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Welcome to #EduColor’s September chat with hosts Stephanie A. Johnson-Cunningham (@stephacunning) from @MuseumHue and José L. Vilson (@TheJLV) on the topic of arts education.
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Welcome to #EduColor’s September chat with hosts Stephanie A. Johnson-Cunningham (@stephacunning) from @MuseumHue and José L. Vilson (@TheJLV) on the topic of arts education.
Q0: My name is Jose Vilson, co-host for this chat. Looking forward to hearing more from arts educators and how best to partner up in this culture work. #EduColor
A0: I'm Zack, I teach middle-school special-ed in Denver & I'm a future teacher-educator. Here to learn ways to increase cultural relevance/affirmation in my teaching. #educolor#MuseumHue
A1: I hear a large swath of things, including the education that happens in spaces that aren’t schools. The last 15 years of school has made it more critical to look at arts in this way. #EduColor
Hey, #Educolor
Had an enlightening meeting (I hope the first of many) w/ @MNSU_COE about increasing and retaining ToCs & Native American Teachers, got some ideas brewin', but ready to chaaaatttt
A1. #educolor I think about opportunities for creating and creativity. I also think about the curriculum. If art history is studied, who is represented and how? #museumhue
A0 Hey #educolor fam. I'm here for about 10 minutes in between classes to say hey and that I think you all are great. so happy #museumhue is joining us 💖💖💖💖 also I'm CT and I teach 8th grade English at @PunahouSchool
A1: sadly, even as someone WITH a degree in the arts degree:
- "not important"
- "extra-curricular"
when I know it should be:
- "the answer to so many of the struggles our communities face"
- "the sharing of stories so we can survive and thrive."
#educolor#museumhue
A1. #educolor I think about opportunities for creating and creativity. I also think about the curriculum. If art history is studied, who is represented and how? #museumhue
A1: I think of the term 'disposable'. Nice to have, not need to have. On a positive side, I think if vitality and creativity. Cultivating imagination. #educolor
#Educolor Thomas Mision, ElemEd T in MN (PLS HIRE ME PLLSSS), always willing to expand and broaden my horizons. Arts is always so awesome tho #museumhue
A2 I fully believe the only reason I am who I am today was because of my orchestra and arts education. In a world where I didn't think I could be successful in education, knowing that I could express myself there made school still feel like a place I could be #educolor#museumhue
A1: I'm woefully uneducated when it comes to arts education but my staff and I have committed to incorporating more of the arts into our trauma-informed planning. #educolor
A1: playing classical music exposed me to different people and environments in Detroit. That was really important for me as a young(er) person. #EduColor#MuseumHue
A1: I think the arts teach children that there a several paths to take when approaching problems and that all problems can have more than one solution.
Make sure to check out the #educolor chat happening NOW! If you can’t make it (BTS night for many of us!) remember that you can find an archive soon on @EduColorMVMT and always go back through the hashtag after 8:30 and retweet - even join the conversation! 💛
A2 #educolor#museumhue I have to thank my chorus and drama teachers because they gave me a stage, when others wanted to silence me. They also let me express myself and helped me develop my artistic abilities.
A2: I was fortunate to have had music and arts teachers throughout my schooling. Connecting to many different cultures and views has been core to my creativity and growth. #EduColor#MuseumHue
A1: arts education has almost become an extracurricular activity. It is no longer part of the typical schooling experience for all. It’s an added extra. #EduColor
A2: #EduColor/#MuseumHue It has given me solace, comfort, reminders of my creative powers, imagination, innovation as a key to survival, a way to share with other without worrying about Academics
A2: I think of subjects that are outside of core classes like Math, ELA. Arts Education is the study music, visual art, dance, and theatre. Integral to a society’s culture, it captures history, it has a powerful impact and influence #educolor#museumhue
#Educolor#MuseumHue A1. When I think of Arts Edu, I think of the myriad of ways students are able to express themselves, to be given a chance to put something of themselves & display it into the world. I also think of Arts Edu can be relegated to something extra, but not vital
A1. #educolor I think about opportunities for creating and creativity. I also think about the curriculum. If art history is studied, who is represented and how? #museumhue
A2: I think for me the arts helped me to understand how my creativity was accepted even though I wasn't always creating things that were similar to what my classmates were doing #educolor
A2: I would have to say if I didn't have art inside school when I went to school I wouldn't know how to incorporate are in my own classroom. To allow my students to show creativity. Just like I was shown. #EduColor#museumhue
A2: playing classical music exposed me to different people and environments in Detroit. That was really important for me as a young(er) person. #EduColor#MuseumHue
Instrumental music has helped provide structure and balance. I personally learned the importance of being on time and why you have to practice. #educolor#edu608
A2 yes. we forget the power of music and the arts to connect us not just to our own cultures, but to better understand and empathize with others too. #educolor#museumhue
A2: I was fortunate to have had music and arts teachers throughout my schooling. Connecting to many different cultures and views has been core to my creativity and growth. #EduColor#MuseumHue
A2: While I never would have considered myself artistically inclined before I became a teacher, I've learned that thinking creatively and showcasing what you know in different ways could fall into this category. #EduColor
A2: Art education impacted my life wholeheartedly because it made me a well rounded student. I took dance, art, and music in school and now as an adult, I am able to share my talents with my students. #educolor#ed608
A2: I went to a creative and performing arts school from grades 5-12. It changed my life like nothing else. It exposed me to culture and humanity. I learned so much about music and being a creative. I did music for years in part because of it. Majorly changed my life. #EduColor
A2: I would say the arts education played a role with me both in and out of school. It taught me that practice makes perfect, small differences can have large effects, collaboration leads to creativity. #EduColor#Ed608
A1: I think of exposure to different lenses that allows for amazing stories to be told with the freedom to interpret the meaning for yourself. #educolor/#museumhue
#Educolor#MuseumHue A2. Arts has ALWAYS been a part of my life, though as a consumer/viewer of arts, not the creator. W/O Art, my life would be lacking Hamilton, Manga, and comics. W/o Star Wars, Literature. Arts allows representation, if done correctly. If done equitably.
A1: I am grateful to teach in an Arts Plus school where every grade level does an Arts Residency, every week we celebrate with Gatherings, and all colleagues understand the importance of learning through various art forms. #EduColor
A2 I lettered in choir. Music has always been able to soothe me or meet me where I am emotionally.....take me some place special. My childhood wasn’t always the best, but music gave me an outlet. #educolor#museumhue
A3: I think when students see that they can express their own experiences through dance, song, and the various arts they feel accepted and realize that they have others that may relate to the same experience and they are valued #educolor
@juliaerin80 & I are pleased to release this working Directory of People of Color in Education who provide PD. If you're looking for names of POCs to bring to your conferences and schools, this is a good place to start: #pocpd#educolorhttps://t.co/45Y3efLxjZ
A1: I think about connections made and deepened between self and humanity of all time and space by creating and appreciating music, color, textiles, fibers, feather and fur, rhythm, paint, pencil, clay, song. #EduColor
A2: It changed my understanding of literacy and literature. Studying the interaction between visuals and narrative in wordless picture books and graphic novels has made me a better writer. #EduColor/#MuseumHue
A1: I just thought of those braided plastic things we used to make all the time. That was definitely arts education and wholly student-driven. #EduColor#MuseumHue
You can earn a letterman jacket by performance in different activities like sports. I chose to work super hard at choir to earn my jacket and patches/jacket swag #Educolor#museumhue
A2: I was able to foster my skills in middle school, become an expert in high school as an artist. I had an internship on 5th Avenue. I had mentors and access. No 1 in my family was able to fulfill their artistic passion. They sacrificed so I could #educolor
A3: I had the chance to take my scholars to the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC and watched African American beat boxer performed. They enjoyed it. :O) #educolor#ed608
A3: In my schools when various cultural holidays approach, as a whole the school comes together to show creative artworks to showcase each heritage and what it means to them. We use pictures, writings, and drawings to incorporate each others cultures. #Educolor
I feel you. I was more referring to whether it was in high school or college. I got mine in high school. Looks like me, you, and Sarah got an #EduColor glee club going. #EduColor#MuseumHue
A3: My dance class in elementary was one of the first places I was ever invited to bring the music *I* was listening to into class. I'll never forget exposing my white classmates to De La Soul is Dead. #EduColor#MuseumHue
A2: growing up, I was exposed to the arts as a way of communicating and expressing myself, mostly through music. Now with my daughter is at a Fine Arts academy, I realize the arts also serve as a bridge to connecting our world #EduColor/#MuseumHue use
A4: Sometimes the students do not have the means (money, transportation, support, etc.) to attend schools specifically for the arts even though they qualify and have the talent #EduColor
#Educolor#MuseumHue A4 W/o even going to the costs of paying tutors for music instruments, there are the "commonly accepted" "greats" of arts: With Music, you have European composers, w/Art, it's the same. White Europeans are the Standards to aspire.
#Educolor#MuseumHue A4 In addition to this, according to someone I spoke, honors choir classes uses Black gospel music, despite being predominantly white, raising questions of appropriation, this, in addition to the mentioned European "Greats"
A4: Barriers that students of color face in arts education is the amount of supplies and resources given to schools where majority of the students are of color. Many schools do not have the funds to support art education which places a disadvantage on many of our youth. #Educolor
A4: One barrier beyond access is exposure to diverse music and musicians that reflect students culturally. So many music curriculums focus on Western music as the most important. #EduColor
A2: It had an impact in my perspective of how I approach life. I learn to look at things differently and to experience in a variety of ways #Educolor/#MuseumHue
Q5: How can we transform the structure of education to develop and implement culturally affirming models that allow our students to thrive? #EduColor/#MuseumHue
A4 Access is such a huge and under-discussed topic-- particularly for how it affects mindset. Even IF they offer scholarship/support, many students don't even apply because they think they can't afford or don't deserve it #educolor#museumhue
A4: Sometimes the students do not have the means (money, transportation, support, etc.) to attend schools specifically for the arts even though they qualify and have the talent #EduColor
A3 I’m going to stick with what I know and say choir. For example, our district’s Oak Cliff choir sings many different genres of music, but you can truly hear the kids voices...their hearts...their flavor in every song. #educolor#museumhue
A4: I think a primary barrier is the teacher, they need to be responsive to the student population and able to have reflection of the students within the curriculum. #EduColor
Q5: How can we transform the structure of education to develop and implement culturally affirming models that allow our students to thrive? #EduColor/#MuseumHue
A5: We need to stop using the word “cultured” for elitist types of art and “ethnic” for others. We got some learning to do for real. #EduColor#MuseumHue
Q5: How can we transform the structure of education to develop and implement culturally affirming models that allow our students to thrive? #EduColor/#MuseumHue
A4: One barrier beyond access is exposure to diverse music and musicians that reflect students culturally. So many music curriculums focus on Western music as the most important. #EduColor
A3 so often, we tell certain communities of color their cultures are lesser-than, unworthy, uneducated, not "classy" or "refined" or "elegant." Showcasing their art is a reminder of how those concepts are lies, and how much those communities have to offer #educolor#museumhue
A4: Family members sometimes stand in the way of their child's participation in the arts because it isn't seen as a beneficial career. My cousin won't let her 17 yr old daughter go to college in an arts related major because she'd rather she go into social work; a real "career"
A4:I think one barrier is we have a large number of cross-cultural teaching environments where arts educators aren’t properly trained to nurture and empower all of the students in their classroom. I also think funding plays a part. #Educolor#Ed608
A4: I think the narrative around art ed as an add-on and SOC as deficit-based, doesn't lend us to think of them as needing the arts. This diminishes the level of priority. #EduColor#MuseumHue
I think it’s weird. By saying “STEAM,” we’re still putting the emphasis on STEM and pretending like the technical teachers are gonna start bringing in art instead of just saying we want well-rounded children. #EduColor#MuseumHue
A2 A major part of my public speaking development came from participating in forensics, acting/singing in musicals, performing in choir & as a soloist, and being a dancer. #EduColor
Q5: How can we transform the structure of education to develop and implement culturally affirming models that allow our students to thrive? #EduColor/#MuseumHue
This always tugs at my heart. Having the talent and qualifications and still not able to participate because of things outside of student control. #EduColor
Integrating art into pedagogy.
Using art as a strategy to visualize all content areas, a vehicle to expand research & investigations, and a mechanism to cultivate and broaden community #EduColor/#MuseumHue
A5: I think the main thing is just being aware of your population and provide for the population. It never hurts to get student opinions in the classroom either. #educolor#edu608
A3: For my daughter, her rich background in hymns and spirituals breathes a transcendent depth the the music, enriching the experience of living with a song. Pulling on the cultural connection to the music helps set a different tone for others #EduColor/#MuseumHue
This always tugs at my heart. Having the talent and qualifications and still not able to participate because of things outside of student control. #EduColor
A4: an over-emphasis on tested subjects means arts education is often cut from budgets or when students are struggling they're kept back from arts classes to catch up. #EduColor#MuseumHue
There’s pros and cons. I prefer we have artists, musicians, and choreographers be equal in power to the other subject teachers, but I guess that’s where I’m fortunate. #EduColor#MuseumHue
Q6: What are some creative and innovative practices that educators have/can adopt to support students of color, both at art institutions and within the traditional classroom context? #EduColor/#MuseumHue
A3: I think when students see that they can express their own experiences through dance, song, and the various arts they feel accepted and realize that they have others that may relate to the same experience and they are valued #educolor
The barriers are only in access to what is considered formal arts ed. Definitely problematic but weve always created space for students artistic expression. See #HipHopEd#educolor
A writing workshops affirm the language students use to describe themselves, school, and community. Writing workshops produce literary time capsules and I’m forever thankful. #EduColor/#MuseumHue
A4: time.
When there are so many curriculum requirements that are aligned with standardized tests, there's often very little time left for arts education. It's pushed to the periphery. #educolor/#museumhue
A2. I attended an art school (grades 7-12) where we had ~3 hours of art classes every single day. The arts played a key role in every part of my development: making friends, being part of a team, finding my voice, building confidence, thinking creatively -- #EduColor/#MuseumHue
Right, squeezing the A in there seems like the poor little A trying to get some of that male/“technical field”/math sci privilege. Kinda a cheap fix instead of valuing the arts. We agree
For me, its using reflective questioning around art, typically hip hop or grafitti, and examining what stories are told about students neighborhoods, experiences, lives... #educolor
Q5: How can we transform the structure of education to develop and implement culturally affirming models that allow our students to thrive? #EduColor/#MuseumHue
A4: Lack of exposure to Art that Matters to culturally diverse communities or the simply laziness. Many curriculum developers in most programs on know what they been exposed to themselves. #Educolor/#MuseumHue
A6: It’s also worth mentioning our people at @TheRealHipHopEd who often integrate the five elements to demonstrate that art is culture is knowledge. #EduColor#MuseumHue
Q6: What are some creative and innovative practices that educators have/can adopt to support students of color, both at art institutions and within the traditional classroom context? #EduColor/#MuseumHue
A6: implementing culturally diverse arts curriculum. Bring in local/community artists from the schools neighborhood as guests. Providing materials (not just paper and markers) Provide teacher training for artists #educolor#museumhue
A5: Young people want and need to see themselves in those around them- who they are learning from. Our culture is what makes us who we are and our students deserve to learn about and from those with similar as well as diverse backgrounds from themselves. #EduColor
Resources. Next is a total commitment to equitable art edu is prioritizing the global context from which art comes to us.
Art is local and global & should be used to deteriorate barriers.
#Educolor/#MuseumHue
A6: as a former school-based therapist, I'd recommend reading up on traumau-sensitive art therapy activities and techniques/theories. #educolor/#museumhuehttps://t.co/Tn4fVcQrg8
A6: A simple one is allowing students to create in order to demonstrate mastery. You already have young creative in your classroom who are clamoring at the chance to do their thing, whether or not you know it. Give them license. #EduColor#MuseumHue
Q6: What are some creative and innovative practices that educators have/can adopt to support students of color, both at art institutions and within the traditional classroom context? #EduColor/#MuseumHue
A2: I grew up in a family of artists and arts educators. My grandmother taught art as therapy in the prison system. In school I always loved when we got to write creatively. I still write to heal and to resist. #EduColor/ #MuseumHue
A6: Kids need exposure to all types of music! Bring in artists (f2f or virtually). Encourage them to listen to new music. Also, as educators, we need to keep broad ING our own experiences. #EduColor
A4: An over-emphasis on testing + "achievement." My students (in Detroit) had 2 hours of English and 2 hours of math every day in the hopes these skills would prepare them for college. They had no art, and almost no opportunity for creativity or self-expression. #EduColor
A6: I think giving students that choice in creativity on projects or to show mastery helps this practice. They could create songs, dance, etc. #educolor#edu608
A6: as a former school-based therapist, I'd recommend reading up on traumau-sensitive art therapy activities and techniques/theories. #educolor/#museumhuehttps://t.co/Tn4fVcQrg8
A4: Funding, art education budget is the first thing combed thru and pulled when funds are low. Music and art classes are used a reward and punishment when Ss of color are failing,behavior issues are two very big barriers #Educolor /#MuseumHue
Partner with community based orgs & groups who organize, libraries, cultural centers. Teachers don’t have to know everything. Collab with groups/orgs whose work points to cultural awareness locally & nationally & globally. #EduColor/#MuseumHue
Q5: How can we transform the structure of education to develop and implement culturally affirming models that allow our students to thrive? #EduColor/#MuseumHue
Q8: How do we provide access to communities of color to the myriad of opportunities in the arts, including museums and other field trips? #EduColor/#MuseumHue
A4: adding onto this very good answer. art is never prioritized highly enough when we consider the instructional time that highly mobile/traumatized students lose. #educolor/#MuseumHue
A4: time.
When there are so many curriculum requirements that are aligned with standardized tests, there's often very little time left for arts education. It's pushed to the periphery. #educolor/#museumhue
A6: Providing student choice- performance based tasks (skits, songs, poetry slams- rap battles are a fave for my 6th graders) building options (legos, modeling clay, random items) etc. I call it our "We've Got Talent" Task- 4 options: Artist, Writer, Performer, Builder #EduColor
A3: One of the schools I serve is an arts school that has as part of its design drum circles, lots of baile folklorico exhibitions, and fancy dancers from local Indigenous groups. #EduColor/ #MuseumHue
Nah, we don’t need guest features anymore. Local community artist of color should be leading! People of color are among the largest producers of arts yet are often not represented at top levels within the creative economy. #educolor#museumhue
A6: implementing culturally diverse arts curriculum. Bring in local/community artists from the schools neighborhood as guests. Providing materials (not just paper and markers) Provide teacher training for artists #educolor#museumhue
A8: We need policy for sure, AND we’re gonna need to have a better cultural conversation about why the arts matter in and out of schools. We can’t keep cutting these programs out of the hands of our most marginalized kids. #EduColor#MuseumHue
Q8: How do we provide access to communities of color to the myriad of opportunities in the arts, including museums and other field trips? #EduColor/#MuseumHue
A5: I love how @ferrengipson weaves the creative way pop culture intersects with art in innovative ways on her #artmatterspodcast exposing meaning and value to art the exist right in front of us! Meaning them where they are! #Educolor/#MuseumHue
Q6: What are some creative and innovative practices that educators have/can adopt to support students of color, both at art institutions and within the traditional classroom context? #EduColor/#MuseumHue
A8: community partnerships. in the brief, beautiful calm half hour this morning I was researching trips for my littlest ones and found out about the Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling in Harlem. #educolor/#MuseumHue
Q8: How do we provide access to communities of color to the myriad of opportunities in the arts, including museums and other field trips? #EduColor/#MuseumHue
A6: Have students create and experience art making - art is not "out there" it is within everyone; and reference artists of color through curriculum connections; and bring artists of color into the classroom to share their craft and ideas. #educolor#museumhue
Q6: What are some creative and innovative practices that educators have/can adopt to support students of color, both at art institutions and within the traditional classroom context? #EduColor/#MuseumHue
A4: The prevailing narrative always centers art forms with European roots. Ss are taught and tested on "The Masters" and also, how does one "grade" art? I mean really... #EduColor/ #MuseumHue
A6: We also create Culture Silhouettes (need paper, flashlight, a steady hand) and students fill their silhouette about everything that makes them who they are- we learn so much about one another- it bonds the students and builds up our classroom culture. #EduColor
I’m passionate about using technology (Google hangouts is great!) to build classroom experiences that bridge communities. Use art as a gate to the convo. A class in Miami can video a class in Detroit and this can support students and grow their sense of self #EduColor/#MuseumHue
Q6: What are some creative and innovative practices that educators have/can adopt to support students of color, both at art institutions and within the traditional classroom context? #EduColor/#MuseumHue
A5: Hire more teachers of color. Invest in arts curricula that is inclusive and radical. Encourage exploration of genres beyond the traditional eg. tattooing and street art. #EduColor/ #MuseumHue
Q5: How can we transform the structure of education to develop and implement culturally affirming models that allow our students to thrive? #EduColor/#MuseumHue
A8: This is tough, but I think it has to be part of the policy. It needs to be built into the standards. So long as exposure to the humanities such as art isn't explicit, particularly for SOC, it'll be overlooked. Also, earmark some $. Arts ain't cheap. #EduColor#MuseumHue
Q8: How do we provide access to communities of color to the myriad of opportunities in the arts, including museums and other field trips? #EduColor/#MuseumHue
A8: I think it's about getting educators and teams on board to get the experience out the our students. We know of opportunities. It's about buy-in from individuals. #educolor#edu608
A8 You May have addressed this but I think there needs to be community effort to change the stigma related to the arts as many families still view them as alternatives/elective and not central to humanities and everything else. Supporting interested students is first #EduColor
A8: I agree with @Ms_Aikens143 their is plenty to do in this area involving the arts and people of color. I think we as educators have to promote, provide, and make it a priority to take our students to see and experience these opportunities. #EduColor#Ed608
A5: Consider ways to invite more artists of color into the school so Ss see examples of artistic professional excellence. You can't be what you don't see. #EduColor/ #MuseumHue
Arts education helped me to find a way to express myself. It made me gain confidence in myself. Now is part of my life. #EduColor#museumHue#PSTPLN#Educ3590
I apologize but I’ll have to bow out now. The only brother on the team, my son, has to demonstrate the ART of hitting at baseball practice. Until next time! ⚾️ #Educolor/#MuseumHue
A7: Educators can and do band together as allies or affinity groups and lobby for the change they seek on the school, local,or national level. #educolormvmt is one such group...#museumhue#educolor
A6: Representation Mattersas many have stated. So one practices is to go beyond the textbook and intergrate diversity year around more than first two months of the year.#Educolor/#MuseumHue
Q6: What are some creative and innovative practices that educators have/can adopt to support students of color, both at art institutions and within the traditional classroom context? #EduColor/#MuseumHue
A9: Local art councils (which some offer artists in schools programs), local community groups, state and national museums have resources, local libraries. #educolor
A6: I love seeing people create sound studios, poetry clubs, and slam teams for kids. For me, these are some of the most powerful spaces for transformation. #EduColor/ #MuseumHue
Q6: What are some creative and innovative practices that educators have/can adopt to support students of color, both at art institutions and within the traditional classroom context? #EduColor/#MuseumHue
I saw laundry mats host writing sessions & photography lessons in hair salons. go where the people are. use art as the language to unify. That interaction can lead to relationship building & eventually/immediately grow into formal art experiences #EduColor/#MuseumHue
Q8: How do we provide access to communities of color to the myriad of opportunities in the arts, including museums and other field trips? #EduColor/#MuseumHue
A9 *Looks for resources that speak to acknowledging art as necessary at every stage of schooling and not just when kids can formally choose it in later grades. #EduColor
Also the stigma in public education: The arts aren’t tested and are therefore less important or only available for certain students. The definition of inequity #Educolor#MuseumHue
Locally, I gotta shout out the @HBGanttCenter. The stuff their doing around their exhibits and the way their building educational materials into the approach is dope. #EduColor#MuseumHue
A9 *Looks for resources that speak to acknowledging art as necessary at every stage of schooling and not just when kids can formally choose it in later grades. #EduColor
A4: Usually the curriculum is based more on the popular culture. Students of color cannot relate to the content, there is not much representation. Also, the funding does not help to end these barriers.
#Educolor/#MuseumHue#Educ3590#PSTPLN
