BE ADVISED: The museum's parking lot will be closed to guests from Friday, November 1 to Friday, November 15 in preparation for the PST Art + Science Family Festival. Please plan your visit accordingly. For questions or directions, please call 213.763.3466 or email info@nhm.org.

Educator Workshops

A teacher in the Tar Pits Educator Workshop: Paleo Puppetry cuts out her sabertooth-cat puppet

Our free educator workshops and online teacher trainings build connections between your classroom curriculum and our museums' collections and exhibitions.

From helping you explore nature and science with your students, to forming connections with natural history through art, we’ve got you covered! Our professional development opportunities cover various topics surrounding museum content and are designed with adult learners in mind.

We use these programs to model facilitation techniques and programmatic practice by educators at our museums, introduce creative and compelling resources, and experience the latest discoveries with our Research & Collections staff! For more information, check out our Professional Learning Values & Principles, and see the calendar below for upcoming events!

Educator Workshops

Take a deep dive into one area of museum content! Hear from an expert, explore Museum spaces, discuss practical strategies for introducing content in your classroom, and receive related resources. In-person, longer format, typically 3 hours on Saturday morning.

Virtual Teacher Trainings

In these webinar-based programs, we explore a specific area of Museum content with an expert from the field! Participants have the opportunity to engage in Q&A with the speaker and receive a related resource packet. Online program, shorter in length, usually 1 hour on a weekday afternoon.

View recordings from past Teacher Trainings on our NHMLA for Students & Teachers playlist on YouTube!

Upcoming Workshops & Trainings

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Kids & Family Educators & Students

Excavations: Where Paleo Meets Pop Culture

Join us for our first Educator Workshop of the year at La Brea Tar Pits!

  • 9:00 am
LBTP

January Educator Workshop

Join us for our January Educator workshop! To prepare for this upcoming school year, meet with our School Programs team to learn about our intentional educational opportunities, free of charge for students and educators.

  • 9:00 am

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We also offer educator workshops at the Natural History Museum. Browse upcoming workshops at NHM.