Since 2017, Myaamia Center staff have worked with Stephanie Danker from Miami University’s Art Education Department, to train future art teachers how to teach about cultures outside of their own and discuss contemporary indigenous art in the classroom. https://t.co/E4NhXU19UR
Wiiciwiiyaakiteeheemaataawi ‘let’s congratulate’ Stephanie Danker, associate professor of art and Myaamia Center affiliate, for receiving Miami University’s 2023 Outstanding Professor Award. https://t.co/TixrVjeH5F
President Gregory Crawford - Miami University and Chief Douglas Lankford - Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, collaborated on the following article recently published in Inside Higher Ed about the relationship between the Tribe and University.
https://t.co/eTR2NoaNjF
“Participants expressed concern over the fact that schools are ill-equipped to meet the social, emotional, and academic needs of their children.” A new report lays out recommendations for better supporting Black students and families.
https://t.co/WY567JJqhN
”Students must learn the truth about their own communities. That’s the history that has the most direct impact on the trajectory of their lives.” Here's why local history matters—and how educators can integrate it in a thoughtful way.
https://t.co/fIj4O9dLQb
It's important to engage critical topics with confidence, respect and a genuine curiosity about your students’ ideas and experiences. These guidelines will help you prepare and be responsive in the moment.
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The events, tactics and emotions of the civil rights movement are documented in songs of the era. In this episode, historian @CharlesLHughes2 explains how your students can use music for both historical insight and evidence in the classroom.
https://t.co/X5rMtnxoTR
The first step to teaching effectively is to create a space where young people feel welcome. If they cannot be themselves in the classroom, they will not learn from you #HipHopEd#RadicalWelcoming
How will you uplift Indigenous histories, voices and perspectives this coming year? This webinar, co-hosted by @SmithsonianNMAI, offers critical content knowledge and resources.
https://t.co/YDESk34WkF
A key goal of social justice education is for all students to develop pride and confidence in who they are without denying the value and dignity of other people. This PD resource offers ways to foster such an understanding of identity.
https://t.co/7dzLaFgOmr
A collaboration between Miami’s Truth and Reconciliation Project, the Equal Justice Initiative, and the City of Oxford (OH) led to a new historical marker, which was unveiled last week.
View the photo gallery: https://t.co/M2bKyo32Cp
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Today Miami University is hosting the 10th Annual National Civil Rights Conference. Miami has a history of activism tied to Freedom Summer and numerous civil rights landmarks and sites around campus. For more information, visit https://t.co/9Rj3qefTxH
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