From Image to Expression: Art as a Bridge to English Language Learning
Integrating Art into Classroom Curricula with The Phillips Collection
Discover how the arts can support English language learners in your classroom. In this professional development course, we will explore strategies for using visual art as a tool for language development. Through close looking at artwork, we will consider how art communicates, tells stories, and celebrates the richness of words and languages. The course will culminate in a hands-on final assignment, where you will adapt an existing lesson plan to incorporate language learning, receive peer feedback, and refine your approach for real classroom application.
Sign-ups are first-come, first-serve, so sign up soon to secure your spot!
This course meets virtually on Zoom on Wednesdays, March 12, March 19, March 26, April 2, and April 9, from 5-7 pm EDT.
The 15-hour course includes:
- 10 hours of synchronous, instructional workshops on Zoom include: slow looking at works of art, artmaking & other interactive activities, class and small group discussions, and culturally-responsive teaching strategies to enhance your curriculum
- 5 hours of independent work time include: reading articles, working on artmaking and ELL activities, and adapting an existing lesson plan to incorporate language learning
This workshop is open to educators who teach all subject areas and grade levels, and is geared towards educators who have students learning English.
- Participants can elect to receive professional development:
- Washington, DC: 15 PLU
- Virginia: 15 points for Professional Development activities (needs pre-approval from your evaluator/supervisor)
- Maryland: 1 CPD Credit
- Credit for other states is available on a case-by-case basis.
- You may choose to take the course not-for-credit.
The Phillips Collection and University of Maryland partner to offer professional development courses for PK-12 educators. The courses provide opportunities to integrate the visual arts seamlessly into the core curriculum, using The Phillips Collection’s Prism.K12 arts integration strategies and resources. Educators will expand their understanding of and skills in arts integration by planning, practicing, and implementing arts-integrated lessons in their classroom. Through online engagement and hands-on practice with students, the courses are delivered through virtual or in-person learning in collaboration with the University of Maryland and The Phillips Collection.
Questions: Email Head of Teaching & Learning Hilary Katz at hkatz@phillipscollection.org
IMAGE: Leonard Maurer, Night Signs, 1951, Oil on canvas 16 x 30 in., Acquired 1953
Help us continue to serve our community by providing free events.