Resources

Educator Resources

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Newark Museum: Selected Works
Newark Museum: Selected Works

This fully illustrated book highlights the extensive and diverse collections of New Jersey's largest museum.

http://www.newarkmuseumshops.org/newark/product.asp?s_id=0&prod_name=Newark+Museum%3A+Selected+Works&pf_id=PAAAIADCKLFLAKHA&dept_id=3003
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Art & Science: A Curriculum for K-12 Teachers

Art & Science was developed by the Getty’s educators, scientists, curators, and conservators, and tested by classroom teachers, and it connects to national state standards.

http://shop.getty.edu/products/art-science-a-curriculum-for-k-12-teachers-from-the-j-paul-getty-museum-978-1606061411
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Teaching in the Art Museum: Interpretation as Experience

This book addresses these and myriad other questions and investigates the mission, history, theory, practice, and future prospects of museum education.

http://shop.getty.edu/products/teaching-in-the-art-museum-978-1606060582
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Instructables

Instructables is a place that lets you explore, document and share your creations. More information.

http://www.instructables.com/
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Google Art Project

Explore collections from around the world with thousands of artworks photographed in extremely high resolution.

http://www.googleartproject.com/
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TED

TED Talks works towards the goal of giving everyone on-demand access to the world's most inspiring voices.

http://www.ted.com/
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Visual Thinking Strategies

VTS offers a proven method for educators to meet current learning objectives.

http://www.vtshome.org/
  1. Articles
Key to American Innovation?

In the future technology will shatter the physical distance between continents, and create exponentially faster communication between people, companies, organizations, employees, and employers....

http://www.good.is/posts/key-to-american-innovation-incorporating-art-and-design-into-education/
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What Schools Can Learn From Google, IDEO, and Pixar

The country's strongest innovators embrace creativity, play and collaboration-values that also inform their physical spaces.

http://www.fastcodesign.com/1664735/what-schools-can-learn-from-google-ideo-and-pixar
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Museums and Open Education

As we rethink the factory-style model of education in our schools empowered by the powerful technologies now at our disposal, we will naturally also think of  ways to better support the...

http://mfeldstein.com/museums-and-open-education/
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The 20 Best Pinterest Boards About Education Technology

The following boards are curated by teachers, admins, and other education enthusiasts. You’ll likely find some new blogs, tools, and ideas among them.

http://pinterest.com/erinklein/pinterest-for-teachers/
  1. Videos
David Kelly: How to build your creativity confindence
David Kelly: How to build your creativity confindence

Is your school or workplace divided into "creatives" versus practical people? Yet surely, David Kelley suggests, creativity is not the domain of only a chosen few. Telling stories from his...

http://www.ted.com/talks/david_kelley_how_to_build_your_creative_confidence.html
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Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity

Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity. Watch here.

http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html
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Diana Laufenberg: How to learn? From mistakes

Diana Laufenberg shares 3 surprising things she has learned about teaching -- including a key insight about learning from mistakes. Watch here.

http://www.ted.com/talks/diana_laufenberg_3_ways_to_teach.html
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Ken Kay on Critical Thinking, Self-Direction and Creativity

Ken Kay addresses our education system's overemphasis on content mastery and memorization -- and explains the importance of critical thinking and problem solving, self-direction, and creativity...

http://www.good.is/posts/ken-kay-on-critical-thinking-self-direction-and-creativity-psp2012-via-curtiscfee
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Mae Jemison on teaching arts and sciences together

Mae Jemison is an astronaut, a doctor, an art collector, a dancer ...Telling stories from her own education and from her time in space, she calls on educators to teach both the arts and sciences...

http://www.ted.com/talks/mae_jemison_on_teaching_arts_and_sciences_together.html