The Nasher Museum of Art offers free professional development opportunities for K–12 educators throughout the year through the following programs. Check back for specific dates and registration information.
Connect with fellow educators and discover the Nasher Museum’s resources for teaching and learning. Explore current exhibitions, learn about school tours and educational programs, and gather ideas for using the museum as a resource for your classroom. Enjoy an evening of conversation, networking, and an open bar with refreshments while meeting museum staff and local educators. Participants will receive continuing education credits (CEUs).
Join us for a free professional development workshop designed for K–12 educators. Explore works of art through guided gallery experiences, hands-on artmaking, and collaborative lesson-planning sessions. Discover strategies for integrating visual arts, critical thinking, and object-based learning into your teaching practice while connecting with fellow educators. Participants will receive continuing education credits (CEUs).
The Nasher Museum’s Teacher Summer Institute is an immersive, three-day professional development experience for K–12 educators. Through gallery discussions, creative inquiry, hands-on workshops, collaborative curriculum design, and engagement with museum collections, participants will explore how art can foster curiosity, critical thinking, and interdisciplinary learning. Teachers will leave with practical strategies and classroom-ready resources to support student engagement across subject areas. Participants will receive continuing education credits (CEUs), and meals are provided.
Hospitality, activities and teacher compensation/incentives are made possible by the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust.
Join us at the Nasher on Monday, November 2, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM for Object-Based Learning, a one-day professional development workshop for K–12 educators. The workshop invites teachers to explore how artworks an...
Teachers, join us for a full-day workshop covering art education topics in museums and the classroom, transferable skills honed through art and fun artmaking using works available in the gallery. Participating teachers wil...
Join us at the Nasher Museum as we celebrate the opening of Turn the volume up! and preview our upcoming exhibitions, We the People and The Declaration of Independence. Explore the galleries, connect with fellow educators,...
