Summer Workshop at the Museum School
The Grand Rapids Public Museum School and founding partners are excited to share their strategies and learnings at a 3-day workshop for secondary educators in August 2024. This workshop will equip participants with the tools to integrate best practices of museum mindset, place-based learning, and design thinking in their own communities. Facilitators will share advice and experiences to help schools unlock the power of community partnerships. If you think, “I want my teaching to be bigger than the 4 walls of this classroom,” this workshop is for you!
The workshop is FREE and will provide participants with MDE SCECHs.
Key Details:
- Dates: August 6, 7 and 8, 2024, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Base Location: Grand Rapids Public Museum High School, 54 Jefferson Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503. We will take excursions to outdoors and offsite locations within walking distance.
- Audience: Middle and high school educators
What to Expect:
- Hands-on experience with design thinking, place-based learning, and Museum Mindset
- Expert facilitators from the Grand Rapids Public Museum School, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Valley State University and the Grand Rapids Public Museum
- Inspiration, application, and motivation
- Time to develop your own projects and units with expert guidance from experienced practitioners
- Continued support throughout the upcoming school year
Testimonials
The 2022 and 2023 summer workshops were very successful, serving a total of 64 educators from 35 schools. See what educators had to say:
“This workshop was the best professional development I’ve had the privilege of attending. It was incredibly well laid out. The balance of hands-on experience, direct instruction, collaboration, and project work time was so great. As we went through the week we had time to dream, learn about opportunities, and then put in action with planning.”
“I have had the best first weeks at school that I have had in my teaching career, and I have to give credit to [this training]. I have had so much more enthusiasm and been able to create some awesome lessons and activities using what I learned…I have been recommending it to so much of my staff, I gained so much from attending.”
“Absolutely LOVED this opportunity. I have been teaching for 27 years and this ranks very high up in my PD experiences. Thank you for facilitating such an excellent and meaningful experience, I am looking forward to integrating everything I’ve learned into my curriculum.”
