To encourage the meaningful integration of the artists and traditions represented in the museum’s collections and exhibitions into a wide range of arts and academic curricula, the MoCP’s education staff develops curriculum and leads workshops for over 300 secondary and post-secondary educators each year.
American Photography and Literacy: Professional Development Series for Chicago Public School Teachers
Session I: Street Photography: December 6, 2012
Session II: Landscape and Place: March 19, 2013
Session III: Curriculum Sketching: Tuesday, April 30, 2013, 4:30-6:30 pm
Session IV: Curriculum Sharing: Summer 2013 date to be determined.
In this cross-disciplinary series of workshops, Chicago Public School teachers will deepen their knowledge of American photography in its artistic and historical contexts. Working with original photographs from the Museum of Contemporary Photography’s collections and exhibitions, participants will learn strategies for developing multiple literacies with their students, and create and implement curriculum connecting the arts to the Common Core English Language Arts and History/Social Studies Literacy Standards. Curricular resources, including image sets for classroom use will be distributed.
Led by Cynthia Weiss, Director of Education, Marwen, and Corinne Rose, Manager of Education at the Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College Chicago, this series of workshops is generously funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art. Teachers are encouraged to attend all four sessions and will receive a $150.00 stipend for attending. Space is limited! Please RSVP to Darius Hampton at dhampton@colum.edu to reserve a place in this workshop series. If you have any questions, please contact Corinne Rose at crose@colum.edu.
This series of professional development workshops is generously supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Other Opportunities
For more information, or to propose a professional development opportunity for your school or faculty, contact Corinne Rose, MoCP Manager of Education at crose@colum.edu.
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Museum of Contemporary Photography
at Columbia College Chicago
600 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60605
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