The Museum of Modern Art

Art & Inquiry: Museum Teaching Strategies For Your Classroom

The Museum of Modern Art

Art & Inquiry: Museum Teaching Strategies For Your Classroom

This course is part of Teaching with Art: Using Inquiry, Activities, and Themes Specialization

Larissa Raphael
Francis Estrada
Lisa Mazzola

Instructors: Larissa Raphael

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

532 reviews

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule
1 week at 10 hours a week
Learn at your own pace
98%
Most learners liked this course

What you'll learn

  • Understand the definition of inquiry and learn how to develop engaging inquiry-based lessons

  • Understand the benefits of inquiry-based learning and its impact on students’ personal development and critical thinking skills

  • Analyze the qualities, formats, and instruction techniques that facilitate collective meaning making

  • Practice inquiry-based learning from a student’s perspective

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There are 5 modules in this course

Welcome to Art and Inquiry: Museum Teaching Strategies For Your Classroom. This course will introduce ways to integrate works of art into your classroom by using inquiry-based teaching methods commonly used in museum settings. This course is designed to give you the tools to create meaningful object-based learning activities that can be integrated into a wide variety of curricula. The strategies this course covers emphasize literacy and critical thinking skills across disciplines.

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2 videos9 readings1 assignment

In this module you will explore different ways to facilitate close looking with your students by engaging in open-ended, inquiry-based conversation around works of art.

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3 videos8 readings1 assignment

In this module, we will explore how art and Social Emotional Learning can deepen students’ attention, self-awareness, as well as their awareness of others.

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9 videos11 readings1 assignment

This module focuses on activities as a mode of inquiry. In this module you’ll explore how to use three kinds of activities in your classroom to effectively promote an exchange of ideas with students.

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3 videos7 readings1 assignment

In this module you will consider ways to incorporate inquiry about a work of art into your classroom and make connections to different subject areas including Social Studies, English Language Arts, and Science.

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3 videos13 readings1 assignment

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Larissa Raphael
The Museum of Modern Art
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Francis Estrada
The Museum of Modern Art
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