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Videoconferencing

The Albany Institute's Videoconference lessons are exciting real-time interactive programs. New York State certified teachers use objects, images and inquiry-based teaching methods to engage students in lessons that focus on art and history. Students are active participants in the lesson; they observe, analyze and express their ideas about objects and images presented.

Videoconference lessons are intended for individual classes or groups of 30 students or fewer. In addition to a main camera, a special “document camera” allows for close inspection of individual objects. Each lesson is approximately 60 minutes and was co-written with K-12 teachers, and corresponds with New York State and National Standards.

The Serious and the Smirk (grades 3-8)
Ancient Egypt: Art and Culture (grades 3-8)
Traders and Culture: Colonial America  (grades 3-8)
Art, Artists and Nature: The Hudson River School (grades 4-12)
Struggle for the Vote: New York Women (grades 9-12)
The Civil War (grades 8-12)
The Rise of Modern America (grades 8-12) 

To schedule a Videoconference, contact:
Education Department
Tel: 518.463.4478
Email: education@albanyinstitute.org

Guidelines for scheduling Videoconferences

VIDEOCONFERENCING PREVIEW

VIRTUAL TEACHER WORKSHOPS
This program demonstrates the possibilities of integrating lessons via videoconferences into classroom curricula. A New York State certified teacher briefly reviews the content of the lessons described above and introduces teachers to this exciting new way to connect with the art, artifacts and library resources of the Albany Institute.

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