Kids Need Diverse Visual Representation
Here's an organization using art to let kids know they belong in the educational spaces they inhabit.
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I few years ago I visited my alma mater, Notre Dame (Go Irish!) for a speaking engagement. A friend came to meet me while I was there, and he brought a friend of his own.
That’s when I met Rachel Hanley, and she told me about a project that instantly had me intrigued.
Pic Diversity exists to “Collaborate with teachers, artists, and students to create diverse instructional media content and provide it to educators for free classroom use.”
As a former sixth grade science and social studies teacher and a middle school principal of a predominantly Black school in a low-income community, I know how important it is for kids to see themselves represented in all kinds of spaces.
I also know how hard it is to get quality images of racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity into education materials and classrooms.
So when Rachel asked me to be on the board of Pic Diversity, I was glad to accept. I want to do my part in making sure students from a multitude of backgrounds see themselves positively depicted right in their own classrooms and learning spaces.
If you’re an educator, parent, or simply someone who wants to learn more about what it takes to start a social change company from scratch, join us on Thursday, June 15 at 12 pm CT for a quick and info-packed interview on Instagram Live.
I’ll be talking with Rachel about Pic Diversity and how to promote racial representation in the visual arts!
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