Docent+Training+2016

This page contains information and resources for the new docent training class.
 * Docent Training 2016 **

//Weekly Assignment: Please respond to our readings in the discussion section of this page. Post your comment by midnight the Wednesday before class meets.//


 * Training Overview and Schedule **


 * Renwick Training **

- Template - Example
 * Assignment Worksheets **


 * Object Research Pieces **


 * Tour Worksheets and Forms **

"Carol and Geoff's Books to Read Before you Die"
 * Extended Suggested Reading Bibliography **


 * On-boarding Policies **

English Pattern Books, Article from the MET "Casta paintings were weird racial documents that broke stereotypes" - LA Times "Casta Paintings: Inventing Race Through Art" - NPR "Casta" Entry on Wikipedia Colonization, Revolution, and the New Nation (1754 - 1820s)
 * October 13 - Resources and Articles **

"The Power of Patience" - Harvard Magazine
 * October 27 - Resources and Articles **

“Lessons Learned from the Civil War” with Eleanor Jones Harvey - Summer Institutes Keynote Address The Civil War and American Art - Teacher's Guide with information about works in our collection and "Negro Life in the South" The Death of Cleopatra by Edmonia Lewis We Both Must Fade (Mrs. Fithian) by Lily Martin Spencer
 * November 3 - Resources and Articles **

New Life for a Cottage that Doubled as an Artists' Laboratory Facing Harvard: A Gallery of Copleys - Harvard Magazine
 * November 17 - Resources and Articles **


 * December 8 - Resources and Articles **


 * January 12 - Resources and Articles **


 * January 19 - Resources and Articles **


 * January 26 - Resources and Articles **


 * February 2 - Resources and Articles **

One Painter on Why Understanding Art is as Simple as Looking - PBS NewsHour Historical Evidence in a Material World - teachinghistory.org Using Visual Fine Arts to Enrich Understanding - teachinghistory.org Visual Thinking Strageties - Utne Reader Historical Mindedness: The Goal of History Study History's Habits of Mind - Nation Council on History Education Recalling What We Do - American Historical Association Jean Piaget and Cognitive Development - Simply Psychology Theories of Learning - Education.com Multiple Intelligences - Harvard Project Zero
 * February 9 - Resources and Articles **
 * MI in a Nutshell
 * MI FAQs
 * Theory of MI: Speech
 * Theory of MI: full paper


 * February 16 - Resources and Articles **

"Teaching Yourself to teach with Objects" by John H. Shuh
 * February 23 - Resources and Articles **

An Art Hospital Renews Still-Damaged Treasures - PBS Newshour The Da Vinci Detective - Smithsonian Channel, DVD available on Netflix
 * March 2 - Resources and Articles **


 * March 9 - Resources and Articles **


 * March 16 - Resources and Articles **


 * March 23 - Resources and Articles **

Folk and Self-taught Art Folk and Self-taught Art Discussion New Media Wiki entry Time Based Media from the Guggenheim Exhibitions: Watch This! Film and Media Arts Initiative
 * March 30 - Resources and Articles **


 * April 6 - Resources and Articles **