Provide your staff with a unique hands-on, minds-on experience. Bring them to Glenbow Museum for one of our engaging professional development opportunities listed below. A pre-booking is required.

Each workshop is 3 hours long
$500 / workshop
Up to 25 people
To book contact:

Natalie Marsh
School Program Coordinator
Tel: (403) 268-4131
Email: schoolc(at)glenbow(dot)org

Teacher Workshops 2007-2008

Inquiry-Based Learning
Explore how multi-dimensional observation and the development of questioning strategies can enhance learning in the classroom. Find ways to encourage active looking and thinking to support students in developing their skills of analyzing, evaluating and assessing. Learn how you can create your own mini museum by using things from around your home, treasures found at flea markets or in your own basement.

Experiencing History through Creative Writing
Many writers are inspired by museum exhibits because they contain authentic objects that belonged to real people; they can also inspire students. Work with Glenbow's interpreter and published writer, Dennis Slater, to uncover the real stories behind Glenbow's artifacts and explore history through creative writing inspired by these objects. 

Meeting the Blackfoot
Using the traditional teaching methods of story-telling, role-playing and games, voyage into the Niitsitapiisinni gallery to learn about the rich and powerful history of the Blackfoot people. This workshop is delivered by Blackfoot educator who will also talk about the Blackfoot today and assist us in understanding the way they perceive and function within an urban culture.

Poetry is Language in Motion
Writing poetry engages the senses, the mind and the body. In this workshop with writer Roberta Rees, we will observe works of art and artifacts for images and inspiration, then explore ways to shape our reflections into poems that are fresh and unique. Our exploration will include different uses of language, rhythm and form as well as time for sharing and reflection.

The Story Within
Every object in the museum was once owned, made or loved by a person. What might that person have been like? With Glenbow's exhibits as a backdrop, writer Roberta Rees will guide teachers through a series of exercises geared to encourage the use of rich, descriptive language and sense detail. During the course of the workshop, teachers will develop a character then place that character in a scene.