Facing History Workshops at Upcoming Conferences in L.A.
Facing History staff and teacher leaders are presenting at three conferences in March. We’d love to see you there! We also encourage you to share this information with colleagues whom you would like to introduce to our program and services.
California Council for the Social Studies
March 5-7, 2010
Pasadena Convention Center
- Religion & Identity: Its Impact in History and Today
Saturday, Session_K 9:45 – 10:45am
Room 205 - Confronting Homophobia: Historically and Today
Saturday, Session_L 11:00 – 12:00 noon
Room 207 - Civil Rights Movement: Shaping Public Policy by Changing Leadership
Sunday, Session_Q 9:45 – 10:45am
Room: Pacific Ballroom A
California Association of Independent Schools: Southern Regional Meeting
March 8, 2010
Campbell Hall, North Hollywood
Chilean Women's Protest Art - Learning History, Expression & Social Justice via Art
1:30 - 2:45 Workshop Session 3
Poetry and Art can be used as an entrypoint for learning history—as modeled in this session with Women’s Protest Art in Pinochet’s Chile. We will use primary sources, poetry, and the quilts known as Arpilleras to launch an exploration of seeking justice under a dictatorship. The strategies can be replicated for other historical content, and the primary resource to be used (Stitching Truth, from Facing History & Ourselves) is available in Spanish as well as English.
Critical Teaching in Action conference
2010 Conference Theme: The Arts and Social Justice
Saturday, March 13, 2010
At Mount St. Mary’s College Doheny campus, Los Angeles
Chilean Women's Protest Art - Learning History, Expression & Social Justice via Art
Poetry and Art can be used as an entrypoint for learning history—as modeled in this session with Women’s Protest Art in Pinochet’s Chile. We will use primary sources, poetry, and the quilts known as Arpilleras to launch an exploration of seeking justice under a dictatorship. The strategies can be replicated for other historical content, and the primary resource to be used (Stitching Truth, from Facing History & Ourselves) is available in Spanish as well as English.
Giving Voice to Individuals Through Art
Participants will learn about Micrography – a jewish art form to express themselves. Micrography allows the actual words that inspire to be connected directly to express a participants feelings about the topic.
