Resources

Kids And Family Resources

Books
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
Books
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
Books
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
Web Links
Instructables

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

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

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

http://www.googleartproject.com/
Web Links
TED

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

http://www.ted.com/
Articles
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/
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
Videos
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
Videos
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
Videos
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