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Teacher Workshops

Learn more about the Meadows Museum’s collections and special exhibitions, and connect works of art to your classroom teaching. The Meadows Museum is committed to developing multidisciplinary curricular materials for K–12 teachers with great works of Spanish art in our collections and other cultures through our exhibitions. Workshops offer interactive gallery experiences and opportunities for idea-sharing with other educators. Participants receive background materials and images from the collection along with lesson plans and strategies for incorporating Meadows Museum objects into classroom curricula.

If you are interested in a custom teacher workshop for your school, district, or organization, please email Laura Mancini.

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Teacher Workshop: Body Language

November 15, 2025 | 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Join us for an exploration of the body through works of art at the Nasher Sculpture Center and the Meadows Museum. Discover how artists from Pablo Picasso to Antony Gormley have explored the interior and exterior space of the body through sculpture, painting, and photography, then document your experience in the studio and galleries.   

Participants will begin their day at Nasher Sculpture Center for the morning session, then drive to the Meadows Museum for the afternoon. Box lunches will be provided. CPE credit available. FREE with advance registration. Attendees will be eligible for prizes.

Register for the workshop

Digital Resources

Teacher Designed Lessons

Through the Meadows Museum’s Teacher as Artist Program (TAP), Richardson ISD teachers designed projects for classroom use inspired by works at the museum. Watch a short virtual tour focused on a single work of art and then complete a related project.

Elementary School: Patterns & Printmaking

Explore the Capital from Madinat al-Zahra’, created around 965, and then complete a project designed by Richardson ISD teachers. (Watch the videos below.)

Middle and High School: Sculpture & Light

Explore Jaume Plensa’s 2007 sculpture Sho and then complete a project designed by Richardson ISD teachers. (Watch the videos below.)

Tiny Tours Videos

Join a Meadows Museum docent for a short, deep dive into individual works of art at the Meadows Museum. Access tours here.

Teacher Advisory Council

Applications for the 2026–2027 school year will open in summer 2025.

The Teacher Advisory Council (TAC) is a cohort of K12 educators in the DFW metroplex who advise and support the Meadows Museum’s vision to be the leading center in the United States for exhibition, research and education in the arts and culture of Spain. The TAC collaborates with the museum’s staff to develop, promote, and evaluate resources and programs for school groups and educators. Members of the Teacher Advisory Council represent a range of grade levels and content areas as well as diversity of ability, ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status within their learning communities. They bring with them varied experiences and identities.

TAC members are PAID for their time.

Requirements:

• Currently employed at a K-12 public, private, or charter school
• At least 3 years of classroom teaching experience
• Ability to meet at the Meadows Museum in-person for two hours (5 p.m.–7 p.m.) on select Thursday evenings September through April

Responsibilities:

• Commit to 2 years of service. (Service years run from September through April.)
• Attend and participate in 6 meetings on Thursday evenings. (Meetings will take place in September, October, November, January, February, and April.)
• Help define and shape the function of the Teacher Advisory Council for future years.
• Develop, pilot, and evaluate Meadows Museum educational offerings including teacher workshops, online resources such as essential questions and lesson plans, school tours and programs.
• Ensure that the museum’s educational offerings are aligned to TEKS.
• Serve as liaison between the museum and the school systems to promote and increase awareness of the museum’s educational offerings.

Benefits:

• Stipend of $50 per meeting attended (to be disbursed annually in April)
• Networking opportunities with fellow educators from around the DFW metroplex
• Opportunities to meet and work with artists
• A free docent-guided tour for your students including transportation
• Complimentary admission to the museum during tenure
• Acknowledgement on the Meadows Museum website and social media platforms

Questions? Contact Laura Mancini, Assistant Director of Education.