National Gallery of Art selects Moore for summer institute
April 16, 2014 | 599 views
ELA-8 art teacher Jennifer Moore has been selected to participate in the National Gallery of Art's Summer Teacher Institute in Washington, D.C. this summer.
"This is an incredible opportunity for Jennifer and for our entire program at Darlington," said Kim Tunnell, director of fine arts. "Our students and Jennifer's colleagues will certainly be the beneficiaries of this unique professional development experience. I am so proud of her!"
According to its website, the Teacher Institute is a six-day seminar that helps K-12 teachers (of all subjects) strengthen their knowledge of art history while integrating visual art into classroom teaching. This year, they will examine the pioneering artists of French impressionism and post-impressionism whose innovations laid the foundations for 20th Century art. Through lectures, gallery talks, discussion groups and hands-on activities, participants will analyze French impressionist and post-impressionist works by artists represented in the Gallery’s permanent collection, including Édouard Manet, Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt, Berthe Morisot, Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Georges Seurat and Paul Cézanne.
The seminar will also highlight the social and cultural context of art and demonstrate interdisciplinary teaching strategies. Participants will explore connections between the visual arts and photography, music, language arts, and visit collections of 19th Century French art in other local cultural institutions. Activities are designed to meet teachers' personal and professional enrichment needs.
Moore was selected through a rigorous application process. Program participants will represent the five geographic areas of the United States: the Southeast, Northeast, Midwest, Southwest and Hawaii, and Northwest and Alaska. Click here for more information about the summer institute.
