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Joslyn Teacher Resources are available for all educators, including home school teachers, to use in their classrooms. You may choose from our popular outreach trunks to loanable materials available through the Teacher Resource Center (TRC) including teaching posters, books, curriculum kits, 2-D/3-D reproductions, and videos. Make this school year an inspiring one - enhance your curriculum with Joslyn's resources!

Teachers - bookmark this page, then share it with your colleagues!

[Click here to browse a database of the TRC loanable materials]

TIPS!

Click View then List to search by the column headings (Subject, Title, etc.) To refine the search, select another heading.
There are two tabs in the database: Books, Posters, etc. and Videos.
To download the database, go to File, then Download as and select type.
Can't access GoogleDocs? Click here to download a PDF of the database.

To request TRC materials or schedule an appointment to peruse the shelves, call (402) 661-3847 or click here to email Joslyn's Interpretive Media Manager.

PERMANENT COLLECTION RESOURCES
Includes lesson plans and support materials.

ALFRED JACOB MILLER featuring The Trapper's Bride
- POSSIBLE BAGS: Lesson Plan, Possible Bag Pattern, Supplies Sheet, and Photos

Archived TEMPORARY EXHIBITION RESOURCES

Includes lesson plans and support materials.

ANCIENT EGYPT

To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum Teacher Guide (Courtesy of Philbrook Museum of Art)

CHRIS RASCHKA
- BRAVO! Chris Raschka Educator Guide (Courtesy of National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature, Abilene, Texas)
DIEGO RIVERA
- OFRENDA FOR DIEGO: Lesson Plan, Ofrenda Symbols, Printable Ofrenda (Diego), and Printable Ofrenda (blank)
- MURAL MASTERS: Lesson Plan
- FRESCO A LA DIEGO: Lesson Plan and Sketch Sheet

HELPFUL ONLINE RESOURCES

BLICK ART MATERIALS on YOUTUBE: Whether looking for a lesson plan or needing to learn a new technique, there are hundreds of videos from which to choose!

ARTS & ACTIVITIES MAGAZINE on PINTEREST: A wealth of classroom projects, ideas, and inspiration. Have fun exploring!

TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD: PBS's American Experience has a thorough presentation of this part of history including a downloadable teachers's guide.

HEILBRUNN TIMELINE OF ART HISTORY: The Met has extensive timelines spanning 20,000 BCE to present. They cover major events that happened across the globe.

WHAT IS A PRINT? Virtually create a print using woodcut, etching, lithography, or screenprinting techniques at MoMA's interactive website.