Professional Development

Increase content knowledge, discover new resources, and swap stories when you attend professional development opportunities at Penn Museum.

Teachers' Workshops are interactive lecture and/or hands-on workshops designed by Museum staff and co-sponsors.

Educators' Evenings allow teachers the opportunity to network with fellow teachers.  Educators browse Penn Museum's current exhibitions and/or learn how Penn Museum programming can supplement classroom curriculum.

Teachers' Workshop:  Evolution Demystified
Saturday, February 11, 2012
10:00am - 1:00pm
Free
Credit Hours:  3

Co-sponsored by the American Philosophical Society Museum

Pre-registration by February 9, 2012 is requested

Did you know that the second largest collection of Charles Darwin's original manuscripts is housed in Philadelphia? Meet Jenni Drozdek, Curator of Education at the American Philosophical Society Museum, and learn more about this collection.  Meet Penn physical anthropologists and polish your knowledge of human evolution.  Work with fellow educators to practice tangible lesson plans about deep time, comparative anatomy, and more.

Philadelphia Science Festival Teachers' Workshop
Thursday, April 26, 2012
4:30pm - 6:30pm
Free
Credit hours:  2
Includes buffet dinner

Co-sponsored by the Academy of Natural Sciences, African Studies Center of the University of Pennsylvania, and the Penn Institute for Regenerative Medicine

Pre-registration by April 23, 2012 is requested

Explore the connections between culture, science, and the environment at this exclusive Philadelphia Science Festival professional development activity for educators.

MAYA 2012: Lords of Time Educators' Evening
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
4:00pm - 7:00pm
Free, drop-in event open to all educators.  Advance registration is required.
Explore the newly installed MAYA 2012: Lords of Time special exhibition. Receive a copy of the exhibition's teachers' guide, plan your field trip visit, and network with fellow educators. Refreshments will be served.
Please note: Professional development credit cannot be offered at this event. Registration is due by Friday, May 4, 2012.

MAYA 2012: Lords of Time Teachers' Workshop
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
4:00pm - 7:00pm
Price: $30
Credit hours: 3
Advance registration by September 28, 2012 is required. Payment is due at time of registration.
Tour MAYA 2012: Lords of Time and meet the exhibition's specialists. Learn how you can teach Maya-related curriculum in your classroom. Refreshments will be served.
Please note: Unlike other evening professional development events, this program is designed for credit and a full three hour's attendance is required.

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