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Pablo Picasso, (Le Moulin de la Galette), Paris, autumn 1900. Oil on canvas, 34 3/4 x 45 1/2 inches (88.2 x 115.5 cm). Solomon R.
For Educators
SFMOMA invites you to explore modern and contemporary art and to use the museum's collections and programs as a foundation for teaching and learning. Our Education Department offers a variety of programs and resources for educators, including professional development workshops and institutes for teachers, online teaching aids, and school programs designed to encourage the exploration of works of art, enhance visual literacy, and foster critical-thinking skills. SFMOMA is on the go through early 2016, presenting new art experiences around the Bay Area as we prepare for our expansion. We'll continue to offer special programs and events for educators while our building is transformed. To register for a specific teacher workshop or institute, please consult the list of upcoming events at the bottom of the Teacher Programs + Events page.
5 Tools For Creating Your Own Infographics
Five years ago, almost nobody knew what the heck an infographic was. (I sure didn’t, and I was a graphic design major in college at the time.) Now that the infographic craze has saturated us with new visual knowledge (and marketing gimmicks), something interesting has happened: The creation of infographics has become democratized.
Art and Lesson Plans
Welcome to the lesson plans and project ideas section of the Art-Rageous website! Latest updates are listed on the home page of the site, and if you're looking for something in particular, try entering a word in the onsite search engine. Purchases made by clicking through advertisers' links help to offset my webhosting costs and allow me to purchase new resource materials for my classes.
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Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan | Minilesson It Doesn’t Have to End That Way: Using Prediction Strategies with Literature After listening to the beginning of a story, students use details in the text, personal experience, and prior knowledge to predict the way the story will end. Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan | Unit From Fact to Fiction: Drawing and Writing Stories Students gather factual information about frogs and toads to create nonfiction and fiction stories.
Learning Through Art
Learning Through Art (LTA), an artist residency program, cultivates student creativity by designing sustained, process-oriented art projects that support learning across the curriculum. The program sends experienced teaching artists into New York City public schools, where they collaborate with classroom teachers to develop and facilitate art projects integrated into the school curriculum. Read more about LTA's history and structure. This area of the website provides in-depth information about current LTA residencies as well as useful resources for educators, including questions to facilitate discussion of works of art and detailed lesson plans for exploring art projects and techniques in the classroom. Photo: Enid Alvarez
Metacognitive Strategies
Metacognitive strategies refers to methods used to help students understand the way they learn; in other words, it means processes designed for students to 'think' about their 'thinking'. Teachers who use metacognitive strategies can positively impact students who have learning disabilities by helping them to develop an appropriate plan for learning information, which can be memorized and eventually routine. As students become aware of how they learn, they will use these processes to efficiently acquire new information, and consequently, become more of an independent thinker. Below are three metacognitive strategies, which all include related resources, that can be implemented in the classroom:
Education
DesignPrep is a series of FREE programs, including workshops, studio and college visits, that focuses on all design disciplines from fashion and architecture to product design. DesignPrep participants also have the opportunity to take part in programs offered through the Hive Learning Network. Various DesignPrep programs are offered throughout the year—check out videos from previous workshops to see the type of experiences offered. Registration is now open for programs. Reserve your spot now! Digital Badges
