Welcome back to a new school year! Check out our new 2012-2013 calendar of teacher programs. At each workshop, you'll work with museum staff and other teachers to practice integrating art into your teaching. You'll come away with an activity ready for Monday morning, resources you can use for years to come, and great ideas to share with your colleagues. Visit
our website for more information and to register.
-- Suzannah
Education Department
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Teaching Writing through Art
Date: Saturday, October 13, 2012
Art is a natural prompt for writing: it provides visual learners with inspiration, struggling writers with a subject, and all students with an opportunity for reflection and personal connections.
The Civil War in American Art
Date: Saturday, December 1, 2012
Consider the Civil War in a new way, through the eyes of the artists who witnessed the conflict's impact on the nation.
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Winslow Homer, The Veteran in a New Field, 1865, image � The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Evening for Educators: The Civil War and American Art
Date: Tuesday, January 15
This special evening for educators begins with an engaging lecture, then continues with an exploration of The Civil War and American Art exhibition, a photo scavenger hunt to uncover the building's Civil War stories, and refreshments.
Challenge-Based Museum Learning (with The National Portrait Gallery)
Date: Saturday, January 26, 2013
Join educators from the National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum for a workshop on incorporating art, problem-solving, and collaboration into classroom teaching.
Learning to Look (with The National Portrait Gallery)
Date: Saturday, February 23, 2013
Join educators from the National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum as we explore a variety of ways of looking and interpreting works of art in both collections.
Teaching Science through Art
Date: Saturday, April 13, 2013
Explore the synchronicity between art and science, from observation skills to creative solutions.
