Educator Programs and Resources

The Timken offers the following resources and
programs that help you incorporate the study of
art into your classroom:

Teacher Guide to the Collection in English and Spanish

The Teacher Guide contains a number of ideas and lesson plans to help you prepare your students for their visit to the Timken.  The guide includes information about ten works in the Museum’s collection that represent painting from the fourteenth century in Italy to the nineteenth century in the
United States.  The Teacher's Guide introduces questions
and activities for students and offers teaching ideas.

Teacher Guide
Teacher Guide en Español
Downloadable Presentation of the 10 Works of Art

Teacher Workshops

Learn about the Timken and the many ways art can connect to your teaching.  Led by the Education Department staff, Teacher Workshops are designed to acquaint K-12 teachers with the Museum’s resources.  For more information, call (619) 239-5548 x105 or email krosenberg@timkenmuseum.org.

Collaborative Arts Resources  for Education (CARE)

Collaborative Arts Resources for Education (CARE) is an arts education initiative offered by four San Diego arts organizations: the Museum of Photographic Arts (MOPA), Mingei International Museum, La Jolla Playhouse and the Timken Museum of Art.  An arts-based education program for Title I elementary schools, CARE includes an artist-in-residence program in elementary classrooms, teacher in-service workshops, and a website. For more information and to download free lesson plans and images go to www.carearts.org.

Sweetwater Arts Education Partnership

Attention Sweetwater teachers! In partnership with the Sweetwater Union High School District (SUHSD), the Timken is offering free gallery tours including free round-trip transportation for SUHSD students. Visual Art teachers from the district can reserve their spot for the 2010-2011 school year by emailing tours@timkenmuseum.org or calling (619) 239 5548 x102. Please make sure to tell us that you are part of the Sweetwater Arts Education Partnership to ensure free round-trip transportation to Balboa Park. This offer is limited to one group from the district per month with a group size of 40–60 students requesting to come on a docent-led tour. Buses are offered on a first come, first served basis as funds are limited.

AERO San Diego

The Timken is a member of San Diego's Arts Education Resource Organization, AERO, a community of arts organizations that work together to create a culture of arts education within county public schools through networking, advocating, evaluating and supporting high quality standards based programs.

AERO, supported by the San Diego County Office of Education, has issued its highest Seal of Approval to the Timken as all of the museum's school programs are standards-based. AERO's highest Seal of Approval is obtained at the end of each school year, once members have conducted a standards-based self-evaluation of their school programs. Click here for more information.

Membership Special for Educators

Become an Educator Member today! Reduced memberships are available at $50 for educators working in public or private K-12 schools, colleges or universities. Educator Members receive the benefits of $100 membership which includes:

- 10% discount on purchases in museum bookshop
- Invitation to a docent-guided new member orientation and tour
- Timken newsletter mailed to your address
- Notification and access to day trips and Timken study trips
- Electronic notice of all museum educational activities
  
Join today and begin enjoying the benefits of Membership at the Timken!.