As you head into the holiday break, I wish you safe travels, rejuvenation with friends and family, and a very happy 2017.
- Elizabeth Dale-Deines, SAAM Teacher Programs Coordinator
Classroom Connections for Teachers
Art + Humanities * Free Resources * Professional Development
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Winter Workshops
Saturday Workshop: Perspectives on History: Designing Change Please note date change! January 14, 2017 (9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.)
Presented with the National Postal Museum
Explore persuasion and propaganda with SAAM and the National Postal Museum. Zoom in on postage stamps and stand back from wall-sized murals to see how design, social issues, and persuasion come together in meaningful ways. Take home strategies for engaging students in evidence-based reasoning, argumentation, and persuasive writing.
$10 registration fee, including light breakfast and lunch Register here.
Evening Workshop: Beyond the Mainstream: Self-Taught Artists and the Role of Creativity
March 15, 2017 (4:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.) Presented with the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts
Spend the evening with curators, conservators, musicians and fellow educators as you nurture your own creativity and expand your classroom toolkit.
Look beyond the mainstream art world where selected artists' voices help shape our understanding of American culture. Engage with curators and conservators to explore the work of self-taught artists whose work acts as a lasting record of the struggles and achievements of a broader public and a testament to the power of creativity.
A note on our upcoming FREE performance of Cave of the Heart: a retelling of the Medea myth for students...
...There's still room for student groups!
Friday, March 3, 2017 at 11 a.m.
McEvoy Auditorium, Smithsonian American Art Museum
Before their performance, dancers with the renowned Martha Graham Dance Company will scaffold student understanding through demonstrations and Q&A. Consider having your students brainstorm questions ahead of time.
Please remember that you are not registered until you receive a confirmation letter!
Tickets are complimentary. Registration is required. Email AmericanArtTours@si.edu for more information and tickets.
Photo above: Martha Graham dons Noguchi's Spider Dress while standing on his Serpent in the 1946 production, Cave of the Heart, Courtesy of the Library of Congress
