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SCHEDULE
Each day of the project involves getting out and viewing the Art Deco District from different perspectives, using pre-selected buildings as resources. The Art Deco Academic Team will provide context in both content and pedagogy. Readings will be assigned for each day and each day's program will focus on a different topic:
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Workshop Introduction: How Buildings Tell Stories |
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The People of the United States in the Great Depression and World War II |
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From Romanticism to Modernism—Design History and the Art Deco District |
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Preserving The Art Deco District as a Community Educational Resource |
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Lesson Applications for the Classroom |
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MONDAY
WORKSHOP INTRODUCTION: HOW BUILDINGS TELL STORIES
MORNING ACTIVITIES
Reading the District - Leaving Park Central, arriving Wolfsonian
Jeff Donnelly, Kate Rawlinson, Mark Osterman, and Claudia Caro Sullivan lead "City as Text" exercise. Participants engage in interactive, walking research in the District, engaging in a structured exploration, mapping, observing, listening, and reporting back for a general discussion at the end of the walkabout.
AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES
Miami Beach Museum Resources: The Wolfsonian and MDPL
Art Deco Museum
Led by MDPL and Wolfsonian exhibitions guides, this tour of The Wolfsonian's permanent collection exhibition, Art & Design in the Modern Age, and the Miami Design Preservation League's Art Deco Museum, reveals additional resources to be used during the workshop.
Public History and Effective Teaching
Presentation by Jeff Donnelly and Hilary Landorf
Public history is history in service to the community and an example of life-long learning. Participant teachers learn not only how their own lives can be enriched by paying attention to the lessons of the built environment, but also how they can help their students to become life-long public historians.
Introduction to Group Work by Master Teachers Tim Will
and Mary McCullagh
Each explores one of the two content areas and links it to resources in the District.
EVENING ACTIVITIES
The New Deal in South Florida
Presentation by John Stuart
Professor Stuart's keynote talk sets the stage for the workshop in an overview of the politics of building during the 1930s as a consequence of New Deal policies in South Florida. (Week 2 Only)
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TUESDAY
THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND WORLD WAR II
MORNING ACTIVITIES
History Walking Tour - Leaving Park Central, arriving Wolfsonian
Conducted by Jeff Donnelly and MDPL guides, this tour emphasizes the buildings that contribute to a better understanding of people living through the experiences of the Great Depression and World War II.
Who Were the People Who Created the New Deal and Fought
World War II?
Presentation by Kenneth Lipartito
Professor Lipartito addresses the historical context of the 1929-1945 era and the economic forces at play.
AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES
Sand in Their Boots: the U.S. Army Air Corps Lands on Miami Beach, Primary Sources Oral History
Presentation by Carolyn Klepser
Led by Carolyn Klepser and accompanied by Sheldon Brown, WW II veteran who served on Miami Beach, this discussion reveals how oral histories can bring relevant and engaging information to the consideration of the District during WWII.
Teaching U.S. Depression/WW II History and the Art Deco District
Presentation by Mary McCullagh
Master teacher McCullagh guides participants as they think through and apply these primary and scholarly sources to planning lessons for the classroom.
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WEDNESDAY
FROM ROMANTICISM TO MODERNISM-DESIGN HISTORY AND THE ART DECO DISTRICT
MORNING ACTIVITIES
Design Issues Walking Tour - Leaving Park Central, arriving Wolfsonian
Conducted by Jeff Donnelly and MDPL guides, this walking tour emphasizes the development of design through examples from the buildings of the District.
The Origins and Development of Design in America
Presentation by Marianne Lamonaca
Lamonaca presents the early twentieth century design and art history context in which the Art Deco District was constructed and renewed.
AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES
Art Deco in the Art Deco District
Presentation by Beth Dunlop
Dunlop brings her critic's eye and preservation passion to a discussion of the significance of the Art Deco District in the history of design.
Teaching History of Design Using the Art Deco District
Presentation by Tim Will
Master teacher will models how these scholarly and personal sources can be shaped into classroom material.
Arts Integrated Curriculum at The Wolfsonian
Led by Kate Rawlinson, Mark Osterman, and Claudia Caro Sullivan this presentation focuses on three arts integrated curriculum programs created by The Wolfsonian, including on-line and print materials.
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THURSDAY
PRESERVING THE ART DECO DISTRICT AS A COMMUNITY
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE
MORNING ACTIVITIES
Preservation and Renovation Walking Tour - Leaving Park Central, arriving Wolfsonian
Conducted by Jeff Donnelly and MDPL guides, this tour emphasizes structures and streetscapes that tell the story of preservation and renovation in South Beach.
Preservation and Development on South Beach
Presentation by Keith Revell
Revell shares his insights into the historical context of urban revitalization and its realization in South Miami Beach.
AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES
South Beach Renaissance: An Urban Revitalization Paradigm
Presentation by Neisen Kasdin
Self-described as the "square mayor of a hip city," Kasdin reveals the story of the South Beach revitalization from his perspective as a critical member of the City of Miami Beach's governmental role in bringing back a declining urban community.
Revitalizing History Teaching and Preparing for Life-long Learning
Presentation by Jeff Donnelly
Donnelly leads a discussion of public history and its contribution to classroom teaching.
EVENING ACTIVITY CLOSING DINNER
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FRIDAY
LESSON APPLICATIONS FOR THE CLASSROOM
MORNING AND AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES
Participant Presentations
Participants present lesson plans they have developed that utilize either the buildings of the Art Deco District or landmarks from their own communities. Presenting in a round-robin fashion, participants interact closely with small numbers of their fellow teachers to receive feedback on their proposed lessons.
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