Student mini art projects

EDUC323 Students created art projects on mini canvases to represent the importance of Art, Freedom Dreaming, and Joy- elements of Abolitionist Teaching as described by Dr. Bettina Love in her book We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom

Students with their artwork

 

Half of the class painting mini canvases

Students in EDUC323 each created a piece of artwork on a mini canvas as a representation of the importance of Art Education (as a mode of expression, sense-making, recall, creativity, and imagining) in schools according to Dr. Bettina Love.

 

Half of the class painting mini canvases

While working on their art projects students listened to a selection of songs from their curated list (from the Infusion of Music/Hip Hop assignment).

Photo of board with keywords from text written on it

Stop and Jot: Students shared salient terms, ideas, and takeaways from Chapter 5 of We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Freedom by Bettina L. Love before a whole class discussion.