Educator Evening: Ways of Looking and Thinking
Sun Valley Museum of ArtThis Educator Evening is about providing paths for educators to integrate the practice of "noticing" or “close-looking” into their classroom practice. Participants will experience their own inquiry of noticing as they engage in various thinking routines. Drawn from Harvard’s Project Zero Thinking Routines Toolbox, a thinking routine is a set of questions or sequence of steps that can be used to support student thinking and learning. This event begins at 5pm at the Museum in Ketchum. About SVMoA Educator Evenings Open to educators of all subject areas, Educator Evening is a FREE professional development series occurring monthly. Blaine County educators may receive in-service (continuing education) hours for their participation. SVMoA shares the names of those BCSD educators who participate with the school district office for in-service district hours. Join educators, visiting artists, and Museum staff for in-person presentations, discussion, and activity based on current exhibitions at SVMoA and connections to the National Core Arts Standards and Idaho Content Standards. Develop curricular connections and gain tools, strategies, and thinking routines for integrating art and objects into everyday classroom learning. Participate in a professional learning community of supportive and reflective educational practitioners, and have some fun! Topics include: Art integration vs. Art ...
