Modern Teachers Program
Professional Development Workshops for Teachers and Administrators
Summer Teacher Institutes
Teacher Resources
Teacher Programs at The Museum of
Modern Art are designed to introduce kindergarten–twelfth
grade teachers to the Museum's collection and special exhibitions,
to offer techniques for integrating the study of art into the classroom,
and to help teachers from all subject areas to find connections
with the collections. MoMA offers a broad range of options for teachers,
from introductory workshops to intensive, weeklong institutes.
Teacher Workshops
Weekend Teacher Workshops
MoMA offers a wide variety of professional development opportunities for elementary- and secondary-school teachers. These programs introduce modern and contemporary works of art in the Museum's collection, explore interdisciplinary curriculum applications, and introduce methods for teaching with art objects.
Workshops for teachers take place on Saturdays during the school year. Workshops are generally held from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The fee of $45 per teacher per workshop includes instruction and classroom materials.
Teaching with Objects
Saturday, October 20, 2007, 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
This workshop introduces teachers to a variety of strategies for engaging students with objects in the museum’s galleries, from discussions and guided questions to drawing and writing activities. Teachers will also consider the importance of object selection and sequence when creating a lesson in the galleries.
Download an application and more information in PDF format (Adobe Acrobat Reader required).
Art and Politics
Saturday, November 10, 2007, 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
This workshop will explore the ways in which twentieth- and twenty-first-century artists represented in MoMA’s collection have reflected on their times, societies, and politics. Participants will spend time in the galleries developing strategies for discussing art and politics in the classroom. They will then work independently and as a team to create their own artistic responses to today’s social and political realities and produce accompanying artist statements.
Download an application and more information in PDF format (Adobe Acrobat Reader required).
Integrating Foreign Film into the Classroom
Saturday, January 19, 2008, 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Held in conjunction with the 2008 Global Film Initiative (GFI) high school screenings at MoMA, this workshop will focus on strategies to incorporate foreign films into the classroom. It is geared toward high school teachers, who will preview segments of the GFI films and will be invited to bring their classes to the free screenings in February. For more information about GFI, please visit www.globalfilm.org.
Download an application and more information in PDF format (Adobe Acrobat Reader required).
The Museum and the Sketchbook
Saturday, February 23, 2008, 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Teachers will investigate ways to use sketchbooks with their students in museum galleries. This workshop will include discussion and sketching in the galleries as well as the opportunity for participants to share sketchbook activities they already use in the classroom and brainstorm new ones together. Art teachers, teachers in disciplines other than art, and teachers new to sketchbook use are all encouraged to attend.
Download an application and more information in PDF format (Adobe Acrobat Reader required).
Exploring Color in Contemporary Art
Saturday, March 22, 2008, 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Inspired by the MoMA exhibition Color Chart (March 2–May 12, 2008), this workshop will explore the role of color in a selection of works by contemporary artists. Participants will engage with the philosophical and conceptual issues presented by art in the exhibition and consider how to incorporate these concepts into the classroom. In addition, participants will learn about strategies and models for teaching with contemporary art.
Download an application and more information in PDF format (Adobe Acrobat Reader required).
Design and Science
Saturday, April 19, 2008, 10:00 a.m.– 2:00 p.m.
Using the MoMA exhibition Design and the Elastic Mind (February 24–May 12, 2008), teachers will explore the connections between design and science. Working with a featured designer, teachers will learn about the latest trends in design that incorporate science and technology. Through gallery exercises and hands-on exploration, teachers will investigate design ideas that can be integrated into the classroom.
Download an application and more information in PDF format (Adobe Acrobat Reader required).
To register for Weekend Teacher Workshops, please e-mail teacherprograms@moma.org.
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This program is for kindergarten–twelfth
grade teachers interested in leading their own classes in the Museum's
galleries. This orientation session focuses on the logistics of
the visit and reviews important security information. Teachers are
encouraged to explore the galleries on their own before developing
a sequenced plan for their class visit. Teachers are also encouraged
to register for Teaching with Objects, a weekend teacher workshop.
Teachers may schedule class visits on Tuesdays, when the Museum
is closed to the public, for a fee of $40 per class of thirty students.
Teachers who wish to lead their own classes in
the galleries must attend the free session on Wednesday, October
10, 2007, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
For more information and to register for this program, please e-mail teacherprograms@moma.org.
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Professional Development Workshops
for Teachers and Administrators
Professional Development Workshops offer an introduction to MoMA’s educational approaches for groups of teachers or administrators. Each workshop is designed to address specific themes and questions that arise in response to modern and contemporary art, and to provide interdisciplinary curricular links. Professional Development Workshops take place at the Museum and may be arranged at any point during the year. Workshops are also available through Distance Learning.
Suggested topics/skills include:
- Strategies for engaging and teaching with objects
- Connecting MoMA’s collection into your classroom teaching/curriculum, as well a collection-based focus on integration and curriculum connections
Fees: half-day workshop (three hours): $20 per educator
Workshop size is limited to twenty-five teachers.
Participants in Teacher Programs receive an Educator Pass for unlimited free admission to the Museum, a ten percent discount on educational materials at MoMA Stores, and access to Teacher Resources.
For more information on Professional Development Workshops, please call (212) 708-9882 or e-mail teacherprograms@moma.org.
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Summer Institutes for Teachers
Connecting
Collections
July 14–18, 2008
This weeklong program for teachers is a collaboration between MoMA, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Working with modern and contemporary art from each collection, this national institute encourages educators to develop techniques for integrating the study of visual images into their classrooms. Participants return to their schools with the ability to create meaningful object-based learning activities that can be integrated into a wide variety of curricula and meet standards for student achievement.
Fee: $400 per educator
Download an application and more information in PDF format (Adobe Acrobat Reader required).
For more information on Teacher Workshops or Summer Institutes for Teachers, please call (212) 708-9882 or e-mail teacherprograms@moma.org.
The Museum
of Modern Art’s guides for educators explore
modern and contemporary art through the Museum’s rich collection.
The guides are informed by issues posed by the selected works in
a variety of media, but its organization and lesson topics are
tailored to school curriculum, with particular application to social
studies, visual art, history, and language arts. Lessons are accompanied
by writing, research, and hands-on, art-based activities that encourage
students to make connections between the visual arts and other
disciplines. The guides model how images and historical information
can be integrated into numerous subject areas and skill bases taught
in the classroom.
Teacher Resources at MoMA provide educational
resources for K–12
teachers in all subject areas. Educator guides with CD-ROMs
are available throughout the year. These guides are also available online at www.moma.org/modernteachers.
Current available titles:
- Modern
Art and Ideas 1: 1881–1900, Impressionism and Symbolism
- Modern
Art and Ideas 2: 1893–1913, Fauvism and Expressionism
- Modern Art and Ideas 3: 1907–1914, Cubism and Futurism
- Modern Art and Ideas 4: 1914–1928, Early Abstraction
- Modern Art and Ideas 5: 1913–1936, Dada and Surrealism
- Modern Art and Ideas 6: 1921–1946, Art between the Wars
- Modern Art and Ideas 7: 1950–1964, Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art
- Modern Art and Ideas 8: 1959–1974, Minimalism and Conceptualism
Other available guides:
- Rise of
the Modern City: Tall Buildings in MoMA's Collection
- Creative
Living: Residential Architecture in MoMA's Collection
- Latin American and Caribbean modern and contemporary art
- Picturing People: Photography in MoMA’s Collection
- Artist's Works/Artist's Voice: Pablo Picasso
- Artist’s Works/Artist’s Voice: Louis I. Kahn
All materials are free of charge. For more information, or to receive materials, please email teacherprograms@moma.org.
Project Pass
Teachers interested in obtaining a class set of high school–student passes to the Museum should submit a request to teacherprograms@moma.org. Please include your name, school, school address, subject, grades taught, and reason for requesting a pass (such as research project, sketching project, etc.). Please note that you will receive these passes automatically if you book a guided gallery visit.
Please remember that MoMA is free to students age sixteen and under.
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Pictured
above:
Lisa Mazzola leads a discussion for a group of New York City public
school teachers. Photo: Christian Grattan
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