Art can be a powerful catalyst for building skills and understanding a range of subjects. Intended for primary and secondary teachers of all disciplines, Art & Activity builds upon the inquiry-based approaches of Art and Inquiry: Museum Teaching Strategies for Your Classroom, while delving into activity-based strategies that will make your students empowered participants.
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Art & Activity: Interactive Strategies for Engaging with Art
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started a new career after completing these courses
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got a tangible career benefit from this course
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100% online
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Approx. 9 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Chinese (Simplified), Greek, Italian, Vietnamese, Dutch, Korean, German, Russian, Turkish, English, Spanish
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The Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art is a place that fuels creativity, ignites minds, and provides inspiration. Join us in exploring the art, ideas, and issues of our time through the Modern and Contemporary Art and Design Specialization or through individual courses: Modern Art & Ideas, Seeing Through Photographs, What Is Contemporary Art?, Fashion as Design, and In the Studio: Postwar Abstract Painting. Learn about teaching with art in our three courses designed for K-12 educators: Art & Inquiry, Art & Activity, and Art & Ideas.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
3 hours to complete
Introduction to Art and Activity
Welcome to Art and Activity: Interactive Strategies for Teaching with Art. Art can be a powerful catalyst for building skills and understanding across a wide range of subjects. Establish your foundation by watching each module's video lectures and reviewing the required readings, artworks, and additional resources. Then, test your knowledge with the quizzes and be sure to comment on videos and post in the discussion forums to share your thoughts.
3 hours to complete
5 videos (Total 21 min), 5 readings, 1 quiz
5 videos
1.2 Why Activities?2m
1.3 Philosophy Behind Active Learning6m
1.4 Designing Engaging Activities6m
1.5 Skills and Benefits of Activity-Based Learning3m
5 readings
Tips for Teaching Remotely10m
1.6 Required Reading & Additional Resources1h
1.7 Works of Art10m
Tell Us About You10m
Resources: MoMA podcasts, art vocabulary, Magazine, and YouTube channel10m
1 practice exercise
1. 8 Introduction to Activities30m
2 hours to complete
Activities for Analyzing and Reflecting
In this module, we’re moving from theory to practice, with videos that discuss drawing, sound, movement, writing, and game-based activities that build skills for analyzing and reflecting about art. Most videos touch upon a variety of methods, while the Take Action segments are in-depth demonstrations of specific activities. You’ll get the most out of these videos by actually doing the activities yourself. We encourage you to snap a photo of something you’ve made in response to a Take Action prompt, and then share it in the discussion forums.
2 hours to complete
6 videos (Total 31 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz
6 videos
2.2 Sound & Movement Activities for Analyzing and Reflecting3m
2.3 Take Action: Blind Contour4m
2.4 Writing & Discussion-Based Activities for Analyzing and Reflecting4m
2.5 Take Action: DJ the Artwork4m
2.6 Games and Play-Based Activities8m
3 readings
2.7 Required Readings & Additional Resources1h 10m
2.8 Works of Art10m
Mid-course survey5m
1 practice exercise
2.9 Activities for Analyzing and Reflecting30m
2 hours to complete
Activities for Creating, Imagining & Connecting
In this module, we’ll stay active by covering activities that involve drawing, writing, discussion, sound, and movement. We’ll also put on our designer hats, with a Take Action video that presents a cosmic design challenge. You’ll have a chance to test your knowledge with the third and final quiz of the course. Finally, we want you to put all that you’ve learned into practice by using one of the activities with family, friends, or students, and then reflecting on the experience in the discussion forums.
2 hours to complete
6 videos (Total 35 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz
6 videos
3.2 Writing & Discussion-Based Activities for Creating, Imagining & Connecting10m
3.3 Take Action: Postcard Home6m
3.4 Sound & Movement Activities for Creating, Imagining & Connecting4m
3.5 Design Thinking Activities4m
3.6 Take Action: Chair for an Astronaut3m
2 readings
3.7 Required Readings & Additional Resources30m
3.8 Works of Art10m
1 practice exercise
3.9 Activities for Creating, Imagining & Connecting30m
2 hours to complete
Assessment Strategies
In this module, we shift the focus from activities to assessment. There are two videos; one that emphasizes self-assessment for you as the facilitator, and a second on assessing student work. Additionally, we have assigned two readings that support the video lectures, which you should complete before stating the final project.
2 hours to complete
2 videos (Total 11 min), 4 readings, 1 quiz
4 readings
4.3 Required Readings & Additional Resources30m
4.4 Works of Art10m
Funding for Education at MoMA10m
End-of-course survey10m
Reviews
TOP REVIEWS FROM ART & ACTIVITY: INTERACTIVE STRATEGIES FOR ENGAGING WITH ART
by MLAug 16, 2017
UN curso sencillo y amigable, ayuda a tener perspectivas distintas en cuanto a las actividades relacionadas al arte y que se pueden aplicar tanto a diferentes edades como a diferentes inteligencias.
by MMJun 20, 2020
Great material! It was an engaging course and very enjoyable to take. I appreciate MoMA professionals for putting it together and making it free for everyone. This is a true treasure. Thank you.
by LLOct 20, 2016
I really enjoyed the class. It was well put together, interesting, and gave me a lot of great ideas. Great for a new teacher or a refresher for an experienced teacher looking for new lessons.
by AAAug 25, 2019
Very interesting and helpful course for art educators and educators in general. Inputs are very clear and easily understandable. Brilliant mentors/instructors. Very well planned course.
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