Scheduled On-Site Professional Development
Workshops and Classes
Designed for classroom teachers, librarians, art teachers, and others interested in engaging students in the visual arts and the art of the book, the Museum’s professional development programs emphasize teaching through the arts and encourage critical and creative thinking.
Fees for the following workshops include Museum Admission and a 10% discount in the Museum Shop (Members 25%) on the day of the program. Registration is required.
Please click here for information on how to register by Mail, Phone, or Fax. For more information, email programs@carlemuseum.org.
Click here for a listing of on- and off-site professional development opportunities for your group.
Professional Development Workshop
Possibilities in Print
February 7, 2010
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
$50 (Members $45) includes Registration and Materials Fee
(4 PDPs) Teachers, librarians and parents, join us as we explore the tools and techniques of printmaking and their connections to book production. Bring a brown bag lunch for an 11:30 slide show presentation on the history of printmaking and some ideas for using printmaking to support verbal and visual literacy.
Instructor: Diana MacKenzie
Registration is required. Please click here for information on how to register by Mail, Phone, or Fax.
Professional Development Workshop
Picturing Stories
March 4, 2010
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
$50 (Members $45) includes Registration and Materials Fee
(4 PDPs) This workshop centers on the book of award-winning illustrator, Molly Bang, Picture This: How Pictures Work. Participants will be introduced to Bang’s core visual literacy principles, use The Carle’s exhibitions to explore approaches to “reading pictures”, and apply this information to create a visual story using cut-paper collage.
Instructors: Rosemary Agoglia and Meghan Burch
Registration is required. Please click here for information on how to register by Mail, Phone, or Fax.
Professional Development Workshop
A Book in Hand: Leading Multiple Copy Storytimes with Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers
March 5, 2010
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
$40 (Members $35) includes Registration and Materials Fee
(3 PDP's) Learn about The Carle’s newest storytime model grounded in The Whole Book Approach, and how using multiple copies of a single picture book during storytime programs and classroom circle-times can benefit babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and adults alike. Explore the picture book as a visual art form and a physical object and examine connections between verbal and visual literacy through this innovative approach to looking, listening, learning and communicating.
Instructor: Megan Lambert
Registration is required. Please click here for information on how to register by Mail, Phone, or Fax.
Professional Development Workshop
An Introduction to Visual Thinking Strategies
April 30, 2010
11:00 am - 3:30 pm
$50 (Members $45)
(4 PDPs) Learn about Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS), the principles of which guide the educational programming at the Museum. Designed as a way of teaching viewers to find meaning and pleasure in works of art, these strategies are based on the work of cognitive psychologist Abigail Housen and veteran museum educator, Philip Yenawine. Participants will be introduced to Housen’s theory of aesthetic development, discuss and analyze the strategies, experiment with the method in small groups, and discuss ways in which these strategies can enhance teaching and reinforce the state standards in Language Arts.
Instructor: Curator of Education, Rosemary Agoglia
Professional Development Workshop
Making Art with Young Children
May 1, 2010
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
$40 (Members $35)
(4 PDPs) This Studio session will focus on strategies and ideas for engaging young children with materials. Taking cues from the Visual Thinking Strategies and the Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education, our work with materials will provide a model for helping young children explore and learn from materials while highlighting the importance of the role of observation and facilitation by adults. This process-centered rather than product-centered approach encourages critical thinking, self-expression, and creativity.
Instructor: Meghan Burch
Innovations in Education
April 19 - April 23, 2010
Join us for a unique opportunity to visit and study the early childhood centers of the city of Pistoia, Italy.
Learn about Pistoia’s internationally-renowned early childhood education. Together we will:
- Visit the infant-toddler centers and preschools
- Observe and engage in conversation with educators and administrators about their attention to environments and
their strategies of observation and documentation - Learn about their commitment to families, culture, and history with the intent of creating a strong community of learners
- Enjoy the company of fellow educators and the city
For more information including cost and registration, please click here.
Organized by The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art and the Assessorato all’Educazione del Commune di Pistoia in cooperation with Smith College.
Simmons College at The Carle
Simmons College and The Carle are delighted to announce the expansion of our partnership offering graduate programs in children's literature at The Carle. For more information on our MFA and MA programs click here.
The Child and the Book
Announcing spaces for non-degree students and newly admitted students in a Simmons College graduate course at The Carle. For more information click here.
Professional Development Opportunities for Your Group
Would you like to schedule a professional development program for your group at The Carle or at your site? Click here for a listing of on- and off-site professional development opportunities for your group.