aim to strengthen design sensitivity and the skills of inquiry in approaching issues of systemic injustice with students.
Led by Jamie Chao-Mignano
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Where is it happening?
Online Workshop, Scottdale, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
