Art + Humanities * Free Resources * Professional Development
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My goal is to make American Art a source of inspiration and connection for you and your students all year long. Please reach out if I can be of help as a sounding board or support (DeinesE@si.edu).
- Elizabeth Dale-Deines, Teacher Programs Coordinator
October Workshop
Explore artwork as a mirror and a window for students in your classroom and, maybe, for yourself.
Hispanic Heritage Month: Understanding the American Experience October 14, 2017 (9:30 am - 1:30 pm)
No matter what subject you teach--social studies, English, Spanish, or visual arts--learn and practice techniques to use art and portraiture by Latino artists or of Latino figures to add nuance and depth to your students' understanding or our collective American history. Offered with the National Portrait Gallery.
Join us this fall for special access to the Renwick after the public has gone home OR host a museum educator in your classroom.
After a light dinner under Parallax Gap, join museum educators in the gallery to take part in activities that bring the "made-ness" and experimental spirit of contemporary craft into your classroom content:
When? January through June 2018 What? Help pilot test and shape new teaching resources. Why? A stipend and bus funds for a 2018/19 field tripmay be available to partnering teachers.
Email me (DeinesE@si.edu). We'd love to come to you!
Schedule a Student Tour!
Student tours are available as early as 9:30 on weekdays. K-12 students get special access to our quiet galleries before public hours. Bring your K-12 classes for one of 15 different inquiry-based, docent-led tour under the following headers:
