Professional Development for Teachers
Open Enrollment Workshops
Professional Development Packages for Schools
The museum offers dynamic professional development opportunities for K-12 teachers of all levels and subjects. Explore the role of object-based learning in the 21st Century, consider the intersections of museum engagement strategies and classroom teaching, and discover the arts and sacred traditions of Himalayan Asia alongside the Rubin's dedicated team of museum educators.
Programs incorporate unique guided tours, hands-on activities in our state-of-the-art Education Center, and curriculum development sessions to consider strategies for connecting with the museum’s resources, methodologies, and exhibitions.
Join us at our next FREE Educator Open House in Spring 2013!
Open-Enrollment Workshops
Take the lead in your own professional development! Sign up individually or with a fellow teacher. This series of programs engages teachers in inquiry-based museum experiences, encourages participants to reflect on their own teaching practice, and helps refine transferable skills that can be applied in the classroom.
Next scheduled Open-Enrollment Workshop:
Artifact Investigations: Fostering curiosity with the art of Himalayan Asia
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
- $25 fee per participant, includes breakfast and refreshments
- Introduction to Himalayan art and geography
- Special interactive gallery tours
- Hands-on activities
- Integrated curriculum strategies
- Takeaways for the classroom
- Complimentary museum passes for participants
- Please note: This workshop will not provide P-credits.
- Advance registration is required, and payment must be received by the start of program.
Call (212) 620-5000 x316 or email education@rmanyc.org for more information.
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Professional Development Packages for Schools
The Rubin Museum of Art has a lot to offer principals interested in helping teachers build teamwork, curriculum, and engagement. Schedule a professional development workshop for a team of educators! Choose from the following themes, or work with us to design your own:
Artifact Investigations: Fostering curiosity with the art of Himalayan Asia
Handle authentic objects from the Himalayas, and explore the relationship between inquiry and curiosity.
Mandalas: Cosmic Geometry and Architecture
Learn more about these mathematical Buddhist images and how they can shape perspectives on the cosmos.
Cultural Diffusion: Tracing the spread of Buddhism
Explore the spread of ideas and how the belief system that we now know as Buddhism came to be.
Animal Symbolism: Real and Imagined
Discover the relationships between animal symbolism and meaning-making in the visual art of the Himalayas.
Mindfulness in Education
Consider the role of mindfulness in learning, and find new ways to be more mindful in your own teaching practice.
Geography and Art
Unearth the connections between the formation of the tallest mountains on the planet and the sacred traditions of central Asia.
Professional Development Packages can take place at the Rubin Museum of Art or at your school, and include:
- $500 for a 3-hour session
- Introduction to Himalayan art and geography
- Special interactive gallery tours (at museum only)
- Hands-on art-making activity
- Integrated curriculum strategies
- Educator resources for the classroom
- Complimentary museum passes for participants
For more information call (212) 620-5000 x316 or email education@rmanyc.org.
