Margot Stern Strom Teaching Award 2009 Memphis Recipients
Kim Blevins-Relleva, Abintra
Montessori Middle School
Kim teaches Civil Rights, using Eyes on the Prize, as
part of the Facing History scope and sequence in a two-year integrated
history/literature curriculum. She and her students will design a three-day
Civil Rights tour with the intention of developing relationships with students
at schools in Memphis and Little Rock.
Dolly Staten, Dexter
Middle School
Dolly has done a great deal of work using Choices in Little Rock exploring
stereotyping, prejudice and racism. She plans to break down these stereotypes
and assumptions by creating community in her diverse classroom using a variety
of techniques to look at identity. She was inspired by Crossing the
Boulevard, a book about immigrants' experiences in Queens, and plans to
create a virtual exhibit that uses it as a model. Students will make a collage of photos and
stories and create a podcast of peer interviews.
Lynn will be building on previous work as her honors students link up with first- and second-generation Holocaust survivors to create an accordion book and a large-scale piece of art work that reflects the life of a survivor. These students will then go on to study the Holocaust and Human Behavior in the spring. They will have the opportunity to share their work with their classmates. This project will culminate in an exhibition at a public gallery.
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