Cincinnati Art Museum: Professional Development for Teachers

Membership

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

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Summer Teacher Institute

Summer Teacher Institute: Finding Your Flow Through Art & Activism

Every day from Tuesday, July 19, 2022 to Thursday, July 21, 2022 at 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

Registration is closed.

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

We will learn about the Cincinnati Art Museum’s special exhibition, Paintings, Politics and the Monuments Men: The Berlin Masterpieces in America and each participant will receive a free ticket to view these works! Then enjoy a presentation by staff members from the National Musuem of the United State Air Force. Participate in a virtual art-making with Visionaries + Voices, and learn about the power of creativity from assistant professor of Art Education, Andrea Slusarski.

Back by popular demand is our, Art + Nature Day. We will spend time creating in our sketchbooks outside. The Queen City Pollinators Project will introduce us to pollinators and an engaging outdoor Nature Journaling lesson. Andrea Slusarski will help us put her presentation on creativity into practice by inspiring us to experiment in our sketchbooks, while spending time in nature.

Hear about the power of art inside and outside the classroom. Learn from a licensed art therapist about the differences between art education, art therapy and therapeutic art-making. Dive into the world of selling your art work online with Jacquelyn Sommer, of More ART | More Heart Studio and how you can incorporate digital lessons in your classroom. Jonathan Juravich an elementary art educator at Liberty Tree Elementary School and the 2018 Ohio Teacher of the Year, will share a presentation on the importance of Social Emotional Learning. Erin Schaefer will share some K-8^th grade lesson plans from her first year teaching. Each day will feature a short warm up drawing activity as well as mindfulness sessions by Lilac & Indigo.

Blizzard bags are available for pick up at the Cincinnati Art Museum. They will contain supplies needed for the workshops and outdoor activities such as a Moleskin watercolor sketchbook and Blackwing drawing pencil, etc. A supply list will be provided in advance for those who are not receiving a blizzard bag. An agenda, supply list and follow up resources will be emailed to teachers daily.

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.

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)

Evenings for Educators and Future Educators

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.

This program happens the third Thursday of the month from 4-7 p.m. at the Cincinnati Art Musuem.

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
$10 for members
$20 for general admission

Series Pricing (all 8 sessions):

$70 for members
$150 for general admission

If paying out of pocket for the entire series, please call (513) 721-ARTS to register before Friday September 9, 2022. If your school will be paying for your Evenings for Educators or Membership registration, please email [email protected] before Friday, September 9, 2022.

Evenings for Educators 2022-2023

January 19, 2023

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Beyond Bollywood: 2000 Years of Dance in Art

Join us this evening for a program highlighting the exhibition Beyond Bollywood: 2000 Years of Dance in Art. Enjoy dinner, networking, a docent guided tour and a presentation from Trudy Gaba, Curatorial Assistant, South Asian Art, Islamic Art & Antiquities. This exhibition considers the compelling visual language of dance in the art from South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayan region from the first to the twenty-first century. Through religious, courtly, and everyday objects, explore the exceptional importance and power of dance in religious thought, literature, politics, and societal structures. For each program attended you can earn CEU’s and 1-2 graduate credits for an additional fee to Ashland University.

February 16, 2023

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During this Evenings for Educators, Nathaniel M. Stein, Curator of Photography, will present on the exhibition Georgia O’Keeffe, Photographer. This exhibition illuminates O’Keeffe’s use of the camera to further her modernist vision, showing how she embraced photography as a unique artistic practice and took ownership of her relationship with the medium. Over 100 photographs are displayed together with a complementary selection of paintings and drawings. Enjoy dinner, networking, and a docent guided tour. For each program attended you can earn CEU’s and 1-2 graduate credits for an additional fee to Ashland University. 

November 17, 2022

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Sister City Peace Relay: Student Art from Ukraine

Join us of for an evening focused on community. View student art from Ukraine, enjoy a tour of Ukrainian pieces in the permanent collection and learn about collaborations between Cincinnatians and those of Kharkiv, Ukraine, our sister city. Dinner, networking a docent guided tour and a presentation of students work from Ukraine will be on view. For each program attended you can earn CEU’s and 1-2 graduate credits for an additional fee to Ashland University. 

Thursday, October 20, 2022 - In-Person

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Rosenthal Education Center’s Artists in Residence

For this Evenings for Educators, we will hear from the two local artists: Jim Tucker and Michael Thompson. They will present on the REC’s current exhibition Re-Imagination.

This interactive exhibition allows visitors to reimagine and reinterpret artworks by a diverse array of Cincinnati artists from throughout the ages! Design a Rookwood vase and create a landscape and still life like Robert S. Duncanson and Frank Duveneck. Enjoy dinner, networking, and art-making. For each program attended you can earn CEU’s and 1-2 graduate credits for an additional fee to Ashland University.

Thursday September 15th, 2022- In-Person

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During our first Evenings for Educators this season, we will hear from Amy Dehan, Curator of Decorative Arts and Design. She will present on the exhibition Unlocking an Art Deco Bedroom by Joseph Urban. This exhibition highlights a bedroom designed in 1929 and the messaging projected by women who chose the new forward-looking style of the era, over those that chose more nostalgic styles. Enjoy dinner, networking, and a docent guided tour. For each program attended you can earn CEU’s and 1-2 graduate credits for an additional fee to Ashland University.

Evenings for Future Educators 2022-2023

Wednesday, October 19, 2022: 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.

Wednesday, March 29, 2023: 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.

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

Tiffany Glass Lesson Plan | Modernizing Tiffany Lesson Plan

Pre K Lesson Plans

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.

Curriculum Coaching

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]

Teacher In-Service Workshops

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.

PTA Presentations

For more information about having a Cincinnati Art Museum representative at your next PTA meeting, please email [email protected] or call (513) 639-2974.