We will be visiting the exhibition “Home is a Foreign Place” and discussing our thoughts on perspectives and representation during our visit.  https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2019/home-is-a-foreign-place Please let Rebecca know if you plan to attend by Monday January 13th. Hope to see you there! To RSVP, please email Museums and International Understanding Peer Group Coordinator, Rebecca Armstrong.

New year, new opportunities to get involved with NYCMER! Inspired by our past initiatives discussed at our 40th-anniversary party, we are bringing back our NYCMER Book Club with a twist – we aren’t reading books! We will be focusing on the articles, journals, thought pieces, spreadsheets, reports and other short-form readings that the field has been…

RSVP: Kindly rsvp to the Museum: https://childrensmuseumofthearts.formstack.com/forms/educator_open_house_jan_20 You are welcome to reach out to me at laurakujo@yahoo.com with any questions.  Join us for an Educator Open House at the Children’s Museum of the Arts that explores their strategies for engaging early learners!  We will enjoy an art-making workshop in their stART Studio – a space…

Conferences are great places to meet and network with colleagues, learn about trends in the field, and share current innovative work. But coming into a conference can be daunting! Whether you are a student, emerging professional, aspiring leader, or seasoned veteran, perhaps you could use some pointers on how to create a session proposal, get the…

Join us at a symposium launch for Teaching Modern and Contemporary Asian Art, a digital and print teaching resource that features 27 artists from the Guggenheim’s collection of modern and contemporary Asian art. It provides discussion questions, activity prompts, and historical context for educators in the classroom. The afternoon includes talks by Cai Guo-Qiang and…

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Join us for an evening of holiday cheer and anticipation for the New Year as NYCMER hosts our annual holiday party at The Explorers Club. ‘Tis the season to merrily meet with colleagues, enjoy refreshments, snap a festive shot with Percy the polar bear, and raise a…

Meet in person or online to prep for networking at the winter party!!!! Practice your elevator pitch, examine psychological tricks, and share advice. To RSVP, please email Erin Salthouse.

At this peer group meeting we’ll discuss digging into whiteness and racism on our school programs.  We’ll use resources from Teaching Tolerance and the MASS Action Tool Kit to start the conversation for this continuous and ever present work. To RSVP, please email Julia Mushalko, School, Teacher, and Family Peer Group Coordinator

Join our kickoff meeting as we explore the topic “Change is Hard: Adapting to Change Among Your Volunteer Corps.” We’ll discuss best practices when introducing and implementing changes among your volunteers, how to avoid conflict while doing it, and ways to promote stability during management changes. RSVP: Laura Sloan, lsloan@rubinmuseum.org

We will be discussing the need to bring in experts when working with ELL students and culturally diverse groups. To RSVP, please email Stephanie Zank or Jennifer Rolenz.