Free, Virtual Program
This three-part discussion series for K-12 educators will explore the images and diverse social issues documented by Walker Evans and how they relate to contemporary challenges. Educators will be paired with representatives from community organizations to form new connections and conversations around several topics ranging from social change, immigration, and trauma and resilience.
Kristel Thyrring, Youth Mental Health Program Director at NAMI Maine will be in conversation with Tracey Menard, Educator for Deering High School.
NAMI Maine’s Youth Mental Health Program Director Kristel Thyrring (she/her/hers) is a licensed social worker and nationally certified instructor for a variety of evidence-based trainings. Thyrring has been in the social service and mental health field since obtaining her degree in Social Science in 2014. She dedicated to bettering the lives of our young people by amplifying voices, encouraging advocacy, and providing education.
Tracey Menard has been an educator for 14 years. For 12 of those years, she has been creating an Alternative Ed Program at Deering High School in Portland. She chose to teach Alternative Education because she enjoys helping students achieve the high school diploma despite the many obstacles they may be facing. She also enjoys this niche in education because it allows her, as an educator, the freedom to operate a democratic and responsive classroom. When she is not teaching, she is taking forest baths, reading wonderful books, and enjoying friends and family.
Additional events:
5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 9 | Teaching Social Issues Educator Series: Fatima Saidi and Patricia Sprague
5:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 10 | Teaching Social Issues Educator Series: Terence Miller and Matthew Tanzi
Based on an exhibition originally organized by The Museum of Modern Art, New York and organized by Sarah Hermanson Meister, former Curator, with Tasha Lutek, Collection Specialist, Department of Photography, The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Support provided by Art Bridges
