Pause, Play, and Create! Art Across the Curriculum | June 17- 21, 2024

Pause, Play, and Create! Art Across the Curriculum June 17- 21, 2024 Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. — 4:00 p.m.  (hybrid course | a.m. at BAM, p.m. remote) Cost: $110 (BSU and NNU credit available) Come together with Idaho educators this summer to pause, play, and create! Practice incorporating authentic art-making experiences into your curriculum to center student voice and connect learning across the curriculum for students of all ages. Be inspired by artworks based on innovation, nature, and storytelling to infuse... Read More >>

Playful Learning for Teachers and Students | June 5-9, 2023

Playful Learning for Teachers and Students June 5-9, 2023 Come together with professional educators this summer to pause and play! Practice incorporating art-inspired play, games, and hands-on activities into your curriculum to enrich learning for students of all ages. Be inspired by artworks based on kites and popular video games to infuse fun and joy into your teaching and learning. Teachers will explore BAM’s current exhibitions, including Jacob Hashimoto: Fractured Giants; Jacob Hashimoto: The Fractured Giant; The Art of Jean LaMarr;... Read More >>

Art & Healing for Teachers and Students | June 20-24, 2022

Art & Healing for Teachers and Students June 20-24, 2022 At a time when everyone is seeking restoration and solace, this Teacher Institute aims to provide teachers with the tools to be able to rely on art as a source of relaxation, self-care, and student support. Hands-on experiences, meaningful discussions, mindful creativity exercises, and inspiring artwork will rejuvenate you and help spark joy in your classroom. Teachers will explore BAM’s current exhibitions, including: Felix Gonzales-Torres: “Untitled” (L.A.); Everyday Objects: The... Read More >>

Making Connections: Creativity + Culture in the Classroom | June 21-25, 2021

Making Connections: Creativity and Culture in the Classroom June 21-25, 2021 Art can cultivate a creative classroom environment and help students make connections between subjects and the world around them. Participants will consider cross-curricular relationships and global perspectives through engaging gallery activities and artmaking. Leave with hands-on experience, relevant takeaways, and new ideas to refresh your instructional practice. Participants will view and create artwork inspired by BAM’s Permanent Collection and current exhibitions The World Stage; Io Palmer: Desired Interruptions; and... Read More >>

Learning by Making: Visible Thinking | July 20-24, 2020

Make your thinking visible by creating artwork. Experiment with ways educators can assess learning with hands-on-art and practice supporting learners in making their thinking visible. Participants will view and create artwork inspired by exhibitions including BAM’s Permanent Collection, Women in American Impressionism, Steel Medicine, The Shape of Air, and more. For your safety, masks are required. Registration Form » Read More >>

Art Across the Curriculum: Teachers as Learners + Students as Teachers | July 6-10, 2020

Make visual art and learn how to teach from the perspective of a learner. Participants will investigate what teaching and learning look like when teachers take the role of learners, and students the role of teachers. Participants will view and create artwork inspired by exhibitions including BAM’s Permanent Collection, The 2020 Idaho Triennial, Women in American Impressionism, and more. For your safety, masks are required. Registration Form »

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Object-Based Learning: Investigating Art & Craft with STREAM | July 22-26, 2019

Join with teachers across subject and grade levels to explore the Museum and create in the studios. Participants will investigate art and craft objects, learn techniques and processes, and forge connections with their own curricula. This STREAM* oriented institute will focus on making connections with the artworks of Stephanie Wilde and Sarah Sense, as well as ceramic and textile works on display at BAM. Participants will explore design thinking, meet with guest facilitators, and create projects and materials for use…

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Interdisciplinary Learning — STREAM Institute | July 8-12, 2019

Develop visual art projects for STREAM* curriculum! Collaborate with teachers across subject and grade levels. Investigate artwork in the Museum and create art in the studios. This class focuses on integrating art into classroom curricula, building teacher knowledge and skills in the studio, and experimenting with hands-on, learner-centered facilitation. Participants will explore design thinking, meet with guest facilitators, and create projects and materials for use in their own teaching environments. *STREAM—Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, Math Time: Monday – Friday,…

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