Gallery Educators
Gallery Educators are vibrant and dedicated individuals who make significant contributions to the National Portrait Gallery’s educational mission. These paid educators facilitate the Portrait Gallery school programs that take place in the Donald W. Reynolds Center. As the face of the Education Department, Gallery Educators engage and excite young visitors through the medium of portraiture while relaying pertinent historical, biographical, and cultural information about images on display at NPG. Our approach to programming challenges young people to make their museum visit an interactive experience. Being a Gallery Educator requires enthusiasm, interest, and availability. All applicants must be willing to commit to one day per week for the duration of the academic year, annual training sessions, and at least one year of service.
Please Note:
All Gallery Educator positions have been filled for the 2011-2012 academic year. The Portrait Gallery will begin accepting applications for the 2012-2013 academic year in May 2012.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in education, history, American studies, museum studies, studio art, art history, or equivalent (master’s degree or master’s candidate is a plus)
- Prior experience with youth groups
- Interest in teaching
- Strong verbal communication skills
- Ability to think on your feet
- Flexibility in schedule to work on weekday programs
- Ability to work well in a team environment, in both following directions and presenting programs
- Familiarity with biography, history, and object-based learning
Responsibilities
- Manages large groups of young people, ages five to eighteen, within predetermined time frame
- Facilitates discussions and activities according to predetermined guidelines set by the Education Department staff
- Sets up and breaks down tour/Education Center–related materials
- Inputs youth tour data into NPG Education programs log
- Cares for and maintains Education Center, including informing Education staff of needed supplies
If you would like to apply to be a Gallery Educator, please contact
Briana Zavadil White, School and Teacher Program Coordinator by phone at:
202-633-8503, or by e-mail at:
whitebz@si.edu
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Please use the printable application form, and be sure to include all required materials. The application should be sent by e-mail to the address above.
 Gallery Educator application
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