On February 26, 2020, the NYC Arts in Education Roundtable hosted its annual Day of Learning on Equity and Inclusion. This year’s learning exchange focused on Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Pedagogy. Attendees explored how our roles as arts educators and administrators can support a student centered learning space that honors cultural identities and promotes social-emotional well-being in the classroom. To align and sustain our practice with the values of this pedagogy, we invited young people from our arts community to join us as presenters and co-learners for this special event.
Keynote Address
Poet, Writer, & Associate Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University, Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz
- Click here to access video, “Color of Reality” by Alexa Meade | Jon Boogz | Lil Buck: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq1tm5TqYsg
- Click here to access Yolanda’s PowerPoint: Yolanda Sealy-Ruiz Keynote PowerPoint (February 2020)
- Click here to access the recorded keynote address: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZDfviSM3Bw
- Click here to view Yolanda’s CRE video: https://crehub.org/watch#page-5bc6514ae4966ba5f554d7e9
- Click here to access an entire series of videos and resources about Culturally Responsive-Pedagogy: CREstories.org
Fireside Chat: “Creating Entry Points into Professional Theater for Young Women of Color”
Suggested Readings
- Culturally Responsive Education in the Classroom: An Equity Framework for Pedagogy by Adeyemi Stembridge
- White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
- Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain by Zaretta Hammond
- Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum
National Dance Institute
- Click here to learn more about the NDI Collaborative, A professional development program for teaching artists, dance educators, musicians, and organizations worldwide: https://nationaldance.org/ndi-collaborative/
Echoes of Incarceration
- Echoes of Incarceration Project: Youth-produced documentaries and video journalism on the intersection of the justice system and young people. http://echoesofincarceration.org/
- All our films about parental incarceration are available for free – we send free DVD’s upon request: http://echoesofincarceration.org/Docs
- Application and info about our 5-week summer camp training youth 16-21 in filmmaking and advocacy https://www.afsc.org/liberationsummer
- Resources and tips for working with kids with of incarcerated parents: https://youth.gov/youth-topics/children-of-incarcerated-parents/federal-tools-resources/tip-sheet-teachers
NYC Department of Education Office of Arts & Special Projects
- Click here to view Joel Thompson’s “Seven Last Words of the Unarmed”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdNXoqNuLRQ
- Click here to view Urban Bush Women’s “Hair & Other Stories”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idHpfjroH3g
- Click here to view Ping Chong & Company’s “#ArtIsJustice” YouTube series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPhuyXl_irI&list=PLOoIZTxzMxeDPy2oCaUNP2Vg4C2kqRZ1m