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Wed, May 14, 2008 | 4:00 PM

New Museum theater (directions)

Professional Development for Teachers
Part II, “What’s It to Me?”

Free to teachers and educators. Please RSVP. Contact: clewis@newmuseum.org

New Museum Education Department staff Cathleen Lewis, Marc Mayer, and Cris Scorza will lead a session exploring visual inquiry and object-based learning in the New Museum’s galleries, and developing lesson plans around current exhibitions.

Professional Development for Teachers aims to supplement high school teachers’ knowledge of contemporary art practices and issues through directed lectures, participatory workshops, and object-based learning. This program is open to all art, math, global studies, and English teachers in New York City.

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The New Museum’s Education Programs are generously supported by The Keith Haring Foundation School and Youth Programs Fund and the Skadden, Arps Education Programs Fund. Additional endowment support provided by the JPMorgan Chase Professional Development Workshop for Teachers, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs at the New Museum. The Global Classroom is made possible by Altria Group, Inc., The Bloomingdale’s Fund of the Macy’s Foundation, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.