Teaching for Biliteracy Summer Institute
Teaching for Biliteracy Summer Institute
Tue, Jun 27, 9:00 AM
Chicago, IL • Chicago, IL
$1,750
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Summer Teacher Institute: Toward Common Cause
A weeklong exchange between teachers, educators at Chicago museums, and artists at the center of the exhibition Toward Common Cause.
By Smart Museum of Art
When and where
Date and time
August 16, 2021 · 10am - August 20, 2021 · 4pm CDT
Location
Smart Museum of Art 5550 S. Greenwood Avenue Chicago, IL 60637
About this event
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 Summer Teacher Institute is currently planned to happen primarily in-person at the University of Chicago and partner organizations throughout Chicago, with transportation provided. Participants are required to follow the University’s COVID-19 guidance applicable at the time of their visit.
FREE. CPDUs available for eligible educators.
Thematic tracks
During the Summer Teacher Institute, participants will be placed in one of four thematic tracks: Black Arts and Experience, Latinx Art and History, Communications + Critique, and Environmental Justice. Participants will be asked to select their preferred track when they register.
Schedule
Lunch will be provided on Monday and Friday; participants should plan to provide their own lunch on other days.
Monday, August 16, 9:30 am–4 pm
Meet at the Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago, 5550 S. Greenwood Avenue
The Summer Teacher Institute opens with a day of introductions, participatory activities, and planning. Participants will receive toolkits of materials and divide up into thematic tracks.
Tuesday, August 17, 10 am–4 pm
Meet at the Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago, 5550 S. Greenwood Avenue
On the second day, participants will divide up and explore thematic tracks through hands-on activities and excursions to various Toward Common Cause venues, including DuSable Museum of African American History, Hyde Park Art Center, Newberry Library, and Stony Island Arts Bank. Transportation will be provided from the Smart Museum to partner sites and back.
Wednesday, August 18, 10 am–4 pm
**All sessions on Wednesday are virtual **
Working remotely, participants will have time to develop their lesson plans, connect with Smart Museum educators during virtual office hours, and take part in a series of virtual talks from participating MacArthur Fellows Amalia Mesa-Bains, Mel Chin, and Rick Lowe.
Thursday, August 19, 10 am–4 pm
Meet at the Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago, 5550 S. Greenwood Avenue
On the fourth day, participants will again divide up and continue exploring thematic tracks through hands-on activities and excursions to various Toward Common Cause venues, including Museum of Contemporary Photography, Museum of Contemporary Art, National Museum of Mexican Art, SkyART, South Side Community Art Center, Sweet Water Foundation, and Urban Juncture. Transportation will be provided from the Smart Museum to partner sites and back.
Friday, August 20, 10 am–4 pm
Meet at the Logan Center for the Arts, The University of Chicago, 915 E. 60th Street
The final day of the Summer Teacher Institute features a keynote talk from Chicago-based artist and educator William Estrada, group working sessions to further develop and share lesson plans, and creative activities. The week ends with a festive celebration on the Midway.
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Smart Museum of ArtThe 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.