Wednesday
The Meaning of Land | Maps as Tools for Understanding Native Relationships to Land and Dispossession
Synchronous Activities
We will meet online from 10:30am—1:30pm EDT / 7:30—10:30am PDT
[Zoom PW = NEH]
WEDNESDAY JULY 14 CHAT TRANSCRIPT | WEDNESDAY JULY 28 CHAT TRANSCRIPT
10:00–10:30 AM
OPTIONAL Coffee (Half) Hour
Michelle will provide an Introduction to Leventhal Map Center digital tools
10:30–10:50 AM
Welcome & Overview
Introductions; Map of the Day
10:50–11:15 AM
Modeling of Tracking Dispossession at Tunxis Sepus Activity
Margaret Wickens Pearce, Studio 1:1 & Faculty Associate, University of Maine
11:15 AM–12:15 PM
Tracking Dispossession at Tunxis Sepus Activity
Small Group Activity
12:15–12:30 PM
BREAK
12:30–1:20 PM
Group Discussion of Activity
1:20–1:30 PM
Wrap Up & Reflection
In addition to work on your Concept Map, please complete this Evaluation Form for Wednesday's session.
1:30–2:00 PM
Optional: Full Grade Level Group Breakouts
Asynchronous Assignments
Please complete the following readings and assignments before we meet online on THURSDAY morning.
Read
Readings on Visual Thinking Strategies: A Note on VTS | Understanding the Basics | Basic VTS at a Glance
Honoring Students, Teachers and the Work of Kerry James Marshall Through VTS
Of This Land: Native American Woodlands Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Optional | Tribal Map | Marina Tyquiengco and Tess Lukey and Layla Bermeo
Explore
Maps of the Day: Decolonized Map of New England
Click "Present" to view map up close.
Watch
Location of the Day:
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts