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The Museum of Modern Art

Art & Ideas: Teaching with Themes

Develop connections between your curriculum, students’ experiences, and accessible themes in art. Themes include Places and Spaces, Art and Identity, Transforming Everyday Objects, and Art and Society.

Status: Teaching
Status: Cultural Diversity
IntermediateCourse16 hours

Featured reviews

PD

5.0Reviewed Oct 1, 2019

It was great to be walked through different theme ideas as well as be prompted to think how I could use themes in my art teaching.

DM

5.0Reviewed May 16, 2020

Absolutely wonderful course, got to learn new things that i can implement in my virtual classroom...thanks to Coursera

SQ

5.0Reviewed Feb 11, 2018

It was a great professional development course for out arts department. The best thing is being able to complete it at our own time.

ML

5.0Reviewed Feb 3, 2021

Wonderful material, resources and a great course. Well done to Ms. Mazzola and the team at MoMA!

MH

5.0Reviewed Oct 19, 2020

Amazing course I learn a massive thing about modern art and the story behind each piece and how i can transform it to my students as lessons plan thank you Moma art museum

NS

5.0Reviewed Mar 10, 2021

This course is wonderful! I looked at contemporary art from anther perspective, got tones of new ideas for my lessons and a lot of inspiration for myself ✨

PM

5.0Reviewed Jun 3, 2020

This is a really fun and informative course! Highly recommended for educators or art industry professionals looking for ways to better engage audience.

SS

5.0Reviewed Jun 16, 2020

This was a great course, that didn't overwhelm you but taught great themes with resources to take back to your students. (I teach elementary so some themes need to wait until they are older.)

NC

5.0Reviewed Jun 5, 2020

I deeply appreciate the thoughtfulness and clarity of the works chosen. It made me excited to use art in the classroom and to continue learning about art on my own.

DN

5.0Reviewed Apr 9, 2018

With no background in Art, I found this course extremely useful. The course is well designed and rigorous. Very good reading material and good ideas to take to a classroom.

EN

5.0Reviewed Feb 4, 2024

Totalmente recomendable. Se aprende muchísimo a como estructurar las sesiones por temas y no por obras cronológicamente.

CA

5.0Reviewed Feb 13, 2017

This course was a wonderful and thorough introduction to Modern Art. So insightful and informative! I'd recommend it to anyone! It has definitely enhanced my lesson planning and teaching style.

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