Gallery
Teachers
Training
By
leading tours for thousands of visitors each year,
Gallery Teachers play an integral role in carrying
out the Museum's educational mission.
Gallery
Teachers enjoy in-depth training that includes
the cultural and stylistic background of art,
history, and science. Training focuses on our
collection, critical writing and talking about
art, and training in interactive teaching techniques
for touring children and teachers. Classes are
held on Thursday mornings from 9:00 until 10:30.
There is a break in the summer.
Next
training class will be starting September 14,
2006.
Gallery
Teachers must become Museum members each year.
After the training program is completed, participants
agree to serve as Gallery Teachers for a least
one year, which includes attending training sessions
on current exhibitions and being available to
tour at least part of one day per week.
Applicants
do not have to have a degree in an art field to
become a Gallery Teacher. We are looking for enthusiastic
people who enjoy learning and would enjoy assisting
students and teachers in discovering more about
our collection. The tours at the Museum involve
student groups from first grade through college.
Gallery Teachers continue their education of the
permanent collection, special exhibitions, and
touring techniques through an on-going training
program. In addition, there are speakers, workshops,
day-trips and other events for Gallery Teachers
to expand their knowledge and friendships.
Gallery
Teachers use a Socratic method of delivering material.
Gallery
Teachers are paid for training and for tours.
We
cannot promise set times or hours as tours and
times vary. Gallery Teachers sign up for as many
tours as they wish as long as all school tours
are covered.
Gallery
Teachers is a paid position
For
more information, contact Lori Irwin, Educator
Coordinator for Schools at 610.371.5850 ext. 229
or lori.irwin@readingpublicmuseum.org
or download
an application and send it
Individual
Requirements
Candidates
for this job must have some experience teaching
groups, either formally, such as classroom teaching,
or informally such as trainers for businesses,
Sunday School teachers or other situations in
which you deal with children in a variety of settings.
You
need to be enthusiastic and like working with
children.
You
should also be self-motivated and able to prepare
information for use in the galleries.
All Museum teachers are required to be Museum
members.
When
is the next training class?
The
next training class will begin September 14, 2006
and conclude December 21, 2006.and tours will
continue throughout the school year. Meeting times
are Thursdays from 9:00 – 10:30 am.
Applications
will be accepted beginning August 1 until August
31, 2006, and interviews will be held.
Application
forms are available. Click
here to download PDF file.
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