The WMIS program offers your students the chance to:

• Engage with the rich music and dance traditions from around the world
• Collaborate with skilled teaching artists who mentor students and create artistic projects that align with your curriculum
• Participate in unique, hands-on learning experiences that culminate in the creation and performance of world music

This program is offered at no cost to 6-12 schools in South Jersey, and includes the following benefits:

• A global perspective on music and culture
• Professional development opportunities for teachers
• A stipend for participating teachers
• A two-day seminar for teachers in January 2025
• Classroom visits from world-class artists in the spring semester

The program is open to middle and high-school music, band, orchestra, and performing arts teachers. Teachers who participate will need to attend the seminar and work with the visiting artists to schedule and facilitate the residency.

Apply here to take advantage of this one-of-a-kind opportunity for your students and school.

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Oklahoma educators have been reading Dr. Bettina Love’s texts, We Want to do More than Survive and Punished for Dreaming, while also engaging in the supporting album to the text Punished for Dreaming, produced by Dr. Stevie “View” Johnson. These book clubs will culminate into a virtual lecture given by Dr. Bettina Love on September 30th in the Edmon Low Library on the campus of Oklahoma State University that will also feature the Teaching with Primary Sources curriculum developed by the Local Learning team on the Tulsa Race Massacre. There will also be an in-person event open to the public on October 17th where Drs. Love and Johnson will give a public lecture and Dr. View will lead a live listening party.

Register for the October 17th public event here: https://okla.st/PFDEvent

Looking for the Curriculum Guide “Folk Sources and New Narratives in Oklahoma?” Find it here. 
This packet represents one part of a three-year study engaging the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre through primary sources. Included in these lesson plans and units of study are discoveries, tools for teaching, activity prompts, and deep pedagogical engagement from oral historians, cultural geographers, artists, historian, veteran teachers, and folklorists.

Mark your calendar and signup for the book club here: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSfzNGLRXMgF…/viewform

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Saturday, April 29, 9am-3pm

Hudson Area Library, Hudson, NY

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Occupational culture contributes to sense of place, history, and aesthetics. This 6-hour interactive, hands-on workshop offers educators of all grade levels an opportunity to visit and practice documentation of vital local occupations and to connect their experiences to the classroom. Facilitators include folklorists and local traditional artists. Through ethnographic tools such as observation, note taking, interviewing, sketching, and photography, participants will hone cultural research inquiry skills that students can apply across curricula to deepen knowledge of themselves, their region, their history. Expect a day of discovery, collaboration, and rejuvenation.

The workshop will include 6 CTLE hours of learning with instructors. All educators are welcome to register. Lunch will be provided.

Register Now

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As we reflect upon 2022, I want to offer a few numbers to introduce this Annual Report.

17 articles were published in the Journal of Folklore and Education (pg 3). We have been hearing from teachers and our colleagues that this year has been the hardest in the schools because of the ongoing trauma and disruption caused by death and loss over the past number of years. Paying attention to this topic through the lens of folklife education offers an approach that is often asset-based and strengthens community and a personal sense of cultural connection.

PEN America released a report in Fall 2022 noting an increase in educational gag orders of 250% over 2021. They found these increasingly punitive bills targeted teaching, for example, about race and LGTBQ+ identities, affecting higher ed. as well as K-12 education. The Local Learning network offers one antidote to this censorship. Using inquiry grounded in the methods of ethnography, Local Learning resources offered 300+ students agency to engage and document narratives that matter to them. Sherry Gupta’s reflection after our workshop underscores why inquiry matters more than ever (pg 4). Partnering with artists and tradition bearers, Local Learning’s 14 CCC residencies in 2022 mean that students see elders and community knowledge that reflect their unique communities. And with professional development and activities for teaching with primary sources, Local Learning provides access to narratives and counternarratives that may not be in a textbook, alongside tools for critical analysis to see and hear multiple perspectives. Understanding ourselves and our cultural communities contributes to our growth as learners, educators, and artists (pg 5).

37% of our budget went directly to artists, teachers, culture workers, and folklorists who co-facilitated, co-created, and co-invested in the deep, sustaining work that happens through Local Learning engagements (pg 6). We are supporting the mentorship and growth of practitioners throughout the folk arts education networks of the nation. The financial health of Local Learning is strong, and our expenses align with our mission to transform learning and strengthen communities. Our Board also undertook a big step in authorizing the first reserve fund as an investment for Local Learning’s future. They will meet in early 2023 to do 5-year strategic planning, paying attention to the complex challenges within our educational and cultural landscapes. All of the individuals and members identified on the non-hierarchical organizational chart of Local Learning will support the goals of this planning (pg 7).

Since 1993 Local Learning has offered a cultural lens for complex subjects. Today, as we start our 30^th year of supporting folk arts education, I do believe that Local Learning matters more than ever. I’m so grateful for all of our partners and funders (pg 8) who are a part of this vibrant network as we continue learning, building and connecting.

Lisa Rathje
Executive Director

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Culture, Community, and the Classroom

Teacher and Artist Showcases 

You are invited to two special events to experience important local artforms and to learn what happened when educators included guest artists in their classrooms this past fall. Find out what students learned and enjoy artists’ sharing.  

Mid-Hudson Teacher and Artist Showcase

November 18, 2022 | 5:30 pm-7:30pm | FREE to attend

Hudson River Maritime Museum

50 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY 

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Corning-Elmira Teacher and Artist Showcase

November 19, 2022 | 10:00 am-12:00pm | FREE to attend

The Rockwell Museum | 111 Cedar St. Corning, NY 

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This Professional Development is FREE for teachers and invited artists because of generous support from: The National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, The Roger Kresge Foundation, and individual donors to Local Learning.

Location: Johnson City Learning Center, 500 Main St., Johnson City, NY 13790
Time: July 20-21, 2021, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm (lunch on site)
Earn: 12 hours of CTLE credits
To learn more about the workshop, contact us.

     Register For Summer Workshop HERE     

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