https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l July 25-29, 2022 en-us 2022-07-23 18:27:22 UTC 2025-10-23 08:05:42 UTC hello@padlet.com REACHgrant https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248597510 2022-07-23 19:20:45 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248597510 REACHgrant https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248597895 2022-07-23 19:23:34 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248597895 REACHgrant https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248598863 Dr. Quésha S. Starks is currently the principal of BTW Magnet High School. During her leadership, BTW has been recognized by U.S. News and World Report, Newsweek, and BusinessWeek as one of the best high schools in Alabama and America. Google, Inc. recognized BTW for closing achievement gaps in underserved minority populations. The school also received the U.S. News and World Report Gold Medal distinction for being one of the top 500 schools in the nation. BTW has produced several National Merit and National Achievement Scholars through Weekend Workshops and instructional leadership initiatives that Starks has spearheaded with support from BTW teachers, community stakeholders, and partners in education. In addition to Starks’ professional responsibilities, she has conducted extensive research on Multiple Intelligences Theory and Brain Research and High-performing, High-poverty Schools, and Arts Integration.]]> 2022-07-23 19:29:09 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248598863 REACHgrant https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248598903 As a Montgomery, Alabama native and lead Legendary Tours guide, Wanda Battle is no stranger to the historical relevance that her magical city has to offer. Being born during the 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott and raised during the 1960’s Civil Rights Movement, Wanda has grown up with a sense of community that is unmatched. Ingrained in her is the desire to bring together a collaborative community that works to make life a better place for the next generation through the art of storytelling.]]> 2022-07-23 19:29:30 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248598903 REACHgrant https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248599064 Vanzetta Penn McPherson is a retired United States magistrate judge in her hometown of Montgomery, Alabama. McPherson received her B.A. degree in speech pathology and audiology from Howard University in 1969, her M.A. degree in 1971 from Columbia University, and her J.D. degree, also from Columbia, in 1974. One of the most notable rulings for McPherson was a discrimination case involving the Alabama Two-Year College System. Three females at two different Alabama colleges were denied promotions because they were women and because of their age. McPherson ruled in favor of these women and ordered the college system to give them the promotions; she also ordered back pay for the women.]]> 2022-07-23 19:30:35 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248599064 REACHgrant https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248599395 She is no stranger to working within education, primarily with the youth. Michelle Speaks has spent the vast amount of her life dedicated to motivating, uplifting, and inspiring young people. She currently works for the Department of Youth Services, a juvenile correctional facility, as an educator. She has spent more than 20 years of her life tenure in the field of professional education. Whether working with a summer camp dedicated to the positive development of self-esteem in young people through the performing arts, or being a member of a restructuring team that revitalizes failing schools, she has been embedded in the trenches doing the work to change the negative outcomes that so many poor and disenfranchised children face daily.]]> 2022-07-23 19:32:50 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248599395 REACHgrant https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248600314 2022-07-23 19:38:33 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248600314 REACHgrant https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248601114 2022-07-23 19:43:43 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248601114 REACHgrant https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248601172 2022-07-23 19:44:08 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248601172 REACHgrant https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248601243 Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum is an active memorial to the life of civil rights icon Rosa Parks and the lessons of the Montgomery Bus Boycott that brought racial integration to transportation and international attention to civil rights. Located in downtown Montgomery, Alabama at the site where Mrs. Parks was arrested, it is the nation’s only museum dedicated to Rosa Parks. Their mission is to honor her legacy and that of the boycott by providing a platform for scholarly dialogue, civic engagement, and positive social change.]]> 2022-07-23 19:44:36 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248601243 REACHgrant https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248601309 2022-07-23 19:45:09 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248601309 REACHgrant https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248601571 2022-07-23 19:46:22 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248601571 REACHgrant https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248602576 Browder moved to Alabama’s capital city after art school and started a nonprofit to help children discover their voices and identities through history and art, while creating art diversion programs for juvenile detention centers across the south. She founded two youth non-profit programs to help young people in Alabama: "I Am More Than" and "More Up Cafe". She’s supported that work by giving tours around Montgomery, lacing jokes and group sing-a-longs with candid talk about the modern-day effects of everything from slavery to segregation. She created a striking sculpture of “the Mothers of Gynecology” – three enslaved women named Anarcha, Lucy and Betsey, who endured dozens of surgical experiments. Welded from steel and adorned with women’s names, surgical instruments and jagged metal shapes. The figure of Anarcha, who endured 30 surgeries, has a hole in place of a uterus. Her face gazes to the sky, eyes closed.]]> 2022-07-23 19:51:14 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248602576 REACHgrant https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248660597 2022-07-24 02:38:34 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248660597 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248662408 Hello Everyone, I am Ruthmae Sears. I am  an Associate Professor for Mathematics Education,  and the Associate Director for the Coalition of Science Literacy  at the University of South Florida. ]]> 2022-07-24 02:50:20 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248662408 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248680546 Lisa Merritt MD Professor of Practice, New College, Board Member Ringling Museum and National Black Trustees Alliance. ]]> 2022-07-24 04:40:34 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248680546 REACHgrant https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248745496 2022-07-24 11:22:33 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248745496 harringtonkimberley https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248751812 Hello everyone! I’m Kimberley and I’m a retired 30 year educator and had the privilege of serving as one of New Jersey’s  Commissioners of Education. I am currently  an independent consultant. ]]> 2022-07-24 11:59:20 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248751812 harringtonkimberley https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248752437 This will be my first time visiting Montgomery. I am eager to meet all of you and to share this journey together. I am anticipating a life changing experience filled with new learning and perspective. ]]> 2022-07-24 12:02:59 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248752437 betty_belanus https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248753639 Hi, Everyone, I'm Betty.  I'm an Educational Specialist and Curator at the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Studies.  I met some of you back in February at the grant kick off, and looking forward to meeting new folks.  I've never been to Montgomery before and I'm very excited for the visit!]]> 2022-07-24 12:10:06 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248753639 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248784098 Hi there! I'm Marly Parker. I am an Arts Schools Network Board Member living in CT. I teach at an elementary arts magnet school in Waterbury. I'm thrilled to be heading to Montgomery. I look forward to meeting you all. See you soon!]]> 2022-07-24 14:32:43 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248784098 REACHgrant https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248786948 2022-07-24 14:47:34 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248786948 REACHgrant https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248787077 2022-07-24 14:48:18 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248787077 REACHgrant https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248787254 2022-07-24 14:49:16 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248787254 REACHgrant https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248789789 2022-07-24 15:01:22 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248789789 REACHgrant https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248789970 2022-07-24 15:02:19 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248789970 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248791309 Hello Colleagues!
I am Dr. Denise Davis- Cotton. I am the Director of the USF Florida Center for Partnerships for Arts Integrated Teaching and the Vision of REACH! Welcome to Alabama!]]> 2022-07-24 15:09:46 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248791309 karen1085 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248800681 Hello! I’m Karen Bell, teaching artist for the Circus Arts Conservatory. I am so looking forward to meeting and or seeing everyone again! This will be an amazing learning experience for me.]]> 2022-07-24 15:49:25 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248800681 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248802957 Dallas Jackson, art consultant REACH. Career educator 28.5 years. Looking forward to learning with you in Montgomery.]]> 2022-07-24 15:59:14 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248802957 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248803822 2022-07-24 16:04:02 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248803822 sstone101654 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248875960 2022-07-24 23:13:04 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2248875960 betty_belanus https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249251809 Anticipating a very intense learning experience which I am looking forward to sharing with all you and eventually with many other educators and students.  I'm thinking towards writing a blog for our Center web site and also already thinking of ideas for next year's visit to the Smithsonian and Washington, DC.]]> 2022-07-25 11:44:25 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249251809 lisa701 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249254434 I am looking forward to spending an incredible week with all of you in Montgomery! As Executive Director of Local Learning: The National Network for Folk Arts in Education, I'm so pleased to be supporting the efforts of the REACH program. ]]> 2022-07-25 11:53:41 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249254434 lisa701 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249256229 I am thrilled to be visiting this city for the first time, framed through the important lens of culturally responsive and inclusive education. Last week I was directing a workshop for educators on Teaching with Primary Sources in Tulsa, OK, focused particularly on the Tulsa Race Massacre and the Civil Rights History Project of the Library of Congress. I am embracing the significance of these two combined weeks of learning and travel. ]]> 2022-07-25 11:59:48 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249256229 betty_belanus https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249472381 Sharon Jackson and I toured the Rosa Parks museum and Mothers of Gynecology Park.  The rest of you will do so on Thursday!]]> 2022-07-25 20:50:57 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249472381 betty_belanus https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249472601 2022-07-25 20:51:45 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249472601 betty_belanus https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249474674 I liked the way the Mothers of Gynecology Park/memorial emphasized the knowledge of women healers and midwives in contrast to the cruel experiments of male doctors who thought they were the authorities on treating women...  ]]> 2022-07-25 20:59:10 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249474674 kbrowder1 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249478393 Welcome to Montgomery! I will be your point of contact from the Chamber during your visit. Please let me know if I can be of any assistance. ]]> 2022-07-25 21:11:28 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249478393 karen1085 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249507225 I plan on being a giant sponge! Coming from Colorado, I learned very little about the history of the south in school. I look forward to having my eyes and heart opened!]]> 2022-07-25 22:54:38 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249507225 kmay62 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249511492 Greetings all! I am Kara May, Founding Principal and Director of Partnerships and Creative Development at Art In Motion Creative Arts School in Chicago, Illinois. I am excited about spending this time of learning, listening and development in Montgomery with you all. See you soon! ]]> 2022-07-25 23:06:49 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249511492 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249561330 2022-07-26 00:51:24 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249561330 sstone101654 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249714663 2022-07-26 04:50:33 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249714663 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249948238 University of South Florida]]> 2022-07-26 13:22:48 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249948238 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249950072 2022-07-26 13:26:24 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249950072 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249950367 Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman
University of South Florida
Interim VP of Institutional Equity
Sr. Advisor, President & Provost for DEI
Assoc Prof. of Sociology]]> 2022-07-26 13:27:04 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249950367 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249951806 I’m so excited to be in Montgomery in part because of my familiarity with Rosa Parks’ life and my lack of familiarity with many other aspects of the city. Can’t wait!]]> 2022-07-26 13:29:51 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249951806 ruthmaesears1 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249968425 I was reflecting on  the potential ways I can use the knowledge gain within the curriculum, and empower others in their professional growth.

I am confident the experience will be enlightening,  motivational, and inspiring. ]]> 2022-07-26 14:01:54 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249968425 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249968901 This is a good journal article that provides context into our study this week:
https://repository.law.umich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1157&context=mjrl]]> 2022-07-26 14:02:37 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249968901 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249987878 2022-07-26 14:36:15 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249987878 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249988085 2022-07-26 14:36:41 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249988085 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249990006 2022-07-26 14:40:27 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2249990006 harringtonkimberley https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250050750 This little light of mine - I’m gonna let it shine … Let us shine brightly together. ]]> 2022-07-26 16:37:58 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250050750 betty_belanus https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250075317 So grateful for our guide Wanda Battle.  ]]> 2022-07-26 17:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250075317 betty_belanus https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250075726 2022-07-26 17:33:55 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250075726 karen1085 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250075729 “Intelligence plus character, that is the goal of true education.” Dr. Martin Luther King]]> 2022-07-26 17:33:55 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250075729 ruthmaesears1 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250075786 Until the lion gets to write his story, the hunter will always be the hero

]]> 2022-07-26 17:34:05 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250075786 ruthmaesears1 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250076635 Share the experience together... let love catalyze change]]> 2022-07-26 17:35:23 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250076635 ruthmaesears1 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250078024 It's mesmerizing to learn how so many great ideas were conceived,  and grew based on  the  support of the community and church members.]]> 2022-07-26 17:39:00 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250078024 kmay62 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250078547 This is my first time in Montgomery - it’s like the Holy Land of the African American Civil Rights experience…I feel soooo blessed to be here. ]]> 2022-07-26 17:40:16 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250078547 dthompsondorsey https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250083318 Feeling inspired and blessed at the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church]]> 2022-07-26 17:52:11 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250083318 ruthmaesears1 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250113088 History provides valuable lessons of how to advance racial justice. Nevertheless, the fight for civil right continues....]]> 2022-07-26 19:13:36 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250113088 ruthmaesears1 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250114861 What narrative will be amplified? Who is speaking? What will be said? How do you ensure the truth is exposed and the correct narrative is told over time?]]> 2022-07-26 19:18:19 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250114861 ruthmaesears1 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250115957 Exposure to racism from childhood can impact overall quality of life]]> 2022-07-26 19:21:54 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250115957 ruthmaesears1 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250118489 People fought and died for the right to vote.  The importance of voting can never be understated~]]> 2022-07-26 19:29:58 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250118489 karen1085 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250131440 2022-07-26 20:04:41 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250131440 karen1085 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250146301 2022-07-26 20:53:11 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250146301 betty_belanus https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250151562 2022-07-26 21:12:00 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250151562 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250153236 Vision. Strategy. Activism. Student Agency. Cultural Identity. Structural Change. 
(PS--sharing a student journal activity linked above my org developed for museum visits. The activity is useful for thinking about inventorying one's assumptions and the multiple narratives/perspectives at play in the museum space and representation.) ]]> 2022-07-26 21:17:15 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250153236 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250168110 2022-07-26 22:08:08 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250168110 ruthmaesears1 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250171670 2022-07-26 22:22:02 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250171670 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250706018 2022-07-27 17:32:36 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250706018 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250706223 2022-07-27 17:33:01 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250706223 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250706320 2022-07-27 17:33:23 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250706320 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250706455 2022-07-27 17:33:49 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250706455 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250706724 2022-07-27 17:34:40 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250706724 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250706948 2022-07-27 17:35:21 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250706948 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250707240 2022-07-27 17:36:13 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250707240 betty_belanus https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250737022 2022-07-27 19:02:59 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250737022 betty_belanus https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250737350 2022-07-27 19:04:04 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250737350 ruthmaesears1 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250744468 A cry for freedom ]]> 2022-07-27 19:25:56 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250744468 ruthmaesears1 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250745478 Of the 3,000 people, it makes you question  how did nobody see anything wrong with it~]]> 2022-07-27 19:28:53 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250745478 ruthmaesears1 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250767118 Change is possible when individuals  collectively take a stand against injustice~]]> 2022-07-27 20:37:19 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250767118 ruthmaesears1 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250778109 2022-07-27 21:17:15 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250778109 ruthmaesears1 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250778177 2022-07-27 21:17:32 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250778177 ruthmaesears1 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250778293 2022-07-27 21:17:59 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250778293 ruthmaesears1 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250778351 2022-07-27 21:18:14 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250778351 betty_belanus https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250797133 Thanks to everyone for your thoughtfulness and fur sharing this experience.  On the way to the airport I learned of our bus driver's extraordinary walk from Orlando, Florida to Harrisburg, PA as a younger man, to raise awareness about Black male incarceration.  Truly an amazing finish to a day of intensive learning.]]> 2022-07-27 22:29:08 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2250797133 lisa701 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2251174698 A story with Alabama roots that resonates around the world: "Bond understood that in designing these quilts she was doing something symbolic. The daughter of an AME bishop with a master’s degree in English Literature she was aware of the spiritual and cultural resonance of symbol and material. And she certainly understood the diasporic struggle of black people for freedom." ]]> 2022-07-28 12:36:00 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2251174698 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2251374552 Being a scholar in the understanding of the American fabric is essential in all disciplines!]]> 2022-07-28 21:08:24 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2251374552 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2251374650 2022-07-28 21:08:52 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2251374650 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2251374770 2022-07-28 21:09:26 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2251374770 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2251374881 2022-07-28 21:09:59 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2251374881 lisa701 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2251391016 This is the landing page that allows access articles that connect directly to our conversations. Our most often accessed article is Dismantling Racism in Museum Education (vol 3), which may be particularly relevant--but feel free to reach out to me for other recommendations. (Like co-teaching with community artists to engage community expertise in the classroom in vol 7!)]]> 2022-07-28 22:08:43 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2251391016 lisa701 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2251391527 Want some practical tools for bringing interviews into the classroom?]]> 2022-07-28 22:11:12 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2251391527 harringtonkimberley https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2251396941 https://www.nj.gov/education/amistad/]]> 2022-07-28 22:30:25 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2251396941 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2251396986 So excited to be in Montgomery and to share this experience and strategies for change with colleagues across the country! ]]> 2022-07-28 22:30:35 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2251396986 lisa701 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2251397993 The Folk Arts – Cultural Treasures Charter School comes out of a history of struggle for:
equity and justice for Asian American students and immigrant and refugee students of all races in the public schools; public investment and public space in the under-served Chinatown community; public schooling that engages children as active participants in working for a just society. FACTS provides students in grades K-8 with an exemplary education that utilizes traditional arts and cultures found within their own and neighboring communities as the catalyst for critical inquiry and community engagement.]]> 2022-07-28 22:34:39 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2251397993 ruthmaesears1 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2251398872 Despite the pain.... yet we rise]]> 2022-07-28 22:36:11 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2251398872 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2251907610 This is a good history short to view.]]> 2022-07-29 22:10:12 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2251907610 https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2251907934 2022-07-29 22:11:59 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2251907934 betty_belanus https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2264418760 I have been searching through resources from the Smithsonian Learning Lab and came across this articje I wanted to share.  I am thinking of creating a collection on Learnings Lab drawing from our experience in Montgomery and bringing in other resources.  ]]> 2022-08-18 14:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2264418760 betty_belanus https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2269273466 2022-08-23 20:58:23 UTC https://padlet.com/reachmontgomerymuseumstudies/9exg5c3xfqy7ws1l/wish/2269273466