Professional Development and Workshops
New!!!
Exploring the Past: Archaeology in the Upper Mississippi River Valley
Walking beside thousand-year-old burial mounds, flaking raw stone into tools, learning how potsherds tell us about human behavior, and understanding how humans adapt to complex, ever-changing environments our 2010 Summer Institute features all this and more.
The Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse will offer a three-week NEH Summer Institute on July 12–30, 2010. This dynamic learning experience for K-12 teachers will explore how Native Americans and Euro-Americans have adapted to the Upper Mississippi River Valley over the past 13,500 years, and how archaeology leads to an understanding of how human cultures change and adapt through time.
The Institute will feature a one-day excavation experience, field trips to archaeological sites, hands-on laboratory and workshop activities, demonstrations, and classroom activities. Individual projects will help participants tailor the content to their own teaching areas. Participants receive a $2,700 stipend to help offset their expenses.
Application and other information on the Institute is available online at http://www.uwlax.edu/mvac/neh.htm. The deadline for applications is March 2, 2010.
Bonnie L. Jancik
Director of Public Education
Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center
at the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
1725 State Street
La Crosse, WI 54601
Phone: 608-785-6473
Fax: 608-785-6474
E-mail: jancik.bonn@uwlax.edu
Visit the MVAC World Wide Web site at:
http://www.uwlax.edu/mvac
Visit the UW-L Archaeology Studies Program at:
http://www.uwlax.edu/Sociology/Archaeology/major.htm
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2010 Educators Tour to China
The Chinese American Cultural Bridge Center (CABC) is organizing an Educators Tour to China This tour is specifically set up for educators, so they can learn about the culture.
The tentative date for this educators trip is from July 15 - 29, 2010.
Educators that participate in this trip will learn all aspect of China, and
at the end of this trip each educators will receive 50 CPDU's, and if their
family and friends want to come they are welcome as well. Because they are a
non-profit organization, the cost of this trip has been reduced to $3,950
per person.
Information is available on the CABC website: http://cacbc.org/Educational_Tours/EducatorsTour.htm
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PD Opportunities by Region:
To post PD events in your region, email Jennifer Sims.
Northern:
www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org
Taking place on the third Wednesday of every month, September though May, Evenings for Educators supports all subjects taught in the classroom with the added excitement of integrating our amazing art collection. Evenings for Educators are offered for teachers of all grade levels and disciplines, art appreciation volunteers, and pre-service education majors. Generously supported by Dr. Stanley & Mickey Kaplan Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Carl F. Kalnow, and the William Randolph Hearst Foundation.
Time: 4 to 7 p.m.
Registration and Refreshments: 4 -5 p.m. Program begins at 5 p.m.
Cost: Members $10; General Admission $20; Students $5
General Admission $150 for all eight sessions; Art Museum members $70 for all eight sessions
150-person maximum
Reservations: Required. Call 513.721.ARTS
Bluegrass:
University of Kentucky Art Museum-MUSE (Support to Educators) Workshops
www.uky.edu/ArtMuseum/
M.U.S.E.: Museum Support to Educators
Professional Development Workshops
& Teatime for Teachers
M.U.S.E. events are designed to introduce exhibitions and collections and to suggest classroom lessons and activities that bring art life for your students. Professional Development workshops are held on Saturdays and Teas are held on Wednesdays. Participants receive certificates for professional development hours and classroom resources. If you would like to receive notice of upcoming M.U.S.E. events or if you would like to register for one of the scheduled events contact Sonja Brooks or call 859.257.1926
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
4:30 - 7:30 pm
Cost: $10
(preregistration required by Feb. 26)
Join fellow educators for high tea and an in-depth look at
The British Are Coming!
Discover the New English Art Club
Receive curriculum materials and professional development credits
To register, send your contact information with your $10 check made payable to:
The Art Museum at UK
to
The Art Museum at UK
Rose St. & Euclid Ave.
Lexington, KY 40506-0241
Fee is non-refundable. Registrants who must cancel
may request to have materials sent to them at no charge
Be sure to send your registration fee to arrive by:
Friday, February 26, 2010.
For further information, contact
the Museum Teacher Outreach Coordinator,
Sonja Brooks at 859.257.1926 or sonja.brooks@uky.edu
Teatime for Teachers is sponsored by LexArts
Derby:
Speed Art Museum-Professional Development Sessions
The Speed Art Museum offers a range of professional development sessions designed to meet the needs of a variety of teachers.
For more information on these sessions, call (502) 634-2734 or contact mmenezes@speedmuseum.org.
