Tuesday, July 7 – Thursday, July 9
10 am – 3:30 pm
Registration deadline: Friday, June 12
Click here to register for the 2026 Summer Teacher Institute.
About the Program
The New Haven Teacher Summer Institute is an annual program run by the YCBA to help provide area teachers of all grade levels with training in teaching core art curricula.
The goals of the summer teaching institute are to provide a stimulating and safe learning environment for all participants no matter how long they have been teaching or what grade level; to develop new strategies for teaching the core curricula in an art museum; to enhance observation skills; and help the YCBA provide opportunities for both teacher and student growth.
New Haven Teacher Summer Institute 2026
This year’s New Haven Teacher Summer institute will make use of a special exhibition to fulfill the institute's objectives: Yale Center for British Art America 250: Two Sides of the Revolutionary War, which will be integrated into the fourth-floor chronological sequence.
This is a direct illustration of the vast number of peoples and nations that were drawn into the conflict, as well as the complex legacies of Britain’s war with America. Further, the concurrent display in the Department of Prints and Drawings highlights the role of images in shaping our understanding of history by asking visitors to think about how the stories of the period are being told.
The exhibition will be on view through early January 2027.
Why You Should Come
This is a remarkable opportunity to grow your base of knowledge, and to learn more about the role and function of arts-based education in a collaborative, open setting. Teaching and learning in an art museum can offer an environment for experiential, object-based learning, critical thinking, and visual literacy—the ability to describe images and question, interpret, and evaluate their meaning.
Art museums offer a space to explore interdisciplinary connections between art, history, literature, and culture. Time in the galleries will also be spent evaluating the success of these special exhibitions as teaching tools for participating teachers.