Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Data shapes our world. W. E. B. Du Bois’ pioneering data visualizations —currently on display in the exhibition Deconstructing Power: W. E. B. Du Bois at the 1900 World’s Fair —use shape, line, and color to showcase the success Black Americans had achieved despite facing pervasive racism in the United States and the global community.
This professional development focuses on how Du Bois and the work of other data storytellers can help our students translate complex facts and figures into powerful imagery that can help them better understand themselves and their communities. Speakers include Christina L. De León, Acting Deputy Director of Curatorial and Associate Curator of Latino Design, and members of the museum’s Learning team.
Recommended for educators of all disciplines in grades 5-12.
Lesson Plan: cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Deconstructing-Power-Lesson-Plan-5-12.pdf
Additional Resources: cooperhewitt.org/design-competition-teacher-and-student-resources
Data shapes our world. W. E. B. Du Bois’ pioneering data visualizations —currently on display in the exhibition Deconstructing Power: W. E. B. Du Bois at the 1900 World’s Fair —use shape, line, and color to showcase the success Black Americans had achieved despite facing pervasive racism in the United States and the global community.
This professional development focuses on how Du Bois and the work of other data storytellers can help our students translate complex facts and figures into powerful imagery that can help them better understand themselves and their communities. Speakers include Christina L. De León, Acting Deputy Director of Curatorial and Associate Curator of Latino Design, and members of the museum’s Learning team.
Recommended for educators of all disciplines in grades 5-12.
Lesson Plan: cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Deconstructing-Power-Lesson-Plan-5-12.pdf
Additional Resources: cooperhewitt.org/design-competition-teacher-and-student-resources
