Teacher Seminars
The High Museum of Art is pleased to offer job-embedded professional learning workshops for Pre-K–12 educators. Each two-hour workshop includes large group presentations and hands-on activities led by expert instructors.
2026 STEAM Teacher Series
Presented by the Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta History Center, Georgia Aquarium, High Museum of Art, Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University, and Zoo Atlanta
Strengthen your STEAM curriculum by exploring the design thinking process during these engaging, interactive workshops. Each session features representatives from different Atlanta cultural institutions and highlights ways to connect learning across curriculums. Educators will receive accompanying resources and be entered into a drawing for admission tickets to participating organizations.
Saturday, January 24 | 9:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Location: High Museum of Art
Creating Exhibitions Using Design Thinking
Discover how the Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta History Center, and High Museum of Art use the phases of the design thinking process in the creation of their interactive exhibitions. We’ll discuss ways cultural institutions engage audiences, encourage thoughtful discussion, and convey information through hands-on experiences. We’ll also consider how your students can do the same: What topics could they explore as they create their own interactive exhibition experiences?
Saturday, February 7 | 9:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Location: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Legend Has It: An Exploration of Animals and Their Depictions across Cultures
Across time, cultures, and continents, animals have made their mark on history. They have many depictions and stories—some more believable than others. Join the Michael C. Carlos Museum, Georgia Aquarium, and Zoo Atlanta as we explore the science behind the legends surrounding these fantastic beasts and create some of our own. Key science topics include fossils, animal features, adaptations, and classification. Projects can be easily integrated with geography, math, and language arts writing standards while engaging maximum student interest and creativity.
Seminars by Appointment
The High Museum of Art is pleased to offer job-embedded professional learning workshops for Pre-K–12 educators. Each two-hour workshop includes large group presentations and hands-on activities led by expert instructors. Participants also receive course-related lesson plans and curriculum connections.
Participants: This program requires a minimum of ten educators and accommodates up to thirty.
Location: Workshops may be held at the Museum or at a location within a fifty-mile radius of the Museum.
Cost: The cost for each workshop is $500.
Virtual Options Now Available
Cost: $75/30 minutes
Participants: This program requires a minimum of ten educators and accommodates up to thirty.
Visual Literacy Workshop*
Grade Levels: K–12
How can we help our students make sense of the thousands of images they are bombarded with daily? How do we help them slow down, look closely, make inferences, and think critically about media, images, works of art, and the world around them? In this session, teachers will explore the concept of visual literacy—reading an image as a text. Participants will walk away with tips and techniques for creating and constructing meaning with their students in the classroom and learn how these techniques are applicable across all disciplines.
Teaching with Primary and Secondary Sources Workshop*
Grade Levels: 4–12
This workshop takes a look at the High’s collection via object-based learning. Participants receive tips and techniques on how to use primary and secondary sources in their classrooms.
*Available by appointment a minimum of four weeks in advance. Please email Kate.McLeod@high.org.