Professional Development for Educators

All professional development (PD) will be virtual for the upcoming 2020/2021 school year. The Newark Museum of Art will provide live virtual PD opportunities for educators, administrators and parents. TNMOA provides PDs that are instructional in project- and object-based learning, open questioning and use a hands-on approach. The goal of our professional development is to aid all life learners in best practices in progressive educational techniques and to understand how to use authentic objects as a primary teaching resource.

Private professional development opportunities

  • Price: $50 per teacher, per workshop including curriculum packet with pre- and post-lessons
  • Duration: 3-hour session
  • Capacity: 25 participants maximum, 10 minimum
  • To schedule a private professional development opportunity, contact: teacherresources@newarkmuseumart.org  


Public professional development workshops

  • Price: $30 per teacher for scheduled events
  • Capacity: 25 participants maximum
  • Duration: 1½ hour session

Upcoming events include:

FREE Social and Emotional Learning During COVID-19, November 6, 2020; 10am (3 hours)
Participate in our upcoming webinar discussing a variety of topics including:

  • How to be mindful of stress and loss during Covid
  • How to engage children over Zoom using SEL
  • The Impact of education without human contact
  • Addressing anxieties and triggers during Covid

Following each topic, participants will learn how to practice mindfulness through mindful looking activities and mindful breathing techniques while observing works of art from the Newark Museum of Art. Register here.

Women through History, December 9, 3pm
Discuss the influence of female artists in American history while learning how to build visual literacy skills through slow observation and open discussion. Register here.

Arts Integration, January 13, 3pm
Teachers will understand how to use arts integration in their curriculum and how to collaborate with other subject teachers to successfully include the arts into general learning. Register here.

Early Childhood, February 10, 3pm
Programs encourage early childhood educators to explore the Museum collection virtually through storytelling and learn ways that they can incorporate the Museum as a resource to reinforce early childhood learning. Register here.