The Museum Education staff offers previews and workshops just for teachers. These programs make suggestions for integrating art into your classroom, help you prepare your class for a Museum visit, or simply enrich your own body of knowledge while making connections to Rhode Island Education Standards. Educators may pick up materials for use in the classroom, participate in hands-on workshops, review educational resources, register for upcoming orientations, and schedule a school tour. Teacher Workshops Workshops relating to special exhibitions and the permanent collection provide educators in all subjects and grade levels an opportunity to preview exhibitions, meet Museum curators, RISD staff, guest presenters and RISD students. Participants receive curriculum packets containing slides and Standards-based instructional materials.
Space is limited.
Learn how to make curriculum connections through an Educator's Guide he helped to develop that addresses National Standards in Art, Social Studies, U.S. History and English Language Arts. Imagine seeing a child of today on the Museum wall next to an Italian monk from the 16th century or a Roman man from the 1st century. The newly installed 19th-century painting and sculpture galleries are the perfect backdrop for creative writing activities. Learn strategies for using works of art to get students thinking, talking and writing. This is a time for teachers to share their Museum-related projects with colleagues.