The African Diaspora Water Crisis Curriculum Project: An Arts-Based Collaboration

I am honored to announce some great news. I [Steve] have been awarded a 2014 Research Grant from The Africana Research Center at Penn State. The grant will support “The African Diaspora Water Crisis Curriculum Project: An Arts-Based Collaboration” which will be carried out through the Reservoir Studio.

Using arts-based and participatory methodologies, this project seeks to develop and implement an arts-centered curriculum and instructional resources in response to the global water crisis in the African Diaspora. In partnership with teachers in three predominantly African American high schools, the curriculum will focus on production, use, and implications of affordable ceramic water filters in Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Honduras. The project draws on my research in curriculum theory, professional development, and ceramic water filters.

The project aims to develop and implement an arts-based high school curriculum and instructional resources in response to the global water crisis within three countries in the African Diaspora: Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Honduras. The curriculum and instructional resources will be developed in collaboration with teachers in three predominantly African American schools for use in their International Baccalaureate (IB) program. A key aim of the project is to enable African American students and their teachers to situate themselves critically within the African Diaspora through direct exploration of the global water crisis through artistic, scholarly, and socially engaged practices.

This project will contribute to the Africana Research Center’s mission by working directly with communities and colleagues in three countries in the African Diaspora to enhance the lives of students and teachers in three predominantly African American schools in the United States. The outcomes of the project, include curriculum materials and instructional resources available online, scholarly papers and conference presentations, and strengthened collaborations with practitioners and students in predominantly African American high schools.

Thank you, Africana Research Center.
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