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CO-CREATION IN THE CLASSROOM: EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOR ARTS AND HUMANITIES EXHIBITION: 'A MOVEMENT IN EVERY DIRECTION: LEGACIES OF THE GREAT MIGRATION' [BASED ON LESSONS LEARNED FROM COVID-19, THE MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM OF ART WILL RE-ENGAGE EDUCATORS, SCHOOLS, AND INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING BY CREATING RESOURCES THAT TIE THE UNDERLYING HUMANITIES AND ARTS CONTENT OF UPCOMING EXHIBITION, A MOVEMENT IN EVERY DIRECTION: LEGACIES OF THE GREAT MIGRATION, AND THE ARTISTIC AND RESEARCH PROCESSES, TO WORK IN THE CLASSROOM. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE PRODUCTION OF A CRITICAL READER AND HIGHER EDUCATION COURSE WORK ? CULMINATING IN THE NATIONAL SUMMER TEACHER INSTITUTE, AN INTENSIVE WEEK OF CURRICULUM CO-CREATION WHERE EDUCATORS WILL INVESTIGATE EXHIBITION THEMES WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL EXPERTS, ENGAGE WITH INNOVATIVE PEDAGOGICAL THEORY, AND FOCUS ON DEVELOPING STRATEGIES TO EMBED PRIMARY SOURCES AND NARRATIVE STORYTELLING INTO LESSON PLANS AND CLASSROOMS.] [PURPOSE: THE GRANT TO THE MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM OF ART WILL SUPPORT THE CREATION OF TEACHING MATERIALS FOCUSING ON THE GREAT MIGRATION AND BASED ON THE COLLECTIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM OF ART, INCLUDING A WORKSHOP FOR TEACHERS. IT WILL RETAIN FOUR JOBS AND CREATE SEVEN STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS.  ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM OF ART WILL REENGAGE EDUCATORS, SCHOOLS, AND INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING BY CREATING RESOURCES BASED ON ITS COLLECTION OF THE GREAT MIGRATION EXHIBITION. THE MUSEUM WILL COMMISSION WORKS BY 12 NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTISTS. THE WORKS WILL EXAMINE THE IMPACT OF THE GREAT MIGRATION ON THE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL LIFE OF THE UNITED STATES. THE EXHIBITION WILL OPEN IN APRIL, 2022, AND WILL TRAVEL TO PARTNER INSTITUTIONS IN BALTIMORE, NEW YORK CITY, DETROIT, AND LOS ANGELES. THE MUSEUM WILL PUBLISH A CRITICAL READER, EDITED BY THE EXHIBITION?S CO-CURATORS. THE CRITICAL READER WILL PROVIDE A TEXTBOOK OF PRIMARY AND SCHOLARLY SOURCES AND CONTEXTUALIZE THE GREAT MIGRATION WITH READINGS ON TOPICS SUCH AS FOOD-WAYS, URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND MUSIC. THE BOOK WILL BE USED FOR COLLEGE COURSE DEVELOPMENT AT THE TEACHER INSTITUTE. THE MUSEUM WILL DEVELOP A HIGHER EDUCATION CURRICULUM BASED ON THE EXHIBITION AND THE CRITICAL READER. HIGHER EDUCATION COURSEWORK WILL DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY. VISITING SCHOLARS, EDUCATIONAL FELLOWS, AND STUDENTS WILL CONTRIBUTE ACADEMIC RESEARCH, WITH THEIR PAPERS BEING INCORPORATED INTO EXHIBITION PROGRAMMING AND RELATED EVENTS. THE MUSEUM WILL ALSO INITIATE A SUMMER TEACHERS INSTITUTE FOR K-12 EDUCATORS TO ENGAGE WITH A SIMILAR CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES.  EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE MUSEUM WILL RE-ENGAGE WITH ITS LEGACY OF ARTISTIC AND INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO EDUCATION. EDUCATORS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH FURTHER AND BETTER TOOLS IN THE STUDY OF GREAT MIGRATION. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES ARE THE GENERAL PUBLIC; TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS OF GREAT MIGRATION AND US HISTORY; AND STAFF MEMBERS OF THE MUSEUM.  SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS. ]
