Education Programs
Professional Development for Educators
Educators Forum: The Thinking Curriculum
9:00am - 3:00pm Wednesday 8 September 2010
This full-day program, designed for art specialist teachers of all levels, introduces the VELS Thinking Domain and associated standards. Through using thinking tools in practical activities at Heide, teachers will discover how these powerful techniques can enrich classroom learning and how they can actively engage students with refreshing and relevant learning experiences. Teachers are provided with practical strategies to collaborate with colleagues across curricular boundaries. Thinking tools covered include: Multiple Intelligences, Thinker’s Keys, Habits of Mind, Learning Style Analysis tools, the Herrmann Whole Brain Thinking Advantage and Higher Order Thinking.Bookings required 9850 1500
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Tickets: Adult $100, Heide Member $90 (includes exhibition admission, workshop materials, lunch and refreshments)
Venue: Sidney Myer Education Centre
Professional Development for Educators
Educators Forum: Heide Heydays
9:00am - 3:00pm Thursday 28 October 2010
Join Kendrah Morgan, curator of MIRKA and Joy Hester and Albert Tucker Drawings 1938– 1947, to gain insight into the historical importance of Heide to the Australian modernist art movement. Educators will be provided with an opportunity to immerse themselves in the Heide story, through the art and creative relationships of Heide’s past. Following lunch, teachers will be inspired by the local landscape to create their own Heide masterpiece. Take away ideas to motivate students in exploring and responding to Melbourne’s art history as well as practical tasks suitable for all year levels.
Bookings required 9850 1500
More information about Heide Education Programs
Tickets: Adult $100, Heide Member $90 (includes exhibition admission, workshop materials, lunch and refreshments)
Venue: Sidney Myer Education Centre
Professional Development for Educators
Educators Forum: Drawing
9:00am - 3:00pm Friday 26 November 2010
Join Linda Michael, curator of Drawings: Contemporary Artists, for a floortalk and tour of this exhibition to see how contemporary artists have extended our understanding of drawing in a variety of ways. Several artists will talk about their art practice and describe their approach to drawing in the works on display. After lunch teachers will have the opportunity to develop their skills, extend their knowledge base and collaborate on new ideas and directions for engaging students in the art room.
Bookings required 9850 1500
More information about Heide Education Programs
Tickets: Adult $100, Heide Member $90 (includes exhibition admission, workshop materials, lunch and refreshments)
Venue: Sidney Myer Education Centre
