Implementation of strategies 

Over the next 2 weeks, focus on: 

Experience Art rooted in Social Emotional Learning

Choose one experience. 

SEL Arts Experiences

Explore one of the SEL Arts Experiences below and share two wows and two wonders. 

Note: WOW: What was meaningful, evocative, interesting, or exciting?

WONDER: What pertinent questions does this bring up?

SEL Arts Experiences

*Resourced from Afrocentric Social Emotional Learning Through the Arts

SELF-AWARENESS

Dance

Church Freestyle, Les Twins church freestyle last stand by Kwabs. Laurent and Larry Nicolas Bourgeois, professionally known as Les Twins, are French dancers, choreographers, producers, models, designers, and creative directors of their brand "Eleven Paris".

Theatre/Spoken Word

Social Identity Ted Talk, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian writer whose works include novels, short stories and nonfiction. She  tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding. 

Visual Art

Jean-Michel Basquiat. ‘He was aware of racist pigeonholes’: how Basquiat took inspiration from jazz, hip-hop and no wave. The Musical Influences of Jean-Michel Basquiat explores the artist’s relationship to music in three short films. 

SELF CARE

Alvin Ailey Organization Alvin Ailey believed that dance is for everybody. AileyCamp represents a vital component of Alvin Ailey’s vision: using the power of dance to enrich and positively impact the lives of children.

The Colored Museum By George C. Wolfe 

The Colored Museum is a play written by George C. Wolfe that premiered at Crossroads Theatre in 1986, directed by L. Kenneth Richardson. In a series of 11 “exhibits” (sketches), the revue explores and satires prominent themes and identities of African-American culture.

SOCIAL AWARENESS

Music

Black is King”  by Beyonce. Originally created to serve as a companion piece to her concept soundtrack The Lion King: The Gift, Beyoncé called Black Is King her "passion project", stating that it was "meant to celebrate the breadth and beauty of Black ancestry."

RELATIONSHIP SKILLS

Film/Theatre

Moonlight. Tarell Alvin McCraney. It tells the story of a young Black man coming to grips with his attraction to other men. It was the first film with an entirely African American cast and the first with a gay main character.

DECISION MAKING

Poetry

“Dreams” by Langston Hughes. ​​Eight lines split into two quatrains. Through this poem, Hughes encourages the reader to pursue their dreams, lest life become meaningless and barren.

2) TATI Lesson Plan and Template Activity: 

Social Emotional Learning

Lesson Plan: Add one strategy linked to social-emotional learning in your classroom.

Template: Add a reflexive question or prompt to the lesson plan template that will remind you of elements linked to SEL.

As we conclude Lab 4, you're encouraged to journal and reflect on some or all of the following prompts:

 Topics and Questions 

• How do our cultural beliefs about artmaking influence our understanding of SEL and the art

• Can engagement in music education during childhood have lasting effects on social and emotional skills in adulthood?

• How can social and emotional learning outcomes be assessed within the context of music education

• How do collaborative or group musical activities promote teamwork, communication, and empathy among young people? 

• How do they impede teamwork, communication, and empathy?