Meghan Wysocki
Pronouns: she/her
Research Mentor(s): David Porter
Research Mentor School/College/Department: English and Comparative Literature / LSA
Program:
Authors: Meghan Wysocki
Session: Session 6 3:40-4:30 p.m.Vandenburg Room
Poster:
Abstract
This curriculum presents additional and alternate avenues for comprehensive Detroit River education, shipboard and shoreside, through a partnership with Inland Seas Education Association and the University of Michigan’s Detroit River Story Lab. For all intents and purposes, ‘shoreside’ refers to any material not adapted for use on an Inland Seas schooner and can be used in a formal classroom or nontraditional (e.g. summer camp) setting. This curriculum aims to serve a variety of grade levels, but the shoreside content is generally intended for a high school audience. Intentional efforts are made to accommodate different school subject settings. It should be noted that the Story Lab maintains a strong focus on interdisciplinary and narrativized learning, which is reflected in the materials. The curriculum was developed with a local (Detroit-based) audience in mind, and additional care was taken to incorporate Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) into each module. TEK is based on wisdom and teaching practices from Indigenous and First Nations. Wherever possible, this material aims to include knowledge from the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi of the Waawi’ataanong (Detroit) region.
