Art & Inquiry: Museum Teaching Strategies For Your Classroom

The most effective classrooms are not spaces for delivering answers, but laboratories for asking questions that facilitate collective meaning making. This course provides a framework for inquiry-based teaching—a student-centered methodology that uses art to spark deep critical thinking and collaborative dialogue. By using the strategies developed by leaders in the field of museum education, you will learn to facilitate a process of close looking and evidence-based reasoning that empowers your students to lead their own learning journeys. Whether you are a new teacher building your first lesson plan or a seasoned professional looking to reinvigorate your practice, this course equips you with the tools to turn modern and contemporary art into an accessible springboard for inquiry.