Arting and Writing to Transform Education - An Integrated Approach for Culturally and Ecologically Responsive Pedagogy - Meleanna Meyer
11. Cultures: Identity through Portraiture
Arting and Writing to Transform Education - An Integrated Approach for Culturally and Ecologically Responsive Pedagogy - Meleanna Meyer
Meleanna Meyer [+]
Artist, filmmaker, and designer of curriculum
Meleanna Aluli Meyer, artist, educator, and filmmaker, holds an M. A. in Education (University of Hawai’i Manoa) and B.A. in Design & Photography (Stanford University).
Miki Maeshiro [+]
Kamehameha Schools, Hawai'i
Mikilani Hayes Maeshiro, classroom and resource teacher working as an Education Design Specialist at Kamehameha Schools, holds an M. A. in Education (University of Hawai’i Manoa).
Anna Sumida [+]
Kamehameha Schools, Hawai'i
Anna Yoshie Sumida, who teaches at Kamehameha Schools, holds a doctorate in Education (University of Hawai’i Manoa) and has taught Hawaiian children for 25 years.
Description
In this unit, students explore their own cultural identity as connected to family and place. Students explore the work of master artists and analyze mentor texts in order to envision, compose, and publish their own arting and writing piece focused on the significance of their name and/or where they are from.