SAM and Teacher Education – working with future teachers

Partnerships with cultural organisations such as galleries and museums are under utilised by teacher education programs in Australia (Abeles, 2004; Bybee, 2001; Falk, 2001; Lemon& Garvis, 2014; Nichols, 2014; Wilson, 2004). Cultural organisations are community assets that offer a range of rich and diverse learning resources and programs for learners encompassing all levels of education (Eames & Coll, 2010; Grossman & McDonald, 2008). This project aims to investigate how a partnership between Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) and La Trobe University can begin to understand how working in partnership while embedding a site visit into teacher education curriculum can support future teachers awareness of resources available