This is somewhat disorganized, but let me know what you think about any of it. These are ideas for Monday's 90 minute instruction. I will do some more tomorrow night and really focus on it this weekend. Txs-Amy
animated map showing how humans migrated from Africa,
goes back tens of thousands of years
ominous music but other than that is ok
Reasons for Migration
Push Reasons:
1. Social—Poor
Services, Lack of Education, Poor Medical Care
2. Economic—Unemployment,
Poor Pay, Hazardous Work Conditions
3. Political—Persecution,
War
Pull Reasons:
1. Social—Plenty
of food, Available Services, Lots of Doctors
2. Economic—Job
Opportunities, Better Quality of Life, Good Pay
3. Political—Democracy,
Freedoms
Could be taught by drawing out on board in a creative
diagram using a drawing of the world as the center, stick figure person on each
side of the world, one figure representing Pull and other representing Push
concept.
Introduce topic of migration through definition and
opening video of the history of it
Waves of Migration:
Gold Rush-US migrants out west
Jewish Migration to Europe
US Migration from Europe
US Migration from Africa
The Great Migration-African Americans north after
Civil War
Refugee Migration-Syrian and others from Middle East
Australian Migration
Viking Migration-from northern Europe southward
South Pacific Migration
Ideas for making this a local issue:
Personal Stories from each of the facilitators
Personal Stories from participants if they feel
comfortable
Examination of IU’s student base based on home
locations
Examination of Personal Factors stemming from
Migration:
1. Identity—decision
to keep home identity, to assimilate, or to blend both into self-identity
2. 2nd
and 3rd Generation experiences much different than 1st
Generation
3. Increased
openness to other cultures-Diversity and Acceptance
4. Rounded
experiences—new food, traditions, awareness of global-social issues
You've probably already thought of this but you could plot each participants family location and any movement they made during a certain time period on a map so they can identify with the concept. I think this is a great topic but as a classroom teacher, I would never be able to get through that much material in 90 minutes, especially with strategically placed activities. I would suggest short activities at certain points in the lesson. Otherwise, students might bored and disconnect from what you are trying to do. What is your final goal or "product"?
ReplyDeleteTeresa--Thank you for your comment. I am very aware that there is too much on the initial sheet I posted, but it is just a preliminary sheet so we can start narrowing things down. Our goal is to give the students an introduction to migration--the reasons, the results and the global interconnections that remain long after a person migrates. We plan to use 2 art forms--T-shirt design and Digital Photography in tandem so that students can first design their own shirt based on their personal experiences with migration and then digitize their creations in a posed setting along with a personal prop symbolizing their experiences, as well. It was suggested to us to possibly tie in the T-shirts to a short history of Movements utilizing visual wear (with the relationship being that migration is a form of movement), but nothing has been finalized yet.
ReplyDeleteHi Teresa and Amy - First Amy - thanks for getting the ideas flowing and thanks Teresa for commenting and giving suggestions. So for starters - it would be good if you can take the seeds of your response to Teresa and create an exciting title for your course that incorporates the global issue as well as the art form - in your case the art form is visual arts - (both Tshirts and digital photography being in that realm. Your theme is migration. Something like Visualizing Migration or something like that. Please take a try at a one-two paragraph (short paragraph(s) that will excite and draw in the students interest. Then you can start to figure how you will spend each day. And I am hoping that the high school teachers among us will keep offering advice for those of us who have never taught high school. Thanks again - you are on to something great.
DeleteThis is a good topic to tackle. I notice you refer to it as a "course". I would keep the history of migration light and focus on recent events while still keeping it "fun". I love the t-shirt idea. The students will too. Last year we had some really artistic students. They will enjoy having something to remember the experience.
ReplyDeleteHello everyone, this is an interesting topic to tackle. I believe it will bring different ideas and perspectives. This topic can also be viewed from the perspective of the media and how it carries itself in reposting about issues of Syria and Syrian immigrants as well as other immigrants from different parts of the world. What and how does the media itself play the role of being a stereotype?
ReplyDeleteWhat are the impacts of their communication about ethnicity and the extent to which stereotypes are generated?
Have you found a place outside to tie dye? I have tried to do this in a classroom and regretted it later.
ReplyDeleteCool ideas! I love how you have incorporated many ways for them to work in cooperative groups and do hands on activities. Especially loved the t-shirt idea.
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