Creating Connections: Collaborations Between Museums and Schools

CREATING CONNECTIONSCOLLABORATION BETWEEN MUSEUMS AND SCHOOLS

Jody Stokes-CaseySession ModeratorEducation CoordinatorInterim Director of Collections, Education, & Interpretation

A. Michelle CraigCoordinator of Youth Programs

Lyndsey PenderApplied Anthropology Graduate StudentGrad Assistant at C.H. NashNur AbdallaApplied Anthropology Graduate StudentGrad Assistant at C.H. Nash

CONSIDER:

In what ways does your museum partner with community schools? What are your museum’s goals in making stronger connections with them?

Jody Stokes-Casey, Education Coordinator & Interim Director of Collections, Interpretation, & Education

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CREATING CONNECTIONSCollaboration between museums and schools

Frayser High School, 1949

Frayser High School, class of 1970Frayser High School, students1969

HISTORY, IMAGE, AND CULTURE

Firestone Tire & Rubber Plant, 1938. Closed in 1983 International Harvester Plant, closed mid-1980s Sears Crosstown, closed early 1990s

Frayser CommunitySource: Demographics Now, U.S. Census, 2000

2011. NBC-WMC “Breaking News” report


2014. Fox 13 “Breaking News” report

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/local-news/north-memphis-community-becomes-lab-for-do-or

A few years ago, the University of Memphis identified five "hot spots" for crime in Memphis. Three were in Frayser.

6 in 10 Frayser children lived in what the federal government defines as poverty.

Unemployment here has more than doubled in the past decade to more than 17 percent.

The state considers 11 of Frayser's 14 public schools to be failing. Fewer than half of Frayser's adults have high school diplomas.

Folks in Frayser are eager for positive change, but after generations of being tossed about by massive socioeconomic forces such as deindustrialization, suburbanization and urbanization, they don't want to play poster child for well-meaning outsiders using Frayser's woes to cash in on grants or bolster resumes.

Commercial AppealDavid Waters, December 2012

English Proficiency Distribution

English proficiency is determined by student results on the school's Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program test.

Below Basic 43%Basic 45%Proficient 10%Advanced 1%

Algebra Proficiency Distribution

Algebra proficiency is determined by student results on the school's Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program tests.

Below Basic 56%Basic 32%Proficient 9%Advanced 3%

Data based on the 2012-2013 school year.http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/tennessee/districts/memphis-city-schools/frayser-high-school-18092/test-scores

Bobby White , Superintendent of Frayser Community Schoolshttp://www.governing.com/topics/education/gov-memphis-education-reform.html

INITIATING

Kimberly Hopkins-Clark. Principal of MLK College Preparatory High School

Bobby WhiteSuperintendent of Frayser Community Schools


Stated goals and purpose of this partnership are:

To align with the missions of the Frayser Community School and the National Civil Rights Museum.

To provide a framework of lessons on the history of the civil rights movement as it is interpreted in NCRM exhibitions

To include character education based on the principles of DRIVE (Discipline, Responsibility, Integrity, Vision, and Effort) within the lessons

To challenge students to be informed and active citizens in promoting civil and human rights.

ECONOMIC JUSTICE

PLANNING

WHAT IS ECONOMICS?

Economics is the study of production, distribution and consumption of goods and services to satisfy human wants and needs.

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WHAT IS JUSTICE?

Justice is the quality of being just, impartial, or fair.

DRIVE connection: Integrity is when your actions and

values align.

Justice and integrity are key cornerstones of development, human rights, peace and security.

actions values

WHAT IS ECONOMIC JUSTICE?

Each person is able to earn a living and exchange goods and services with others fairly while also being free to engage creatively (mind and spirit) beyond economics.

THEN WHAT IS ECONOMIC INJUSTICE?

http://www.startribune.com/opinion/198634511.html

Economic inequality occurs when there is a financial disparity between the rich and the poor in which the top class has significantly more than each of the other classes, especially the lowest.

What factors in American history have contributed to an unfair economic system?

Who is affected by the unjust economic system?

http://blog.seattlepi.com/davidhorsey/2011/09/19/how-we-slice-the-pie-in-the-usa/

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Creating wealth through slavery.

D.R.I.V.E. - Free Frank McWorter story

Week 2: I, Too, Am America: Combatting Jim Crow 1896-1954Black Wall Street, Sharecropping Cycle, Sharecropping math activity

Week 3: The Year They Walked: Montgomery Bus Boycott 1955-1956

Economics of the boycott

Jail, No Bail math activity

D.R.I.V.E. Rosa Parks story & Sit-Ins story

Week 4: The Children Shall Lead Them: Birmingham 1963

Children take responsibility for change

D.R.I.V.E. Where are you Living? (Above/Below the Line)Week 5: For Jobs and Freedom: The March on Washington 1963

Demands of the March on Washington & comparisons to today

Economic Justice message in the "I Have a Dream" speech

Week 6: What Do We Want? Black Power

the Ten Point Program

Poetry Activity

Week 7: I Am a Man: Memphis Sanitation Strike 1968

History of the Sanitation Strike

All Labor Has Dignity Activity

Poor People's Campaign

Week 8: Preparation Week

Week 9: Action Week

Week 10: Reflection Week

PLANNING

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COGNITIVE/KNOWLEDGEIn this system, each person is able to earn a living and exchange goods and services with others fairly while also being free to engage creatively (mind and spirit) beyond economics:

a. Fair Tradeb. Civil Rights Movementc. Economic Justiced. Open Source

EMPATHYI believe that there are two sides to every question and try to look at them both.

a. Describes me very wellb. Describes me wellc. Neutrald. Does not describe me well

RESPONSIBILITYIt is up to me and people my age to be sure our community is a safe place.

a. Describes me very wellb. Describes me wellc. Neutrald. Does not describe me well

IMPLEMENTINGCOMMUNITY SERVICE COMPONENT

IMPLEMENTING

Lesson Plan

PowerPoint with Lecture Notes

Worksheet

QUESTIONS, CONCEPTS, DISCUSSION POINTSIMPLEMENTING

SHARECROPPING VS BLACK WALL STREET

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MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT

How can you join the movement to inspire the community, nation, world?

MARCH ON WASHINGTON DEMANDS

Meaningful civil rights laws

Massive federal work program

Full and fair employment

Decent housing

The right to vote

Adequate integrated education

Are these problems faced in our community today?

BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN’S CRUSADE

BLACK PANTHER PARTY TEN-POINT PROGRAM

MEMPHIS SANITATION STRIKE

All labor has dignity.

http://www.kingsacademy.com/mhodges/03_The-World-since-1900/09_The-Cold-War/09d_Shifts-in-American-Culture-2.htm

D.R.I.V.E INITIATIVEDISCIPLINERESPONSIBILITYINTEGRITYVISIONEFFORT

COGNITIVE/KNOWLEDGEINCREASE

EMPATHYCONSISTENT

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RESULTS

It is up to me and people my age to be sure our community is a safe place.a. Describes me very wellb. Describes me wellc. Neutrald. Does not describe me well

Description Rationale Amount TotalT-shirts for community service day (1/19/2015)

Students who returned photography release forms were given t-shirts for identification.

This year they were free, because we used leftover shirts from the student responsibility march. Estimated cost $5/shirt for 100 students

$500. Actual for 2015 $0

Photographer for community service day

Came from Marketing budget. Photos for multiple use including securing future grants

$150.00

Museum admissionJanuary 22

A museum visit was a necessary component to the partnership. Each group was guided by museum staff (cost of guide not charged)

29 guests: 24 students; 5 adultsEach tour was covered by Target Tours grant money.

$ 218.00

Museum admission January 29 38 guests; 31 students, 7 adults $ 300.00

Museum admission February 5 34 guests; 29 students, 5 adults $ 258.00

Museum admission February 12 37 guests; 32 students, 5 adults $ 269.00

Journals Ordered from School Specialty

The journals were for qualitative assessments. Reflection: they were not used to the extent we wanted. Will not purchase in the future

$0.99 per journal for 200 journals $198.00

Printing costs For this partnership, the museum printed worksheets for each lesson for the students. I would not recommend doing this again unless we have grant/sponsor money.

2 pages per lesson, per student (180 students).7 lessons. (roughly 2520 pages) 1.6 cents per black and white copy (approximately $ 40.32)

$ 40.32

End of Program reflective lunch with the Principal

Estimated $50.00

Light refreshments for Teacher Meeting. November

Estimated $40.00

Light refreshments for teacher Meeting. April

Estimated $40.00

Gift card incentives/thank you’s for teachers

The museum had a few formerly donated giftcards from the Knowledge Tree.

$25 per gift card9 teachers

$225. Actual for 2015 $0.

TOTAL $2,288.32 ACTUAL $518.32

