Preface xiiiDo I, or Do I Not, Take This Picture? xivWhat Is This Book About? xviTo Whom Am I Speaking? xxPart One Culturally Responsive Artmaking Teaching 1One What Does It Mean to Think Like an Artist? 5What Is Artmaking? 7Social Learning 15Notes on Artmaking: Influence and Inspiration 29Chapter Notes 31Two Defining Equity and the Problem of Fairness 35A Problem of Fairness 37Measured by Outputs 39Quality and Effective 44Difference <> Deficits 50What Schools Can Do 60Notes on Artmaking: The Heart of Equity 61Chapter Notes 64Three Shifting Paradigms 69Equity Problems of Practice 71Race 76Nonstarters 83Notes on Artmaking: Layered Methodologies 88Chapter Notes 92Four Artmaking-- As an Equity Issue 95What Does It Mean to Understand? 97The Role of Culture Relative to Achievement 108Notes on Artmaking: Composition 127Chapter Notes 128Part Two The Culturally Responsive Artmaking Teacher (In) You 131Five 12 Days of Instruction 135Seating Charts, Volcanoes, and Different Glimpses of Themselves 137Week 1: Planning (Structure and Process) 142Week 2: Superpowers, Not Hacks 149Week 3: From Compliance to Agency 160"Something Has to Work Better ." 167Notes on Artmaking: Ordinary Resurrections 169Six Improvisation 173Make It into a Melody 175Uncertainty 177Imprint the Memory 179Notes on Artmaking: Have Students Translate the Melody 181Chapter Notes 182Seven Story 183Our Job Is to Be a Storyteller 185The Star of the Show 186The Story Unfolds as a Question 188Notes on Artmaking: The Power of Story 189Chapter Note 190Eight Audience 193A Captive Audience 195A Good Classroom Is Supportive of New Ideas 197In Defense of Incentives 199Notes on Artmaking: Incentives Are Not the Reward 208Chapter Notes 210Nine The Art of Culturally Responsive Assessments 211A Culture of Responsive Assessments 213Why Are Performative Assessments More Equitable Than Traditional "Standardized" Assessments? 215Measure It Performatively 221Notes on Artmaking: "They Weren't Taking Cues Off of Me." 228Afterword 231Brilliance 232Brilliant Teaching is Philosophizing 234References 237Index 255
Dr. Adeyemi Stembridge is an educational consultant specializing in equity-focused school improvement. He works with districts around the country to identify root causes of achievement gaps and formulate pedagogy and policy-based efforts to redress the underperformance of vulnerable student populations. Dr. Stembridge holds a PhD in Educational Leadership from the School of Education, Teaching, and Health at American University, a Master of Arts degree in Literature from Old Dominion University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Norfolk State University.