Summer Institute for Teachers and Principals, 1995




The European Renaissance

Crosscurrents of American Art



The National Gallery of Art's Summer Institute is designed for the educator as an adult learner and offers an opportunity for personal renewal. The Institute focuses on the art museum as a unique learning environment. Through encounters with great works of art, the program aims to rekindle curiosity and the love of learning while helping educators increase their knowledge of art and its history.

The six-day program emphasizes the social and cultural context of art and demonstrates interdisciplinary connections. Illustrated lectures, gallery tours, and discussion groups provide the course foundation. Studio techniques will be explored through hands-on sessions. Activities are designed to meet teachers' personal and professional enrichment needs, and classroom resources are provided.

The Principals' Initiative for 1995

As a result of special funding, this summer's Institute is able to invite applications from school principals and other administrators from across the country. Administrators are encouraged to apply individually, or as members of a teaching team from their school or district. Team applicants should plan to collaborate upon return to school. Participants will:

  • discover ways to support art education in their schools

  • share models for incorporating art into interdisciplinary teaching

  • exchange ideas for staff development on art to motivate faculty

  • discuss the implications of Goals 2000 and the arts standards for school curriculum

  • learn how to build school partnerships with local museums and cultural organizations


    This program is made possible in part by grants from the
    Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and the William Randolph Hearst Foundation
    National Gallery of Art
    Summer Institute for Teachers and Principals

    Two topics are offered.

    The European Renaissance: 1250-1520

    Session I: July 17-22, 1995
    Session II: July 31-August 5, 1995

    In this overview of the cultural contexts and stylistic development of Renaissance art in Italy and the Netherlands from 1250 to 1520, participants will study:

    . the rise of humanism, and developments in science, theology, and philosophy as they influence secular and sacred imagery

    . major artists from Donatello to Leonardo da Vinci, and the patrons whose achievements they glorified

    . interdisciplinary connections to music, dance, costume, and customs



    Crosscurrents of American Art:17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

    Session I: July 10-15, 1995
    Session II: July 24-29, 1995
    Session III: August 7-12, 1995

    This session on American art in cultural context from the colonial period through the nineteenth century will include discussions of the following:

    . artistic diversity, including traditions of Native Americans, African Americans, and European Americans, and women's contributions to the arts

    . the visual arts in relation to literature, music, and other art forms

    . issues of national identity as realized in portraiture, landscape, history painting, and scenes of everyday life


    Fee, Credit, and Housing

    Fee: The fee for the institute is $200.

    Credit: One hour of graduate credit is available through the School of Education, University of Virginia. Credit fees are approximately $145 for Virginia residents and $190 for out-of-state residents, and are payable to the university on the first day of the program.

    Each person who registers for credit must submit, by 5 September 1995, a lesson plan that incorporates art of the period being studied.A letter grade will be registered with the university.

    Housing: Accommodations for out-of-town participants will be available at nearby Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia. A private dormitory room with shared bathroom will cost $26 per night. If other accommodations are desired, participants should make arrangements with a local hotel.


    Registration Information

    All participants must be preregistered. Registration applications must be postmarked by 15 April 1995. Teachers of all subjects and grades (K-12), as well as administrators and principals, are eligible. Because space is limited to fifty educators each session, the following selection priorities will apply.

    Educational partnership Both individual applicants and applications from teams of two or three people will be considered. Team applicants do not have to teach in the same school or attend the same institute session, but they should have a plan to collaborate after completing the program. Teams composed of teachers and administrators (principals, supervisors, curriculum specialists) will be given special consideration.

    Statement of purpose Applicants are required to submit one-page letters on school stationery, explaining why they would like to attend the program and what they hope to learn. Team applicants should submit one statement of purpose that summarizes the objectives of the group; however, each member must fill out a separate registration form. For a team application to be considered complete, each team member must be identified.

    Geographic distribution: To encourage national representation, efforts will be made to allocate enrollment from each of the five regions listed (see map and check appropriate space on registration form).

    All registrations are subject to confirmation: Send no money now. Notification of acceptance will be mailed by 15 May 1995. If accepted, applicants will have fifteen days to submit the registration, program fee, and housing fee ( payable by check only). No fees will be refunded; your cancelled check will be your receipt. If not accepted, applicants' names will be added to our mailing list to provide early notice of next summer's institute and other offerings for teachers.

    Application for academic credit and housing must be completed separately. Details will be sent with the confirmation letter.

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    Application Form

    Name

    Address

    City State/zip

    Home phone School phone

    School name

    School address

    School city State/zip

    Number of years teaching School district

    School principal

    Subject taught Grade level

    Congressional representative/Congressional district number

    I wish to apply for the following session:
    (If you are available for more than one session, prioritize your choices)

    The European Renaissance
    __ I: July 17-22, 1995
    __ II: July 31-August 5, 1995

    Crosscurrents of American Art
    __ I: July 10-15, 1995
    __ II: July 24-29, 1995
    __ III: August 7-12, 1995

    My geographic region is (choose one only):
    __ Northeast
    __ Southeast
    __ Midwest
    __ Northwest
    __ Southwest

    Attach statement of purpose and mail to Summer Institute for Teachers and Principals, 1995, Department of Teacher and School Programs, Education Division, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. 20565. All application materials must be postmarked by 15 April 1995.



    Department of Teacher and School Programs
    Education Division
    National Gallery of Art
    Washington, D.C. 20565


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