2026 Art, Books, and Creativity (ABC) Teacher Institute Application

Thank you for your interest in the Art, Books, and Creativity Teacher Institute. This program will take place Mon., July 6, through Fri., July 10, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) in Washington, D.C.

Please complete and submit this application form no later than Sun., May 10, 2026, to be considered for the 2026 ABC Teacher Institute.

Applications submitted by Sun., May 10, 2026, will be reviewed by a selection committee. Applicants will be notified of decisions via their preferred email address by Fri., May 15, 2026.

All institute-related correspondence is sent via agayoso@nmwa.org. Please add this email address to your email account’s Safe Sender List to ensure prompt delivery.

If you have any questions about this summer's institute, problems with this application, or if you wish to receive this application in a different format, please email Addie Gayoso at agayoso@nmwa.org.

Thank you!

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* 1. First name

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* 2. Nickname/preferred name

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* 3. Pronouns

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* 4. Last name

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* 5. Preferred email address

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* 6. Mobile phone number

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* 7. Personal address

Address *

Address 2

City/Town *

State/Province/Territory *

ZIP/Postal Code *

Country *

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* 8. How many years have you been a teacher?

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* 9. School information

School district

School name *

Address *

Address 2

City/Town *

State/Province/Territory *

ZIP/Postal Code *

Country *

Ward (DC teachers only)

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* 10. Which grade(s) will you teach next school year? (Choose all that apply.)

pre-K

Kindergarten

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th

10th

11th

12th

Other (please specify)

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* 11. Which subject(s) will you be teaching next school year? (Choose all that apply.)

Art history/visual arts

Early childhood education

English/Language arts/Reading

ELL/ESL/ESOL

Foreign language

Health/Physical education

Library science

Media/Technology

Music/Performing arts

Science

Social studies/History

Special education

Other (please specify)

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* 12. What about this institute most interests you? (Select up to three.)

Book arts

Literacy connections

Online museum resources for educators

Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS)

Interdisciplinary connections

Learning how to teach with objects

Learning to incorporate more women artists into your curriculum

Collaboration with museum educators

Collaboration with colleagues

Other (please specify)

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* 13. Tell us more about why you would like to attend this institute.

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* 14. What do you feel you will contribute to our institute learning community?

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* 15. In what ways do you integrate art and classroom subjects currently? If you do not, what barriers keep you from doing so?

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* 16. Have you attended other teacher professional development programs at the National Museum of Women in the Arts?

Yes

Unsure

If yes, which program(s) did you attend?

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* 17. How did you learn about this teacher professional development opportunity?

Email from the museum

Museum magazine

Museum website

Social media

Recommendation from a colleague (please specify below)

Other (please specify below)

Let us know from whom or where you learned about this program.

2026 Art, Books, and Creativity (ABC) Teacher Institute Application

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* 1. First name

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* 2. Nickname/preferred name

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* 3. Pronouns

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* 4. Last name

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* 5. Preferred email address

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* 6. Mobile phone number

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* 7. Personal address

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* 8. How many years have you been a teacher?

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* 9. School information

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* 10. Which grade(s) will you teach next school year? (Choose all that apply.)

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* 11. Which subject(s) will you be teaching next school year? (Choose all that apply.)

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* 12. What about this institute most interests you? (Select up to three.)

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* 13. Tell us more about why you would like to attend this institute.

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* 14. What do you feel you will contribute to our institute learning community?

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* 15. In what ways do you integrate art and classroom subjects currently? If you do not, what barriers keep you from doing so?

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* 16. Have you attended other teacher professional development programs at the National Museum of Women in the Arts?

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* 17. How did you learn about this teacher professional development opportunity?

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* 18. Feel free to use this space to share anything more you'd like us to know.