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| | | | | | CONTACT USSchool + Educator Programs Online
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Wyckoff Teacher Resource Center
Phone: 206.654.3186
WYCKOFF TEACHER RESOURCE CENTERA FREE lending library for all educators, the Ann P. Wyckoff Teacher Resource Center (TRC) offers more than 4,000 art- and culture-related educational resources.
Location: Seattle Asian Art Museum, Volunteer Park, 1400 E. Prospect Street, Seattle WA, 98112
Hours: Thursdays & Fridays 2–5 pm, School Year Saturdays 10 am–5 pm, Summer Saturdays 10 am–2 pm FEATURED TRC RESOURCELessons from Turtle Island: Native Curriculum in Early Childhood Classrooms Each month SAM features a resource at the TRC. Want to do a better job of incorporating Native American history and culture into your curriculum? Guy W. Jones and Sally Moomaw's Lessons from Turtle Island: Native Curriculum in Early Childhood Classrooms includes frank discussions about problems in how Native Americans are portrayed and great suggestions for including Native culture in all aspects of classroom instruction. Take a look at the companion resource guide for secondary education by searching the "Curriculum Guides" in the TRC Online Catalogue. MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNT FOR EDUCATORSTeachers receive 20% off membership to the Seattle Art Museum. Proof of current employment as an educator is required. |  | | AUTUMN GREETINGS Halloween has come and gone, but we are still thinking about vampires and werewolves this month at SAM due to our upcoming educator program for the Behind the Scenes: The Real Story of the Quileute Wolves exhibition. Behind the Scenes examines the wolf mythology of the Quileute, a tribe of Northwest Coast Native Peoples who were swept into the international spotlight upon the release of Stephanie Meyer's Twilight series which portrays the Quileute as shape-shifting werewolves. This exhibition has already sparked great interest and we hope you will join this conversation either at SAM or in your classroom.
Help us spread the word about our programs for teachers. Forward this newsletter and encourage your colleagues to join the SAM Educator email list by completing this online registration form. | | |  | | FEATURED EDUCATOR WORKSHOP Behind the Scenes: Teaching from Popular Culture
Saturday, December 4, 2010, 10:30am-3:30pm
Seattle Art Museum downtown, 1300 First Avenue
How can teachers use popular culture to build connections between students' lives and classroom learning? This workshop gives educators an opportunity to learn from current best practices and develop techniques to turn pop culture phenomena like the Twilight series into effective and relevant teaching tools. Workshop participants receive teaching materials, four Washington State Clock Hours and lunch. More.
Register for the Behind the Scenes Educator Workshop
Explore other professional development opportunities at SAM | | |  | | FEATURED SCHOOL TOUR Living Histories: Northwest Native American Art
Wednesdays–Fridays, January 19, 2011–June 17, 2011
Grades 2-12
Study the history, stories and living traditions of Native Americans of the Northwest Coast through a rich collection of masks, carvings, woven treasures and contemporary prints. Special emphasis is placed on the exhibition Behind the Scenes: The Real Story of the Quileute Wolves, on view August 14, 2010-August 14, 2011.
Sign up for a Living Histories school tour
Check out a full listing of school tours at SAM, SAAM and OSP | | | | | | | TEEN NIGHT OUT Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris
Friday, December 10, 2010, 7pm-10pm
Seattle Art Museum downtown, 1300 First Avenue
Check out a special Teen Night Out just for high school students where Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris and SAM's permanent collection come alive! Enjoy live music and My Favorite Things tours led by local teen artists and musicians in the galleries. The first 1,000 high school students who arrive will receive FREE admission to the Picasso exhibition! Please bring state or high school ID. Email communityprograms@seattleartmuseum.org for posters, fliers and event details. Also, high school journalists are invited to join a special press preview of Teen Night Out. Call 206.654.3238 for details. More.
Register for Teen Night Out on December 10, 2010
* SAM is recruiting high school students to join TAG, our Teen Advisory Group. Email communityprograms@seattleartmuseum.org for details. The TAG application deadline is December 14, 2010. | | | | | | | SAM EDUCATORS ON FACEBOOK Have you checked out our new SAM Educator Facebook page yet? The SAM Educators Facebook page is a place for K-12 teachers, home school parents, art docents or any other educators interested in art and culture to collaborate, share and engage with SAM's programs and resources. Check it out at www.facebook.com/sameducators. | | | | FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Where can I learn about events for my student's families to participant in?
SAM has a large range of programs for kids, teens and their families to enjoy outside of the school day. You can get more information about these programs by checking out the Family and Teen sections of SAM's website or emailing communityprograms@seattleartmuseum.org. | | | | NEED HELP GETTING HERE? Reduced School Program Fees
Need a discount? Schools with 40% or more students on a subsidized lunch program qualify for partial school bus reimbursement and half-price school tours, art studio workshops and Art Goes to School in-classroom visits. For more info, visit seattleartmuseum.org/educators, call us at 206.654.3123 or email schooltours@seattleartmuseum.org. | | | SPONSOR INFORMATION
Support for K-12 programs during 2010-2011 school year is provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, PONCHO, The Clowes Fund, Leona M. Geyer Charitable Trust, and the Margaret A. Cargill Foundation. Sustained support is provided by an endowment established in 1999 by a National Endowment for the Humanities challenge grant and the generous contributions of matching donors, including the Ann P. Wyckoff Education Endowment. The William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs at the Seattle Art Museum has supported SAM K-12 programs since 1994. Support for discounted tours and buses provided by the Seattle Art Museum Supporters (SAMS).
PHOTO CREDITS
Top: Teachers participate in a "fish bowl" conversation at SAM educator workshop, September 2010, Photo: Catherine Anstett. Middle: Canoe outside carving shed, La Push, Washington, June 16, 2010, Photo: Sky Penn, high school student and member of the Quileute tribe. Bottom: Lkaayaak yeil s'aaxw (Box of Daylight Raven Hat), ca. 1850, Gaanax'adi clan, Taku, Tlingit, maple, mirror, abalone shell, bird skin, paint, sea lion whiskers, copper, leather, flicker feathers, 11 7/8 x 7 3/4 x 12 1/4 in., Gift of John H. Hauberg, 91.1.124, Photo: Paul Macapia | | | | | | | |  | | | Update profile Privacy policy Unsubscribe | |
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