Professional Development
Through interactive exhibition tours, stimulating discussions and hands-on workshops, participants in our professional development classes explore innovative ways to meet performance standards, enrich classroom or after-school activities and strengthen a learning community. All workshops are hands-on. Alternative workshops are available and can be switched with those recommended below.
Ancient Civilizations: Discover Greece
Investigate exciting ways to study the ancient world and mythology.
Exhibition: Follow a lively discussion about ancient Greece through a guided tour of Gods, Myths and Mortals.
Workshop 1: Explore how the ancients told stories through decorations found on pottery.
Workshop 2: Learn about the importance of weaving in the ancient world.
Food: A light snack and coffee are provided.
Number of Participants: Up to 20.
Session Length: 3 hours or full day.
Fee: $500.00 (additional participants $10/person); Full day: $1,000 (additional participants $20/person).
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Art in Ancient Greece
Explore some of the many art forms developed in ancient Greece and explore the connection between them and commerce, philosophy and identity.
Exhibition: Follow a lively discussion about the importance of the arts in ancient Athens through a guided tour of Gods, Myths and Mortals.
Workshop 1: Through a drawing activity learn how archeology employs drawing to document findings and make discoveries.
Workshop 2: Explore how mythology was part of everyday life and then use the Odyssey as inspiration for a mythical monster sculpture.
Food: A light snack and coffee are provided.
Number of Participants: Up to 20.
Session Length: 3 hours or full day.
Fee: $500.00 (additional participants $10/person); Full day $1,000 (additional participants $20/person).
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Early Childhood: Learning through Play
Explore how play nurtures learning.
Workshop 1: Experiment with different materials to understand how they can be used to help students explore early childhood science concepts.
Workshop 2: Understand how children learn through their senses through a series of messy art projects.
Exhibition: Follow a lively discussion of the importance of play through a guided tour of PlayWorks™.
Food: A light snack and coffee are provided.
Number of Participants: Up to 20.
Session Length: 3 hours or full day.
Fee: $500.00 (additional participants $10/person); Full day $1,000 (additional participants $20/person).
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Healthy Living
Using the National Institute of Health’s We Can! Curriculum, help address childhood obesity with creative, fun hands-on activities that get students excited about eating healthy and exercising.
Workshop 1: Learn how and why a nutritious day includes eating five different fruits and vegetables.
Workshop 2: Learn ways to make exercise fun by designing a Frisbee to use and playing a relay game that also teaches about what happens inside the body.
Workshop 3: Learn to balance food with exercise.
Food: A light snack and coffee are provided.
Number of Participants: Up to 20.
Session Length: 3 hours or full day.
Fee: $500.00 (additional participants $10/person); Full day: $1,000 (additional participants $20/person).
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Science: Hands-On Approaches
Experiment with ways to incorporate science into your teaching day.
Exhibition: Follow a lively discussion about rain forest animals and conservation through a guided tour of Adventures with Dora and Diego.
Workshop 1: Learn how scientists turn careful observations into discoveries using special tools.
Workshop 2: Experiment with a variety of ingredients in the kitchen to make things change color, float, produce a gas and even erupt.
Food: A light snack and coffee are provided.
Number of Participants: Up to 20.
Session Length: 3 hours or full day.
Fee: $500.00 (additional participants $10/person); Full day $1,000 (additional participants $20/person).
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Literacy: Making Connections
Books are just the beginning of the story. Explore ways to make connections to a variety of disciplines.
Workshop 1: Explore opportunities to make connections between Dr. Seuss, literacy and then create a Seussian inspired creature.
Workshop 2: Learn about the life of Math Professor Lewis Carroll and author of Alice in Wonderland and how math can be found in the story.
Workshop 3: Learn about how Beatrix Potter, author of The Adventures of Peter Rabbit, was herself a scientist publishing essays on the nature and using them as inspiration for her children’s books.
Food: A light snack and coffee are provided.
Number of Participants: Up to 20.
Session Length: 3 hours or full day.
Fee: $500.00 (additional participants $10/person); Full day $1,000 (additional participants $20/person).
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Applied Learning through the Arts
Explore how art helps solve problems and promotes innovation.
Workshop 1: Explore the different ways line can be expressed on paper, as it occupies space and in performance art.
Workshop 2: Explore how using unusual art materials can offer exciting opportunities to understand how texture is used in art.
Workshop 3: Experiment with materials that can be found in the home including biodegradable packing materials, disposable take out packages and more to inspire creative use of everyday objects.
Food: A light snack and coffee are provided.
Number of Participants: Up to 20.
Session Length: 3 hours or full day.
Fee: $500.00 (additional participants $10/person); Full day $1,000 (additional participants $20/person).
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Teaching about Community
Neighborhoods are a microcosm of the larger trends in the world and offer multiple learning opportunities to explore culture and community.
Exhibition: Follow a lively discussion about the people who inhabit our world through a guided tour of Adventures with Dora and Diego.
Workshop 1: Design a city of the future and then create a model to better understand the connections between transportation, housing, business and other city support systems.
Workshop 2: Work as a group to create a theatrical experience that introduces all the people that make a neighborhood unique.
Food: A light snack and coffee are provided.
Number of Participants: Up to 20.
Session Length: 3 hours or full day.
Fee: $500.00 (additional participants $10/person); Full day $1,000 (additional participants $20/person).
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Special Needs
Discover new opportunities to support learning needs at home and school.
Exhibition: Follow a lively discussion about the importance of hands-on learning through a guided tour of PlayWorks™.
Workshop: Explore a variety of creative activities that use hands on sensory exploration to encourage self confidence and independence.
Number of Participants: Up to 20.
Session Length: 2 Hours.
Fee: $300.00 (additional participants $10/person).
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Hands-On After-School Fun
The after-school hours offer exciting learning opportunities. Explore a variety of hands-on approaches to enriching curriculum.
Workshop 1: Experiment with materials that can be found in the home including biodegradable packing materials, disposable take out packages and more to inspire creative use of everyday objects.
Workshop 2: Experiment with a variety of ingredients in the kitchen to make things change color, float, produce a gas and even erupt.
Number of Participants: Up to 20.
Session Length: 90 Minutes.
Fee: $300.00 (additional participants $10/person).
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Group Management
Have CMOM encourage creative ways to work in the classroom that promote a positive atmosphere of respect and enthusiasm for learning.
Workshop 1: Explore the importance of using transitions to help structure group activities.
Workshop 2: Look for opportunities to use positive reinforcement to support classroom management.
Number of Participants: Up to 20.
Session Length: 90 Minutes.
Fee: $300.00.
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Curriculum Planning Session
Have CMOM join your teaching staff to lead a brainstorming session. CMOM staff can offer ideas, suggest resources and help organize a festival or other culminating event.
Number of Participants: Up to 20.
Session Length: Up to 90 Minutes.
Fee: $300.00.
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