Design Thinking for Educators
This toolkit contains the process and methods of design along with the Designer’s Workbook, adapted specifically for the context of K-12 education. It offers new ways to be intentional and collaborative when designing, and empowers educators to create impactful solutions.
Arts Ed Collective: Arts Ed Profile
The LA County Arts Education Profile survey was administered to all 2,277 public schools in LA County to learn about the quantity, quality and equity of arts education. They found that nearly every school offers at least some arts instruction, and most schools offer at least two disciplines. At the same time, they found troubling inequities that reflect disparities in the wider society.
The Dreamspace Project
Alyssa Machida is a writer, artist, and educator based in Detroit, MI. She is currently an Interpretive Specialist at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Working at the intersections of art, education, and social justice, she is dedicated to building critical pedagogy and anti-oppressive frameworks into museum practice. She has developed The Dreamspace Project, a workbook seeking to unearth the complex ways that our lives and work not only intersect with, but are deeply rooted in global systems of oppression.