Debra Kerr Intuit Center Audio Lesson

Description

Are you seeking a powerful and fresh resource to bring alive important social studies lessons for your students? People Are Culture’s 12-episode podcast interview series offers insightful and heartfelt personal stories that give students a first-hand perspective on different dimensions of culture. Each interview is conducted by Meg Pier and features a fascinating narrative from a real person on topics as varied as refugees, arts, music, folk art, artisan, dance, crafts, archeology, anthropology, festivals, gardens, cultural heritage, and museums.

Podcasts are becoming popular in the classroom because they engage students in storytelling and provide an accessible and effective way for students to learn. Podcast lessons offer a dynamic and engaging educational tool for the classroom, providing students with an immersive and auditory learning experience. The storytelling format of podcasts captures attention from students, which creates a deeper understanding of complex subjects through real-life narratives and personal perspectives. Additionally, podcasts encourage critical thinking and active listening skills. This is the perfect podcast series for teaching cultural lessons inside the classroom.

WHAT’S INSIDE?

• Inspirational podcast story from the Editor of the Bradshaw Foundation
• 5 thought-provoking podcast discussion questions
• A podcast summary sheet with 3 questions about rock art

Since 2014, Debra has served as executive director of Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art in Chicago. Founded in 1991, Intuit celebrates the power of outsider art, a mission grounded in the ethos that the instinct to create is universal—the arts must embrace and be accessible to all, regardless of education level or socioeconomic status. It specifically highlights the nationally prominent role that Chicago artists and collectors have played in generating interest in Outsider art. Intuit is one of the world’s premier museums of outsider art, the work of artists with little influence from the mainstream art world.

One thing that makes raw art and the people who make it special is their dedication, despite often living with few resources and facing systemic poverty and discrimination. The Intuit believes “our deepest strengths lies embedded within our differences,” so they honor the courage and solidarity it takes to acknowledge these differences.

Deb’s passion is for the role museums can play in social good and increasing museum relevance through programming focused on bringing the marginalized into the community. She is excited by opportunities to introduce audiences to unexpected engagement with art and opening each person up to their own untapped creativity.

This lesson takes students on a journey, using storytelling to promote engagement, critical thinking, and literacy skills. Buy it now to download a lesson sure to engage your learner!