"WE MAKE THE ROAD BY WALKING"
an exhibition by artists Sama Alshaibi and Beth Krensky
Exhibition at Dinnerware Artspace, Tucson, Arizona
April 5th - April 26th 2008 (opening reception on April 5th 7-9pm)
Sponsored by "Conversations Across Religious Traditions"
 Office of the President at the University of Arizona

Previously exhibited at the Mizel Museum, Denver, Colorado
October 11, 2007 - January 24, 2008
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education: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
curriculum packet


introduction
pre visit lesson plans
gallery tour questions
art making lesson plans
art for social change
additional resources
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Additional Resources

Teaching Tolerance
The “Teaching Tolerance” website < HYPERLINK "http://www.tolerance.org" www.tolerance.org> has numerous resources for teachers, including free kits and handbooks, classroom activities and grants. To access lesson plans and resources about tolerance, please go to the website and click on “for Teachers.” Following are just a few examples of lesson plans that tie in with the topics found in We Make the Road by Walking:

Family Ties and Fabric Tales, first published by Teaching Tolerance in 2002, uses literature, art and family interviews to explore and celebrate students' immigration histories. Written for early grades classrooms, the lesson includes recommended adaptations for middle and upper grades.

In Learning Through Mutual Conversation, early grades educator Sally Ryan shares her classroom's exploration of naturalization — and what it means to be an "American" — through its dialogue with immigrant, and now citizen, Sam Khazai.

In Boundary Crossings students will draw conclusions about boundary crossing from history and literature….[and] will identify boundaries in their classroom or school, cross those boundaries, report back and reflect on what they learned. (Teaching Tolerance, ttp://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities)

Art:21
The Art:21 website < HYPERLINK "http://www.pbs.org/art21" www.pbs.org/art21> has numerous lesson plans that address issues in contemporary art. These lesson plans are intended for secondary students, typically for high school age. For art making lessons that focus on “Individuals & Collectives,” please go to < HYPERLINK "http://www.pbs.org/art21/education/individuals/" www.pbs.org/art21/education/individuals/>.

The Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art’s website has numerous lesson plans that use the museum’s extensive collection as a foundation for investigating themes that relate to We Make the Road by Walking. The website gives educators access to images, educator guides and lesson plans. There are multiple lesson plans about “identity” and others about “social commentary. To access these lesson plans, please go to < HYPERLINK "http://www.moma.org/modernteachers/index.html" http://www.moma.org/modernteachers/index.html> and click on “lessons,” then “themes” and then “identity” or “social commentary.”