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Dear Margaret,

Our School District (the School District of Philadelphia) shares similar interests. I wrote and manage a three-part art and literacy program for 7th grade called Artist Voices at the Barnes Foundation. We worked with a committee of ELA teachers and curriculum specialists in the District to develop it as well as an outside evaluator. We do "read artworks as text," and incorporate texts for students to read in comparison to the art (reading "across texts," and compare two works of art that use the same or similar subjects (different artists'/authors' points of view). I sometimes use the National Council for Teachers of English website as inspiration, as well as readwritethink.org. I would be happy to talk more about what has worked well for us. Please feel free to reach out!

http://www2.ncte.org/
http://readwritethink.org/

Best,

Emily Addis

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Emily Addis, PreK-12 Outreach Program Specialist
Barnes Foundation
Philadelphia PA
215-278-7166
eaddis@barnesfoundation.org
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-28-2019 10:04 AM
From: Margaret Vetare
Subject: ELA in the Art Museum

Dear Colleagues,

Because of the specific interests of our local school district, I'd like to develop gallery activities that incorporate ELA skills into P-12 group visits. We already offer an art-themed storytime program for pre-K, have occasionally included narrative writing responses at the 4th/5th grade level, and sponsor ekphrastic poetry programs for adults. The learner-centered, dialogue-based nature of our tours certainly encourages skills of close reading (artwork as text) and of listening/speaking effectively. But I know this is just the tip of the iceberg and that there are many other possibilities, so as I begin my exploration I wonder if anyone can recommend good books or other resources on the subject. I'd also welcome hearing about programs that have worked well in your museum if anyone would like to share.

Many thanks,

Margaret Vetare

--

Margaret Vetare, Curator of Public Education
The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center
Vassar College, Box 703
124 Raymond Avenue
Poughkeepsie, NY 12604

www.fllac.vassar.edu
845-437-7745

Dear Emily,

Thank you very much for your reply! I'd love to spend some time looking at these websites and then have a conversation with you. I'll contact you through email in the next week or two. 

Best,

Margaret

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Margaret Vetare
Curator of Public Education and Information
The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College
Poughkeepsie NY
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-29-2019 12:14 PM
From: Emily Addis
Subject: ELA in the Art Museum

Dear Margaret,

Our School District (the School District of Philadelphia) shares similar interests. I wrote and manage a three-part art and literacy program for 7th grade called Artist Voices at the Barnes Foundation. We worked with a committee of ELA teachers and curriculum specialists in the District to develop it as well as an outside evaluator. We do "read artworks as text," and incorporate texts for students to read in comparison to the art (reading "across texts," and compare two works of art that use the same or similar subjects (different artists'/authors' points of view). I sometimes use the National Council for Teachers of English website as inspiration, as well as readwritethink.org. I would be happy to talk more about what has worked well for us. Please feel free to reach out!

http://www2.ncte.org/
http://readwritethink.org/

Best,

Emily Addis

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Emily Addis, PreK-12 Outreach Program Specialist
Barnes Foundation
Philadelphia PA
215-278-7166
eaddis@barnesfoundation.org

Original Message:
Sent: 10-28-2019 10:04 AM
From: Margaret Vetare
Subject: ELA in the Art Museum

Dear Colleagues,

Because of the specific interests of our local school district, I'd like to develop gallery activities that incorporate ELA skills into P-12 group visits. We already offer an art-themed storytime program for pre-K, have occasionally included narrative writing responses at the 4th/5th grade level, and sponsor ekphrastic poetry programs for adults. The learner-centered, dialogue-based nature of our tours certainly encourages skills of close reading (artwork as text) and of listening/speaking effectively. But I know this is just the tip of the iceberg and that there are many other possibilities, so as I begin my exploration I wonder if anyone can recommend good books or other resources on the subject. I'd also welcome hearing about programs that have worked well in your museum if anyone would like to share.

Many thanks,

Margaret Vetare

--

Margaret Vetare, Curator of Public Education
The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center
Vassar College, Box 703
124 Raymond Avenue
Poughkeepsie, NY 12604

www.fllac.vassar.edu
845-437-7745

Hi Margaret
We have several ELA based lessons at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.  You can see them all on our website. https://www.philamuseum.org/schooltours?page=1
One program and resource that I think would be useful to you is our Art Speaks program for 4th grade.  It was developed with the School District of Philadelphia and connects to their curriculum and standards.  During the classroom pre-visit, Museum visit and through a  classroom resource that teachers can use to continue the learning, students explore works of art using a variety of ELA skills like: comparing and contrasting, stating an opinion and backing it up with evidence, imagining what part of a story a scene in a work of art might be and what might come next, or creating a poem from class observations. Here is a link to the web page where you can find the resource. https://www.philamuseum.org/teacherresources?page=3 You will see there is also a resource called Looking to Write/Writing to Look which shares much of the same activities with the Art Speaks resource but Art Speaks is more intentional in its connections to a district's  curriculum. 

I hope that this is helpful.

Barbara Bassett
The Constance Williams Curator of Educ., School & Teacher Prog.
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, PA 19101-7646
bbassett@philamuseum.org

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Barbara Bassett
Curator of Education
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia PA
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-28-2019 10:04 AM
From: Margaret Vetare
Subject: ELA in the Art Museum

Dear Colleagues,

Because of the specific interests of our local school district, I'd like to develop gallery activities that incorporate ELA skills into P-12 group visits. We already offer an art-themed storytime program for pre-K, have occasionally included narrative writing responses at the 4th/5th grade level, and sponsor ekphrastic poetry programs for adults. The learner-centered, dialogue-based nature of our tours certainly encourages skills of close reading (artwork as text) and of listening/speaking effectively. But I know this is just the tip of the iceberg and that there are many other possibilities, so as I begin my exploration I wonder if anyone can recommend good books or other resources on the subject. I'd also welcome hearing about programs that have worked well in your museum if anyone would like to share.

Many thanks,

Margaret Vetare

--

Margaret Vetare, Curator of Public Education
The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center
Vassar College, Box 703
124 Raymond Avenue
Poughkeepsie, NY 12604

www.fllac.vassar.edu
845-437-7745

Dear Barbara,

This is enormously helpful. The whole roster of PMA school tours is inspiring, but thank you for directing me in particular to the Art Speaks and Looking to Write/Writing to Look materials. 

Many thanks,

Margaret

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Margaret Vetare
Curator of Public Education and Information
The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College
Poughkeepsie NY
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-31-2019 02:46 PM
From: Barbara Bassett
Subject: ELA in the Art Museum

Hi Margaret
We have several ELA based lessons at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.  You can see them all on our website. https://www.philamuseum.org/schooltours?page=1
One program and resource that I think would be useful to you is our Art Speaks program for 4th grade.  It was developed with the School District of Philadelphia and connects to their curriculum and standards.  During the classroom pre-visit, Museum visit and through a  classroom resource that teachers can use to continue the learning, students explore works of art using a variety of ELA skills like: comparing and contrasting, stating an opinion and backing it up with evidence, imagining what part of a story a scene in a work of art might be and what might come next, or creating a poem from class observations. Here is a link to the web page where you can find the resource. https://www.philamuseum.org/teacherresources?page=3 You will see there is also a resource called Looking to Write/Writing to Look which shares much of the same activities with the Art Speaks resource but Art Speaks is more intentional in its connections to a district's  curriculum.

I hope that this is helpful.

Barbara Bassett
The Constance Williams Curator of Educ., School & Teacher Prog.
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, PA 19101-7646
bbassett@philamuseum.org

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Barbara Bassett
Curator of Education
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia PA

Original Message:
Sent: 10-28-2019 10:04 AM
From: Margaret Vetare
Subject: ELA in the Art Museum

Dear Colleagues,

Because of the specific interests of our local school district, I'd like to develop gallery activities that incorporate ELA skills into P-12 group visits. We already offer an art-themed storytime program for pre-K, have occasionally included narrative writing responses at the 4th/5th grade level, and sponsor ekphrastic poetry programs for adults. The learner-centered, dialogue-based nature of our tours certainly encourages skills of close reading (artwork as text) and of listening/speaking effectively. But I know this is just the tip of the iceberg and that there are many other possibilities, so as I begin my exploration I wonder if anyone can recommend good books or other resources on the subject. I'd also welcome hearing about programs that have worked well in your museum if anyone would like to share.

Many thanks,

Margaret Vetare

--

Margaret Vetare, Curator of Public Education
The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center
Vassar College, Box 703
124 Raymond Avenue
Poughkeepsie, NY 12604

www.fllac.vassar.edu
845-437-7745

Hi Margaret,

www.artsforliteracy.org is a good resource for this topic, and www.artsedsearch.org has a lot of papers on various arts education issues and I am sure would have a lot of literacy focused research. 

Happy reading!

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Sarah Freeman
Exhibitions Manager
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center
Brattleboro VT
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-28-2019 10:04 AM
From: Margaret Vetare
Subject: ELA in the Art Museum

Dear Colleagues,

Because of the specific interests of our local school district, I'd like to develop gallery activities that incorporate ELA skills into P-12 group visits. We already offer an art-themed storytime program for pre-K, have occasionally included narrative writing responses at the 4th/5th grade level, and sponsor ekphrastic poetry programs for adults. The learner-centered, dialogue-based nature of our tours certainly encourages skills of close reading (artwork as text) and of listening/speaking effectively. But I know this is just the tip of the iceberg and that there are many other possibilities, so as I begin my exploration I wonder if anyone can recommend good books or other resources on the subject. I'd also welcome hearing about programs that have worked well in your museum if anyone would like to share.

Many thanks,

Margaret Vetare

--

Margaret Vetare, Curator of Public Education
The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center
Vassar College, Box 703
124 Raymond Avenue
Poughkeepsie, NY 12604

www.fllac.vassar.edu
845-437-7745

Dear Sarah,

Thank you very much for these resources. Even from a quick perusal I can see there's an abundance of relevant and useful material at both sites. Looking forward to diving in!

Gratefully,

Margaret

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Margaret Vetare
Curator of Public Education and Information
The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College
Poughkeepsie NY
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-31-2019 03:01 PM
From: Sarah Freeman
Subject: ELA in the Art Museum

Hi Margaret,

www.artsforliteracy.org is a good resource for this topic, and www.artsedsearch.org has a lot of papers on various arts education issues and I am sure would have a lot of literacy focused research.

Happy reading!

------------------------------
Sarah Freeman
Exhibitions Manager
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center
Brattleboro VT

Original Message:
Sent: 10-28-2019 10:04 AM
From: Margaret Vetare
Subject: ELA in the Art Museum

Dear Colleagues,

Because of the specific interests of our local school district, I'd like to develop gallery activities that incorporate ELA skills into P-12 group visits. We already offer an art-themed storytime program for pre-K, have occasionally included narrative writing responses at the 4th/5th grade level, and sponsor ekphrastic poetry programs for adults. The learner-centered, dialogue-based nature of our tours certainly encourages skills of close reading (artwork as text) and of listening/speaking effectively. But I know this is just the tip of the iceberg and that there are many other possibilities, so as I begin my exploration I wonder if anyone can recommend good books or other resources on the subject. I'd also welcome hearing about programs that have worked well in your museum if anyone would like to share.

Many thanks,

Margaret Vetare

--

Margaret Vetare, Curator of Public Education
The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center
Vassar College, Box 703
124 Raymond Avenue
Poughkeepsie, NY 12604

www.fllac.vassar.edu
845-437-7745

Be sure to check out the Nasher Museum's Words and Pictures site of lesson plans related to ELA and Visual Literacy to early elementary students.
https://sites.nasher.duke.edu/wordsandpictures/ 

Claudia

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Claudia Ocello
President & CEO
Museum Partners Consulting, LLC
Maplewood NJ
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-28-2019 10:04 AM
From: Margaret Vetare
Subject: ELA in the Art Museum

Dear Colleagues,

Because of the specific interests of our local school district, I'd like to develop gallery activities that incorporate ELA skills into P-12 group visits. We already offer an art-themed storytime program for pre-K, have occasionally included narrative writing responses at the 4th/5th grade level, and sponsor ekphrastic poetry programs for adults. The learner-centered, dialogue-based nature of our tours certainly encourages skills of close reading (artwork as text) and of listening/speaking effectively. But I know this is just the tip of the iceberg and that there are many other possibilities, so as I begin my exploration I wonder if anyone can recommend good books or other resources on the subject. I'd also welcome hearing about programs that have worked well in your museum if anyone would like to share.

Many thanks,

Margaret Vetare

--

Margaret Vetare, Curator of Public Education
The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center
Vassar College, Box 703
124 Raymond Avenue
Poughkeepsie, NY 12604

www.fllac.vassar.edu
845-437-7745

Original Message------

Be sure to check out the Nasher Museum's Words and Pictures site of lesson plans related to ELA and Visual Literacy to early elementary students.
https://sites.nasher.duke.edu/wordsandpictures/ 

Claudia

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Claudia Ocello
President & CEO
Museum Partners Consulting, LLC
Maplewood NJ
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