Teaching+With+Objects+March+2013




 * March 28, 2013 **
 * 4:30PM–6:30PM**
 * Ryan Education Center**
 * Free; 2 CPDUs**

Objects give shape to ideas, or put the other way, ideas are embedded in objects. This manifests as we respond intellectually and emotionally to the physical properties of objects, such as the shape, size, texture, color, and materials. Whether real things or symbolic representations of them, art objects play a critical role in conveying rich understandings of the world and our human condition. This workshop will investigate the special nature of works of art as vessels of knowledge and experience and strategies teachers can use to teach with art in the classroom.

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** Teachers’ Lounge events are organized and coordinated from a partnership with the Art Institute of Chicago Teacher Programs and the Teacher Advisory Panel. Below is a list of the materials that were reviewed by Teacher Programs and the Teacher Advisory Panel in preparation for this program. **

museums are so readily available. Cites and expands on four unique characteristics of learning from objects in museums: Resolution and density of information, scale, authenticity, and value. ||
 * [|Gem Group for Education in Museums] || Advice notes based on a presentation on learning through objects, by Steph Mastoris, Head of the National Waterfront Museum. BaLL2 January 2009. ||
 * Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center || Information on the benefits of collecting and displaying objects in the classroom; includes resources for teaching with collections. ||
 * The Art of Education || Tips for Collecting Classroom Artifacts When You Travel ||
 * What is Object-Based Learning? || Additional links to websites and videos on object-based learning Pinterest page. ||
 * Objects of Learning, Objects of Talk: Changing Minds in Museums || Scholarly essay detailing why people should bother to visit museums when virtual copies of most objects in


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