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Teacher Fellowship

Open yourself to the lessons of self-taught art

For more than 30 years, Intuit Art Museum has offered a rich variety of educational programming like the Teacher Fellowship. The Caelan Mys Learning Studio, donated by Jean and Lewis Greenblatt, is the Museum’s dedicated space for education, which provides hands-on opportunities for educators and students to enrich their museum experience.

Teacher Fellowship

Each school year, Intuit Art Museum welcomes a cohort of Chicago Pre‑K–12th grade school teachers to explore the history and contemporary practices of self-taught artists. 

Teacher Fellows work with artists, curators and museum educators to deepen their understanding of self-taught art and engage in critical discussions. Fellows gain access to IAM’s collection, special exhibitions and Study Center, while participating in hands-on workshops with contemporary self-taught artists. They learn best practices in curriculum development, arts assessments and classroom teaching. With support from IAM educators, Fellows design curricula inspired by self-taught art and receive feedback from peers. Participants earn up to 25 Continuing Professional Development Units (CPDUs), receive a $500 honorarium for classroom materials and join a collaborative learning community.

From September through January, Teacher Fellows participate in monthly Saturday professional development sessions to design a curriculum inspired by self-taught art. Sessions are held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 13, Oct. 4, Nov. 1, Dec. 13 and Jan. 31. From February through April, Teacher Fellows implement their curriculum in their classrooms with continued support from IAM educators. In May, the Museum hosts a Student Exhibition featuring artwork created in the Fellows’ classrooms.

Eligibility 

The Teacher Fellowship is open to Chicago Pre-K-12th grade educators from all disciplines. 

Chicago Public School teachers will be prioritized.

Teachers may apply in teams of two from the school. 

This year’s application deadline has passed.

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