The Cincinnati Art Museum offers a variety of programs, workshops and presentations for educators to enhance their curriculum and connect students with the art of the Cincinnati Art Museum.
Please visit our Calendar for monthly topics and additional details. Reservations can be made online or by calling (513) 721-ARTS. We want to hear from you! Take our survey and let us know how we can improve our teacher programs.
Professional Development
As a member of the Cincinnati Art Museum, you will enjoy special discounts, invitations to exclusive exhibition openings and events, get advanced information on what is new at the museum, discover the excitement behind the scenes and receive many other excellent benefits. Join now by choosing the membership level that best fits your lifestyle. Educators, if you are a member you receive 50% both Evenings for Educators and Summer Teacher Institute!
$45 is tax deductible
Benefits include:
- Preferred parking in Museum lots
- Free admission to special exhibitions
- Invitations to select exhibition openings
- Invitation to a New Member Reception
- Invitations to Appreciation and Preview Days at the Art Museum Shop
- Invitations to Consult A Curator events
- Privileges in The Mary R. Schiff Library
- 10% discount at the Art Museum Shop and the Terrace Café
- 20% discount on gift memberships
- Free or discounted ticket to CAM programs and events
- Priority registration to select Art Museum events
- Subscription to CAM Calendar and Members Magazine
- Personalized Membership Card
- Volunteer opportunities
- Receive a 52% discount when registering for Summer Teacher institute and a 50% or more discount when registering for Evenings for Educators
Summer Teacher Institute: Finding Your Flow Through Art & Activism
Registration is required.$150 general, $50 students - registration includes all three days.
Registration for 1 graduate credit through Ashland University: Summer Teacher Institute
The goal of the Summer Teacher Institute is to empower teachers to try new concepts, as well as to recharge their creative energy before the new school year begins. By attending this program, teachers will be emailed a CEU certificate for 18 contact hours. 1 graduate credit is available through Ashland University for an additional fee. The program is from Tuesday July 19–Thursday July 21 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. EST at the Cincinnati Art Museum. All registered teachers will receive an email with the agenda for each day. (Please provide an email you check during the summer.)
Mary Corita Kent (American, b.1918, d.1986), printmaker, For Eleanor, 1964, color screen print, mage 22 3/16 x 29 1/16 in., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Solway in memory of Alfred J. Friedlander, 1966.1120
Summer Teacher Institute 2022 Theme: Finding Your Flow through Art & Activism
If you are not familiar with Corita Kent, she was an artist, an activist, nun, educator and a pioneer. Working primarily as a print-maker, she taught elementary and college in Los Angeles for 20 years. “Consider everything an experiment,” was one of her guiding principles. Not only did she produce her own work, but she also collaborated on large scale works with her students. Her artwork was a reflection of the times. Inspired by billboards, advertisements, spiritual texts, current events, and newspapers she created colorful, multi-layered pieces with deep meaning. Kent encouraged and embodied experimentation, close-looking and social justice throughout her career and in her life.
Kent used a series of 10 Rules in her classroom. Each day of the Summer Teacher Institute, we will focus on one of the following rules as a theme for that day’s activities:
Rule 4: Consider everything an experiment.
Rule 6: Nothing is a mistake. There’s no win and no fail. There’s only make.
Rule 8: Don’t try to create and analyze at the same time. They’re different processes.
In addition to learning more about the life and art of Corita Kent, you will enjoy a variety of art-making sessions, workshops, docent guided tours and presentations.
Teachers of all grade levels and disciplines, homeschool teachers, art advocates, art appreciation volunteers, pre-service education majors and teaching artists, as well as community and museum educators, are encouraged to attend. The program will investigate diverse teaching strategies for object-based learning as well as STREAM (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, Math) connections for the Pre-K through the 12th-grade classroom.
For more information, please call (513) 639-2974 or email [email protected]
Previous programs
Virtual Summer Teacher Institute 2021
Tuesday, July 13–Thursday, July 15, 2021
Summer Teacher Institute 2020
Tuesday, July 14–Thursday, July 16
This summer we will focus on tools for online teaching, photography and contemporary art, as well as cultivating a personal artistic practice.
Teachers of all grade levels and disciplines, homeschool teachers, art advocates, art appreciation volunteers, pre-service education majors and teaching artists, as well as community and museum educators, are encouraged to attend. The program will investigate diverse teaching strategies for object-based learning as well as STREAM (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, Math) connections for the Pre-K through the 12th-grade classroom.
Teachers will participate in virtual presentations, art-making demos, and group discussions.
The goal of the Summer Teacher Institute is to empower teachers to try new concepts, as well as to recharge their creative energy before the new school year begins. All attendees will receive lesson plans of the art-making sessions, as well as worksheets and helpful handouts. CEU certificates will be awarded at the conclusion of the program. Graduate credit is available through Ashland University.
For more information, please call (513) 639-2974 or email [email protected]
Summer Teacher Institute 2019
July 16-Thursday, July 18, 2019
Myths and Mythology: Traveling the Ancient World
In July, educators will explore myths using the Cincinnati Art Museum collection. From Egypt, Greece, Rome and the ancient Near East to the art of the Islamic world, teachers will enjoy an interactive walk through history, focusing on the conserved art and artifacts, epic poems and geography of the ancient world.
Teachers of all grade levels and disciplines, homeschool teachers, art advocates, art appreciation volunteers, pre-service education majors and teaching artists, as well as community and museum educators, are encouraged to attend. The program will investigate diverse teaching strategies for object-based learning as well as STREAM (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, Math) connections for the Pre-K through the 12th-grade classroom.
Teachers will participate in docent-guided tours, guest speaker presentations and art-making workshops.
The goal of the Summer Teacher Institute is to empower teachers to try new concepts, as well as to recharge their creative energy before the new school year begins. All attendees will receive lesson plans of the art-making sessions, as well as worksheets and helpful handouts. CEU certificates will be awarded at the conclusion of the program. Graduate credit is available through Ashland University.
Summer Teacher Institute 2018
July 17-19th 2018
The Art of Design: Exploring the Creative Process
In July, educators will explore the ideas of mindfulness, storytelling and the power of the written word during the 2018 Summer Teacher Institute, which focuses this year on the connections between visual art, writing and the design process. Participants will also learn about new applications for such reflective methods in lesson plans and classroom practice. Teachers of all grade levels and disciplines, art advocates, art appreciation volunteers, pre-service education majors, homeschool teachers and teaching artists, as well as community and museum educators, are encouraged to attend.
Summer Teacher Institute 2017
July 18-20th 2017
The Art of Craft
Through our extensive permanent collection, this Summer Teacher Institute will explore the art of craft and its impact on the Cincinnati community. The program will also investigate diverse teaching strategies for using objects and creativity in the Pre-K through 12th grade classroom, including a field trip to the American Sign Museum to explore where science and art meet.
Down the Rabbit Hole: Design a Clay Carousel Figure Based on an Animal in Literature (lesson plan)
Third Thursdays (September–May)
Evenings for Educators is the Cincinnati Art Museum’s monthly teacher professional development program. Through the lens of the Cincinnati Art Museum’s permanent collection and special exhibitions, Evenings for Educators supports all subjects taught in the classroom. We encourage a STREAM approach as well as Twenty-First Century Learning strategies in the museum and classroom. This program is offered for teachers of all grade levels and disciplines, art appreciation volunteers, pre-service education majors, teaching artists as well as community and museum educators.
Participating teachers will receive CEU certificates in May. Graduate credit available for an additional fee through Ashland University. For more information, email [email protected]
Individual Sessions:
$5 for students
$8 for members
$16 for general admission
Series Pricing (all 8 sessions):
$54 for members
$118 for general admission
If paying out of pocket for the ENTIRE SERIES, please call (513) 721-ARTS to register. If your school will be paying for your Evenings for Educators or Membership registration, please email: [email protected] prior to the first program of the year.
Evenings for Educators 2021-2022
Thursday September 16, 2021- Virtual via Microsoft Teams
Topic
For our first program of the year, we will be featuring a presentation on the teaching and artwork of Sr. Corita Kent. Learn about her unique teaching style as discussed in the book: Learning by Heart. Then enjoy a simply art-making, Q&A session and a chance to network with fellow teachers. We will end the evening with prizes and time for discussion.
Thursday October 21, 2021- Virtual via Microsoft Teams
Thursday November 18, 2021- Check the Website for Updates
Thursday January 20, 2022- Check the Website for Updates
Thursday February 17, 2022- Check the Website for Updates
Thursday March 17, 2022 - In Person
Topic: Make & Take Prints with the Fitton Center For Creative Arts
For our March program will we have a Make-It Take-It night with the Fitton Center For Creative Arts at the museum! Enjoy dinner, networking with fellow teachers and a presentation about the Fitton Center. We will end the evening with two hands on projects, a relief printmaking activity, a customizable button activity and a scavenger hunt. Please join us for this in-person program in the Great Hall.
Thursday April 21, 2022- In Person
Topic: Special Exhibitions Highlight: David Driskell: Icons of Nature and History and Working Together: The Photographers of the Kamoinge Workshop
For our April program will we hear a presentation from curators Julie Aronson and Nathaniel Stein on two special exhibitions featuring visionary Black artists, followed by a docent-guided tour of the exhibitions and networking with fellow educators. As a special treat, enjoy CPS high school students’ spoken-word responses to the artwork, presented in partnership with WordPlay Cincy. Please join us for this in-person program.
Thursday May 19, 2022- In Person
Topic: Explore Egypt and Butterflies Along the Nile at the Krohn Conservatory
For our final program of the season, we will be partnering with our neighbors at the Krohn Conservatory. Enjoy dinner and a docent guided tour of CAM’s Egyptian collection. Afterwards, it’s field trip time! We will meet at the Krohn Conservatory, transportation not provided. We will hear a short presentation and enjoy a Q&A with an entomologist before self-guiding in the Butterflies Along the Nile exhibit. CEU certificates will be emailed to your following the conclusion of this program. Please join us for this in-person program.
Evenings for Future Educators 2021-2022
Thursday, October 7, 2021: Evenings for Future Educators: Connect with CAM- VIRTUAL
All college education majors are invited to attend this program for Future Educators. Explore how CAM can be a resource for you as both a student and a future educator. Learn more about our teacher professional development programs, how you can get involved and meet other area college students.
Thursday, March 16, 2022: Evenings for Future Educators: From Student to Teacher- Check the Website for Updates
This program is designed especially for pre-service, or education majors about to graduate. Learn about the variety of resources CAM has to offer both on site and through our website. Plus, bring your questions to ask to a panel of practicing teachers from a variety of local school districts to help prepare you for interviews and managing your own classroom.
Evenings for Educators 2020-2021:
Thursday September 17, 2020
Thursday October 15, 2020
Thursday November 19, 2020
Thursday January 21, 2021
Thursday February 18, 2021
Thursday March 18, 2021
Thursday April 15, 2021
Thursday May 20, 2021
Evenings for Future Educators 2020-2021:
Thursday, October 1, 2020: Evenings for Future Educators: Connect with CAM
All college education majors are invited to attend this program for Future Educators. Explore how CAM can be a resource for you as both a student and a future educator. Learn more about our teacher professional development programs, how you can get involved and meet other area college students.
Thursday, March 4, 2021: Evenings for Future Educators: From Student to Teacher
This program is designed especially for pre-service, or education majors about to graduate. Learn about the variety of resources CAM has to offer both on site and through our website. Plus, bring your questions to ask to a panel of practicing teachers from a variety of local school districts to help prepare you for interviews and managing your own classroom.
Lesson Plans from 2019-2020
October 24, 2019: Women Breaking Boundaries
Elementary Animals Inspired by Aminah Robinson Lesson Plan
Secondary Creatures & People Galore Lesson Plan
November 21, 2019: Visit from the Cincinnati Opera
Elementary Rhythm, Mood and Movement Lesson Plan
Secondary Verdi's Opera "Aida" Lesson Plan
January 16, 2020: Treasures of the Spanish World
Elementary Moving People Portraits Lesson Plan
Secondary Patterns & More Lesson Plan
Lesson Plans from 2018-2019
September 20, 2018: Collecting Calligraphy: Arts of the Islamic World
Elementary Zoomorphic Tiles Lesson Plan | Secondary Impressive Tiles Lesson Plan
October 18, 2018: Photography and the Public Face: Gillian Wearing
Elementary Placards of Word Play Lesson Plan | Secondary Gillian Wearing High School Photography Lesson Plan
November 15, 2018: The Fabric of India
Elementary Paper Batik Lesson Plan | Secondary Indian Wedding Rituals Lesson Plan
February 21, 2019: Music and Art: Kate Wakefield
Elementary Guitars Lesson Plan | Secondary String Family Collage Lesson Plan
March 21, 2019: Celebrating Women from the CAM Collection
Elementary Show Off Your Curves Lesson Plan | Secondary Figure Drawing Lesson Plan
April 18, 2019: Evenings for Educators: Paris 1900: City of Entertainment
Elementary River Cities Scenes Lesson Plan | Secondary Art Nouveau Meets Contemporary Lesson Plan
Lesson Plans from 2017-2018
September 21, 2017: Kinship: Ana England
Connections Lesson Plan | Organic Pinch Forms
October 19, 2017: Behind the Scenes: Exploring the New African Gallery
Float Your Boat Lesson Plan | Toothpaste Batik Lesson Plan
November 16, 2017: Iris van Herpen: Transforming Fashion
Fashion Transformation Lesson Plan | Fashionable Vessels Lesson Plan
January 18, 2018: Idea Share and Creativity Lab
February 15, 2018: Art and the Community
March 15, 2018: Celebrating Women from the CAM Collection
Collaborative Installations Lesson Plan | Louise Nevelson Lesson Plan
March 29, 2018: Evenings for Future Educators
April 19, 2018: Evening with an Illustrator: Erin Barker
May 17, 2018: Terracotta Army: Legacy of the First Emperor of China
Horsing Around with Media Lesson Plan | Terracotta Army Station Rotation Lesson Plan
Lesson Plans from 2016-2017:
September 21, 2016: Deeper Comprehension through Modern and Contemporary Art
Kadinsky Lesson Plan | Texture Lesson Plan
October 19, 2016: Van Gogh: Into the Undergrowth
Landscapes Lesson Plan | Space Lesson Plan
November 16, 2016: A Snapshot of the Lexington Camera Club
Wacky Landscapes Lesson Plan | KY Renaissance Lesson Plan
January 19, 2017: Excavating the Ancient World
Grecian and Egyptian Lesson Plan | Math Lesson Plan
February 16, 2017: The Art of Arms & Armor
Clay Lesson Plan | Sports Armor Lesson Plan
March 16, 2017: Evening with an Illustrator: Laura Kern with Wandeling Press
April 20, 2017: Autism Awareness Month
May 18, 2017: Tiffany Glass: Painting with Color and Light
These Pre K–2nd grade lesson plans are based off of programs done during REC Reads. REC Reads is on Wednesdays from 11:30-12:00 pm in the Rosenthal Education Center.
REC Reads Alphabet Lesson Plan| View Document
REC Reads Apples Lesson Plan | View Document
REC Reads McCloskey Ducks Lesson Plan | View Document
REC Reads MLK Lesson Plan | View Document
REC Reads Northern Lights Lesson Plan | View Document
REC Reads Snowman Lesson Plan | View Document
REC Reads Chinese New Year Lesson Plan | View Document
REC Reads Germ Etiquette Lesson Plan | View Document
REC Reads Valentine's Day Lesson Plan | View Document
REC Reads Women's History Month Lesson Plan | View Document
REC Reads Screen Printing Lesson Plan | View Document
REC Reads Spring Flowers Lesson Plan | View Document
REC Reads Terracotta Warrior Shield Lesson Plan | View Document
Education staff members are available to meet with individual teachers or planning teams to develop ways that the Cincinnati Art Museum can be used as an educational resource.
Sessions must be booked a minimum of one month in advance of the desired date. Please have several dates in mind before calling.
FREE. Reservations Required. Call (513) 639-2974 or email [email protected]
Museum staff offers specially designed workshops for educators' professional development sessions or as part of a staff meeting.
Cost: $100.00
Please email [email protected] or call (513) 639-2974 for more information.
For more information about having a Cincinnati Art Museum representative at your next PTA meeting, please email [email protected] or call (513) 639-2974.
Photos from Summer Teacher Institute
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