Objects, Documents, and Images:
How Primary Sources Reveal History and Culture
Monday, June 7, 10AM - 2:30PM
Where: LBJ Library and Museum
Give your students a new perspective on learning. The Blanton Museum of Art and the LBJ Library and Museum collaborate to bring a new workshop to art and social studies teachers this summer. Learn about primary sources and how to use them to teach, visual and material culture, and techniques for using images in the classroom. Gain experience with document and art analysis. Workshop fee includes free parking; a cd of resources, images, and lessons; LBJ Library curriculum; a Blanton poster and two museum passes; and afternoon snacks.
Teachers from 5th-12th grade classes who work with art, art history, social studies, and humanities are encouraged to participate. Four hours of professional development credit will be awarded.
Cost: $20, deadline May 31
19th-Century Art, History, & Culture
Wednesday, July 21, 10AM - 4:30PM
Where: Blanton Museum of Art (morning) and The Harry Ransom Center (afternoon)
Join curators and educators from The Blanton and The Ransom Center for a day-long teacher enrichment seminar that will highlight common themes from our upcoming exhibitions Turner to Monet (Blanton), Reparteé (Blanton), and Discovering the Language of Photography: The Gernsheim Collection (Ransom Center). Teachers will become familiar with nineteenth century social and historical issues from America, England, and France. The seminar will explore techniques for using images in the classroom, with particular attention to the themes of "Nature, Science and Our Place in the World," and "Life and Society.” Participants will spend time at both The Blanton and The Ransom Center, giving them the opportunity to become more familiar with the resources available at both of these institutions.
Teachers from 5th-12th grade classes who work with art, art history, social studies, language arts and humanities are encouraged to participate. Six hours of professional development credit will be awarded.
Cost: Free (funded by the Harry Ransom Center through the generous support of the Harry W. Bass Jr. Foundation)
For more information please contact: Jennifer Garner, The Blanton's manager of school and family programs, at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
