Migrations+Program

=//Collaborate with the Smithsonian Institution and the Art Institute of Chicago for a unique professional development opportunity for CPS teacher teams!//=

__PROGRAM DESCRIPTION__ “Migrations: The American Experience in Art” is a yearlong professional development program for teams of CPS teachers offered jointly by the Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center and the Art Institute of Chicago. Participants will explore the intersection of American art and history, with a focus on the theme of migration—the movement “from one country, place, or locality to another”—and its impact on the American experience. Teachers of all grade levels from the disciplines of visual art, language arts, social studies, and libraries are encouraged to apply. The program includes:
 * A 3-day summer conference (July 30-August 1) at the Art Institute of Chicago exploring content and teaching strategies related to the Migrations theme and featuring Art Institute and Smithsonian scholars, curators, and museum educators (CPDUs available)
 * Common Core-connected curriculum support for teacher teams from museum educators and CPS curricular offices during the summer conference and school year (including an optional Saturday curriculum planning session at the Art Institute in September)
 * $100 per teacher in materials to support Migrations-related curricular projects
 * Funding for buses to bring students to the Art Institute of Chicago to see and engage with Migrations-related works of art
 * A year-end professional development workshop in April of 2013, held at the Art Institute, to reinforce content and pedagogical themes of the Migrations program (CPDUs available)
 * Access to a platform for teachers to share student work and results of Migrations-related classroom projects

**Completed application materials are due May 14, 2012 and must be submitted, in full, to** mcovington@artic.edu**.** //Questions? Call 312-857-7199//

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