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Evening for Educators:

This program is for all K–12 Educators. Science coaches, librarians, and secondary science faculty welcome!

Free | Registration Required

Join peer teachers, science coaches, and librarians, to explore scientific phenomena and Utah’s K-12 SEEd core standards at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts.

Explore how phenomena and art-making can be integrated into the work every day!

Museum docents will lead a guided experience of the phenomena represented in UMFA galleries and educators will convene in the classroom to sample the Museum in the Classroom experiences the UMFA has to offer: Photography, Huichol Yarn Painting, and Chemistry in Art.

Agenda

  • Provided Dinner and Mingling
  • Docent Break-out Tours
  • Art-Making in the Classroom


Attendees will receive 3 relicensure points.

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Evenings for Educators is a free program dedicated to the professional development of elementary and secondary teachers across the state. Evenings offer keynote speakers, hands-on workshops providing in-depth instructional experiences, networking opportunities where participating teachers may share strategies and learn from each other, and free educational materials. Each Evening for Educators is unique in its location and theme taking place at galleries and museums around the state. The topic of each Evening is chosen by the host site and is connected to one of their current exhibitions. Evenings for Educators works to provide ways for all teachers to incorporate art into their core curriculum.


EVENT SPONSORS: 

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