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Teaching With Documents and Works of Art: An Integrated Approach
Educators take part in a gallery discussion during a summer workshop.
This National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Summer Professional Development Workshop is presented by the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the National Archives and Records Administration, and the National Council for the Social Studies. The three-day workshop will provide a varied program of lectures, demonstrations, collaborative work, and analysis of documents and works of art. Workshop attendees will participate in and develop classroom activities that utilize both visual images and primary source documents as teaching tools in ways that sharpen students' skills and enthusiasm for history, social studies, and the humanities.
Teaching With Documents and Works of Art: An Integrated Approach, Development of the Industrial United States
Wednesday, July 27–Friday, July 29
Tentative Agenda:
Day 1 – July 27, 2011
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
9:00 am Continental Breakfast and Registration; Overview and Workshop Objectives
9:30 am Visit the Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom
10:00 am Special document display
11:15 am Hands-on Workshop (Part 1): Strategies for Teaching with Documents related to Industrialism
12:45 pm Lunch (provided)
1:30 pm Hands-on Workshop (Part 2): Developing learning activities using DocsTeach, a website from the National Archives.
3:15 pm Break
3:30 pm Group Sharing Time
4:00 pm Summary and Evaluation
Day 2 – July 28, 2011
Smithsonian American Art Museum (American Art)
9:00 am Check-in and day’s overview
9:30 am Tour and “Closer Looking” Activities in the special exhibition The Great American Hall of Wonders
11:00 am In-Gallery Learning Activity I: Exploring American Art’s permanent collection of artworks related to the topic of Industrialism
12:15 pm Lunch (provided)
1:15 pm In-Gallery Learning Activity II: Integrating related artworks on the topic of Industrialism into the curriculum
2:30 pm Behind the Scenes Visit to American Art’s Print Study Room
3:15pm Videoconference with NARA and American Art
4:00 pm Summary and Evaluation
Day 3 – July 29, 2011
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA
9:00 am Continental Breakfast and Check-in
9:15 am Tour Public Vaults and Cooking for Uncle Sam exhibitions focusing on Industrialism and ingenuity
10:00 am Introduction to Online Resources from American Art
11:15 am Integrating Documents and Works of Art: Model Exercise
12:15 pm Lunch (provided)
1:00 pm Integrating Documents and Works of Art: Practice
3:00 pm Group Sharing Time
3:30 pm Summary and Evaluation
4:00 pm Conclusion
For information on how to register for this Workshop, please visit the NCSS workshop information page.
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