Museum Training For Teachers

WATERBURY — The Mattatuck Museum will offer a free week-long teacher’s institute on Integrating Art 7 Technology, July 16 through 20, from 9 am to 2 pm. The five-day training, open to teachers of all grade levels in any discipline, especially art, social studies, and language arts, will include assessing group skills, how to select artwork for the classroom, search for online sources, and using computer software to create lesson plans combining art and technology.

Nina Cherubino, museum education coordinator, and Christine Jewell, museum program manager, will facilitate the institute. Participants may bring a brown bag lunch or purchase lunch at the museum’s Exhibition Café, Tuesday through Friday.

To register or for further information, call the museum at 203-753-0381, extension 10. The Mattatuck Museum is at 144 West Main Street in Waterbury.