Minnesota Humanities Center K-12
Total: $368,896.44
The primary goal of the Humanities Center’s Education Initiative is to increase student engagement and success; the foundation is strengthening the teacher-student relationship. Drawing upon the multiplicity of experiences and cultures represented in schools, educators gain insight into how to engage every student authentically and respectfully. During this time period, Legacy funding helped support K-12 Public Education work such as:
• Blues Vision workshop for educators centered on the anthology Blues Vision: African American Writing from Minnesota
• Community event for educators and community members centered on the Humanities Center’s Somali Bilingual Book project and Somali experiences in Minnesota
• Six Increase Engagement through Absent Narratives workshops wherein participants learn and practice strategies through personal storytelling and guided reflection to help them engage others with respect and empathy in their community or classroom
• A week long Educator Institute for 40 Minnesota educators to be immersed in the Humanities Center’s proven approach to increase student engagement through absent narratives– those voices often left out or marginalized. Minnesota educators develop meaningful connections with their students and implement practical classroom strategies to bring absent narratives pedagogy into practice. Programming also includes post-institute webinars and convenings.
The primary goal of the Humanities Center’s Education Initiative is to increase student engagement and success; the foundation is strengthening the teacher-student relationship. Drawing upon the multiplicity of experiences and cultures represented in schools, educators gain insight into how to engage every student authentically and respectfully. Legacy funds supported the following education strategy projects between July 1, 2015 and January 15, 2016:
During this time period, Legacy funding helped support K-12 Public Education work such as:
• Blues Vision workshop for educators centered on the anthology Blues Vision: African American Writing from Minnesota
• Somali Bilingual Book workshop for educators centered on the Humanities Center’s bilingual book project and Somali experiences in Minnesota
The primary goal of the Humanities Center’s Education Initiative is to increase student engagement and success; the foundation is strengthening the teacher-student relationship. Drawing upon the multiplicity of experiences and cultures represented in schools, educators gain insight into how to engage every student authentically and respectfully. During this time period, Legacy funding helped support K-12 Public Education work such as:
• Blues Vision workshop for educators centered on the anthology Blues Vision: African American Writing from Minnesota
• Community event for educators and community members centered on the Humanities Center’s Somali Bilingual Book project and Somali experiences in Minnesota
• Six Increase Engagement through Absent Narratives workshops wherein participants learn and practice strategies through personal storytelling and guided reflection to help them engage others with respect and empathy in their community or classroom
• A week long Educator Institute for 40 Minnesota educators to be immersed in the Humanities Center’s proven approach to increase student engagement through absent narratives– those voices often left out or marginalized. Minnesota educators develop meaningful connections with their students and implement practical classroom strategies to bring absent narratives pedagogy into practice. Programming also includes post-institute webinars and convenings.