From October to April, both the National Gallery of Canada and the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography offer professional development workshops for in-service teachers at the elementary and secondary levels. Workshops for pre-service teachers are also offered. Topics covered include:

artworks and the curriculum: making connections;

• active observation and discussion of artworks;
• in-gallery activities and exercises to promote visual literacy and skill development;
• practical, hands-on, in-studio sessions (techniques, materials);
• identification of teaching resources and ways to support art education in the classroom; and
• introduction to CyberMuse, the Gallery’s online educational tool.

NGC Half-day Workshop for In-service Teachers

• Length: 3 hours
• Cost: $9.90 per participant (plus $4.95 admission fee)
• Minimum 10, maximum 30 participants
• Bilingual

NGC Workshop for Pre-service Teachers

• Length: 2 hours
• Cost: $4.95 per participant (plus $3.95 admission fee)
• Minimum 10, maximum 30 participants
• Bilingual

CMCP Half-day Workshop for In-service Teachers
Explore photography as a tool for learning and self-expression. Find out about the role of light in photography, and make a sun print using some of the principles of design. Visit current exhibitions and find new ways to view and interpret photographs.

• Cost: $9.90 per participant (plus $2.95 admission fee)
• Minimum 10, maximum 30 participants
• Bilingual