The Birmingham Museum of Art is proud to serve as a critical partner in the effort to help students develop the important 21st-century skills of creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, confidence and conversation that will be crucial to students' achieving success in school and beyond. Our workshops will enhance your curriculum with fresh new ideas to integrate the arts and the Museum into your classroom. These exciting new workshops combine academic content with innovative classroom applications. Each workshop includes lesson plans and activites for use in the classroom. Arts Integration workshops will be open to all teachers in the region, regardless of school district affiliation. Fees for non-Jefferson County System teachers will be $25.00. First priority will be given to teachers in the Jefferson County School System. Enrollment is limited; register online below! Having problems with online registration? Call 205.254.2571.
In 2012, The Birmingham Museum of Art and the Jefferson County School System became members of the Partners in Education Program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Selected because of demonstrated commitment to the improvement of education in and through the arts, our Partnership Team participates in collaborative efforts to provide professional development opportunities in the arts for educators. This year’s series of workshops will focus on literacy.
Reading Portraits as Biographies with Jamin Carter
Saturday, March 9, 2013 // 8:00AM–12:00Pm for Teachers of Grades K–2 // 1:00–5:00pm for Teachers of Grades 3–5 // Museum Studios & Galleries
There’s more to a portrait than you might think. Portraits are often viewed as a mere depiction of a person when in actuality they are a visual text that can be read as biographies that communicate significant information about a person’s life. This engaging workshop, using the Museum’s collection, teaches how to help students build background knowledge. Teachers can apply this strategy to teaching historical and literary figures across the curriculum.
Jamin Carter is a visual artist and art educator. He holds a BFA in sculpture and painting and a Master's of Arts in Teaching in visual art education. He has taught in K-12 classrooms and currently teaches studio art and A.P. art history in a public high school in Memphis, Tennessee. He spent five years working as an art educator in three diverse Title I schools ranging from grades K-8. Additionally, he has worked as a mentor in elementary and middle school art classrooms modeling skills and techniques that utilize arts integration as well as other unique approaches to art education. Jamin has worked in various media such as oil painting, sculpture, and brush with ink. He currently has a studio in Memphis where he has exhibited work and served as a consultant for public art works with the Urban Arts Commission and Vita Brevis.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR GRADES K-2
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR GRADES 3-5
Having problems with online registration? Call 205.254.2571.
Custom In-School or Professional Development Day Workshops
Learn about the many ways art can connect to your curriculum by attending a teacher workshop at your school or in the Museum on a professional workday. We will customize a workshop for you and your fellow teachers. It could include gallery and exhibition tours, teaching demos, group discussion, art and language arts workshops. Minimum of 10 teachers. Contact Suzy Harris, Associate Curator of Education, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 205.254.2668.
