Our Questions for this Project

•  How do current High School students view American identity?

•  What does Critical Digital Citizenship look like, and how does it play a role in their lives?

•   How can art education prepare students to be critical digital citizens?

•   What is the role of the arts in helping student tackle tough topics in our classrooms

•   Do you see yourself as an accurate representation of an American today?

Goals

Through the participation of educators across the United States and their students' work, our team gathers data from Digital Stories that are produced as a result of this project. Our aim is to use information and critical insight gained from these narratives in order to further understand what students today are thinking, and how they approach critical thinking within digital media.

Values

The participatory and inclusive nature of this research project allows us to recognize and question said social, political, or identity-based dynamics when they present themselves. These core values serve to guide the interests and goals of this research project, and hopefully gives a better understanding of the perspectives through which our team approaches the analysis of all Digital Stories: