This workshop will address the importance of promoting cultural awareness in the art room and show how supporting student voices and choices in the classroom can help foster it.
Wynita Harmon is an associate professor and instructional coach at the Art of Education University, an organization committed to developing amazing art teachers by providing rigorous, relevant, and engaging learning at every stage of their careers. Harmon holds a doctorate degree in educational leadership from Dallas Baptist University. She taught in elementary Title I schools for fourteen years and served as an art team lead teacher in a large Texas school district. As an advocate for choice-based art education and student equity, Harmon has presented in various capacities on student choice, equity, and cultural awareness. She actively seeks opportunities to support the arts and promote change within the field. Recently, Harmon presented as part of a panel for the Columbia Museum of Art’s webinar Doing the (Art)Work: Building an Anti-racist Curriculum using the Arts.
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