Professional Development

The Education Department at Penn Museum offers several opportunities for educators:  Teachers' Workshops, Professional Development Days, and Educators' Evenings.

Teacher Workshops, typically held on Saturdays from 9am - 3pm, are interactive lecture and craft workshops designed by Museum staff and co-sponsors. Professional Development Days, typcially held during a school day, are tailored by principals or school districts to fulfill specific curriculum needs.  Both programs are designed to fulfill Act 48 and New Jersey Professional Development credits.  Educator Evenings allow teachers the opportunity to network with fellow educators.  Educators browse Penn Museum's current exhibitions and learn how Penn Museum programming can supplement classroom curriculum.

World Faiths
Saturday, December 5, 2009
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
$30, Lunch included
RSVP by December 1, 2009

Just in time for the holidays, Penn Museum invites all educators and life-long learners to explore several perspectives on faith from countries including Ethiopia, India, and more. Co-sponsored by Camden County College and the African Studies Center, the Middle East Center, the South Asia Center, and the Center for East Asian Studies of the University of Pennsylvania.

Fulbright Hays GPA Educators, pictured above at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, will report on the topic of Ethiopia and religion at the December 5 Teachers’ Workshop. 

South Asia Center speaker Debanuj Dasgupta, pictured left, will deliver a talk entitled “In Between Tradition and Modernity: Religion and Progressive social Movement in India” at the December 5 Teachers’ Workshop.  

Teaching Empathy
Saturday, January 30, 2010
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
$30, Lunch included
RSVP by January 26, 2010

This Workshop is welcome to educators, social workers, and others who desire to become more empathetic to social issues. Get a glimpse of the daily lives of the drug addicted homeless as you explore Penn Museum’s newest exhibit Righteous Dopefiend: Homelessness, Addiction, and Poverty in Urban America. Learn how area youth use art to challenge people’s negative perceptions of “bad” Philadelphia communities. Meet advocates for tolerance and social health who have explored sensitive topics with students. Learn how you can discuss social issues, such as homelessness, poverty, and drug abuse, in the classroom. Participate in a hands-on art project facilitated by MYX: Multicultural Youth eXchange. Co-sponsored by Camden County College.
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