Education

Docents Stay Connected During Renovations Written by Cooper-Hewitt Docent Anna Daley. Anna is a graduate of the Cooper-Hewitt/Parsons the New School for Design Master's Program in the History of the Decorative Arts and Design. She teaches the History of Graphic Design at Parsons and the History of Industrial Design at Montclair State University. Docents, design education, tours
Cooper-Hewitt presents national on-line resources at NAEA conference Design in the Classroom, K-12 learning, on-line resources, Educator Resource Center, National Arts Educators Association, national teachers, design education
DesignPrep: Curating Interaction Design From cutting-edge karaoke to interactive chair mazes, students envision museum exhibitions of the future. designprep, interactive exhibition, prototype, social media, education, Teens, Interaction Design
Design In the Classroom helps students solve problems "outside the box" As manager of school and tours at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum I have the great opportunity to see design come alive in classrooms all over NYC. It's also thrilling when I can chat with a teacher who has implemented one of our workshop programs and has seen the exciting results. I interviewed Aviva Carmeli, Art Teacher at PS 131 Queens’ Abigail Adams Elementary School. We discussed Ms. Design in the Classroom, school programs
Make: Workshops for Teens Want to make a mobile app? Be a graphic designer? Prototype electronics? You can at the AIGA/NY MAKE: WORKSHOPS! Teen Design, AIGA, Harlem
Hive Fashion Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum’s Hive Fashion program wrapped up its last session of the year with the twelve high school students pitching their own fashion design concepts to a jury of designers and business professionals at Roc Apparel in New York City. Hive Fashion	,
NYC Teachers Register Now for Free Design Workshops! This is the second year Cooper-Hewitt's Design Educators are going into New York City schools and leading free design workshops! Target Design K-12: Design in the Classroom web site has a revised Teacher Resource Packet that includes all the valuable feedback given by teachers who participated last year. school programs, Design in the Classroom, K-12 grades, design thinking	,
Metal Shutter Houses Earlier this week, Cooper-Hewitt’s Design Watch Members had the special privilege of visiting Metal Shutter Houses, Shigeru Ban’s first condominium project in the United States, with Dean Maltz, Partner at Shigeru Ban Architects, and developer Jeff Spiritos. Metal Shutter Houses, Shigeru Ban, condominium, New York West Chelsea, variable, façade, screens, Design Watch, members, visit, tour