Professional
Development Sessions
The Speed
Art Museum offers a range of professional development sessions
designed to meet the needs of a variety of teachers. In the 2005
- 2006 school year, we will offer professional development sessions.
For
more information on these sessions, call (502) 634-2734 or contact
mmenezes@speedmuseum.org.
Free
Curriculum Consultations
Education staff members are available to meet with individual
teachers or planning teams to develop ways that the museum can
be used as an educational resource. Please have several dates
in mind before calling. Contact the Associate Curator of Education
for School Programs at (502) 634-2715 or at mrollins@speedmuseum.org.
Traveling
Cultural Suitcases
Our traveling cultural suitcases bring the museum into your classroom
and extend the museum experience. We offer three suitcase topics
for classroom use:
-
Rome: Objects Inspired by Ancient Pompeii
- Native
American: People of the Plains
- West
Africa: Objects from Africa
-
Painting Traditions
Each
suitcase contains artifacts, gloves for handling the artifacts,
as well as books, audiotapes, videotapes and various other resources.
The cost of renting a suitcase is $35.00 for a two-week rental
and $45 for Painting Traditions. Suitcases to be shipped require
an additional fee.
For more information
about Teacher Resources, please call (502) 634-2700 or e-mail
iinfo@speedmuseum.org.
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