Teacher Programs
Teacher Programs 2011–2012
Deepen your knowledge of Asian art and culture, and learn how to incorporate the museum’s exhibitions into your curriculum while earning professional development credits.
For more information contact schools@asianart.org or 415.581.3697.
Teacher Workshop: New Year’s Celebrations
Saturday, February 4; 9:30 am–12:30 pm
$20 fee; Pre-registration required
Deepen your students’ understanding of Asian arts and cultures through the lens of new year celebrations. Learn the significance of the art, stories, and traditions of Nowruz, Tet, Chinese Lunar New Year, and more. Participants receive lesson plans, images, and storytelling videos for use in the classroom.
Teacher Workshop: Trade and Exchange in the Ancient World
Saturday, March 10, 2011; 9:30 am–2:30 pm
FREE; Pre-registration required
Sponsored by the PARSA Foundation
See how technologies, traditions, and luxuries were exchanged and assimilated along the ancient trade networks such as Persia’s “Royal Road". Practice strategies to teach historical thinking and create your own ceramic inspired by the museum’s collection. Participants receive lesson plans, images, and storytelling videos for use in the classroom. Learn about resources from the San Francisco Opera’s production of Xerxes.
King/Queen for a Day: SFUSD Family Day
Friday, March 16, 10:00 am–5:00 pm
FREE w/ SFUSD student/teacher identification
Did you know all students enrolled in public schools in the San Francisco Unified School District may visit the museum free? On this special day, SFUSD students and teachers may also bring their families (up to 2 adults can be admitted FREE for each student or teacher) for a day of artful fun. Celebrate Nowruz, the Persian New Year, with stories of King Jamshid, meet the Maharaja Jamnabai of Baroda, and visit the special exhibition Maharaja: The Splendor of India’s Royal Courts.
Acknowledgements
Lead funding for the Asian Art Museum’s Education and Public Programs is provided by the Bank of America Foundation. Major support provided by the Koret Foundation, the Freeman Foundation, the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation, the Atsuhiko and Ina Goodwin Tateuchi Foundation, PARSA Community Foundation, and Douglas Tilden. AT&T is the 2010-11 Education Sponsor for the Asian Art Museum. Additional support provided by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, United Airlines, the MetLife Foundation, the Mary M. Tanenbaum Fund, the San Francisco Foundation—Shenson Foundation, the Joseph R. McMicking Foundation, and Dodge & Cox.
