National Endowment for the Humanities’ Picturing America: Principled Dissent and Democratic Practice Teacher Training Conference at the Goodlad Institute at the UWBothell.
Presented by the University of Washington's Goodlad Institute for Educational Renewal and supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. This conference was for middle‐and high‐school American history and Social Studies teachers at participating "Picturing America" schools. I, along with Linda Watts, Professor, American Studies, University of Washington Bothell; Tamara Moats, History faculty, the Bush School, Seattle and former UW Henry Art Gallery Curator of Education; and Susan Casteras, Professor, Art History, University of Washington, Seattle organized and presented a multi-day conference for teachers.
Using the study of art as a catalyst for learning in academic subjects, the conference provided an exciting and innovative teaching approach to promote civil and spirited discourse using the interplay of artistic works, historical documents, and democratic practice. It was based on three compelling elements: our principled dissent theme, visual thinking, and the Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements.
You can read an in-depth description of our conference via the document below.
Presented by the University of Washington's Goodlad Institute for Educational Renewal and supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. This conference was for middle‐and high‐school American history and Social Studies teachers at participating "Picturing America" schools. I, along with Linda Watts, Professor, American Studies, University of Washington Bothell; Tamara Moats, History faculty, the Bush School, Seattle and former UW Henry Art Gallery Curator of Education; and Susan Casteras, Professor, Art History, University of Washington, Seattle organized and presented a multi-day conference for teachers.
Using the study of art as a catalyst for learning in academic subjects, the conference provided an exciting and innovative teaching approach to promote civil and spirited discourse using the interplay of artistic works, historical documents, and democratic practice. It was based on three compelling elements: our principled dissent theme, visual thinking, and the Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements.
You can read an in-depth description of our conference via the document below.