Discover how to use museum resources and methods to bring new excitement into your classroom. Many Smithsonian museums offer scheduled classes for educators as well as customized training.
Art & Design
A Call for Teacher Advisors
Two Smithsonian museums, the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, are creating a new website on the Civil Rights Movement, tentatively titled Oh Freedom! They are seeking teachers from across the country to serve on an advisory council. The members of the council will play a key role in the development of the site, serving as advisors on both content and usability. They should be available to take part in five conference-call meetings from November 2009 to November 2010. There will be an honorarium. Applications are due by October 30, 2009. For more information, contact the Oh Freedom! Education Team at OhFreedomTAC@si.edu.
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A City of Neighborhoods
Work alongside architects in a popular workshop created by the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York City. Call 212.849.8380.
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The Clarice Smith National Teacher Institutes
Learn to incorporate both art and technology into lessons across the curriculum. This weeklong institute, hosted by the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., includes gallery talks, discussion groups, and hands-on activities. Held December 28–31, 2009.and June 28–July 1 and July 19–23, 2010.
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Learning Through Objects: Museums and Young Children
The Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center offers a two-day seminar in Washington, D.C., October 28–29, 2009. Examine the ways that museum objects—artworks, cultural objects, natural specimens—can help children as young as two or three understand their world. Early registration fee is $325.00. After September 18, fee increases to $350.00. The fee covers instruction, seminar resources, light breakfast, refreshments. and lunch. There is a 20 percent discount for Smithsonian employees.
To register: http://www.seec.si.edu/education.htm
Professional Development Workshops at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
American Art brings its wide-ranging collections to life in an equally wide range of workshops for classroom teachers. The museum provides educational materials and refreshments at each session. All is free of charge.
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Posters to Go
Receive a series of posters on themes such as westward expansion and the Harlem Renaissance in workshops held by the National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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Summer Design Institute
Join renowned designers at the Cooper-Hewitt in New York City as they share strategies for engaging K–12 students in the design process. The annual institute includes workshops, master classes, and studio visits. Call 212.849.8380.
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Check these sites for additional programs.
Scholars in the Schools
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Smithsonian Institution Event Calendar
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The Smithsonian Associates
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