6 courses with the subject STMR, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
STMR 600Special Topics in Museum Resources3
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course In partnership with the featured special exhibitions on view at museums in the Philadelphia area, this course is one of a continuing series that uses primary museum resources to better understand the works of particular artists in historical context. Participants study the artists’ lives and work, influences within an art history perspective, as well as social and cultural significance represented in the show. Course content is developed with the Education Department at partnering museums and feature speakers who discuss the exhibition in depth, plus lectures and demonstrations. Participants create and develop lesson plans and classroom activities that are applicable to a range of subject areas and grade levels. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course Each summer the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s Division of Education offers K-12 teachers of all subject areas the chance to renew their spirit of inquiry through VAST: Visual Arts as a Source for Teaching. This program allows teachers to immerse themselves in the museum’s collections and its use as a resource in the classroom, with themes changing each summer. The collections serve as the starting point for lively experiences that stress an interdisciplinary and multicultural approach in looking at and teaching from works of art. Participants take part in lectures, demonstrations, small group discussions, behind-the-scenes meetings with museum curators, writing workshops and field trips to build skills and strategies for teaching humanities-based curriculum. This summer we will explore the lessons that art and the art museum can teach us about inclusivity and individuality. What does it mean to be an insider? What does it mean to be an outsider? Experiment with object-based teaching strategies for building a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the classroom and beyond. This course may not be repeated for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
STMR 605Barnes Foundation: Tradition, Challenge, And Change2
28.0 hours 600 level graduate course Reimagine your connections to art, learning, and teaching in the Barnes Summer Teacher Institute 2020: Tradition, Challenge, and Change. This four-day workshop is an immersive experience with the Barnes Foundation’s collection that spans many centuries and artistic traditions. This Summer Teacher Institute course will provide educators with ways to help students connect to art by exploring contemporary issues. Teachers will challenge their understanding of artistic traditions with tours and workshops from artists expert in a variety of art forms such as music and dance as well as visual art. Teachers will look at art from western canon through contemporary lens such as Afro Futurism, Restorative Justice, and more. They will tour Elijah Pierce’s America, a special exhibition of exceptional work by self-taught woodcarver, barber by trade, and preacher by calling, Elijah Pierce (1892-1984), who reacted to life in 20th-century America through his handcrafted works, which also reflect his experience as one of the first generations of African Americans born into freedom. The Institute emphasizes an arts integrated approach to lesson plan development. Teachers will be immersed in the objective method of the Barnes Foundation, and learn teaching strategies that help students develop their visual literacy skills. Teachers will take home lesson plan ideas and educational resources that integrate art across the curriculum into content areas such as: English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. Teachers earning graduate credit must submit a five-lesson Student Learning Objective (SLO) project to demonstrate how ideas and themes from the Institute will be used in the classroom. This course may be repeated for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
28.0 hours 600 level graduate course Math in Art offers teachers a chance to explore how art and math integration can invigorate students and bring curriculum to life. Over the six week online course, teachers will learn techniques from museum educators and math experts, investigate artworks from a world-class collection, and practice skills through video with a community of their peers. Each week, the teachers will build skills, starting with how to look closely at a work of art. They will then learn how to support an art dialogue with their students and, finally, how to add a math lens and facilitate math-based art experiences in their classrooms. Though the Math in Art course is online, the learning is interactive and self-paced, with opportunities to practice activities and teaching strategies online with their peers as well as with their own students. Throughout the course, teachers will reflect on their teaching practice and arts integration, culminating in their Final Project Lesson Plan. All teachers are welcome, with each week’s topic scaffolded so that teachers from all grades, disciplines, and comfort levels will feel confident bringing the course’s math and art integration concepts into their classrooms. Resources for classroom lessons will be provided, including lesson plans and ideas for integrating art into the math curriculum, a set of art posters, and free admission to the Barnes for the duration of the course. Through the coursework, teachers can earn Act 48 credit or earn graduate credit by creating a five-lesson project plan for their classroom. This course may be repeated for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
28.0 hours 600 level graduate course The history of art is the history of changing ideas, cultures, and societies. Reflecting on art from different time periods allows us to reflect on our pasts, both individual and collective, and chart our futures. Interacting with contemporary art can make us more open-minded and build our resilience to change. Join a community of teaching colleagues at the Philadelphia Museum of Art as we develop ideas to apply these lessons across our curricula. This course may be repeated for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
45 hours 600 level graduate course Designed with both classroom educators and community-based educators in mind, this course will provide an overview of skills needed to engage the museum field as an educator and to use educational resources of museums from around the world to enhance their curriculum. At a time when museums have increasingly rewritten their mission statements to focus on education as their core objective, this course introduces students to the wide range of skills associated with the educational function of museums. The course reviews the core responsibilities of museum educators and the potential for education both within and beyond exhibitions. The course will also offer opportunities for learning how classroom educators can more effectively partner with museums and how those inside and outside the museum walls can advocate for diverse and inclusive perspectives on a wide range of discipline-specific collections. This course may be completed 2 times for credit. This course may not be audited.
