CEI Showcase '16

Infuse the arts into your classroom to enhance your curriculum as well as student engagement and curiosity. Tour Anderson Ranch Arts Center, where artists of all levels come from around the world to explore new ideas, hone their art-making skills, and engage in meaningful dialogue. See some of their work in action and witness their lifelong commitment to develop personal creativity and to discover, learn, and grow. Adapt your observations of their work to your own curriculum to enhance student engagement and curiosity.

Inquiring minds wanted! Learn active looking strategies and methods of inquiry during this object-based gallery experience guided by an Aspen Art Museum educator. Experience the museum’s innovative approach of engaging audiences in thought-provoking experiences of art, culture, and society. Then take these techniques back to the classroom to help students build and sustain a state of alertness and wonder.

Bone up on the exciting lives of those who lay at rest in Red Butte Cemetery, the century-old graveyard in Aspen, Colorado, that is home to many former pillars of the community whose influence helped create this mountain town. See first-hand how the Aspen Historical Society preserves and presents Aspen's local history in inspiring and provocative ways. Collaborate with other educators to unearth innovative ways to use these stories as well as stories from your own community to bring local history to life in your classroom.

Take a hike and a lesson from nature. Learn how hands-on exploration in nature can enhance the traditional classroom experience as well as student and educator curiosity. Join Arin Trook, education director at the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES), and Carey Favaloro, ACES naturalist, on a 3.5-mile nature walk through beautiful and varied terrain in Snowmass, Colorado. Take in the local flora and fauna while learning innovative techniques for incorporating natural exploration into a traditional academic experience.

Note: Extensive hiking experience not necessary; sneakers or sturdy shoes encouraged.