Summer Teacher Institute: Toward Common Cause

5550 S. Greenwood Avenue,Chicago IL 60637

16 August, 2021

Description

A weeklong exchange between teachers, educators at Chicago museums, and artists at the center of the exhibition "Toward Common Cause." This Summer Teacher Institute offers participants—classroom teachers at any grade and any subject matter, teaching artists, and cultural educators from arts or community-based organizations—to engage deeply with the work of MacArthur Fellows and reflect upon some of the most important issues and questions of our time while developing lesson plans for the 2021–2022 school year. Participants will engage in hands-on explorations of Toward Common Cause: Art, Social Change, and the MacArthur Fellows Program at 40 through project-based learning facilitated by educators from multiple Chicago museums. The full schedule will be made available in the near future. Pending final confirmation, the Summer Teacher Institute is currently planned to happen primarily in-person at the University of Chicago and partner organizations throughout Chicago, with transportation provided. FREE. CPDUs available for eligible educators. The Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago is a site for rigorous inquiry and exchange that encourages the examination of complex issues through the lens of art objects and artistic practice. Through strong community and scholarly partnerships, the Museum incorporates diverse ideas, identities, and experiences into its exhibitions and collections, academic initiatives, and public programming. The Smart first opened in 1974. Admission is always free.