PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS
The Heckscher Museum of Art strongly believes in its role as an educational resource for professional development for K-12 teachers and administrators. Every school year, educators across all disciplines are invited to take part in a number of exciting opportunities to grow and learn along with their colleagues at the Museum!
Superintendent's Day Conference 2024
The Heckscher Museum & Huntington Fine Arts
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
9 am – 3 pm
SOLD OUT
K-12 teachers are invited to join us for this full day art conference at the Museum and Huntington Fine Arts in Greenlawn! Tour the museum-wide exhibition The Body Politic: Long Island Biennial 2024 and explore exhibit-related themes through close looking, idea sharing and activities in the galleries. Enjoy inspiring presentations by artists Edward Acosta, Joan Kim Suzuki, and Manuel Alejandro Macarrulla. Spend half the day creating at the incredible studio space of Huntington Fine Arts, and much more!
$100 per person*
*Registration required. Space is limited. Fee includes all art supplies. This program is BOCES aidable. Participants receive a certificate for 6 CTLE Hours after the program takes place.
Become a School District Member and three teachers receive FREE ADMISSION!
NEW! Teacher Workshop
Collage, Image Transfers, & More with Julia Lang-Shapiro
Thursday, March 6, 2025
5 – 7 pm
Get your photos off your phone and into your artwork! Explore the many possibilities of collage and image transfers with artist and Director of Media, Visual & Performing Arts at Long Beach Public Schools, Julia Lang-Shapiro.
First, explore the photography exhibition Berenice Abbott and get inspired by the black and white photography of this groundbreaking female artist. Then, explore collage and image transfer techniques designed to open your imagination and encourage experimentation. Creating collages is the perfect medium because you are not starting from scratch. Source material for collages can be anything: fabric, paper, even a candy wrapper! Add in image transfers and the possibilities are endless!
$35 per person*
*Fee includes all supplies. This program is BOCES aidable. Participants receive a certificate for 2 CTLE Hours after the workshop takes place. The Heckscher Museum of Art is a NYSED CTLE Approved Provider.
All activities meet the New York State Learning Standards for the Arts and Common Core Learning Standards.
The Heckscher Museum of Art is proud to be an Approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education of The New York State Education Department (NYSED).
